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-35038
- Asked by: Alex Cole-Hamilton, MSP for Edinburgh Western, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Monday, 08 February 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Maree Todd on 22 February 2021
To ask the Scottish Government what additional childcare support it plans to offer to key workers who are single parents, and have no access to wraparound childcare before and after school, in order to enable them to continue working their scheduled hours.
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Question reference: S5W-35232
- Asked by: Alex Cole-Hamilton, MSP for Edinburgh Western, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 16 February 2021
- Current Status: Answered by John Swinney on 22 February 2021
To ask the Scottish Government how the SQA plan to assess National 5 candidates, in light of the cancelation of the 2021 exam diet.
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Question reference: S5W-35231
- Asked by: Alex Cole-Hamilton, MSP for Edinburgh Western, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 16 February 2021
- Current Status: Answered by John Swinney on 22 February 2021
To ask the Scottish Government what advice is available to parents who are home schooling regarding preparing their children for National 5 assessments.
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Question reference: S5W-35014
- Asked by: Alex Cole-Hamilton, MSP for Edinburgh Western, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Friday, 05 February 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Maree Todd on 19 February 2021
To ask the Scottish Government for what reason private play groups that operate as an alternative option to nursery schools will not recommence on 22 February 2021.
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Question reference: S5W-35011
- Asked by: Alex Cole-Hamilton, MSP for Edinburgh Western, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Friday, 05 February 2021
- Current Status: Answered by John Swinney on 19 February 2021
To ask the Scottish Government for what reason the phased return to schooling will take place on a national basis, and what consideration it gave to a return based on the prevalence of the COVID-19 virus in each local authority area.
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Question reference: S5W-35037
- Asked by: Alex Cole-Hamilton, MSP for Edinburgh Western, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Monday, 08 February 2021
- Current Status: Answered by John Swinney on 18 February 2021
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the First Minister's recent announcement regarding the reopening of schools, whether it will provide further clarification regarding the phased return of special needs educational provision.
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Question reference: S5W-35036
- Asked by: Alex Cole-Hamilton, MSP for Edinburgh Western, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Monday, 08 February 2021
- Current Status: Answered by John Swinney on 18 February 2021
To ask the Scottish Government what consideration it has given to (a) using the school summer holidays to offer educational catch-up summer schools for children who have fallen behind during the lockdown and (b) the proposal for such summer schools being staffed by retired or student teachers.
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Question reference: S5W-35098
- Asked by: Alex Cole-Hamilton, MSP for Edinburgh Western, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 09 February 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Michael Russell on 18 February 2021
To ask the Scottish Government whether it plans to include households with unpaid carers in its COVID-19 extended household policy.
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Question reference: S5W-35010
- Asked by: Alex Cole-Hamilton, MSP for Edinburgh Western, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Friday, 05 February 2021
- Current Status: Answered by John Swinney on 17 February 2021
To ask the Scottish Government what advice will be made available to families with one member who is shielding from COVID-19 and who have children who are expected to return to school on 22 February 2021.
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Question reference: S5W-35117
- Asked by: Alex Cole-Hamilton, MSP for Edinburgh Western, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 10 February 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Mairi Gougeon on 16 February 2021
To ask the Scottish Government what plans it has to (a) increase opportunities for physical activity and (b) open gyms on a limited basis for people aged 18 to 25 in order to tackle mental ill health, in light of reports of this age group being disproportionately impacted by this issue during the COVID-19 lockdown restrictions.