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: S4O-04697
- Asked by: Clare Adamson, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 30 September 2015
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 8 October 2015
To ask the Scottish Government what support it is giving to build the economy in the Central Scotland region.
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Question reference: S4W-27555
- Asked by: Clare Adamson, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 17 September 2015
- Current Status: Answered by Margaret Burgess on 30 September 2015
To ask the Scottish Government how much it has spent on (a) energy efficiency initiatives and (b) tackling fuel poverty in each year since 2007-08, and how much it plans to spend in (i) 2015-16 and (ii) 2016-17.
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Question reference: S4W-27556
- Asked by: Clare Adamson, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 17 September 2015
- Current Status: Answered by Alex Neil on 29 September 2015
To ask the Scottish Government how much it is spending on social housing per head of population, and what information it has regarding how this compares with expenditure in (a) England, (b) Wales and (c) Northern Ireland.
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Question reference: S4W-27501
- Asked by: Clare Adamson, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Monday, 14 September 2015
- Current Status: Answered by Alasdair Allan on 24 September 2015
To ask the Scottish Government what it is doing to promote scientific subjects to women and girls.
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Question reference: S4W-27557
- Asked by: Clare Adamson, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 17 September 2015
- Current Status: Initiated by the Scottish Government. Answered by Margaret Burgess on 18 September 2015
To ask the Scottish Government what impact recent announcements by the UK Government in relation to the Green Deal will have on action to improve the energy efficiency of Scotland’s homes.
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Question reference: S4O-04601
- Asked by: Clare Adamson, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 09 September 2015
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 17 September 2015
To ask the Scottish Government when the Ministerial Advisory Group on Child Poverty last met and what matters were discussed.
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Question reference: S4T-01090
- Asked by: Clare Adamson, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Monday, 31 August 2015
Submitting member has a registered interest.
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 1 September 2015
To ask the Scottish Government what information it has on how many people in Scotland died between December 2011 and February 2014 shortly after a work capability assessment found them fit for work.
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Question reference: S4W-26477
- Asked by: Clare Adamson, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 01 July 2015
- Current Status: Answered by Alex Neil on 28 July 2015
To ask the Scottish Government what estimate it has made of the impact on families in Scotland of reducing the child element of child tax credit to its 2003-04 level.
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Question reference: S4W-26433
- Asked by: Clare Adamson, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 30 June 2015
- Current Status: Answered by Alex Neil on 28 July 2015
To ask the Scottish Government what estimate it has made of the number of households in Scotland that will be affected by the proposal to freeze working age benefits for two years from April 2016 and what the (a) total cost to households and (b) average loss per household will be.
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