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-01167
- Asked by: Jenny Gilruth, MSP for Mid Fife and Glenrothes, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 21 June 2017
- Current Status: Awaiting answer
To ask the Scottish Government what it is doing to raise awareness among young carers of welfare support that they may be entitled to.
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Question reference: S5O-01100
- Asked by: Jenny Gilruth, MSP for Mid Fife and Glenrothes, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 07 June 2017
- Current Status: Awaiting answer
To ask the Scottish Government how many secondary school principal teachers and faculty heads there are.
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Question reference: S5O-01063
- Asked by: Jenny Gilruth, MSP for Mid Fife and Glenrothes, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 24 May 2017
- Current Status: Awaiting answer
To ask the Scottish Government when it last met Fife Council and what issues were discussed.
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Question reference: S5O-00928
- Asked by: Jenny Gilruth, MSP for Mid Fife and Glenrothes, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 26 April 2017
- Current Status: Answered by John Swinney on 3 May 2017
To ask the Scottish Government how it is supporting schools in Fife to close the attainment gap.
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Question reference: S5O-00816
- Asked by: Jenny Gilruth, MSP for Mid Fife and Glenrothes, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 15 March 2017
- Current Status: Answered by Jeane Freeman on 22 March 2017
To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to raise awareness of how people can claim benefits that they are entitled to, in light of reports that there could be over 500,000 individuals and families that are not doing so.
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Question reference: S5W-06972
- Asked by: Jenny Gilruth, MSP for Mid Fife and Glenrothes, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 07 February 2017
- Current Status: Answered by Paul Wheelhouse on 16 March 2017
To ask the Scottish Government how many households have received support in each year since 2007 from the energy efficiency measures that it has introduced.
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Question reference: S5O-00796
- Asked by: Jenny Gilruth, MSP for Mid Fife and Glenrothes, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 08 March 2017
- Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 16 March 2017
To ask the Scottish Government when it last met Transport Scotland.
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Question reference: S5O-00720
- Asked by: Jenny Gilruth, MSP for Mid Fife and Glenrothes, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 22 February 2017
- Current Status: Awaiting answer
To ask the Scottish Government what steps it has taken to close the attainment gap.
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Question reference: S5W-06658
- Asked by: Jenny Gilruth, MSP for Mid Fife and Glenrothes, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Friday, 27 January 2017
- Current Status: Answered by John Swinney on 8 February 2017
To ask the Scottish Government how it is supporting the recruitment of nursery teachers in deprived areas.
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Question reference: S5O-00543
- Asked by: Jenny Gilruth, MSP for Mid Fife and Glenrothes, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 21 December 2016
- Current Status: Awaiting answer
To ask the Scottish Government when it will next meet Fife Council.