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: S5O-01074
- Asked by: Richard Leonard, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 31 May 2017
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 7 June 2017
To ask the Scottish Government what issues were discussed during its recent meeting with the Ambassador of Israel to the UK.
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Question reference: S5W-09162
- Asked by: Richard Leonard, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Friday, 12 May 2017
- Current Status: Answered by Paul Wheelhouse on 31 May 2017
To ask the Scottish Government what consideration it has given in the last five years to taking the operations of the Grangemouth refinery into public ownership.
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Question reference: S5W-09160
- Asked by: Richard Leonard, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Friday, 12 May 2017
- Current Status: Answered by Paul Wheelhouse on 31 May 2017
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will publish details of its (a) meetings, (b) discussions and (c) correspondence with Ineos in the last two years.
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Question reference: S5O-01064
- Asked by: Richard Leonard, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 24 May 2017
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 1 June 2017
To ask the Scottish Government what its position is on the retirement age for prison officers, and what discussions it has had with the UK Government regarding this.
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Question reference: S5W-09161
- Asked by: Richard Leonard, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Friday, 12 May 2017
- Current Status: Answered by Roseanna Cunningham on 23 May 2017
To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to ensure that Ineos improves its operation regarding environmental performance.
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Question reference: S5W-09163
- Asked by: Richard Leonard, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Friday, 12 May 2017
- Current Status: Answered by Roseanna Cunningham on 23 May 2017
To ask the Scottish Government what action it will take if Ineos continues to be categorised as "poor" in its compliance by SEPA.
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Question reference: S5W-09158
- Asked by: Richard Leonard, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Monday, 08 May 2017
- Current Status: Answered by Jeane Freeman on 22 May 2017
To ask the Scottish Government for what reason the number of staff projected to be employed in the social security agency announced in the ministerial statement is lower than the 3,000 estimated for option 1 in the outline business case published on the same date.
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Question reference: S5W-09156
- Asked by: Richard Leonard, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Monday, 08 May 2017
- Current Status: Answered by Jeane Freeman on 17 May 2017
To ask the Scottish Government whether the social security agency will be directly responsible for locally employed staff under the preferred delivery model.
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Question reference: S5W-09157
- Asked by: Richard Leonard, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Monday, 08 May 2017
- Current Status: Answered by Jeane Freeman on 17 May 2017
To ask the Scottish Government whether social security agency staff will be employed under Scottish Government Main bargaining unit terms and conditions.
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Question reference: S5W-09155
- Asked by: Richard Leonard, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Monday, 08 May 2017
- Current Status: Answered by Jeane Freeman on 17 May 2017
To ask the Scottish Government how many staff the preferred delivery model for the social security agency will directly employ (a) centrally and (b) locally in each year to 2020.