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-22710
- Asked by: Martin Whitfield, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 29 November 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Shirley-Anne Somerville on 11 December 2023
To ask the Scottish Government how many claimants in total it expects will move to Adult Disability Payment via “managed transfer”.
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Question reference: S6O-02887
- Asked by: Martin Whitfield, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 06 December 2023
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 14 December 2023
To ask the Scottish Government how many GP surgeries are not currently accepting new patients.
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Question reference: S6W-22977
- Asked by: Martin Whitfield, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 22 November 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Jenny Gilruth on 6 December 2023
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide data on the number of students with additional support needs who have undergone transitions between mainstream and special education settings in the last academic year.
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Question reference: S6W-22972
- Asked by: Martin Whitfield, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 22 November 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Jenny Gilruth on 6 December 2023
To ask the Scottish Government, in relation to (a) schools, (b) colleges and (c) universities, what (i) specific criteria are and (ii) process is used to (A) assess and (B) identify students with additional support needs (ASN), and how many students with ASN have been identified in each education setting in the last academic year.
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Question reference: S6W-22980
- Asked by: Martin Whitfield, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 22 November 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Jenny Gilruth on 6 December 2023
To ask the Scottish Government how many formal complaints from parents regarding additional support needs provision have been received in each academic year since 2016-17, broken down by local authority.
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Question reference: S6W-22974
- Asked by: Martin Whitfield, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 22 November 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Jenny Gilruth on 6 December 2023
To ask the Scottish Government, in relation to (a) schools, (b) colleges and (c) universities, whether it will publish the full data on the outcomes and achievements of students with additional support needs over the past academic year, and whether it will provide a list of any notable (i) successes and (ii) challenges.
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Question reference: S6W-23175
- Asked by: Martin Whitfield, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Monday, 20 November 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Jackson Carlaw (on behalf of the SPCB) on 5 December 2023
To ask the Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body whether it has considered any need for imprints to be placed on parliamentary-funded MSP literature.
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Question reference: S6W-23051
- Asked by: Martin Whitfield, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Friday, 17 November 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Jenny Gilruth on 4 December 2023
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide clarification on whether the Scottish Qualifications Authority (SQA) will be replaced or reformed, in light of the Cabinet Secretary for Education and Skills using both terms during her ministerial statement on 7 November 2023.
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Question reference: S6W-23049
- Asked by: Martin Whitfield, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Monday, 20 November 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Shona Robison on 30 November 2023
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on how the Barnett consequential funding that it received as a result of the UK Government's funding support for swimming pools in England will be distributed.
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Question reference: S6O-02828
- Asked by: Martin Whitfield, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 22 November 2023
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 30 November 2023
To ask the Scottish Government what recent discussions it has had with East Lothian Council regarding the future of local public service provision in the area, including in relation to the Loch Centre in Tranent.