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-31365
- Asked by: Beatrice Wishart, MSP for Shetland Islands, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Monday, 24 August 2020
- Current Status: Answered by John Swinney on 4 September 2020
To ask the Scottish Government whether it planned to use a similar system of moderation for the 2020-21 exams before it announced that “details will be provided separately before schools return on 11 August, regarding the approach for the assessment of national qualifications for the 2020-21 session”.
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Question reference: S5W-31362
- Asked by: Beatrice Wishart, MSP for Shetland Islands, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Monday, 24 August 2020
- Current Status: Answered by John Swinney on 4 September 2020
To ask the Scottish Government what information regarding moderated exam results was shared with (a) the Education Recovery Group and (b) other stakeholders ahead of the initial release of the results.
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Question reference: S5W-31364
- Asked by: Beatrice Wishart, MSP for Shetland Islands, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Monday, 24 August 2020
- Current Status: Answered by John Swinney on 4 September 2020
To ask the Scottish Government what discussions and/or correspondence it had with the SQA after it was informed about the outcome of the moderated exam results, and whether it will place details of this in the Scottish Parliament Information Centre (SPICe).
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Question reference: S5W-31363
- Asked by: Beatrice Wishart, MSP for Shetland Islands, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Monday, 24 August 2020
- Current Status: Answered by John Swinney on 4 September 2020
To ask the Scottish Government on what date it was made aware of the difference in exam moderation rates in different areas of affluence, and whether it will place a copy of the notification in the Scottish Parliament Information Centre (SPICe).
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Question reference: S5W-31359
- Asked by: Beatrice Wishart, MSP for Shetland Islands, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Monday, 24 August 2020
- Current Status: Answered by John Swinney on 4 September 2020
To ask the Scottish Government when the revised plans for the 2020-21 exam season will be (a) confirmed and (b) announced by the Education Recovery Group.
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Question reference: S5W-31360
- Asked by: Beatrice Wishart, MSP for Shetland Islands, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Monday, 24 August 2020
- Current Status: Answered by John Swinney on 4 September 2020
To ask the Scottish Government what information it received about the tolerable range that was employed by the SQA ahead of the exam results moderation.
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Question reference: S5W-31361
- Asked by: Beatrice Wishart, MSP for Shetland Islands, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Monday, 24 August 2020
- Current Status: Answered by John Swinney on 4 September 2020
To ask the Scottish Government what information it received regarding proposals to moderate exam results ahead of the proposed results being shared on 30 July 2020, and whether it will place copies of this in the Scottish Parliament Information Centre (SPICe).
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Question reference: S5O-04565
- Asked by: Beatrice Wishart, MSP for Shetland Islands, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 02 September 2020
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 9 September 2020
To ask the Scottish Government what recent engagement it has had with the fishing industry in relation to wind farm developments.
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Question reference: S5W-31078
- Asked by: Beatrice Wishart, MSP for Shetland Islands, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 04 August 2020
- Current Status: Answered by Fergus Ewing on 1 September 2020
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S5W-30814 by Fergus Ewing on 27 July 2020, whether it will provide more information regarding the "robust yet proportionate measures" that have been taken "to maintain and enhance...marine compliance capabilities".
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Question reference: S5W-31291
- Asked by: Beatrice Wishart, MSP for Shetland Islands, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 18 August 2020
- Current Status: Answered by John Swinney on 26 August 2020
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S5W-30515 by John Swinney on 20 July 2020, how many of the 25,000 laptops and tablets have been allocated to each local authority, and how the allocation was calculated.
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