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Parliamentary questions can be asked by any MSP to the Scottish Government or the Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body. The questions provide a means for 成人快手 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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Dates of parliamentary sessions
  1. Session 1: 12 May 1999 to 31 March 2003
  2. Session 2: 7 May 2003 to 2 April 2007
  3. Session 3: 9 May 2007 to 22 March 2011
  4. Session 4: 11 May 2011 to 23 March 2016
  5. Session 5: 12 May 2016 to 5 May 2021
  6. Current session: 12 May 2021 to 23 June 2025
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Question reference: S5W-22053

  • Asked by: Mark Griffin, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 12 March 2019
  • Current Status: Answered by Shirley-Anne Somerville on 20 March 2019

To ask the Scottish Government by what date it will publish a full report of the case transfer research with experience panels members, in addition to the visual summary that was published on 27 February 2019.

Question reference: S5W-22083

  • Asked by: Mark Griffin, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 12 March 2019
  • Current Status: Answered by Shirley-Anne Somerville on 20 March 2019

To ask the Scottish Government, in light of the statement in its Social security case transfer: policy position paper that "before we can transfer existing claims we first need to deliver our new claims/application service", whether the transfer of existing cases is liable to delay should the new claims and application services fail to be established in accordance with the dates provided in the Cabinet Secretary for Social Security and Older People's letter to the Convener of the Social Security Committee of 28 February 2019.

Question reference: S5W-22077

  • Asked by: Mark Griffin, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 12 March 2019
  • Current Status: Answered by Shirley-Anne Somerville on 20 March 2019

To ask the Scottish Government, in light of statements in its Social security case transfer: policy position paper, how many working-age people in receipt of Disability Living Allowance will transfer to Disability Assistance for Working Age People.

Question reference: S5W-22058

  • Asked by: Mark Griffin, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 12 March 2019
  • Current Status: Answered by Shirley-Anne Somerville on 20 March 2019

To ask the Scottish Government, in light of the statements in its position paper on Short Term Assistance, whether such assistance will be recoverable where the principal assistance has been found to have been overpaid rather than as a result of fraud.

Question reference: S5W-22055

  • Asked by: Mark Griffin, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 12 March 2019
  • Current Status: Answered by Shirley-Anne Somerville on 20 March 2019

To ask the Scottish Government whether it plans to consult on proposals regarding support for carers before 2021, and what the reasons are for its position on this.

Question reference: S5W-22099

  • Asked by: Mark Griffin, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 14 March 2019
  • Current Status: Answered by Shirley-Anne Somerville on 20 March 2019

To ask the Scottish Government, in light of the comments in its disability assistance qualifying periods policy position paper, what evidence it received that demonstrated that changing the qualifying periods for disability assistance would cause the people entitled to disability assistance to have "confusion and disruption"; who provided this advice, and whether it will publish it.

Question reference: S5W-22048

  • Asked by: Mark Griffin, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 12 March 2019
  • Current Status: Answered by Shirley-Anne Somerville on 20 March 2019

To ask the Scottish Government how it will manage the migration of people over 65 who access attendance allowance to disability assistance for older people.

Question reference: S5W-22046

  • Asked by: Mark Griffin, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 12 March 2019
  • Current Status: Answered by Shirley-Anne Somerville on 20 March 2019

To ask the Scottish Government how many people over 65 will migrate to disability assistance for older people.

Question reference: S5W-22047

  • Asked by: Mark Griffin, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 12 March 2019
  • Current Status: Answered by Shirley-Anne Somerville on 20 March 2019

To ask the Scottish Government how it will manage the migration of people over 65 who access disability living allowance/personal independence payment to disability assistance for older people.

Question reference: S5W-22100

  • Asked by: Mark Griffin, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 14 March 2019
  • Current Status: Answered by Shirley-Anne Somerville on 20 March 2019

To ask the Scottish Government, in light of the comments in its disability assistance qualifying periods policy position paper, what discussions it has had with the DWP regarding changing the qualifying periods for disability assistance; whether the DWP advised that change would threaten eligibility for reserved passported benefits and, if so, on what date.