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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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Question reference: S5W-00821

Asked by: Mark Griffin, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Thursday, 16 June 2016
Current Status: Answered by Derek Mackay on 28 June 2016

To ask the Scottish Government whether it has considered moving Revenue Scotland operations to North Lanarkshire.

Question reference: S5W-00817

Asked by: Mark Griffin, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Thursday, 16 June 2016
Current Status: Answered by Aileen Campbell on 27 June 2016

To ask the Scottish Government when the Scottish Donation and Transplant Group will next meet and what matters will be discussed.

Question reference: S5W-00818

Asked by: Mark Griffin, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Thursday, 16 June 2016
Current Status: Answered by Aileen Campbell on 27 June 2016

To ask the Scottish Government whether it plans to publish the minutes of meetings of the Scottish Donation and Transplant Group.

Question reference: S5W-00816

Asked by: Mark Griffin, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Thursday, 16 June 2016
Current Status: Answered by Aileen Campbell on 27 June 2016

To ask the Scottish Government who the members are of the Scottish Donation and Transplant Group.

Question reference: S5W-00800

Asked by: Mark Griffin, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Thursday, 16 June 2016
Current Status: Answered by Aileen Campbell on 24 June 2016

To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S5W-00248 by Angela Constance on 14 June 2016, what the terms will be of the review of the funeral industry.

Question reference: S5W-00797

Asked by: Mark Griffin, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Thursday, 16 June 2016
Current Status: Answered by Aileen Campbell on 24 June 2016

To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S5W-00248 by Angela Constance on 14 June 2016, when the inspectors of the funeral industry will be appointed; what the selection criteria for the appointments will be, and for how long the appointments will last.

The Scottish Government is currently considering the implementation of the Burial and Cremation (Scotland) Act 2016. It is anticipated that the appointment of inspectors of funeral directors will start once relevant regulations come into force, which is not likely be before 2018. The terms and conditions for the appointment are likely to be similar to those for the current Inspector of Crematoria who was appointed in 2015.

Question reference: S5W-00566

Asked by: Mark Griffin, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Tuesday, 07 June 2016
Current Status: Answered by Angela Constance on 16 June 2016

To ask the Scottish Government what funding it has provided to the Fair Food Fund in each of the last four years.

Question reference: S5W-00453

Asked by: Mark Griffin, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Friday, 03 June 2016
Current Status: Answered by Angela Constance on 16 June 2016

To ask the Scottish Government what plans it has to extend the application period for the Volunteering Support Fund.

Question reference: S5W-00452

Asked by: Mark Griffin, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Friday, 03 June 2016
Current Status: Answered by Angela Constance on 16 June 2016

To ask the Scottish Government how many applications were received for the Volunteering Support Fund for 2016-17, broken down by (a) Scottish parliamentary constituency, (b) UK parliamentary constituency, (c) Scottish parliamentary region and (d) local authority area.

Question reference: S5W-00454

Asked by: Mark Griffin, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Friday, 03 June 2016
Current Status: Answered by Angela Constance on 16 June 2016

To ask the Scottish Government whether funding for the Volunteering Support Fund will continue at the same level, increase or decrease over the next four years.