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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 December 2024
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Question reference: S5W-13138

  • Asked by: Mark Griffin, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 05 December 2017
  • Current Status: Answered by Jeane Freeman on 19 December 2017

To ask the Scottish Government when the social security agency Framework Document detailing the delegations to accountable officers will be published.

Question reference: S5W-13177

  • Asked by: Mark Griffin, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 07 December 2017
  • Current Status: Answered by Jeane Freeman on 18 December 2017

To ask the Scottish Government what policy action it took to mark the International Day of Persons with Disabilities.

Question reference: S5W-13191

  • Asked by: Mark Griffin, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 07 December 2017
  • Current Status: Answered by Jeane Freeman on 18 December 2017

To ask the Scottish Government what consideration its social security agency has made regarding the payment of assistance to people who are unbanked.

Question reference: S5W-13193

  • Asked by: Mark Griffin, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 07 December 2017
  • Current Status: Answered by Jeane Freeman on 18 December 2017

To ask the Scottish Government whether its social security agency has considered partnerships with credit unions to assist people who are unbanked and claim assistance.

Question reference: S5W-13176

  • Asked by: Mark Griffin, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 07 December 2017
  • Current Status: Answered by Jeane Freeman on 18 December 2017

To ask the Scottish Government what discussions it has had with the Children and Young People's Commissioner Scotland regarding taking legal action in relation to universal credit.

Question reference: S5W-13223

  • Asked by: Mark Griffin, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 07 December 2017
  • Current Status: Answered by Jeane Freeman on 18 December 2017

To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S5W-10602 by Jeane Freeman on 1 September 2017 and the minister's subsequent letter to the Social Security Committee on 22 November 2017, when it will provide the three month bus pass to people aged 16 to 24 who have been unemployed for six months or more.

Question reference: S5W-13140

  • Asked by: Mark Griffin, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 05 December 2017
  • Current Status: Answered by Jeane Freeman on 18 December 2017

To ask the Scottish Government whether principle (d) in the Social Security (Scotland) Bill will allow agency staff to provide people with one-to-one support and help them understand what reserved benefits they are entitled to.

Question reference: S5W-13142

  • Asked by: Mark Griffin, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 05 December 2017
  • Current Status: Answered by Jeane Freeman on 18 December 2017

To ask the Scottish Government what information it has (a) requested and (b) received from the Department for Work and Pensions regarding how many people have requested (i) twice-monthly and (ii) direct payments for rent and services under the Universal Credit (Claims and Payments) (Scotland) Regulations 2017.

Question reference: S5W-13139

  • Asked by: Mark Griffin, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 05 December 2017
  • Current Status: Answered by Jeane Freeman on 18 December 2017

To ask the Scottish Government whether its staff (a) are and (b) will be entitled to provide people with one-to-one support and help them understand what reserved benefits they are entitled to.

Question reference: S5O-01609

  • Asked by: Mark Griffin, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 13 December 2017
  • Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 21 December 2017

To ask the Scottish Government whether it will set targets for income maximisation and help reduce the overall amount of benefits that go unclaimed.