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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: S4W-12762

Asked by: Neil Findlay, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Thursday, 31 January 2013
Current Status: Answered by Nicola Sturgeon on 25 February 2013

To ask the Scottish Government what proportion of the Scottish Welfare Fund has been earmarked for crisis (a) loans and (b) grants.

Question reference: S4W-12760

Asked by: Neil Findlay, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Thursday, 31 January 2013
Current Status: Answered by Nicola Sturgeon on 25 February 2013

To ask the Scottish Government what its position is on the adequacy of funding of the Scottish Welfare Fund.

Question reference: S4W-12764

Asked by: Neil Findlay, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Thursday, 31 January 2013
Current Status: Answered by Nicola Sturgeon on 25 February 2013

To ask the Scottish Government whether claimants who are allocated goods from the Scottish Welfare Fund will be provided with tokens or vouchers to purchase those goods.

Question reference: S4W-12728

Asked by: Neil Findlay, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Thursday, 31 January 2013
Current Status: Answered by Nicola Sturgeon on 25 February 2013

To ask the Scottish Government what the criteria were to calculate the level of funding required to establish the Scottish Welfare Fund.

Question reference: S4W-12763

Asked by: Neil Findlay, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Thursday, 31 January 2013
Current Status: Answered by Nicola Sturgeon on 25 February 2013

To ask the Scottish Government what estimate it has made of the proportion of the Scottish Welfare Fund that will be allocated to claimants as (a) goods and (b) money.

Question reference: S4W-12765

Asked by: Neil Findlay, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Thursday, 31 January 2013
Current Status: Answered by Nicola Sturgeon on 25 February 2013

To ask the Scottish Government what its position is on the capacity of local authorities to allocate goods rather than money from the Scottish Welfare Fund to claimants.

Question reference: S4W-12727

Asked by: Neil Findlay, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Thursday, 31 January 2013
Current Status: Answered by Nicola Sturgeon on 25 February 2013

To ask the Scottish Government what proportion of the Scottish Welfare Fund is being paid for by the (a) UK and (b) Scottish Government in (i) 2013-14, (ii) 2014-15 and (iii) 2015-16.

Question reference: S4W-12729

Asked by: Neil Findlay, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Thursday, 31 January 2013
Current Status: Answered by Nicola Sturgeon on 25 February 2013

To ask the Scottish Government what the impact will be of the current changes to the welfare system on the Scottish Welfare Fund and whether it expects additional claims to be made as a consequence.

Question reference: S4W-12726

Asked by: Neil Findlay, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Thursday, 31 January 2013
Current Status: Answered by Nicola Sturgeon on 25 February 2013

Question reference: S4W-12758

Asked by: Neil Findlay, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Thursday, 31 January 2013
Current Status: Answered by Nicola Sturgeon on 25 February 2013

To ask the Scottish Government what estimate it has made of the number of claims to the Scottish Welfare Fund in its first year and whether this estimate takes into account claims that may arise from current changes to the welfare system.