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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 23 April 2025
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Question reference: S5W-17104

  • Asked by: Mark Griffin, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 07 June 2018
  • Current Status: Answered by Derek Mackay on 19 June 2018

To ask the Scottish Government how many (a) temporary and (b) interim staff have been employed under each of the Temporary and Interim Staff Services frameworks in each year since 2015-16, and for which roles, broken down by directorate or agency.

Question reference: S5W-17103

  • Asked by: Mark Griffin, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 07 June 2018
  • Current Status: Answered by Derek Mackay on 19 June 2018

To ask the Scottish Government how many staff it has unsuccessfully attempted to procure under each of the Temporary and Interim Staff Services frameworks in each year since 2015-16, and for which roles these staff were required, broken down by directorate or agency.

Question reference: S5W-17105

  • Asked by: Mark Griffin, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 07 June 2018
  • Current Status: Answered by Derek Mackay on 19 June 2018

To ask the Scottish Government how much it has spent on the (a) Temporary and Interim Staff Services frameworks and (b) salaries of appointments made under the frameworks in each year since 2015-16, broken down by directorate or agency of the appointment.

Question reference: S5W-17172

  • Asked by: Mark Griffin, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Monday, 11 June 2018
  • Current Status: Answered by Jeane Freeman on 19 June 2018

To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S5W-10875 by Jeane Freeman on 20 September 2017, what the average time is for processing social security experience panel members' expenses claims, and what the maximum time has been.

Question reference: S5F-02483

  • Asked by: Mark Griffin, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Monday, 18 June 2018
  • Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 21 June 2018

To ask the First Minister what the Scottish Government’s response is to the National Audit Office report, Rolling out Universal Credit.

Question reference: S5W-16738

  • Asked by: Mark Griffin, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 16 May 2018
  • Current Status: Answered by Shona Robison on 7 June 2018

To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S5W-16455 by Shona Robison on 16 May 2018, for what reason this information is not held centrally, and, in light of the commitment at paragraph 1.3(d) of the Scottish Ministerial Code that "Ministers should be as open as possible with the Parliament and the public, reflecting the aspirations set out in the Report of the Consultative Steering Group on the Scottish Parliament", whether it will ask NHS Lanarkshire to provide the information that was requested regarding how many times the (a) Airdrie and (b) Hamilton primary care out-of-hours service has been closed, suspended or unavailable in each year since 2015.

Question reference: S5W-16740

  • Asked by: Mark Griffin, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 16 May 2018
  • Current Status: Answered by Shona Robison on 7 June 2018

To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S5W-16458 by Shona Robison on 16 May 2018, in light of (a) paragraph 71 of its document, Guidance for SG Staff on Scottish Parliamentary Questions, which states that "Where a question relates to operational matters, it should be referred to the relevant Chief Executive to prepare the substance of the response" and (b) commitment at paragraph 1.3(d) of the Scottish Ministerial Code that "Ministers should be as open as possible with the Parliament and the public, reflecting the aspirations set out in the Report of the Consultative Steering Group on the Scottish Parliament", whether it will ask NHS Lanarkshire to provide the information that was requested regarding what the budget has been for the (i) Airdrie and (ii) Hamilton primary care out-of-hours service in each year since 2015.

Question reference: S5W-16739

  • Asked by: Mark Griffin, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 16 May 2018
  • Current Status: Answered by Shona Robison on 7 June 2018

To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S5W-16456 by Shona Robison on 16 May 2018, for what reason this information is not held centrally, and, in light of the commitment at paragraph 1.3(d) of the Scottish Ministerial Code that "Ministers should be as open as possible with the Parliament and the public, reflecting the aspirations set out in the Report of the Consultative Steering Group on the Scottish Parliament", whether it will ask NHS Lanarkshire to provide the information that was requested regarding what the FTE staffing levels have been at the (a) Airdrie and (b) Hamilton primary care out-of-hours service in each month since April 2017.

Question reference: S5W-16791

  • Asked by: Mark Griffin, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 17 May 2018
  • Current Status: Answered by Shona Robison on 7 June 2018

To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S5W-16462 by Shona Robison on 17 May 2018, in light of (a) paragraph 71 of its document, Guidance for SG Staff on Scottish Parliamentary Questions, which states that "Where a question relates to operational matters, it should be referred to the relevant Chief Executive to prepare the substance of the response" and (b) commitment at paragraph 1.3(d) of the Scottish Ministerial Code that "Ministers should be as open as possible with the Parliament and the public, reflecting the aspirations set out in the Report of the Consultative Steering Group on the Scottish Parliament", whether it will ask NHS Lanarkshire to provide the information that was requested regarding whether it will consult local residents regarding the restoration of the primary care out-of-hours service in the Cumbernauld and Kilsyth constituency.

Question reference: S5W-16789

  • Asked by: Mark Griffin, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 17 May 2018
  • Current Status: Answered by Shona Robison on 7 June 2018

To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S5W-16460 by Shona Robison on 17 May 2018, in light of (a) paragraph 71 of its document, Guidance for SG Staff on Scottish Parliamentary Questions, which states that "Where a question relates to operational matters, it should be referred to the relevant Chief Executive to prepare the substance of the response" and (b) commitment at paragraph 1.3(d) of the Scottish Ministerial Code that "Ministers should be as open as possible with the Parliament and the public, reflecting the aspirations set out in the Report of the Consultative Steering Group on the Scottish Parliament", whether it will ask NHS Lanarkshire to provide the information that was requested regarding for what the reason the (i) Airdrie and (ii) Hamilton primary care out-of-hours service was closed or unavailable in each instance since 2015.