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-24893
- Asked by: Willie Rennie, MSP for North East Fife, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Friday, 23 August 2019
- Current Status: Answered by Maree Todd on 23 September 2019
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S5W-23957 by Maree Todd on 18 July 2019, whether it will provide an update on the number of equity and excellence leads in post, and what additional action it is taking to fill any vacant posts.
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Question reference: S5W-24896
- Asked by: Willie Rennie, MSP for North East Fife, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Friday, 23 August 2019
- Current Status: Answered by Maree Todd on 23 September 2019
To ask the Scottish Government on what date it received the Early Learning and Childcare Expansion Delivery Progress Report dated June 2019.
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Question reference: S5W-24892
- Asked by: Willie Rennie, MSP for North East Fife, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Friday, 23 August 2019
- Current Status: Answered by Maree Todd on 23 September 2019
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S5W-23962 by Maree Todd on 18 July 2019, what will be (a) included and (b) excluded in the initial results of the revised ELC census in 2021.
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Question reference: S5W-24897
- Asked by: Willie Rennie, MSP for North East Fife, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Friday, 23 August 2019
- Current Status: Answered by Maree Todd on 23 September 2019
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will place in the Scottish Parliament Information Centre (SPICe) a copy of all the local authority free text narratives referred to in the Early Learning and Childcare Expansion Delivery Progress Report dated June 2019.
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Question reference: S5W-24890
- Asked by: Willie Rennie, MSP for North East Fife, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Friday, 23 August 2019
- Current Status: Answered by Maree Todd on 23 September 2019
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S5W-23960 by Maree Todd on 18 July 2019, what training, guidance and support is available to professionals regarding the two-year-old entitlement in order to increase awareness and uptake.
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Question reference: S5F-03545
- Asked by: Willie Rennie, MSP for North East Fife, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Monday, 16 September 2019
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 19 September 2019
Question to be taken in the Chamber.
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Question reference: S5F-03519
- Asked by: Willie Rennie, MSP for North East Fife, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Monday, 09 September 2019
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 12 September 2019
Question to be taken in Chamber.
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Question reference: S5W-24794
- Asked by: Willie Rennie, MSP for North East Fife, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Friday, 16 August 2019
- Current Status: Awaiting answer
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on the work of the Expert Panel on Environmental Charging and Other Measures.
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Question reference: S5W-23979
- Asked by: Willie Rennie, MSP for North East Fife, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Friday, 21 June 2019
- Current Status: Answered by Joe FitzPatrick on 19 July 2019
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S5W-23526 by Joe FitzPatrick on 12 June 2019, what the evidence basis is for the three-month tolerance.
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Question reference: S5W-23977
- Asked by: Willie Rennie, MSP for North East Fife, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Friday, 21 June 2019
- Current Status: Answered by Joe FitzPatrick on 19 July 2019
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S5W-23526 by Joe FitzPatrick on 12 June 2019, when the three-month tolerance was introduced, and how long it expects it to be in place for.