Skip to main content

Language: English / Gàidhlig

Loading…

Chamber and committees

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.

Find out more about parliamentary questions

Filter your results Hide all filters

Dates of parliamentary sessions
  1. Session 1: 12 May 1999 to 31 March 2003
  2. Session 2: 7 May 2003 to 2 April 2007
  3. Session 3: 9 May 2007 to 22 March 2011
  4. Session 4: 11 May 2011 to 23 March 2016
  5. Session 5: 12 May 2016 to 5 May 2021
  6. Current session: 12 May 2021 to 31 October 2024
Answer status
Question type

Displaying 974 questions Show Answers

|

Question reference: S5W-04094

  • Asked by: Daniel Johnson, MSP for Edinburgh Southern, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 27 October 2016
  • Current Status: Answered by Keith Brown on 10 November 2016

To ask the Scottish Government further to the comments in the publication, Enterprise and Skills Review: Report on Phase 1, how many staff the new Scotland-wide statutory board that is expected to deliver international activities and support will have; what the cost will be, and whether the staff will be new employees or assigned from its agencies.

Question reference: S5W-04097

  • Asked by: Daniel Johnson, MSP for Edinburgh Southern, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 27 October 2016
  • Current Status: Answered by Keith Brown on 10 November 2016

To ask the Scottish Government further to the comments in the publication, Enterprise and Skills Review: Report on Phase 1, what its position is on whether the alignment of functions of learning and skills agencies could result in the merger of Skills Development Scotland and the Scottish Funding Council.

Question reference: S5W-04093

  • Asked by: Daniel Johnson, MSP for Edinburgh Southern, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 27 October 2016
  • Current Status: Answered by Keith Brown on 10 November 2016

To ask the Scottish Government further to the comments in the publication, Enterprise and Skills Review: Report on Phase 1, by what date the innovation and investment hub in Berlin will be established; how many staff will be based there, and at what cost.

Question reference: S5W-04224

  • Asked by: Daniel Johnson, MSP for Edinburgh Southern, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 01 November 2016
  • Current Status: Answered by John Swinney on 10 November 2016

To ask the Scottish Government what projection it made in 2012-13 of the (a) mean, (b) median and (c) total student debt for each year from 2012-13 to 2017-18; how this compares with the actual figures for each year up to 2015-16, and what projection it has made for each of the next five years.

Question reference: S5W-03808

  • Asked by: Daniel Johnson, MSP for Edinburgh Southern, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 19 October 2016
  • Current Status: Answered by John Swinney on 9 November 2016

To ask the Scottish Government what duties Scottish Qualifications Authority examination invigilators undertake, and how long those duties are expected to take beyond the duration of examination times.

Question reference: S5W-03807

  • Asked by: Daniel Johnson, MSP for Edinburgh Southern, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 19 October 2016
  • Current Status: Answered by John Swinney on 9 November 2016

To ask the Scottish Government what communication it has had with the Scottish Qualifications Authority (SQA) regarding the status of "appointees" to the SQA, and whether they are (a) paid at least the living wage and (b) considered to be employees of the SQA.

Question reference: S5W-04228

  • Asked by: Daniel Johnson, MSP for Edinburgh Southern, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 01 November 2016
  • Current Status: Answered by Jeane Freeman on 9 November 2016

To ask the Scottish Government when it will begin providing the Best Start Grant.

Question reference: S5W-04089

  • Asked by: Daniel Johnson, MSP for Edinburgh Southern, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 27 October 2016
  • Current Status: Answered by Derek Mackay on 8 November 2016

To ask the Scottish Government whether it will list each (a) consultation and (b) review that it has announced since May 2016; broken down by the (i) minister in charge and (ii) title, subject and date of each announcement, and whether it will publish details of (A) where any findings can or will be found online and (B) the date the results were or will be published.

Question reference: S5W-04098

  • Asked by: Daniel Johnson, MSP for Edinburgh Southern, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 27 October 2016
  • Current Status: Answered by Shirley-Anne Somerville on 4 November 2016

To ask the Scottish Government further to the comments in the publication, Enterprise and Skills Review: Report on Phase 1, what the remit will be of the review of the learning journey.

Question reference: S5W-03865

  • Asked by: Daniel Johnson, MSP for Edinburgh Southern, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 19 October 2016
  • Current Status: Answered by John Swinney on 4 November 2016

To ask the Scottish Government, further to the commitment in its publication, Delivering Excellence and Equity in Scottish Education: A Delivery Plan for Scotland, what progress has been made in focussing school inspection and self-evaluation more directly on closing the attainment gap.