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-12742
- Asked by: Daniel Johnson, MSP for Edinburgh Southern, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Monday, 05 December 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Tom Arthur on 16 December 2022
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S6W-12165 by Tom Arthur on 28 November 2022, whether it will provide a breakdown of the £191 million of "reductions to previously unfunded pressures".
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Question reference: S6W-12642
- Asked by: Daniel Johnson, MSP for Edinburgh Southern, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Thursday, 01 December 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Clare Haughey on 15 December 2022
To ask the Scottish Government whether there are any backlogs within Disclosure Scotland in processing PVG checks, leaving prospective carers unable to start their job.
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Question reference: S6W-12806
- Asked by: Daniel Johnson, MSP for Edinburgh Southern, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Thursday, 01 December 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Ivan McKee on 12 December 2022
To ask the Scottish Government how many lifeguards are currently employed for the swimming pool in its Victoria Quay building.
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Question reference: S6W-12805
- Asked by: Daniel Johnson, MSP for Edinburgh Southern, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Thursday, 01 December 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Ivan McKee on 12 December 2022
To ask the Scottish Government how many days the swimming pool at its Victoria Quay building has been operational in each of the last five years.
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Question reference: S6W-12804
- Asked by: Daniel Johnson, MSP for Edinburgh Southern, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Thursday, 01 December 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Ivan McKee on 12 December 2022
To ask the Scottish Government how much has been spent on maintenance for the swimming pool at its Victoria Quay building in each of the last five years.
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Question reference: S6W-12332
- Asked by: Daniel Johnson, MSP for Edinburgh Southern, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Friday, 18 November 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Michael Matheson on 5 December 2022
To ask the Scottish Government whether it is its policy to exit the integrated UK electricity market, the current subsidy regime and transmission arrangements in the event of Scotland becoming independent.
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Question reference: S6W-12330
- Asked by: Daniel Johnson, MSP for Edinburgh Southern, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Friday, 18 November 2022
- Current Status: Answered by John Swinney on 5 December 2022
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide a full list of active groups and sub-groups within the Finance and Economy portfolio.
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Question reference: S6W-12418
- Asked by: Daniel Johnson, MSP for Edinburgh Southern, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Monday, 21 November 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Richard Lochhead on 2 December 2022
To ask the Scottish Government how many of its staff, including any indirectly employed staff, such as agency workers or contractors, are earning (a) the real Living Wage or (b) less than the real Living Wage.
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Question reference: S6W-12166
- Asked by: Daniel Johnson, MSP for Edinburgh Southern, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Monday, 14 November 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Tom Arthur on 28 November 2022
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide a full breakdown of how any Barnett consequential funding received in 2022-23 has been, or will be, spent.
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Question reference: S6W-12169
- Asked by: Daniel Johnson, MSP for Edinburgh Southern, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Monday, 14 November 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Tom Arthur on 28 November 2022
To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made of the impact of the budget reallocations announced in the Emergency Budget Review, including the £714 million allocated to fund public sector pay settlements, on the Budget for 2023-24.
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