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-00653
- Asked by: Ruth Maguire, MSP for Cunninghame South, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 01 February 2017
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 8 February 2017
To ask the Scottish Government how many businesses will receive support from the expansion of the small business bonus scheme.
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Question reference: S5W-06322
- Asked by: Ruth Maguire, MSP for Cunninghame South, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 18 January 2017
- Current Status: Answered by Jeane Freeman on 30 January 2017
To ask the Scottish Government how it plans to use new social security powers that have been devolved.
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Question reference: S5O-00542
- Asked by: Ruth Maguire, MSP for Cunninghame South, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 21 December 2016
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 12 January 2017
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on the implementation of its Equally Safe strategy.
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Question reference: S5O-00276
- Asked by: Ruth Maguire, MSP for Cunninghame South, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 26 October 2016
- Current Status: Answered by Jamie Hepburn on 2 November 2016
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on the UK Government's response to its proposals for employment support programmes.
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Question reference: S5F-00430
- Asked by: Ruth Maguire, MSP for Cunninghame South, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Monday, 31 October 2016
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 3 November 2016
To ask the First Minister what analysis the Scottish Government has conducted into the contribution that migrants make to Scotland.
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Question reference: S5O-00227
- Asked by: Ruth Maguire, MSP for Cunninghame South, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 28 September 2016
- Current Status: Answered by Shona Robison on 5 October 2016
To ask the Scottish Government what progress has been made in establishing routine enquiry of abuse in the NHS.
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Question reference: S5O-00134
- Asked by: Ruth Maguire, MSP for Cunninghame South, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 07 September 2016
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 14 September 2016
To ask the Scottish Government what impact withdrawal from the EU would have on the Digital Scotland's superfast broadband project.
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Question reference: S5W-01573
- Asked by: Ruth Maguire, MSP for Cunninghame South, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 21 July 2016
- Current Status: Answered by Michael Matheson on 10 August 2016
To ask the Scottish Government what the impact will be of the ban on cash payments for scrap metal on smaller metal dealers and how it will monitor this.
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Question reference: S5W-01450
- Asked by: Ruth Maguire, MSP for Cunninghame South, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 13 July 2016
- Current Status: Answered by John Swinney on 28 July 2016
To ask the Scottish Government how many pupils will be taught a foreign language in 2016-17.
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Question reference: S5W-01451
- Asked by: Ruth Maguire, MSP for Cunninghame South, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 13 July 2016
- Current Status: Answered by John Swinney on 28 July 2016
To ask the Scottish Government what it considers the potential benefits are to young people of learning a foreign language in terms of (a) future employment prospects and (b) increasing cultural awareness.