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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: S5O-00831

Asked by: Clare Adamson, MSP for Motherwell and Wishaw, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 22 March 2017
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 29 March 2017

To ask the Scottish Government how its national digital strategy will impact on the Motherwell and Wishaw constituency.

Question reference: S5F-01032

Asked by: Clare Adamson, MSP for Motherwell and Wishaw, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Monday, 13 March 2017
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 16 March 2017

To ask the First Minister what guidance the Scottish Government has issued regarding the use of the Pupil Equity Fund.

Question reference: S5O-00623

Asked by: Clare Adamson, MSP for Motherwell and Wishaw, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 25 January 2017
Current Status: Answered by Jeane Freeman on 1 February 2017

To ask the Scottish Government what its response is to the UK Government's recently published document, Consultation response - Exceptions to the limiting of the individual Child Element of Child Tax Credit and the Child Element of Universal Credit to a maximum of two children.

The Scottish Government is fundamentally opposed to this policy which will have a devastating impact on low income families in Scotland. Latest published estimates are that this policy will cut UK Welfare spend by a further 1.6 billion by 2020-21. DWP’s own impact assessment found that more than 600,000 families will receive a lower entitlement by 2020-21 and, once the policy is fully rolled out, this figure will rise to 3.7 million. We have raised our concerns direct with UK Government Ministers and it is disgraceful that they have has chosen to ignore the serious concerns raised by the public and many other stakeholders.

Question reference: S5O-00535

Asked by: Clare Adamson, MSP for Motherwell and Wishaw, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 21 December 2016
Current Status: Answered by Fiona Hyslop on 11 January 2017

To ask the Scottish Government what response it has received to the publication of Scotland’s Place in Europe.

The Scottish Government has received a range of positive responses from across business, education, environment, health and legal sectors to the publication of Scotland’s Place in Europe on 20 December. They recognise that our proposals represent a serious and a genuine attempt to build consensus and to unify the country around a clear plan to protect Scotland’s interests.

Indeed, Professor Sir David Edward, former Judge of the Court of Justice of the European Communities highlighted upon publication that:

“I believe that the Scottish Government is right to urge the UK Government to maintain the UK’s position within the Single Market, the Customs Union and the various forms of security and police co-operation. That is the primary proposal and I believe it merits the widest support across the political spectrum.”

“..I urge everyone who cares for the future of Scotland to read the Scottish Government’s paper with an open mind.”

Question reference: S5W-04580

Asked by: Clare Adamson, MSP for Motherwell and Wishaw, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Tuesday, 08 November 2016
Current Status: Answered by Keith Brown on 21 November 2016

To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to encourage employers to pay at least the living wage.

On 12 March 2016, the First Minister set a new target of 1,000 Living Wage Accredited employers by Autumn 2017, we are supporting this by increasing funding for the Scottish Living Wage Accreditation Initiative to £300,000 and are working with the Poverty Alliance to support them in meeting this target.

Following on from Living Wage Week which began on 31 October the number of Living Wage Accredited employers in Scotland rose to 650. Scotland remains the best performing of all four UK countries with the highest proportion of employees paid the Living Wage or more (79.9%).

Question reference: S5O-00289

Asked by: Clare Adamson, MSP for Motherwell and Wishaw, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 26 October 2016
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 2 November 2016

To ask the Scottish Government what progress has been made on the continuity of EU funding in light of Brexit.

Question reference: S5O-00161

Asked by: Clare Adamson, MSP for Motherwell and Wishaw, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 14 September 2016
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 21 September 2016

To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on its participation in the Brexit negotiations.

Question reference: S5W-00696

Asked by: Clare Adamson, MSP for Motherwell and Wishaw, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Monday, 13 June 2016
Current Status: Answered by Angela Constance on 21 June 2016

To ask the Scottish Government how much it has invested in organisations that help improve the lives of LGBTI people.

Since 2011, the Scottish Government has invested almost £5 million (£4,953,102) in LGBT organisations across Scotland. This funding helps to inform policy development on key priority issues for the LGBTI community, promote equality for LGBTI people and address prejudice and discrimination. As well as providing frontline services, this funding supports engagement with communities, builds capacity building and helps to support leadership in relation to LGBTI issues across Scotland.

Question reference: S4O-05695

Asked by: Clare Adamson, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 16 March 2016
Current Status: Answered by Roseanna Cunningham on 23 March 2016

To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on progress toward achieving its target of 500 living wage employers.

Earlier this month (during the SNP Conference on 12 March 2016), the First Minister announced that the target of 500 Scots-based living wage accredited employers has been achieved ahead of schedule. This is thanks to the hard work and dedication of the Poverty Alliance team who have worked tirelessly over the last few years to sign up as many employers as possible, and who are now working towards achieving a further target of 1,000 accredited employers by autumn 2017.

These efforts are part of the reason why Scotland has the highest proportion of people paid the living wage outside the South-east of England.

And this is why I am delighted to announce that the Scottish Government will increase our funding to the Scottish Living Wage Accreditation Initiative, pledging a further £300,000 to this important project in an effort to ensure as many people, and employers, as possible can benefit from the ‘real’ living wage.

Question reference: S4O-05680

Asked by: Clare Adamson, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 09 March 2016
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 17 March 2016

To ask the Scottish Government what it is doing to support the steel industry.