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-02894
- Asked by: Clare Adamson, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 29 January 2014
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 6 February 2014
To ask the Scottish Government what progress it is making in tackling unemployment.
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Question reference: S4F-01866
- Asked by: Clare Adamson, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Monday, 27 January 2014
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 30 January 2014
To ask the First Minister what support the Scottish Government is giving to the dotSCOT process.
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Question reference: S4F-01805
- Asked by: Clare Adamson, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Monday, 06 January 2014
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 9 January 2014
To ask the First Minister what plans the Scottish Government has to increase childcare provision.
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Question reference: S4W-19007
- Asked by: Clare Adamson, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 19 December 2013
- Current Status: Initiated by the Scottish Government. Answered by Humza Yousaf on 20 December 2013
To ask the Scottish Government what information it can provide regarding the Minister for External Affairs and International Development’s visit to the United Arab Emirates and Qatar in November 2013.
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Question reference: S4W-18965
- Asked by: Clare Adamson, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 17 December 2013
- Current Status: Initiated by the Scottish Government. Answered by Fiona Hyslop on 18 December 2013
To ask the Scottish Government when the Registrar General will publish the 2011 Census results relating to living arrangements.
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Question reference: S4W-18696
- Asked by: Clare Adamson, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 03 December 2013
- Current Status: Answered by Aileen Campbell on 13 December 2013
To ask the Scottish Government how many children and families it believes would benefit from the proposals in the (a) Children and Young People (Scotland) Bill and the (b) white paper on independence, and what the economic impact would be.
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Question reference: S4O-02722
- Asked by: Clare Adamson, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 11 December 2013
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 18 December 2013
To ask the Scottish Government what the benefits will be of Scotland hosting the International Cultural Summit in 2014.
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Question reference: S4W-18829
- Asked by: Clare Adamson, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 10 December 2013
- Current Status: Initiated by the Scottish Government. Answered by Fiona Hyslop on 11 December 2013
To ask the Scottish Government what information it can provide regarding the First Minister’s recent visit to China and Hong Kong.
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Question reference: S4O-02705
- Asked by: Clare Adamson, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 04 December 2013
- Current Status: Answered by Michael Matheson on 11 December 2013
To ask the Scottish Government how it encourages members of the public to carry out first aid training.
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Question reference: S4W-18509
- Asked by: Clare Adamson, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 21 November 2013
- Current Status: Answered by Roseanna Cunningham on 6 December 2013
To ask the Scottish Government what progress it has made in meeting each recommendation set out in the Independent Review of Open Water and Flood Rescue in Scotland.