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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 23 December 2024
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Question reference: S6W-15935

  • Asked by: Pam Duncan-Glancy, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 14 March 2023
  • Current Status: Answered by Ben Macpherson on 27 March 2023

To ask the Scottish Government what proportion of eligible people have received the Winter Heating Payment to date.

Question reference: S6W-15963

  • Asked by: Pam Duncan-Glancy, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 15 March 2023
  • Current Status: Answered by Shirley-Anne Somerville on 23 March 2023

To ask the Scottish Government what information it holds on how many "lead teachers" have been appointed in each local authority, in each year since 2020, and how much has been (a) budgeted for and (b) spent to fund any such appointments.

Question reference: S6W-15964

  • Asked by: Pam Duncan-Glancy, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 15 March 2023
  • Current Status: Answered by Shirley-Anne Somerville on 23 March 2023

To ask the Scottish Government what (a) analysis it undertakes and (b) data it (i) holds and (ii) publishes on (A) tracking and (B) monitoring the successful sustainment, or otherwise, of the "positive destinations" of school leavers.

Question reference: S6W-15740

  • Asked by: Pam Duncan-Glancy, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 08 March 2023
  • Current Status: Answered by Shona Robison on 23 March 2023

To ask the Scottish Government how much it has allocated specifically to support the delivery of welfare advice in each of the last five financial years.

Question reference: S6W-15810

  • Asked by: Pam Duncan-Glancy, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Friday, 10 March 2023
  • Current Status: Answered by Shirley-Anne Somerville on 22 March 2023

To ask the Scottish Government how it has worked with its partners to ensure that any work in relation to the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child is reflected in all aspects of strategic planning for children and young people's education.

Question reference: S6W-15806

  • Asked by: Pam Duncan-Glancy, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Friday, 10 March 2023
  • Current Status: Answered by Shirley-Anne Somerville on 22 March 2023

To ask the Scottish Government, regarding its Additional Support for Learning (ASL) review action plan, whether it is on track to fund and support the Young Ambassadors for Inclusion by March 2023, and how this will support the delivery of the overall action plan.

Question reference: S6W-15812

  • Asked by: Pam Duncan-Glancy, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Friday, 10 March 2023
  • Current Status: Answered by Shirley-Anne Somerville on 22 March 2023

To ask the Scottish Government whether all local authorities have local advocacy partnership agreements that children and young people can access.

Question reference: S6W-15808

  • Asked by: Pam Duncan-Glancy, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Friday, 10 March 2023
  • Current Status: Answered by Shirley-Anne Somerville on 22 March 2023

To ask the Scottish Government, regarding the Additional Support for Learning (ASL) review action plan, whether it is on track to develop a mapping exercise to capture the breadth of policy development aligned to ASL by June 2023.

Question reference: S6W-15809

  • Asked by: Pam Duncan-Glancy, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Friday, 10 March 2023
  • Current Status: Answered by Shirley-Anne Somerville on 22 March 2023

To ask the Scottish Government how it plans to undertake a programme of internal engagement and awareness-raising, to raise the profile of children and young people with additional support needs, between now and November 2023.

Question reference: S6W-15688

  • Asked by: Pam Duncan-Glancy, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 07 March 2023
  • Current Status: Answered by Shirley-Anne Somerville on 22 March 2023

To ask the Scottish Government how it is ensuring that the needs of young disabled people are considered in its Independent Review of Qualifications and Assessment.