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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-03086

Asked by: Jenny Marra, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Wednesday, 27 March 2019
Current Status: Awaiting answer

To ask the Scottish Government what funding it provides to support programmes that aim to improve air quality.

Question reference: S5O-03036

Asked by: Jenny Marra, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Wednesday, 13 March 2019
Current Status: Awaiting answer

To ask the Scottish Government what information it can provide regarding the findings of Police Scotland's recent visit to Vietnam.

Question reference: S5O-03003

Asked by: Jenny Marra, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Wednesday, 06 March 2019
Current Status: Awaiting answer

To ask the Scottish Government when it will put together an economic plan for Dundee.

Question reference: S5T-01470

Asked by: Jenny Marra, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Monday, 04 February 2019
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 5 February 2019

To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to assist the Dundee-based firm, McGill, which has entered administration and announced an initial 374 redundancies.

Question reference: S5F-02574

Asked by: Jenny Marra, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Monday, 03 September 2018
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 6 September 2018

To ask the First Minister what action the Scottish Government is taking in response to the rising number of drug deaths.

Question reference: S5O-02316

Asked by: Jenny Marra, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Wednesday, 29 August 2018
Current Status: Awaiting answer

To ask the Scottish Government how many decommissioning jobs have been created in Dundee in the last 12 months.

Question reference: S5O-02281

Asked by: Jenny Marra, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Wednesday, 20 June 2018
Current Status: Answered by Angela Constance on 27 June 2018

To ask the Scottish Government what its position is on OSCR’s call for more powers of intervention.

The Office of the Scottish Charity Regulator (OSCR) has submitted proposals to the Scottish Government to amend the Charities and Trustee Investment (Scotland) Act 2005.

It has been more than 12 years since the passage of the 2005 Act, which has had only minor modification. During this time OSCR have built up considerable experience of working with the legislation which has enable them to reflect on the extent of their powers. They have undertaken an internal review of the Act and have identified a number of areas where they feel amendments would be beneficial.

I am currently giving due consideration to the proposals and will respond in due course.

Question reference: S5F-02378

Asked by: Jenny Marra, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Monday, 21 May 2018
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 24 May 2018

To ask the First Minister what the Scottish Government's position is on the vision of Scottish Swimming: Everyone Can Swim.

Question reference: S5W-16170

Asked by: Jenny Marra, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Wednesday, 25 April 2018
Current Status: Answered by Jamie Hepburn on 10 May 2018

To ask the Scottish Government, should the UK Government's support be withdrawn in March 2019, what plans it has to replace funding for supported businesses in Scotland.

The key area of work at this stage is to continue to press DWP for further detail on their new funding arrangements for supported businesses which will be in place from April 2019. The financial impact on businesses is a critical issue and we are liaising closely with the sector in Scotland as the detail emerges.

I have written twice to DWP on this topic this year and on 28 March 2018 I discussed the matter with Sarah Newton, Minister for Disability, Health and Work when I asked for details on the financial implications for the businesses.

In support of our work to achieve the commitment to reduce the disability employment gap by at least half, the Scottish Government is currently developing a Disability Employment Action Plan which will be published later this year. Many third sector and community enterprises support the employment of disabled people and we will consult with them and the supported businesses involved as this work is developed.

Question reference: S5W-16121

Asked by: Jenny Marra, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Monday, 23 April 2018
Current Status: Answered by Jamie Hepburn on 8 May 2018

To ask the Scottish Government what information it has regarding whether the UK Government's Work Choice programme in Scotland will be extended beyond March 2019.