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
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Question reference: S4W-29770
- Asked by: Ken Macintosh, MSP for Eastwood, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Monday, 08 February 2016
- Current Status: Answered by Jamie Hepburn on 24 February 2016
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S4W-27393 by Jamie Hepburn on 14 September 2015, whether it will provide an update on what further discussions the working group on charging for residential accommodation has had regarding addressing variations in the use of contractual care routes.
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Question reference: S4F-03249
- Asked by: Ken Macintosh, MSP for Eastwood, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Monday, 22 February 2016
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 25 February 2016
To ask the First Minister what assessment the Scottish Government has made of the impact of the local authority budget settlement on nursery education.
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Question reference: S4W-29740
- Asked by: Ken Macintosh, MSP for Eastwood, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Friday, 05 February 2016
- Current Status: Answered by Alasdair Allan on 22 February 2016
To ask the Scottish Government what Barnett consequentials will arise from the English language tuition fund that was recently announced by the UK Government.
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Question reference: S4O-05564
- Asked by: Ken Macintosh, MSP for Eastwood, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 17 February 2016
- Current Status: Awaiting answer
To ask the Scottish Government whether it has made an assessment of the environmental impact of cutting business rates relief for the renewables industry.
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Question reference: S4W-29771
- Asked by: Ken Macintosh, MSP for Eastwood, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Monday, 08 February 2016
- Current Status: Answered by Jamie Hepburn on 17 February 2016
To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to implement the recommendation of the Residential Care Task Force that “the Scottish Government, COSLA, Scottish Care and CCPS should undertake work to ensure that charging arrangements are transparent and stratified.”
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Question reference: S4W-29515
- Asked by: Ken Macintosh, MSP for Eastwood, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 27 January 2016
- Current Status: Answered by Maureen Watt on 8 February 2016
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S4W-25576 by Alasdair Allan on 29 May 2015, what extra resources it has allocated to match the increase in the number of children diagnosed with a speech and language disorder.
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Question reference: S4W-29511
- Asked by: Ken Macintosh, MSP for Eastwood, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 27 January 2016
- Current Status: Answered by Maureen Watt on 8 February 2016
To ask the Scottish Government how many children under five have been referred for speech and language therapy in each of the last five years.
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Question reference: S4W-29512
- Asked by: Ken Macintosh, MSP for Eastwood, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 27 January 2016
- Current Status: Answered by Maureen Watt on 8 February 2016
To ask the Scottish Government what support it is giving to health and social care partnerships to ensure that provision of speech and language therapy meets demand.
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Question reference: S4W-29513
- Asked by: Ken Macintosh, MSP for Eastwood, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 27 January 2016
- Current Status: Answered by Maureen Watt on 8 February 2016
To ask the Scottish Government how it monitors whether provision of speech and language therapy meets demand.
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Question reference: S4W-29386
- Asked by: Ken Macintosh, MSP for Eastwood, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 19 January 2016
- Current Status: Answered by Alasdair Allan on 28 January 2016
To ask the Scottish Government how it will ensure that English language tuition is offered in a positive manner to support migrants from all communities.