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-06313
- Asked by: Foysol Choudhury, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 08 February 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Tom Arthur on 8 March 2022
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S6W-03246 by Tom Arthur on 1 October 2021, whether its estimate of the cost to local government of the increase in employers' national insurance contributions has changed, and, if so, what its current estimate is.
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Question reference: S6W-06787
- Asked by: Foysol Choudhury, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Thursday, 24 February 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Kevin Stewart on 8 March 2022
To ask the Scottish Government what steps it is taking to encourage constructive and positive use of social media among young people.
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Question reference: S6W-06785
- Asked by: Foysol Choudhury, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Thursday, 24 February 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Jamie Hepburn on 7 March 2022
To ask the Scottish Government what guidance is in place regarding prioritising the reopening of youth and community facilities as a crucial part of the COVID-19 recovery.
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Question reference: S6W-06786
- Asked by: Foysol Choudhury, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Thursday, 24 February 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Neil Gray on 4 March 2022
To ask the Scottish Government which funding streams in the creative sector specifically encourage youth workers and community-based projects to deliver courses and projects that seek to build skills in the positive use of social media.
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Question reference: S6W-06784
- Asked by: Foysol Choudhury, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Thursday, 24 February 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Jamie Hepburn on 4 March 2022
To ask the Scottish Government how many opportunities there are for youth work placements through the current Modern Apprenticeships scheme.
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Question reference: S6O-00857
- Asked by: Foysol Choudhury, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Thursday, 03 March 2022
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 10 March 2022
To ask the Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body what progress has been made on re-opening the Scottish Parliament creche.
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Question reference: S6W-06781
- Asked by: Foysol Choudhury, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Thursday, 24 February 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Jamie Hepburn on 3 March 2022
To ask the Scottish Government what specific interventions are currently underway to ensure that BAME young people can access youth and community services that meet their needs locally.
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Question reference: S6W-06782
- Asked by: Foysol Choudhury, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Thursday, 24 February 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Jamie Hepburn on 3 March 2022
To ask the Scottish Government how many individuals have been employed as youth workers in each of the last five years, broken down by local authority.
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Question reference: S6W-06783
- Asked by: Foysol Choudhury, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Thursday, 24 February 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Jamie Hepburn on 3 March 2022
To ask the Scottish Government what steps it is taking to encourage youth work as a career, including any specific support for those seeking to leave their current employment in a different sector.
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Question reference: S6W-06367
- Asked by: Foysol Choudhury, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 09 February 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Kevin Stewart on 28 February 2022
To ask the Scottish Government what mental health support is available for (a) adults and (b) children and young people with cystic fibrosis (i) in general and (ii) who are receiving treatments such as Kaftrio.