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: S6W-16334
- Asked by: Stephen Kerr, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 28 March 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Jenny Gilruth on 21 April 2023
To ask the Scottish Government what guidance it has provided to local authorities to promote the teaching of the Scots language.
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Question reference: S6W-16329
- Asked by: Stephen Kerr, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 28 March 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Jenny Gilruth on 21 April 2023
To ask the Scottish Government how many teachers have been employed in Scotland in each year since 2016.
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Question reference: S6W-16315
- Asked by: Stephen Kerr, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 28 March 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Maree Todd on 21 April 2023
To ask the Scottish Government what guidance it has provided to the Care Inspectorate for the financial year 2023-24.
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Question reference: S6W-16330
- Asked by: Stephen Kerr, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 28 March 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Jenny Gilruth on 21 April 2023
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on how many school children have been given a free digital device to gain access to online learning and resources.
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Question reference: S6W-16333
- Asked by: Stephen Kerr, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 28 March 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Jenny Gilruth on 21 April 2023
To ask the Scottish Government how much funding it has provided to local authorities to cover the cost of updating "when necessary" the laptops, Chromebooks and tablets that are being given to every school child.
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Question reference: S6W-16327
- Asked by: Stephen Kerr, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 28 March 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Jenny Gilruth on 21 April 2023
To ask the Scottish Government how much it has spent on closing the school attainment gap in each year since 2016.
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Question reference: S6W-16500
- Asked by: Stephen Kerr, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 30 March 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Shirley-Anne Somerville on 20 April 2023
To ask the Scottish Government what meetings it has had with JustRight Scotland since May 2021, and what the agreed outcomes were of any such meetings.
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Question reference: S6W-16497
- Asked by: Stephen Kerr, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 30 March 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Shirley-Anne Somerville on 20 April 2023
To ask the Scottish Government what meetings it has had with Amnesty International since May 2021, and what the agreed outcomes were of any such meetings.
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Question reference: S6W-16499
- Asked by: Stephen Kerr, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 30 March 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Shirley-Anne Somerville on 20 April 2023
To ask the Scottish Government what meetings it has had with the Human Rights Consortium Scotland since May 2021, and what the agreed outcomes were of any such meetings.
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Question reference: S6W-16778
- Asked by: Stephen Kerr, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 05 April 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Joe FitzPatrick on 20 April 2023
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will introduce planning apprenticeships, and, if so, when.