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
Urgent Questions aren't included in the Question and Answers search. There is a SPICe fact sheet listing Urgent and emergency questions.
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Question reference: S6W-20052
- Asked by: Daniel Johnson, MSP for Edinburgh Southern, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 19 July 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Graeme Dey on 9 August 2023
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide a breakdown of the number of (a) graduate, (b) foundation and (c) modern apprenticeships by (i) occupational grouping and (ii) employer size in each of the last five years.
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Question reference: S6W-19507
- Asked by: Daniel Johnson, MSP for Edinburgh Southern, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 28 June 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Graeme Dey on 13 July 2023
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide a full appraisal of the National Transition Training Fund, including the total number of people who accessed the fund, the proportion of fund users who were unemployed or economically inactive, and the number of people who used the fund to upskill and reskill.
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Question reference: S6W-19468
- Asked by: Daniel Johnson, MSP for Edinburgh Southern, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 27 June 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Graeme Dey on 12 July 2023
To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to address the reported shortage of HGV drivers, including any help and support that it is providing regarding the cost of training for individuals.
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Question reference: S6W-19152
- Asked by: Daniel Johnson, MSP for Edinburgh Southern, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 14 June 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Graeme Dey on 28 June 2023
To ask the Scottish Government what the cost of administering the Skills for Growth programme has been in each year of its operation, including staffing and any direct business support.
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Question reference: S6O-02452
- Asked by: Daniel Johnson, MSP for Edinburgh Southern, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 21 June 2023
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 29 June 2023
To ask the Scottish Government what post-diagnostic clinical support is available for autistic children and young people.
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Question reference: S6W-18678
- Asked by: Daniel Johnson, MSP for Edinburgh Southern, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 06 June 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Richard Lochhead on 21 June 2023
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will update its target to grow Business Enterprise Research and Development (BERD) expenditure to £1.75 billion by 2025, in order to account for the change in methodology used by the Office for National Statistics.
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Question reference: S6W-18634
- Asked by: Daniel Johnson, MSP for Edinburgh Southern, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Monday, 05 June 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Jenni Minto on 20 June 2023
To ask the Scottish Government when it plans to publish the updated Stroke Improvement Plan, and whether there will be the required resource provided to allow its implementation.
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Question reference: S6W-18532
- Asked by: Daniel Johnson, MSP for Edinburgh Southern, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Friday, 02 June 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Maree Todd on 13 June 2023
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on what Barnett consequential funding it received as a result of the UK Government’s £63 million Swimming Pool Support Fund, and how much of this has been used to support swimming pools in Scotland, broken down by local authority area.
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Question reference: S6W-18368
- Asked by: Daniel Johnson, MSP for Edinburgh Southern, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Thursday, 25 May 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Graeme Dey on 12 June 2023
To ask the Scottish Government which apprenticeship providers have delivered (a) Modern, (b) Foundation and (c) Graduate Apprenticeships in Scotland in each year since 2018-19, also broken down by occupational grouping.