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-27607
- Asked by: Beatrice Wishart, MSP for Shetland Islands, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 26 February 2020
- Current Status: Answered by Maree Todd on 11 March 2020
To ask the Scottish Government whether it has any plans to introduce a maximum class size in early learning and childcare settings to help ensure a quality service.
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Question reference: S5W-27612
- Asked by: Beatrice Wishart, MSP for Shetland Islands, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 26 February 2020
- Current Status: Answered by Maree Todd on 11 March 2020
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S5W-25750 by Maree Todd on 9 October 2019, what percentage of the 435 equity and excellence leads is currently in post, and when the remainder will be recruited.
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Question reference: S5W-27610
- Asked by: Beatrice Wishart, MSP for Shetland Islands, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 26 February 2020
- Current Status: Answered by Maree Todd on 11 March 2020
To ask the Scottish Government what discussions it has had with early learning and childcare stakeholders regarding the number of early learning and childcare staff employed on temporary contracts.
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Question reference: S5W-27611
- Asked by: Beatrice Wishart, MSP for Shetland Islands, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 26 February 2020
- Current Status: Answered by Maree Todd on 11 March 2020
To ask the Scottish Government how many students are currently enrolled on (a) early learning and childcare modern apprenticeships and (b) children and young people foundation apprenticeships, and how this compares with its projections.
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Question reference: S5W-27608
- Asked by: Beatrice Wishart, MSP for Shetland Islands, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 26 February 2020
- Current Status: Answered by Maree Todd on 11 March 2020
To ask the Scottish Government what monitoring of early learning and childcare class sizes it currently conducts, and whether this information will be published.
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Question reference: S5W-27609
- Asked by: Beatrice Wishart, MSP for Shetland Islands, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 26 February 2020
- Current Status: Answered by Maree Todd on 11 March 2020
To ask the Scottish Government what steps it is taking to reverse the reported decrease in the number of qualified teachers working in nurseries to help ensure a quality service.
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Question reference: S5W-27606
- Asked by: Beatrice Wishart, MSP for Shetland Islands, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 26 February 2020
- Current Status: Answered by Shirley-Anne Somerville on 6 March 2020
To ask the Scottish Government how many families will no longer receive the Scottish Child Payment once their child turns six.
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Question reference: S5O-04249
- Asked by: Beatrice Wishart, MSP for Shetland Islands, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 04 March 2020
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 11 March 2020
To ask the Scottish Government what recent discussions it has had with the UK Government regarding its EU negotiations on aquaculture.
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Question reference: S5T-02059
- Asked by: Beatrice Wishart, MSP for Shetland Islands, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Monday, 02 March 2020
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 3 March 2020
To ask the Scottish Government whether all aspects of the expansion of funded early learning and childcare will be available to all families in August 2020.
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Question reference: S5W-27451
- Asked by: Beatrice Wishart, MSP for Shetland Islands, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Friday, 14 February 2020
- Current Status: Answered by Michael Matheson on 28 February 2020
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide a breakdown of the £70.5 million funding for Highlands and Islands Airports Limited (HIAL) set out in its 2020-21 draft Budget, and what the reasons are for the increase from the £45.9 million allocated in 2019-20.
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