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-31842
- Asked by: Beatrice Wishart, MSP for Shetland Islands, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 16 September 2020
- Current Status: Answered by Joe FitzPatrick on 28 September 2020
To ask the Scottish Government what plans it has to promote the flu vaccine to people living with lung disease during the 2020-21 flu vaccination programme.
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Question reference: S5W-31792
- Asked by: Beatrice Wishart, MSP for Shetland Islands, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Monday, 14 September 2020
- Current Status: Answered by John Swinney on 28 September 2020
To ask the Scottish Government whether the Cabinet Secretary for Education and Skills will report to the Parliament once a decision has been made about plans for the 2020-21 exam season with details of the plans and the decision-making process.
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Question reference: S5W-31797
- Asked by: Beatrice Wishart, MSP for Shetland Islands, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Monday, 14 September 2020
- Current Status: Answered by John Swinney on 28 September 2020
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S5W-31360 by John Swinney on 4 September 2020, whether it will answer the question that was asked regarding what information it received about the tolerable range that was employed by the SQA ahead of the exam results moderation, and for what reason it did not respond to this point in its answer.
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Question reference: S5W-31793
- Asked by: Beatrice Wishart, MSP for Shetland Islands, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Monday, 14 September 2020
- Current Status: Answered by John Swinney on 28 September 2020
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S5W-31364 by John Swinney on 4 September 2020, on what date the Cabinet Secretary for Education and Skills was informed of the outcome of the moderated exam results, and whether it will place details of the minutes of all discussions and copies of all correspondence regarding this in the Scottish Parliament Information Centre (SPICe).
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Question reference: S5W-31795
- Asked by: Beatrice Wishart, MSP for Shetland Islands, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Monday, 14 September 2020
- Current Status: Answered by John Swinney on 28 September 2020
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S5W-31365 by John Swinney on 4 September 2020, whether it will answer the question asked regarding whether it planned to use a similar system of moderation for the 2020-21 exams before it announced that “details will be provided separately before schools return on 11 August, regarding the approach for the assessment of national qualifications for the 2020-21 session”, and for what reason it did not respond to this point in its answer.
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Question reference: S5W-31794
- Asked by: Beatrice Wishart, MSP for Shetland Islands, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Monday, 14 September 2020
- Current Status: Answered by John Swinney on 28 September 2020
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S5W-31362 by John Swinney on 4 September 2020, for what reason information about moderated exam results was not shared with the Education Recovery Group, in light of its role being specific to the current pandemic.
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Question reference: S5W-31798
- Asked by: Beatrice Wishart, MSP for Shetland Islands, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Monday, 14 September 2020
- Current Status: Answered by Paul Wheelhouse on 25 September 2020
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on when section (a) 8 and (b) 14 of the Islands (Scotland) Act 2018 will come into force.
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Question reference: S5W-31813
- Asked by: Beatrice Wishart, MSP for Shetland Islands, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Monday, 14 September 2020
- Current Status: Answered by Paul Wheelhouse on 25 September 2020
To ask the Scottish Government what progress has been made in signing a contract for the North Lot of the R100 superfast broadband programme.
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Question reference: S5W-31451
- Asked by: Beatrice Wishart, MSP for Shetland Islands, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Friday, 28 August 2020
- Current Status: Answered by John Swinney on 10 September 2020
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S5W-31291 by John Swinney on 26 August 2020, how much funding was allocated to each local authority, and how this was calculated.
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Question reference: S5O-04589
- Asked by: Beatrice Wishart, MSP for Shetland Islands, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 09 September 2020
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 16 September 2020
To ask the Scottish Government what recent discussions it has had with the Scottish Information Commissioner.