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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

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Dates of parliamentary sessions
  1. Session 1: 12 May 1999 to 31 March 2003
  2. Session 2: 7 May 2003 to 2 April 2007
  3. Session 3: 9 May 2007 to 22 March 2011
  4. Session 4: 11 May 2011 to 23 March 2016
  5. Session 5: 12 May 2016 to 5 May 2021
  6. Current session: 12 May 2021 to 27 April 2025
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Question reference: S5W-23043

  • Asked by: Mark Griffin, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 08 May 2019
  • Current Status: Answered by Shirley-Anne Somerville on 16 May 2019

To ask the Scottish Government whether it will request from the DWP, under its agency agreement, how many people with carer's allowance entitlement have had that entitlement (a) superseded, (b) suspended or (c) terminated as a result of them (i) entering full-time education, (ii) earning or having an income greater than the earnings limit or (iii) no longer caring for 35 hours per week, broken down by the year the decision was made.

Question reference: S5W-23030

  • Asked by: Mark Griffin, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 08 May 2019
  • Current Status: Answered by Shirley-Anne Somerville on 16 May 2019

To ask the Scottish Government what analysis of reserved disability benefit (a) legislation, (b) regulations, (c) guidance and (d) case law Parliamentary Counsel has conducted for the purposes of incorporating those rules into Scots law.

Question reference: S5W-23046

  • Asked by: Mark Griffin, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 08 May 2019
  • Current Status: Answered by Shirley-Anne Somerville on 16 May 2019

To ask the Scottish Government what management information regarding carer's allowance it has requested from the DWP, under its agency agreement, broken down by type of information.

Question reference: S5W-23051

  • Asked by: Mark Griffin, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 08 May 2019
  • Current Status: Answered by Shirley-Anne Somerville on 16 May 2019

To ask the Scottish Government what information it has regarding how many (a) complaints, (b) compliments and (c) suggestions have been received by Social Security Scotland, broken down by the main themes of this feedback.

Question reference: S5W-23034

  • Asked by: Mark Griffin, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 08 May 2019
  • Current Status: Answered by Shirley-Anne Somerville on 16 May 2019

To ask the Scottish Government when it plans to review reserved disability benefit (a) regulations, (b) guidance and (c) case law as part of its work to formulate disability assistance rules, and who will be involved in the review process.

Question reference: S5W-23044

  • Asked by: Mark Griffin, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 08 May 2019
  • Current Status: Answered by Shirley-Anne Somerville on 16 May 2019

To ask the Scottish Government whether it will request from the DWP, under its agency agreement, how many people who had entitlement to carer's allowance have sought a mandatory reconsideration of a decision to (a) supersede, (b) suspend or (c) terminate that entitlement as a result of them (i) entering full-time education, (ii) earning or having an income greater than the earnings limit and (iii) no longer caring for 35 hours per week, broken down by the (A) year the decision was made and (B) outcome of that mandatory reconsideration.

Question reference: S5W-23033

  • Asked by: Mark Griffin, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 08 May 2019
  • Current Status: Answered by Shirley-Anne Somerville on 16 May 2019

To ask the Scottish Government whether the primary focus for the (a) conditions of entitlement, (b) definition of terms and (c) processes for determining entitlement for disability assistance will be in regulations or guidance for disability assistance.

Question reference: S5W-23045

  • Asked by: Mark Griffin, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 08 May 2019
  • Current Status: Answered by Shirley-Anne Somerville on 16 May 2019

To ask the Scottish Government how frequently it has requested management information regarding carer's allowance from the DWP, under its agency agreement, broken down by the type of information.

Question reference: S5W-23032

  • Asked by: Mark Griffin, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 08 May 2019
  • Current Status: Answered by Shirley-Anne Somerville on 16 May 2019

To ask the Scottish Government how it will incorporate reserved case law on disability benefits into regulation and guidance.

Question reference: S5O-03257

  • Asked by: Mark Griffin, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 15 May 2019
  • Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 22 May 2019

To ask the Scottish Government whether it will integrate the principle of non-regression into provisions on keeping pace with EU laws to ensure that no new measures inadvertently lead to a lowering of consumer and environmental standards.