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.
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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To ask the Scottish Government what evidence it has that the £20,000 teaching bursary scheme is effective in addressing any teacher shortages in STEM and modern language subjects.
To ask the Scottish Government for what reason inmates who reportedly breached prison rules were included in the early release scheme to alleviate overcrowding.
To ask the Scottish Government whether it is considering introducing legislative changes to enable individuals or families to pursue criminal justice where concerns have been raised that systemic failures in the prison estate have resulted in avoidable deaths.
To ask the Scottish Government how many properties it currently owns.
To ask the Scottish Government how it will work with the Alzheimer’s Society and other organisations to develop integrated strategies addressing both hearing loss and cognitive decline.
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on how it proposes to mitigate any knock-on effects of closures or reductions in provision from independent schools on public sector schools, in light of the UK Government's decision to make independent schools liable for VAT.
To ask the Scottish Government what specific support it is providing to lowland cattle and sheep farmers, in light of the 87% drop in average income in 2023-24.
To ask the Scottish Government what proportion of farm businesses it estimates are currently operating at a loss, and how that compares with the previous five years.
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on how many additional school places local authorities may need to provide as a result of pupils transferring from the independent to the state sector, and what the cost will be.
To ask the Scottish Government what proportion of the additional £29 million announced for additional support needs provision will go towards hiring new specialist teachers and classroom assistants.