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: S6O-01384
- Asked by: Joe FitzPatrick, MSP for Dundee City West, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 21 September 2022
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 28 September 2022
To ask the Scottish Government what assistance it has provided to Dundee as part of its Covid Recovery Strategy to support the city's recovery from the pandemic.
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Question reference: S6W-10317
- Asked by: Joe FitzPatrick, MSP for Dundee City West, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Monday, 22 August 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Ben Macpherson on 20 September 2022
To ask the Scottish Government how many Scottish Child Payment applications from families in Dundee have been (a) received and (b) processed since applications opened in November 2020; what the current take-up percentage is in Dundee; how many children have received the Scottish Child Payment in Dundee, and what the total value of Scottish Child Payments has been to families in Dundee.
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Question reference: S6W-10314
- Asked by: Joe FitzPatrick, MSP for Dundee City West, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Monday, 15 August 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Ben Macpherson on 20 September 2022
To ask the Scottish Government how many Social Security Scotland jobs in Dundee (a) have been created and (b) are expected to be created in (i) 2022-23 and (ii) 2023-24.
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Question reference: S6O-01347
- Asked by: Joe FitzPatrick, MSP for Dundee City West, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 31 August 2022
- Current Status: Answered by John Swinney on 8 September 2022
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on its discussions with the UK Government regarding the UK spending review and its impact on Scotland in relation to resources to take account of any proposed public sector pay uplifts and addressing the wider effects of inflation and the cost of living crisis.
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Question reference: S6O-01351
- Asked by: Joe FitzPatrick, MSP for Dundee City West, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 07 September 2022
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 21 September 2022
To ask the Scottish Government how the proposed Criminal Justice Reform Bill in its Programme for Government will aim to improve the experiences of victims in the justice system.
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Question reference: S6W-10104
- Asked by: Joe FitzPatrick, MSP for Dundee City West, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Friday, 29 July 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Jamie Hepburn on 24 August 2022
To ask the Scottish Government how many young people in Dundee have been offered workplace opportunities through the Young Person’s Guarantee since its launch.
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Question reference: S6F-01289
- Asked by: Joe FitzPatrick, MSP for Dundee City West, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Monday, 27 June 2022
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 30 June 2022
To ask the First Minister, as the end of Pride month approaches, whether she will provide an update on the implementation of Scotland's reportedly world leading LGBT Inclusive Education.
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Question reference: S6W-08643
- Asked by: Joe FitzPatrick, MSP for Dundee City West, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 24 May 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Shona Robison on 7 June 2022
To ask the Scottish Government how much of the (a) £349 million spare room subsidy and (b) £80.4 million welfare reforms mitigation has been allocated to Dundee City in each year from 2017-18 to 2022-23.
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Question reference: S6O-01139
- Asked by: Joe FitzPatrick, MSP for Dundee City West, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 18 May 2022
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 26 May 2022
To ask the Scottish Government what services the £10,500 tariff provided by the UK Government for local authorities to support displaced Ukrainians arriving in Scotland is expected to cover.
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Question reference: S6O-01011
- Asked by: Joe FitzPatrick, MSP for Dundee City West, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 20 April 2022
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 28 April 2022
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on its discussions with the UK Government regarding food security and supply.