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-20568
- Asked by: Alison Johnstone, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Green Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 12 December 2018
- Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 4 January 2019
To ask the Scottish Government what it is doing to raise awareness of the Assisted Prison Visits Scheme to eligible people.
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Question reference: S5W-20567
- Asked by: Alison Johnstone, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Green Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 12 December 2018
- Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 4 January 2019
To ask the Scottish Government what evaluation has been made of the impact of the Assisted Prison Visits Scheme’s switch to digital applications.
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Question reference: S5W-20566
- Asked by: Alison Johnstone, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Green Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 12 December 2018
- Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 4 January 2019
To ask the Scottish Government what consideration it has given to expanding eligibility for the Assisted Prison Visits Scheme.
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Question reference: S5W-19918
- Asked by: Alison Johnstone, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Green Party
- Date lodged: Friday, 16 November 2018
- Current Status: Answered by Maree Todd on 5 December 2018
To ask the Scottish Government what information it has regarding how many people who provide social care services for children are paid less than the Scottish Living Wage.
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Question reference: S5W-19922
- Asked by: Alison Johnstone, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Green Party
- Date lodged: Friday, 16 November 2018
- Current Status: Answered by Maree Todd on 3 December 2018
To ask the Scottish Government how it supports routes to graduate employment in the social care sector.
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Question reference: S5W-19917
- Asked by: Alison Johnstone, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Green Party
- Date lodged: Friday, 16 November 2018
- Current Status: Answered by Joe FitzPatrick on 29 November 2018
To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to improve the working conditions, pay and opportunities of personal assistants in the adult social care sector.
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Question reference: S5W-19915
- Asked by: Alison Johnstone, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Green Party
- Date lodged: Friday, 16 November 2018
- Current Status: Answered by Jeane Freeman on 28 November 2018
To ask the Scottish Government. further to the answer to question S5W-16025 by Shona Robison on 10 May 2018, whether it will provide an update on its progress in ending "time and task-based" care.
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Question reference: S5W-19916
- Asked by: Alison Johnstone, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Green Party
- Date lodged: Friday, 16 November 2018
- Current Status: Answered by Jeane Freeman on 28 November 2018
To ask the Scottish Government how many (a) part- and (b) full-time personal assistants there are in the adult social care sector.
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Question reference: S5W-19921
- Asked by: Alison Johnstone, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Green Party
- Date lodged: Friday, 16 November 2018
- Current Status: Answered by Jamie Hepburn on 28 November 2018
To ask the Scottish Government what support it offers to people who want to return to work or study following a period of caring responsibilities coming to an end.
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Question reference: S5W-19919
- Asked by: Alison Johnstone, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Green Party
- Date lodged: Friday, 16 November 2018
- Current Status: Answered by Jeane Freeman on 28 November 2018
To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to develop career pathways between roles in adult social care and regulated professions, such as nursing.
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