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-20536
- Asked by: Mark Griffin, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 12 December 2018
- Current Status: Answered by Shirley-Anne Somerville on 8 January 2019
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S5W-20268 by Shirley-Anne Somerville on 7 December 2018, for what reason the Social Security Scotland Senior Management Team and Executive Advisory Body were appointed without anyone who identifies as black or minority ethnic, and whether there were any applicants who did.
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Question reference: S5W-20557
- Asked by: Mark Griffin, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 12 December 2018
- Current Status: Answered by Shirley-Anne Somerville on 8 January 2019
To ask the Scottish Government how many applications have been received for the best start grant, and how many of these are for a third or greater child.
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Question reference: S5W-20555
- Asked by: Mark Griffin, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 12 December 2018
- Current Status: Answered by Shirley-Anne Somerville on 8 January 2019
To ask the Scottish Government what (a) discussions it has had with and (b) information it has sought from the UK Government regarding mitigation of the two-child benefit cap.
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Question reference: S5W-20535
- Asked by: Mark Griffin, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 12 December 2018
- Current Status: Answered by Shirley-Anne Somerville on 8 January 2019
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S5W-20268 by Shirley-Anne Somerville on 7 December 2018, whether the interview panels for the Social Security Scotland Senior Management Team and Executive Advisory Body included anyone who identifies as black or minority ethnic.
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Question reference: S5W-20760
- Asked by: Mark Griffin, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Thursday, 20 December 2018
- Current Status: Answered by Shirley-Anne Somerville on 8 January 2019
To ask the Scottish Government when it will provide a substantive answer to question (a) S5W-20346 and (b) S5W-20333, which received a holding response on 17 December 2018.
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Question reference: S5W-20614
- Asked by: Mark Griffin, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Thursday, 13 December 2018
- Current Status: Answered by Shirley-Anne Somerville on 21 December 2018
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S5W-20108 by Shirley-Anne Somerville on 7 December 2018, when the Social Security Programme Board is expected to give a formal view on the Go/No Go for (a) disability assistance, (b) carer's assistance, (c) employment injuries assistance, (d) cold-spell heating assistance, (e) winter heating assistance and (f) the income supplement.
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Question reference: S5W-20546
- Asked by: Mark Griffin, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 11 December 2018
- Current Status: Answered by Shirley-Anne Somerville on 21 December 2018
To ask the Scottish Government what (a) starting gate and (b) gateway reviews have taken place in its social security directorate.
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Question reference: S5W-20404
- Asked by: Mark Griffin, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Thursday, 06 December 2018
- Current Status: Answered by Shirley-Anne Somerville on 20 December 2018
To ask the Scottish Government whether Police Scotland is currently a delivery partner for Social Security Scotland, and, if so, what the basis (a) is and (b) will be of that partner relationship.
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Question reference: S5W-20403
- Asked by: Mark Griffin, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Thursday, 06 December 2018
- Current Status: Answered by Shirley-Anne Somerville on 20 December 2018
To ask the Scottish Government whether applications for the Best Start Grant baby and pregnancy payments will be provided to new mothers in hospital.
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Question reference: S5W-20405
- Asked by: Mark Griffin, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Thursday, 06 December 2018
- Current Status: Answered by Shirley-Anne Somerville on 20 December 2018
To ask the Scottish Government whether the processes required to assess applications and make payments of the Best Start Grant baby and pregnancy payments will be automated or manual.
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