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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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Dates of parliamentary sessions
  1. Session 1: 12 May 1999 to 31 March 2003
  2. Session 2: 7 May 2003 to 2 April 2007
  3. Session 3: 9 May 2007 to 22 March 2011
  4. Session 4: 11 May 2011 to 23 March 2016
  5. Session 5: 12 May 2016 to 5 May 2021
  6. Current session: 12 May 2021 to 19 December 2024
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Question reference: S6W-30810

  • Asked by: Pam Duncan-Glancy, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 22 October 2024
  • Current Status: Answered by Graeme Dey on 18 November 2024

To ask the Scottish Government what recent discussions it has had with the management of the City of Glasgow College regarding the long-term future of the Trade Union Education Centre.

Question reference: S6W-30980

  • Asked by: Pam Duncan-Glancy, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 31 October 2024
  • Current Status: Answered by Jenny Gilruth on 14 November 2024

To ask the Scottish Government, regarding the Education (Scotland) Bill, what its position is on how the new Tertiary Quality Enhancement Framework will sit with the work of the proposed inspectorate.

Question reference: S6W-31041

  • Asked by: Pam Duncan-Glancy, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Monday, 04 November 2024
  • Current Status: Answered by Graeme Dey on 14 November 2024

To ask the Scottish Government which members of the Cabinet have visited a college in the last year.

Question reference: S6W-30979

  • Asked by: Pam Duncan-Glancy, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 31 October 2024
  • Current Status: Answered by Jenny Gilruth on 12 November 2024

To ask the Scottish Government, regarding the Education (Scotland) Bill and proposed inspectorate, what its position is on whether colleges are a "relevant educational establishment" or an "excepted establishment".

Question reference: S6W-30649

  • Asked by: Pam Duncan-Glancy, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Monday, 14 October 2024
  • Current Status: Answered by Graeme Dey on 8 November 2024

To ask the Scottish Government what its response is to the evidence received by the Economy and Fair Work Committee, as part of its inquiry on the disability employment gap, which stated that there are few conversations with disabled young people about getting a job once they leave school because of a perception that employment will not be for them.

Question reference: S6W-30647

  • Asked by: Pam Duncan-Glancy, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Friday, 11 October 2024
  • Current Status: Answered by Jenny Gilruth on 8 November 2024

To ask the Scottish Government what processes for monitoring and measuring outcomes local authorities were required to implement to gather evidence on the effectiveness of the delivery of its school meal debt fund.

Question reference: S6W-30648

  • Asked by: Pam Duncan-Glancy, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Monday, 14 October 2024
  • Current Status: Answered by Graeme Dey on 8 November 2024

To ask the Scottish Government what its response is to the recommendation in the Economy and Fair Work Committee report, Closing the Disability Employment Gap in Scotland, regarding training for teaching staff and careers advisors on the specific needs of disabled and neurodiverse young people.

Question reference: S6W-30645

  • Asked by: Pam Duncan-Glancy, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Friday, 11 October 2024
  • Current Status: Answered by Jenny Gilruth on 8 November 2024

To ask the Scottish Government how many (a) children and (b) families had their school meal debt written off as a result of its school meal debt fund, broken down by local authority area.

Question reference: S6W-30646

  • Asked by: Pam Duncan-Glancy, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Friday, 11 October 2024
  • Current Status: Answered by Jenny Gilruth on 8 November 2024

To ask the Scottish Government what processes for monitoring and measuring outcomes it has implemented to gather evidence on the effectiveness of the delivery of its school meal debt fund.

Question reference: S6W-31028

  • Asked by: Pam Duncan-Glancy, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Monday, 04 November 2024
  • Current Status: Answered by Paul McLennan on 7 November 2024

To ask the Scottish Government how much it has spent on the "waking watch" system in apartment blocks in Glasgow since it was introduced in February 2023.