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: S4W-26434
- 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 expected overall impact on families in Scotland of changes to child benefit and tax credit rates between 2010-11 and 2017-18.
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Question reference: S4W-26786
- Asked by: Clare Adamson, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Monday, 20 July 2015
- Current Status: Initiated by the Scottish Government. Answered by Maureen Watt on 21 July 2015
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on progress with the review of maternity and neonatal services announced on 26 February 2015.
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Question reference: S4O-04448
- Asked by: Clare Adamson, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 03 June 2015
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 11 June 2015
To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to promote child safety.
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Question reference: S4O-04421
- Asked by: Clare Adamson, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 27 May 2015
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 4 June 2015
To ask the Scottish Government what impact the measures in the Queen’s Speech will have on its ability to tackle poverty and inequality.
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Question reference: S4O-04342
- Asked by: Clare Adamson, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 13 May 2015
- Current Status: Answered by Margaret Burgess on 20 May 2015
To ask the Scottish Government what impact a further £12 billion reduction in social security spending across the UK will have on poverty in Scotland.
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Question reference: S4F-02794
- Asked by: Clare Adamson, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Monday, 11 May 2015
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 14 May 2015
To ask the First Minister how Scotland compares with EU member states on LGBTI equality.
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Question reference: S4F-02738
- Asked by: Clare Adamson, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Monday, 20 April 2015
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 23 April 2015
To ask the First Minister what the Scottish Government’s response is to figures from the Trussell Trust suggesting that the number of people in the UK relying on foodbanks is expected to pass one million.
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Question reference: S4W-24955
- Asked by: Clare Adamson, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Monday, 23 March 2015
- Current Status: Answered by Margaret Burgess on 2 April 2015
To ask the Scottish Government what estimate it has made of how increasing the work allowance for universal credit will impact on (a) the income of working households in the lower end of the income distribution scale and (b) incentives to work for claimants in Scotland.
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Question reference: S4T-00976
- Asked by: Clare Adamson, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Monday, 16 March 2015
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 17 March 2015
To ask the Scottish Government how it is tackling severe and extreme poverty in Scotland.
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