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
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Question reference: S5W-18942
- Asked by: Mark Griffin, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Thursday, 20 September 2018
- Current Status: Answered by Shirley-Anne Somerville on 27 September 2018
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will publish the full commencement schedule for the provisions in the Social Security (Scotland) Act 2018, and which provisions it expects to commence in the next (a) three, (b) six, (c) nine and (d) 12 months.
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Question reference: S5W-18435
- Asked by: Mark Griffin, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 28 August 2018
- Current Status: Answered by Shirley-Anne Somerville on 26 September 2018
To ask the Scottish Government how many people on the social security charter core group have a protected characteristic, broken down by characteristic.
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Question reference: S5W-18821
- Asked by: Mark Griffin, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Monday, 17 September 2018
- Current Status: Answered by Shirley-Anne Somerville on 26 September 2018
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S5W-16813 by Jeane Freeman on 5 June 2018, whether the provisions at chapter 5 will be commenced for each benefit at the point at which executive competence for the respective benefit transfers.
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Question reference: S5W-18813
- Asked by: Mark Griffin, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Monday, 17 September 2018
- Current Status: Answered by Shirley-Anne Somerville on 26 September 2018
To ask the Scottish Government how much (a) it and (b) the UK Government will provide to fund the Best Start Grant (Pregnancy and Baby Grant) in 2018-19.
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Question reference: S5W-18818
- Asked by: Mark Griffin, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Monday, 17 September 2018
- Current Status: Answered by Shirley-Anne Somerville on 26 September 2018
To ask the Scottish Government whether entitlement to Best Start Grant (Early Learning and School Age Payments) will apply to children who meet early learning and school age once payments of the Best Start Grant (Pregnancy and Baby Grant) begin in 2018-19, and, if so, whether these payments will be made retrospectively.
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Question reference: S5W-18811
- Asked by: Mark Griffin, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Monday, 17 September 2018
- Current Status: Answered by Shirley-Anne Somerville on 26 September 2018
To ask the Scottish Government when the Early Years Assistance (Best Start Grants) (Scotland) Regulations 2018 will be amended to include (a) early learning and (b) school age payments.
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Question reference: S5W-18816
- Asked by: Mark Griffin, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Monday, 17 September 2018
- Current Status: Answered by Shirley-Anne Somerville on 26 September 2018
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will modify the backdate period of the Early Years Assistance (Best Start Grants) (Scotland) Regulations 2018 to 1 November 2018 to mitigate the risk that the DWP does not put in place the systems required to begin making payments.
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Question reference: S5W-18817
- Asked by: Mark Griffin, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Monday, 17 September 2018
- Current Status: Answered by Shirley-Anne Somerville on 26 September 2018
To ask the Scottish Government whether expenditure on the Best Start Grant (Pregnancy and Baby Grant) will be demand-led.
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Question reference: S5W-18721
- Asked by: Mark Griffin, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 11 September 2018
- Current Status: Answered by Shirley-Anne Somerville on 26 September 2018
To ask the Scottish Government what the budget is for Universal Credit (Scottish choices), and how much has been spent, broken down by (a) staffing costs, (b) communications, (c) payments to the DWP for (i) the flexibilities take up, (ii) training and (iii) implementation, and (d) other costs.
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Question reference: S5W-18776
- Asked by: Mark Griffin, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 12 September 2018
- Current Status: Answered by Shirley-Anne Somerville on 26 September 2018
To ask the Scottish Government whether the Overarching Delivery Agreement with COSLA permits the co-location of Social Security Scotland staff in (a) schools and (b) GP practices.