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-21367
- Asked by: Pam Duncan-Glancy, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Thursday, 14 September 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Graeme Dey on 28 September 2023
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on any consideration it has given to allowing colleges more financial flexibility.
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Question reference: S6W-21370
- Asked by: Pam Duncan-Glancy, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Thursday, 14 September 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Graeme Dey on 28 September 2023
To ask the Scottish Government how often it meets with the Scottish Funding Council, and whether it will provide a breakdown of the dates of its meetings with the Scottish Funding Council since August 2021.
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Question reference: S6W-21366
- Asked by: Pam Duncan-Glancy, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Thursday, 14 September 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Graeme Dey on 28 September 2023
To ask the Scottish Government what action it took to help colleges improve their financial sustainability, following Audit Scotland's 2022 report on the college sector.
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Question reference: S6W-21373
- Asked by: Pam Duncan-Glancy, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Thursday, 14 September 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Natalie Don on 27 September 2023
To ask the Scottish Government what criteria it used to determine the most disadvantaged areas in the context of equity and excellence leads.
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Question reference: S6W-21374
- Asked by: Pam Duncan-Glancy, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Thursday, 14 September 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Natalie Don on 27 September 2023
To ask the Scottish Government how many nurseries have received additional staff capacity through an equity and excellence lead, and whether it will provide a breakdown of any such additional capacity by local authority area.
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Question reference: S6W-20851
- Asked by: Pam Duncan-Glancy, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Friday, 25 August 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Fiona Hyslop on 22 September 2023
To ask the Scottish Government what criteria it used to identify and nominate railway stations for the UK Government Department for Transport's Access for All programme.
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Question reference: S6W-21007
- Asked by: Pam Duncan-Glancy, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 06 September 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Jenny Gilruth on 20 September 2023
To ask the Scottish Government what the estimated average reading age is according to the latest assessments carried out by ACER UK for pupils in (a) S1, (b) S2, (c) S3, (d) S4, (e) S5 and (f) S6.
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Question reference: S6W-21009
- Asked by: Pam Duncan-Glancy, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 06 September 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Jenny Gilruth on 20 September 2023
To ask the Scottish Government what data it holds on the reading ages of school children, and how it uses any such data.
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Question reference: S6W-20835
- Asked by: Pam Duncan-Glancy, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Thursday, 24 August 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Jenny Gilruth on 20 September 2023
To ask the Scottish Government what funds are currently available to schools to maintain or make repairs to their playgrounds.
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Question reference: S6W-21008
- Asked by: Pam Duncan-Glancy, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 06 September 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Jenny Gilruth on 19 September 2023
To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made of the impact of the reported decision not to include systematic synthetic phonics in initial teacher education.
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