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
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Question reference: S6W-28062
- Asked by: Willie Rennie, MSP for North East Fife, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Thursday, 06 June 2024
- Current Status: Answered by Tom Arthur on 19 June 2024
To ask the Scottish Government whether it has received any representations from (a) IndustriALL Global Union and (b) IndustriALL Europe Union regarding reported concerns in relation to Liberty Steel's operations, in light of reports that the unions have asked the European Commission to set up a taskforce to look at Liberty Steel's operations.
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Question reference: S6W-28043
- Asked by: Stuart McMillan, MSP for Greenock and Inverclyde, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 05 June 2024
- Current Status: Answered by Graeme Dey on 19 June 2024
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on the latest round of negotiations between the college sector and trade unions.
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Question reference: S6W-28045
- Asked by: Ash Regan, MSP for Edinburgh Eastern, Alba Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 05 June 2024
- Current Status: Answered by Graeme Dey on 19 June 2024
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on what steps it is taking to (a) address the ongoing industrial disputes over pay and funding in the further education sector, in light of the repeated industrial actions taken by staff, and (b) ensure the provision of quality education.
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Question reference: S6W-27999
- Asked by: Ash Regan, MSP for Edinburgh Eastern, Alba Party
- Date lodged: Monday, 03 June 2024
- Current Status: Answered by Jenny Gilruth on 19 June 2024
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S6W-27602 by Jenny Gilruth on 28 May 2024, whether it plans to set out an indicative timetable to the Parliament for when universal free school meals will be rolled out in 2026.
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Question reference: S6W-27992
- Asked by: Pam Duncan-Glancy, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Monday, 03 June 2024
- Current Status: Answered by Jenny Gilruth on 19 June 2024
To ask the Scottish Government when it expects an education assurance board to be established.
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Question reference: S6W-28172
- Asked by: Miles Briggs, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 13 June 2024
- Current Status: Answered by Neil Gray on 19 June 2024
To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to improve access to specialist teenage and young adult (TYA) clinical psychology services, as set out in the cancer strategy for children and young people.
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Question reference: S6W-28104
- Asked by: Claire Baker, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Monday, 10 June 2024
- Current Status: Answered by Jenny Gilruth on 19 June 2024
To ask the Scottish Government what the current national school clothing grant level is for eligible (a) primary and (b) secondary school pupils; when the most recent increase to the grants took place, and when the next increase to the grants is due to take place.
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Question reference: S6W-28086
- Asked by: Katy Clark, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Friday, 07 June 2024
- Current Status: Answered by Angela Constance on 19 June 2024
To ask the Scottish Government what its position is on any risk assessment that has been undertaken in relation to the pilot to reduce the number of police officers routinely on duty at Edinburgh Sheriff Court, in light of reports that this does not have the support of the recognised trade union.
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Question reference: S6W-28071
- Asked by: Fergus Ewing, MSP for Inverness and Nairn, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Friday, 07 June 2024
- Current Status: Answered by Dorothy Bain on 19 June 2024
To ask the Scottish Government, in relation to fatal accident inquiries, how many cases the Scottish Fatalities Investigation Unit (SFIU) of the Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service has investigated in each of the last 10 years, and what the comparative figure was for each of the last 10 years in which the former unit for investigating deaths was in operation before it was replaced by the SFIU.
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Question reference: S6W-28083
- Asked by: Katy Clark, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Friday, 07 June 2024
- Current Status: Answered by Angela Constance on 19 June 2024
To ask the Scottish Government what monitoring it will undertake of the Scottish Courts and Tribunals Service's pilot to reduce police numbers at Edinburgh Sheriff Court.