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.
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Question reference: S5O-01024
- Asked by: Ruth Maguire, MSP for Cunninghame South, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 17 May 2017
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 24 May 2017
To ask the Scottish Government what action it took to ensure that the local government elections were open to candidates from all parts of society.
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Question reference: S5O-00994
- Asked by: Ruth Maguire, MSP for Cunninghame South, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 10 May 2017
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 17 May 2017
To ask the Scottish Government how many households in Scotland will be affected by the changes to child tax credits that were introduced on 6 April 2017.
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Question reference: S5W-08822
- Asked by: Ruth Maguire, MSP for Cunninghame South, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 19 April 2017
- Current Status: Answered by John Swinney on 4 May 2017
To ask the Scottish Government which (a) primary, (b) secondary and (c) special schools have been built or refurbished at a cost of (i) £500,000 to £1 million and (ii) over £1 million in each year since 2010-11, broken down by local authority.
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Question reference: S5O-00927
- Asked by: Ruth Maguire, MSP for Cunninghame South, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 26 April 2017
Submitting member has a registered interest.
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 3 May 2017
To ask the Scottish Government what percentage of school leavers in North Ayrshire in 2016 continued in education, went on to training or entered employment.
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Question reference: S5W-08166
- Asked by: Ruth Maguire, MSP for Cunninghame South, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 16 March 2017
- Current Status: Answered by Jeane Freeman on 23 March 2017
To ask the Scottish Government how it is gaining the views of people with direct personal experience of the current social security system to help shape Scotland’s new system.
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Question reference: S5W-07918
- Asked by: Ruth Maguire, MSP for Cunninghame South, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 09 March 2017
- Current Status: Answered by John Swinney on 21 March 2017
To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to ensure that nutritious and healthy food and drink is being served in schools.
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Question reference: S5W-07259
- Asked by: Ruth Maguire, MSP for Cunninghame South, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 16 February 2017
- Current Status: Answered by Angela Constance on 13 March 2017
To ask the Scottish Government how much it has spent on mitigating the impact in Scotland of the UK Government’s welfare reforms.
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Question reference: S5O-00773
- Asked by: Ruth Maguire, MSP for Cunninghame South, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 08 March 2017
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 15 March 2017
To ask the Scottish Government when it last met NHS Ayrshire and Arran and what issues were discussed.
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Question reference: S5O-00635
- Asked by: Ruth Maguire, MSP for Cunninghame South, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 25 January 2017
- Current Status: Answered by Michael Matheson on 2 February 2017
To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to take forward the recommendations in the report, Joint Thematic Review of MAPPA in Scotland, which was published in November 2015.
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Question reference: S5W-06515
- Asked by: Ruth Maguire, MSP for Cunninghame South, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 24 January 2017
- Current Status: Answered by Keith Brown on 2 February 2017
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on the work of the Nuisance Calls Commission.