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.
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To ask the Scottish Government what consequences will arise should resource transfer arrangements not be agreed with NHS boards by 9 February 2016.
To ask the Scottish Government what the role of an integrated joint board’s section 95 officer is in the delivery of the living wage commitment and whether the sanctions in Cabinet Secretary for Finance, Constitution and Economy’s letter of 29 January 2016 in relation to the local government settlement for 2016-17 apply to the integrated joint board or to the local authority.
To ask the Scottish Government how it will ensure that it does not create a two-tier care workforce.
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide a breakdown of how it will allocate the additional £250 million for health and social care partnerships that was announced in its 2016-17 draft budget.
To ask the Scottish Government whether it expects that (a) third and (b) private sector care providers will pay all their employees at least the living wage as a result of the £250 million allocated in the draft budget for 2016-17 whether they are engaged in public or private contracts.
To ask the Scottish Government whether third and private sector care organisations have agreed to contribute 25% toward the cost of delivering at least the living wage to all of their care workers in 2016-17.
To ask the Scottish Government what discussions it had with third and private sector care organisations to secure their agreement to contribute 25% toward the cost of delivering at least the living wage to care workers prior to the letter from the Cabinet Secretary for Finance, Constitution and Economy of 27 January 2016 regarding the 2016-17 local government settlement; when these took place, and which organisations were involved.
To ask the Scottish Government which ministers are expected to take part in overseas visits before May 2016, broken down by the (a) date, (b) location and (c) purpose of each visit, and how many officials are expected to attend.
To ask the Scottish Government whether the Cabinet Secretary for Finance, Constitution and Economy advised local authority chief executives that the contribution expected from third and private sector care organisations toward paying at least the living wage to their care workers in 2016-17 is 25%.
To ask the Scottish Government whether it has made an assessment of how the proposals in the 2016-17 local government settlement could impact on (a) jobs and (b) services.