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-25652
- 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 reported deafness or partial hearing loss.
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Question reference: S5W-25649
- 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 what stakeholder engagement it has carried out regarding its replacement of the DWP Specialised Employment Support schemes, and with which organisations.
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Question reference: S5W-25702
- Asked by: Mark Griffin, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Monday, 07 October 2019
- Current Status: Answered by Shirley-Anne Somerville on 24 October 2019
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S5W-21923 by Shirley-Anne Somerville on 13 March 2019, whether it is in a position to provide more information regarding the estimated costs of the agency agreements for disability and winter heating assistance.
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Question reference: S5W-25699
- Asked by: Mark Griffin, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Monday, 07 October 2019
- Current Status: Answered by Shirley-Anne Somerville on 24 October 2019
To ask the Scottish Government what the mean salary is for staff in the (a) Programme Management and Delivery and (b) Chief Digital Officer division of the Social Security Directorate, broken down by grade, and how this compares with that of contingent staff.
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Question reference: S5W-25701
- Asked by: Mark Griffin, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Monday, 07 October 2019
- Current Status: Answered by Shirley-Anne Somerville on 24 October 2019
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S5W-21923 by Shirley-Anne Somerville on 13 March 2019, at what stage discussions are with the DWP, and when these discussions (a) began and (b) are scheduled to conclude.
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Question reference: S5W-25700
- Asked by: Mark Griffin, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Monday, 07 October 2019
- Current Status: Answered by Shirley-Anne Somerville on 24 October 2019
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S5W-21923 by Shirley-Anne Somerville on 13 March 2019, and in light of the Audit Scotland report, The 2018/19 Audit of Social Security Scotland, whether forthcoming agreements for disability and winter heating assistance will resolve the reported issue that Social Security Scotland cannot directly assess the levels of error and fraud under agency arrangements with the DWP.
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Question reference: S5W-25771
- Asked by: Mark Griffin, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Thursday, 10 October 2019
- Current Status: Answered by Shirley-Anne Somerville on 24 October 2019
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S5W-23228 by Shirley-Anne Somerville on 28 May 2019, how much it has spent on overtime for permanent staff in the social security programme in each month since May 2018.
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Question reference: S5W-25770
- Asked by: Mark Griffin, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Thursday, 10 October 2019
- Current Status: Answered by Shirley-Anne Somerville on 24 October 2019
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S5W-23228 by Shirley-Anne Somerville on 28 May 2019, how many hours overtime have been worked by permanent staff in the social security programme since April 2019.
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Question reference: S5W-25769
- Asked by: Mark Griffin, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Thursday, 10 October 2019
- Current Status: Answered by Shirley-Anne Somerville on 24 October 2019
To ask the Scottish Government how many permanent staff in the social security programme have submitted overtime claims in (a) each month and (b) total since May 2018.
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Question reference: S5W-25614
- Asked by: Mark Griffin, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 02 October 2019
- Current Status: Answered by Shirley-Anne Somerville on 24 October 2019
To ask the Scottish Government whether a payment of the Scottish Child Payment for children under the age of six will continue to be paid in the event of a child reaching the age of six during (a) 2020-21 and (b) 2021-22.
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