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-16052
- Asked by: Ross Greer, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Green Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 19 April 2018
- Current Status: Answered by Shona Robison on 1 May 2018
To ask the Scottish Government what estimate it has made of the number of people in Scotland paying the immigration health surcharge each year.
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Question reference: S5W-16055
- Asked by: Ross Greer, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Green Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 19 April 2018
- Current Status: Answered by Shona Robison on 1 May 2018
To ask the Scottish Government what estimate it has made of any additional revenues in the Scottish budget as a result of the immigration health surcharge for visa holders.
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Question reference: S5W-16053
- Asked by: Ross Greer, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Green Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 19 April 2018
- Current Status: Answered by Shona Robison on 1 May 2018
To ask the Scottish Government how many people employed by the NHS in Scotland pay the immigration health surcharge.
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Question reference: S5W-16031
- Asked by: Ross Greer, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Green Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 18 April 2018
- Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 1 May 2018
To ask the Scottish Government what impact assessment it has undertaken on its commitment to phase-out the sale of petrol and diesel cars by 2032, in light of its decision to end Electric Vehicle Loans after March 2019.
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Question reference: S5W-16029
- Asked by: Ross Greer, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Green Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 18 April 2018
- Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 1 May 2018
To ask the Scottish Government for what reason it has decided to end Electric Vehicle Loans after March 2019, and what communication it has had with those affected.
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Question reference: S5W-16054
- Asked by: Ross Greer, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Green Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 19 April 2018
- Current Status: Answered by Shona Robison on 26 April 2018
To ask the Scottish Government what its position is on doubling the immigration health surcharge for non-European Economic Area visa holders to £400 a year.
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Question reference: S5W-15929
- Asked by: Ross Greer, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Green Party
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 17 April 2018
- Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 26 April 2018
To ask the Scottish Government what its position is on establishing a separate public service ombudsman for canals and waterways, similar to that in England and Wales.
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Question reference: S5W-15654
- Asked by: Ross Greer, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Green Party
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 27 March 2018
- Current Status: Answered by John Swinney on 16 April 2018
To ask the Scottish Government, further to its answer to question S5W-13573 by John Swinney on 9 January 2018, whether it will provide the information for 2017 regarding the number of (a) teachers and (b) classroom assistants there were in each local authority.
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Question reference: S5W-15198
- Asked by: Ross Greer, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Green Party
- Date lodged: Friday, 09 March 2018
- Current Status: Answered by John Swinney on 19 March 2018
To ask the Scottish Government whether Scotland participated in the 2015 Programme for International Student (PISA) field trials, in which pupils were randomly assigned computer- and paper-based PISA tests, and, if so, what data it holds regarding the outcome.
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Question reference: S5W-15029
- Asked by: Ross Greer, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Green Party
- Date lodged: Friday, 02 March 2018
- Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 15 March 2018
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S5W-14650 by Humza Yousaf on 28 February 2018, when the audit will be completed and when the information from it will be released.