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.
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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To ask the Scottish Government what engagement it has had with bereaved parents under the age of 25 regarding policy development in relation to the provision of support to them.
To ask the Scottish Government what support is available to NHS staff so that they can best direct bereaved parents under the age of 25 to appropriate support.
To ask the Scottish Government whether support for bereaved parents can only commence after the age of 25 and, if so, what support is available for those under 25.
To ask the Scottish Government how the UK Budget will affect Scotland's equalities budget.
To ask the Scottish Government whether it records the maternal age following a still birth or miscarriage, and, if so, how many mothers under 25 have had a (a) stillbirth and (b) miscarriage since 2014.
To ask the Scottish Government what the average cost per hour of (a) local authority and (b) private childcare has been in each of the last 10 years, broken down by age.
To ask the Scottish Government which local authorities have waiting lists for funded nursery places, broken down by average length of wait.
To ask the Scottish Government how it supports childcare for newborns to two-year-olds, and whether it plans to extend free childcare provision to this age range.
To ask the Scottish Government what additional financial support parents can apply for when deferring their child's entry to primary school.
To ask the Scottish Government how many (a) council, (b) private and (c) social enterprise nurseries and childcare centres there were at the beginning of each school year in the last 10 years, broken down by local authority area.