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: S5W-20157
- Asked by: Ross Greer, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Green Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 22 November 2018
- Current Status: Answered by John Swinney on 4 December 2018
To ask the Scottish Government how much has been spent by schools on (a) professional learning and (b) professional learning on additional support needs in each of the last five years.
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Question reference: S5W-20103
- Asked by: Ross Greer, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Green Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 22 November 2018
- Current Status: Answered by Derek Mackay on 4 December 2018
To ask the Scottish Government what action it has taken to support companies whose electricity production comes from 100% renewable sources to bid for the public contract to deliver electricity to public sector organisations.
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Question reference: S5W-20102
- Asked by: Ross Greer, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Green Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 22 November 2018
- Current Status: Answered by Derek Mackay on 4 December 2018
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will ensure that the provision of electricity to public bodies comes from energy companies that generate their electricity from 100% renewable energy, and what its reasons are for its position on this matter.
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Question reference: S5W-20101
- Asked by: Ross Greer, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Green Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 22 November 2018
- Current Status: Answered by Paul Wheelhouse on 3 December 2018
To ask the Scottish Government whether the new publicly-owned Scottish energy company will source its electricity from 100% renewable sources.
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Question reference: S5W-19978
- Asked by: Ross Greer, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Green Party
- Date lodged: Friday, 16 November 2018
- Current Status: Answered by Jamie Hepburn on 29 November 2018
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S5W-19766 by Jamie Hepburn on 15 November 2018, whether it considers laser guidance components to be integral and essential components of munitions.
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Question reference: S5W-19979
- Asked by: Ross Greer, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Green Party
- Date lodged: Friday, 16 November 2018
- Current Status: Answered by Derek Mackay on 28 November 2018
To ask the Scottish Government how many companies are account managed by Scottish Enterprise, and whether it will provide a list such companies, broken down by how long they have been account managed for.
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Question reference: S5W-19977
- Asked by: Ross Greer, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Green Party
- Date lodged: Friday, 16 November 2018
- Current Status: Answered by Ivan McKee on 27 November 2018
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S5W-19678 by Ivan McKee on 14 November 2018, whether the new human rights guidance is only relevant to companies headquartered outside of Scotland, and to what extent the new guidance will be applied to Scottish-based companies.
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Question reference: S5W-19926
- Asked by: Ross Greer, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Green Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 14 November 2018
- Current Status: Answered by Michael Matheson on 22 November 2018
To ask the Scottish Government what discussions it has had with employers in the rail catering industry regarding the (a) respect at work and (b) bullying and harassment sections of the Fair Work Framework.
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Question reference: S5W-19923
- Asked by: Ross Greer, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Green Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 14 November 2018
- Current Status: Answered by Michael Matheson on 22 November 2018
To ask the Scottish Government what discussions it has had with the UK Government regarding improving protections from bullying and harassment for rail catering staff working (a) on trains and (b) in stations in Scotland.
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Question reference: S5W-19924
- Asked by: Ross Greer, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Green Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 14 November 2018
- Current Status: Answered by Michael Matheson on 22 November 2018
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will conduct an assessment, in line with the Fair Work Framework, of levels of bullying and harassment of staff employed by Rail Gourmet to service contracts with companies operating trains from Edinburgh Waverley.
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