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-01157
- Asked by: Beatrice Wishart, MSP for Shetland Islands, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Friday, 02 July 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Shirley-Anne Somerville on 28 July 2021
To ask the Scottish Government what percentage of pupils missed one school day or more in a continuous period of ten school days in the academic years (a) 2017/18, (b) 2018/19, (c) 2019/20, and (d) 2020/21.
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Question reference: S6W-01187
- Asked by: Beatrice Wishart, MSP for Shetland Islands, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Friday, 02 July 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Shirley-Anne Somerville on 28 July 2021
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S6W-00525 by Shirley-Anne Somerville on 18 June 2021, whether the meetings on (a) 24 May, (b) 3 June and (c) 24 June were minuted, and if so, whether those minutes will be published.
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Question reference: S6W-01153
- Asked by: Beatrice Wishart, MSP for Shetland Islands, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Thursday, 01 July 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Shirley-Anne Somerville on 28 July 2021
To ask the Scottish Government how many days of full-time education have been missed by pupils since school buildings reopened and what the average number of days per pupil is.
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Question reference: S6W-01154
- Asked by: Beatrice Wishart, MSP for Shetland Islands, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Thursday, 01 July 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Shirley-Anne Somerville on 28 July 2021
To ask the Scottish Government how many school pupils have not returned to full-time education since school buildings reopened.
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Question reference: S6W-01155
- Asked by: Beatrice Wishart, MSP for Shetland Islands, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Friday, 02 July 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Shirley-Anne Somerville on 28 July 2021
To ask the Scottish Government whether the absence rate for pupils has been 50% or greater since full-time education in school buildings returned, broken down by (a) primary and (b) secondary schools.
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Question reference: S6W-01741
- Asked by: Beatrice Wishart, MSP for Shetland Islands, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 21 July 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Jamie Hepburn on 27 July 2021
To ask the Scottish Government what plans it has to increase the cash grant given to mature students.
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Question reference: S6W-01188
- Asked by: Beatrice Wishart, MSP for Shetland Islands, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Friday, 02 July 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Shirley-Anne Somerville on 16 July 2021
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S6W-00865, what the estimated additional workload in hours was for teachers who supported the delivery of the Alternative Certification Model (ACM).
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Question reference: S6W-00692
- Asked by: Beatrice Wishart, MSP for Shetland Islands, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 15 June 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 14 July 2021
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S6W-00139 by Humza Yousaf on 1 June 2021, whether it will provide an update on what its position is on offering COVID-19 vaccinations to under-18s ahead of the start of the 2021-22 university and college term.
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Question reference: S6W-01156
- Asked by: Beatrice Wishart, MSP for Shetland Islands, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Thursday, 01 July 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Shirley-Anne Somerville on 9 July 2021
To ask the Scottish Government how many pupils have been expelled from school in each academic year since 2017-18.
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Question reference: S6W-00628
- Asked by: Beatrice Wishart, MSP for Shetland Islands, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 15 June 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Ash Denham on 2 July 2021
To ask the Scottish Government, further to its announcement of funding for 40 new legal aid trainees, whether it will provide further information on the geographical base of the trainees, and whether the fund to support the traineeships will be accessible to people in the Northern Isles.
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