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.
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To ask the Scottish Government what its position is on (a) the frequency of testing taking place in schools and (b) whether the volume of assessments set out by the SQA in a short period is a fair approach to assessing pupils grades, in light of the missed class time in the last year.
To ask the Scottish Government by what date it will carry out the independent gateway review on the implementation date of its Deposit Return Scheme (DRS), and whether it still anticipates launching its DRS on 1 July 2022.
To ask the Scottish Government when it will be able to provide an update on assessment arrangements for national qualifications for the academic year 2021-22.
To ask the Scottish Government what the timescale is for carrying out a feasibility study into the extension of the Borders Railway, as agreed within the Borderlands Inclusive Growth Deal, and what progress has been made on this to date.
To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to ensure the provision of accessible toilets on the public transport network.
To ask the Scottish Government when the £400 payment to secondary school teachers and lecturers involved in awarding national qualifications will be made.
To ask the Scottish Government by what date it will introduce the Circular Economy Bill.
To ask the Scottish Government what discussions it has had with Dumfries and Galloway Council in response to the reported parental and staff concerns regarding its policy on staff thresholds in small rural schools.
To ask the Scottish Government, in light of a colony of honeybees having to be destroyed in the Stanley area of Perthshire due to the discovery of a hive at an apiary being infected with American Foulbrood (AFB), how common is AFB in Scotland, and what measures it is taking to limit how often it occurs.
To ask the Scottish Government whether consideration will be given to updating the COVID-19 guidance for businesses that provide close contact services, to reflect the different levels of restrictions that are in place across the country.