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
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Question reference: S6W-27881
- Asked by: Pam Duncan-Glancy, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 29 May 2024
- Current Status: Answered by Paul McLennan on 7 June 2024
To ask the Scottish Government what direction it provides to Glasgow City Council to make new housing developments accessible for wheelchair users and for disabled people.
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Question reference: S6W-27742
- Asked by: Pam Duncan-Glancy, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 22 May 2024
- Current Status: Answered by Graeme Dey on 6 June 2024
To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made of any impact of college mergers in 2014 on costs, including on staffing.
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Question reference: S6W-27739
- Asked by: Pam Duncan-Glancy, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 21 May 2024
- Current Status: Answered by Graeme Dey on 6 June 2024
To ask the Scottish Government whether it has undertaken an analysis to establish any reasons for students withdrawing from college courses between weeks five and 12 of their courses.
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Question reference: S6W-27741
- Asked by: Pam Duncan-Glancy, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 22 May 2024
- Current Status: Answered by Graeme Dey on 6 June 2024
To ask the Scottish Government what discussions it has had with Audit Scotland regarding its scrutiny of overall staffing budgets and spend in colleges.
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Question reference: S6W-27744
- Asked by: Pam Duncan-Glancy, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 22 May 2024
- Current Status: Answered by Graeme Dey on 6 June 2024
To ask the Scottish Government whether it plans to review (a) pay structures and (b) staffing costs in colleges.
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Question reference: S6W-27743
- Asked by: Pam Duncan-Glancy, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 22 May 2024
- Current Status: Answered by Graeme Dey on 6 June 2024
To ask the Scottish Government whether it plans to benchmark staffing (a) costs and (b) ratios in the college sector, relative to other sectors.
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Question reference: S6W-27737
- Asked by: Pam Duncan-Glancy, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 21 May 2024
- Current Status: Answered by Graeme Dey on 5 June 2024
To ask the Scottish Government what analysis it has undertaken of the number of students articulating from college to university in the last financial year, and what impact this has had on universities filling their places.
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Question reference: S6W-27752
- Asked by: Pam Duncan-Glancy, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 22 May 2024
- Current Status: Answered by Paul McLennan on 5 June 2024
To ask the Scottish Government whether any funding allocated for the development of wheelchair accessible properties also includes the development of "wheelchair exemplar properties".
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Question reference: S6W-27738
- Asked by: Pam Duncan-Glancy, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 21 May 2024
- Current Status: Answered by Graeme Dey on 5 June 2024
To ask the Scottish Government how many students have withdrawn from college courses between weeks five and 12 of their courses in each of the last five years.
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Question reference: S6W-27849
- Asked by: Pam Duncan-Glancy, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 29 May 2024
- Current Status: Answered by Jenny Gilruth on 4 June 2024
To ask the Scottish Government whether it plans to publish the number of pupils with less than (a) 90%, (b) 80% and (c) 50% attendance as part of its summary school statistics series, and, if so, how often it will do so.
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