Questions and answers
Parliamentary questions can be asked by any MSP to the Scottish Government or the Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body. The questions provide a means for MSPs to get factual and statistical information.
- Written questions must be answered within 10 working days (20 working days during recess)
- Other questions such as Topical, Portfolio, General and First Minister's Question Times are taken in the Chamber
Urgent Questions aren't included in the Question and Answers search. There is a SPICe fact sheet listing Urgent and emergency questions.
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Question reference: S5W-17654
- Asked by: Stuart McMillan, MSP for Greenock and Inverclyde, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 11 July 2018
- Current Status: Answered by John Swinney on 27 July 2018
To ask the Scottish Government how many schools have been (a) built and (b) refurbished in each local authority area in each year since 2007.
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Question reference: S5W-17536
- Asked by: Stuart McMillan, MSP for Greenock and Inverclyde, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Friday, 06 July 2018
- Current Status: Answered by John Swinney on 26 July 2018
To ask the Scottish Government what guidance it provides to exam boards regarding whether national entitlement cards are an acceptable form of photographic identification when sitting exams.
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Question reference: S5W-17547
- Asked by: Stuart McMillan, MSP for Greenock and Inverclyde, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 28 June 2018
- Current Status: Answered by Jeane Freeman on 20 July 2018
To ask the Scottish Government how many staff in each NHS board have challenged their new contract status as a consequence of the introduction of Agenda for Change, broken down by whether the challenges were (a) successful and (b) unsuccessful.
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Question reference: S5W-17545
- Asked by: Stuart McMillan, MSP for Greenock and Inverclyde, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 28 June 2018
- Current Status: Answered by Jeane Freeman on 20 July 2018
To ask the Scottish Government how many staff in each NHS board are employed under contracts pre-dating Agenda for Change.
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Question reference: S5W-17546
- Asked by: Stuart McMillan, MSP for Greenock and Inverclyde, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 28 June 2018
- Current Status: Answered by Jeane Freeman on 20 July 2018
To ask the Scottish Government how many staff in each NHS board have outstanding employment issues relating to Agenda for Change contracts.
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Question reference: S5W-17572
- Asked by: Stuart McMillan, MSP for Greenock and Inverclyde, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Friday, 29 June 2018
- Current Status: Answered by Clare Haughey on 17 July 2018
To ask the Scottish Government what steps it is taking to increase the number of people undertaking training in mental health first aid in workplaces.
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Question reference: S5W-16919
- Asked by: Stuart McMillan, MSP for Greenock and Inverclyde, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 29 May 2018
- Current Status: Answered by Paul Wheelhouse on 26 June 2018
To ask the Scottish Government what commitments the owners of the Texas Instruments facility in Greenock have provided for (a) the care and maintenance of and (b) future redevelopment opportunities for the site.
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Question reference: S5W-16917
- Asked by: Stuart McMillan, MSP for Greenock and Inverclyde, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 29 May 2018
- Current Status: Answered by Paul Wheelhouse on 26 June 2018
To ask the Scottish Government what information it has on any challenges affecting the sale of the Texas Instruments facility in Greenock as a going concern.
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Question reference: S5W-16915
- Asked by: Stuart McMillan, MSP for Greenock and Inverclyde, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 29 May 2018
- Current Status: Answered by Paul Wheelhouse on 26 June 2018
To ask the Scottish Government what discussions it has had with the owners of the Texas Instruments facility in Greenock regarding (a) its future and (b) it being sold as a going concern to another company.
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Question reference: S5W-16918
- Asked by: Stuart McMillan, MSP for Greenock and Inverclyde, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 29 May 2018
- Current Status: Answered by Paul Wheelhouse on 26 June 2018
To ask the Scottish Government what options are available to (a) it and (b) its agencies to assist in developing the Texas Instruments facility site in Greenock in the event that the current owners stop production.
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