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: S6W-21798
- Asked by: Pam Duncan-Glancy, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 27 September 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Neil Gray on 17 October 2023
To ask the Scottish Government what evaluation it has carried out of the provision of employability services in rural areas, compared with urban areas.
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Question reference: S6W-21440
- Asked by: Pam Duncan-Glancy, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Monday, 18 September 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Natalie Don on 3 October 2023
To ask the Scottish Government what discussions it has had with (a) COSLA and (b) local authorities regarding free breakfast provision in schools.
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Question reference: S6W-21438
- Asked by: Pam Duncan-Glancy, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Monday, 18 September 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Natalie Don on 3 October 2023
To ask the Scottish Government whether it has carried out any modelling of free breakfast provision in schools.
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Question reference: S6W-21439
- Asked by: Pam Duncan-Glancy, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Monday, 18 September 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Natalie Don on 3 October 2023
To ask the Scottish Government whether it has a delivery planning strategy for free breakfast provision in schools.
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Question reference: S6W-21424
- Asked by: Pam Duncan-Glancy, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Monday, 18 September 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Jenny Gilruth on 2 October 2023
To ask the Scottish Government on what date it anticipates that the next iteration of the longitudinal Behaviour in Scottish Schools Research will report.
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Question reference: S6W-21402
- Asked by: Pam Duncan-Glancy, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Monday, 18 September 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Jenny Gilruth on 2 October 2023
To ask the Scottish Government how many transition plans for young disabled people have been issued in each of the 10 local authorities that are involved in the Principles into Practice pilots, in each of the last 10 years.
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Question reference: S6W-21332
- Asked by: Pam Duncan-Glancy, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 13 September 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Natalie Don on 29 September 2023
To ask the Scottish Government when it plans to publish the updated Strategic Framework for Scotland’s Early Learning and School Age Childcare Profession.
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Question reference: S6W-21375
- Asked by: Pam Duncan-Glancy, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Thursday, 14 September 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Natalie Don on 29 September 2023
To ask the Scottish Government what evaluation has been undertaken of the effectiveness of the outdoor learning practicum.
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Question reference: S6W-21392
- Asked by: Pam Duncan-Glancy, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Thursday, 14 September 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Jenny Gilruth on 29 September 2023
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S6W-20688 by Jenny Gilruth on 12 September 2023, in the event that a trainee makes "every reasonable effort to secure employment as an Educational Psychologist with a local authority to begin as soon as possible after the completion of the Training Programme", but is unable to secure any such employment, whether the trainee would be free to search for employment not with a local authority.
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Question reference: S6W-21379
- Asked by: Pam Duncan-Glancy, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Thursday, 14 September 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Jenny Gilruth on 29 September 2023
To ask the Scottish Government whether its Local Authority Digital Office has provided, or plans to provide, expertise and support to the development of a replacement student teacher placement system.
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