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-25650
- Asked by: Mark Griffin, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Friday, 04 October 2019
- Current Status: Answered by Jamie Hepburn on 7 November 2019
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will publish the letter of 20 June 2019 from the Minster for Business Fair Work and Skills to the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions regarding the devolution of Specialised Employment Support.
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Question reference: S5W-26061
- Asked by: Mark Griffin, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 29 October 2019
- Current Status: Answered by Shirley-Anne Somerville on 5 November 2019
To ask the Scottish Government when it will publish the Equality Impact Assessment that it carried out to inform its decision not to include a mobility component in Disability Assistance for Older People.
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Question reference: S5W-26060
- Asked by: Mark Griffin, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 29 October 2019
- Current Status: Answered by Shirley-Anne Somerville on 5 November 2019
To ask the Scottish Government when it will publish the full calculations and analysis that it used to inform its decision not to include a mobility component in Disability Assistance for Older People.
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Question reference: S5W-26062
- Asked by: Mark Griffin, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 30 October 2019
- Current Status: Answered by Shirley-Anne Somerville on 5 November 2019
To ask the Scottish Government, in light of its analysis in its paper, A Consultation on Disability Assistance in Scotland, Scottish Government response, how many older people would receive the (a) standard and (b) enhanced component of a mobility component, according to its calculations of the cost introducing a mobility component for disability allowance for older people.
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Question reference: S5W-25653
- Asked by: Mark Griffin, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Friday, 04 October 2019
- Current Status: Answered by Jamie Hepburn on 31 October 2019
To ask the Scottish Government how many Fair Start Scotland participants in each local authority area who reported deafness or partial hearing loss achieved a (a) 13- and (b) 26-week job outcome.
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Question reference: S5W-25877
- Asked by: Mark Griffin, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 16 October 2019
- Current Status: Answered by Shirley-Anne Somerville on 31 October 2019
To ask the Scottish Government whether disability assistance regulations will provide for a right of appeal where a new determination is made as a result of an individual notifying a change of circumstances.
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Question reference: S5W-25878
- Asked by: Mark Griffin, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 16 October 2019
- Current Status: Answered by Shirley-Anne Somerville on 31 October 2019
To ask the Scottish Government whether disability assistance regulations will provide a right for an individual to request a review of their award, and, if so, whether (a) the outcome of that review will and (b) the decision whether or not to review an award will attract a right of appeal.
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Question reference: S5W-25651
- Asked by: Mark Griffin, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Friday, 04 October 2019
- Current Status: Answered by Jamie Hepburn on 30 October 2019
To ask the Scottish Government how many Fair Start Scotland participants there are in each local authority area, broken down by health condition.
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Question reference: S5W-25646
- Asked by: Mark Griffin, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Friday, 04 October 2019
- Current Status: Answered by Jamie Hepburn on 30 October 2019
To ask the Scottish Government how many Fair Start Scotland participants in each local authority area have achieved a (a) 13- and (b) 26-week job outcome, broken down by health condition.
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