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: S5W-00445
- Asked by: Daniel Johnson, MSP for Edinburgh Southern, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Friday, 03 June 2016
- Current Status: Answered by Jamie Hepburn on 22 July 2016
To ask the Scottish Government whether it plans to increase the proportion of modern apprenticeship starts in construction and related frameworks.
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Question reference: S5W-00790
- Asked by: Daniel Johnson, MSP for Edinburgh Southern, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 15 June 2016
- Current Status: Answered by Angela Constance on 30 June 2016
To ask the Scottish Government, in light of the findings in the Scottish Human Rights Commission’s April 2016 submission to the United Nation’s Committee on Economic Social and Cultural Rights, how it will make sure that everyone in Scotland enjoys their full range of human rights equally.
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Question reference: S5W-00791
- Asked by: Daniel Johnson, MSP for Edinburgh Southern, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 15 June 2016
- Current Status: Answered by Jamie Hepburn on 29 June 2016
To ask the Scottish Government what it is doing to address the gender pay gap, in light of figures published by the Scottish Human Rights Commission showing that women in full-time employment in Scotland earn on average 10.6% less than men.
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Question reference: S5W-00443
- Asked by: Daniel Johnson, MSP for Edinburgh Southern, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Friday, 03 June 2016
- Current Status: Answered by Jamie Hepburn on 27 June 2016
To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to encourage more modern apprenticeship starts in construction and related sectors.
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Question reference: S5W-00698
- Asked by: Daniel Johnson, MSP for Edinburgh Southern, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Monday, 13 June 2016
- Current Status: Answered by Derek Mackay on 23 June 2016
To ask the Scottish Government how many commercial properties the doubling of the large business rates supplement will apply to, broken down by (a) local authority area and (b) industry sector.
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Question reference: S5W-00700
- Asked by: Daniel Johnson, MSP for Edinburgh Southern, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Monday, 13 June 2016
- Current Status: Answered by Derek Mackay on 23 June 2016
To ask the Scottish Government which local authorities have made use of their new powers under the Community Empowerment (Scotland) Act 2015 to provide local discretionary business rates relief.
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Question reference: S5W-00697
- Asked by: Daniel Johnson, MSP for Edinburgh Southern, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Monday, 13 June 2016
- Current Status: Answered by Derek Mackay on 23 June 2016
To ask the Scottish Government what progress it is making with the proposed review of non-domestic rates.
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Question reference: S5W-00699
- Asked by: Daniel Johnson, MSP for Edinburgh Southern, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Monday, 13 June 2016
- Current Status: Answered by Derek Mackay on 23 June 2016
To ask the Scottish Government how much additional tax revenue it expects will be generated in each local authority area by the doubling of the large business rates supplement.
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Question reference: S5W-00444
- Asked by: Daniel Johnson, MSP for Edinburgh Southern, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Friday, 03 June 2016
- Current Status: Answered by Jamie Hepburn on 16 June 2016
To ask the Scottish Government what proportion of modern apprenticeship starts is in construction and related sectors.
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Question reference: S5W-00441
- Asked by: Daniel Johnson, MSP for Edinburgh Southern, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Friday, 03 June 2016
- Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 16 June 2016
To ask the Scottish Government by what date the findings of the review of the functions of the Office of the Scottish Road Works Commissioner will be published, and when it expects to announce its response to the findings.