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-22307
- Asked by: Liam Kerr, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 19 October 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Jenny Gilruth on 16 November 2023
To ask the Scottish Government what the core purpose of the Centre of Teaching Excellence will be, and how success will be measured.
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Question reference: S6W-22303
- Asked by: Liam Kerr, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 19 October 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Jenny Gilruth on 16 November 2023
To ask the Scottish Government what role it anticipates the Centre of Teaching Excellence will have regarding the development of the school curriculum.
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Question reference: S6W-22302
- Asked by: Liam Kerr, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 19 October 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Jenny Gilruth on 16 November 2023
To ask the Scottish Government what weekly interactions it anticipates the Centre of Teaching Excellence will have with individual teachers and schools.
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Question reference: S6W-22299
- Asked by: Liam Kerr, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 19 October 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Jenny Gilruth on 16 November 2023
To ask the Scottish Government when the Centre of Teaching Excellence is expected to be launched, to the nearest year.
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Question reference: S6W-22308
- Asked by: Liam Kerr, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 19 October 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Jenny Gilruth on 16 November 2023
To ask the Scottish Government what consultation was undertaken before launching the plans for the Centre of Teaching Excellence, including (a) the specific bodies or individuals that were involved and (b) when this took place, and when any minutes of relevant discussions will be published.
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Question reference: S6W-22304
- Asked by: Liam Kerr, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 19 October 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Jenny Gilruth on 16 November 2023
To ask the Scottish Government what role it anticipates the Centre of Teaching Excellence will have regarding the development of senior phase assessments.
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Question reference: S6W-22306
- Asked by: Liam Kerr, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 19 October 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Jenny Gilruth on 16 November 2023
To ask the Scottish Government against what outputs the performance of the Centre of Teaching Excellence will be measured.
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Question reference: S6W-22549
- Asked by: Liam Kerr, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 02 November 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Jenny Gilruth on 15 November 2023
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S6W-21885 by Jenny Gilruth on 26 October 2023, whether it will provide the information requested regarding what consequences local authorities will face if they do not increase teacher numbers to the levels that it requires; for what reason it did not provide this information in its answer, and whether it can confirm whether it (a) has imposed a requirement on local authorities but has not finalised any consequences for not meeting that requirement and (b) plans to decide and apply any consequences for local authorities that do not meet the requirement during or after that happening.
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Question reference: S6W-22571
- Asked by: Liam Kerr, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 31 October 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Graeme Dey on 14 November 2023
To ask the Scottish Government whether any funds realised from the apprenticeship levy are used to fund the Flexible Workforce Development Fund, and, if so, what proportion of such funds are used in this way.
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Question reference: S6W-22201
- Asked by: Liam Kerr, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 12 October 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Jenny Gilruth on 14 November 2023
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S6W-20954 by Jenny Gilruth on 19 September 2023, whether it or local authorities will meet the cost to "update when necessary" the laptops, Chromebooks and tablets that are given to school children in Scotland.
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