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-25745
- Asked by: Martin Whitfield, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Friday, 23 February 2024
- Current Status: Answered by Graeme Dey on 8 March 2024
To ask the Scottish Government how many students have defaulted on student loans since 2007 (a) in total and (b) broken down by year.
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Question reference: S6W-25666
- Asked by: Martin Whitfield, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 21 February 2024
- Current Status: Answered by Natalie Don on 8 March 2024
To ask the Scottish Government whether free wraparound childcare is available to all low-income families.
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Question reference: S6W-25665
- Asked by: Martin Whitfield, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 21 February 2024
- Current Status: Answered by Natalie Don on 8 March 2024
To ask the Scottish Government what its position is on whether it has fulfilled the 2021 Scottish National Party manifesto commitment to create a system of "wraparound childcare".
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Question reference: S6W-25679
- Asked by: Martin Whitfield, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Thursday, 22 February 2024
- Current Status: Answered by Graeme Dey on 7 March 2024
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Question reference: S6W-25680
- Asked by: Martin Whitfield, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Thursday, 22 February 2024
- Current Status: Answered by Graeme Dey on 7 March 2024
To ask the Scottish Government how it will engage with stakeholders, including educational institutions, industry partners and international organisations, in order to implement its International Education Strategy effectively.
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Question reference: S6W-25675
- Asked by: Martin Whitfield, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Thursday, 22 February 2024
- Current Status: Answered by Patrick Harvie on 7 March 2024
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on its work to deliver on the 2021 Scottish National Party manifesto commitment to "ensure every child in Scotland leaves school with the ability to cycle safely", and how much it has spent on this work in each year since 2016.
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Question reference: S6W-25681
- Asked by: Martin Whitfield, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Thursday, 22 February 2024
- Current Status: Answered by Graeme Dey on 7 March 2024
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide a timeline for the implementation of the key actions in its International Education Strategy.
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Question reference: S6W-25674
- Asked by: Martin Whitfield, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Thursday, 22 February 2024
- Current Status: Answered by Patrick Harvie on 7 March 2024
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Question reference: S6W-25789
- Asked by: Martin Whitfield, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Monday, 26 February 2024
- Current Status: Answered by Siobhian Brown on 5 March 2024
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on how it supports children and families that are affected by domestic abuse.
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Question reference: S6W-25667
- Asked by: Martin Whitfield, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 21 February 2024
- Current Status: Answered by Natalie Don on 5 March 2024
To ask the Scottish Government whether all one- and two-year-olds in low-income families receive free early years education.
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