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: S5W-24941
- Asked by: Liz Smith, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Monday, 26 August 2019
- Current Status: Answered by John Swinney on 12 September 2019
To ask the Scottish Government whether the Broad General Education (BGE) benchmarking tool, including the school level information dashboard, is (a) fully operational and (b) available to all local authorities and schools.
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Question reference: S5W-24887
- Asked by: Liz Smith, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Friday, 23 August 2019
- Current Status: Answered by Jamie Hepburn on 12 September 2019
To ask the Scottish Government when the new careers strategy will be published.
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Question reference: S5O-03509
- Asked by: Liz Smith, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 04 September 2019
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 11 September 2019
To ask the Scottish Government what measures it is taking to ensure the impartiality of its planned citizens’ assembly.
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Question reference: S5W-24833
- Asked by: Liz Smith, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 20 August 2019
- Current Status: Answered by John Swinney on 4 September 2019
To ask the Scottish Government how many Attainment Advisors have been deployed in each local authority in each of the last three years.
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Question reference: S5W-24690
- Asked by: Liz Smith, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Monday, 12 August 2019
- Current Status: Answered by John Swinney on 29 August 2019
To ask the Scottish Government how many examination markers who were appointed for the 2019 diet of SQA qualifications left their posts before the end of the marking period.
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Question reference: S5O-03195
- Asked by: Liz Smith, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 01 May 2019
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 8 May 2019
To ask the Scottish Government what the impact will be on benefit recipients of the expansion to 1,140 hours of funded childcare.
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Question reference: S5O-03151
- Asked by: Liz Smith, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 17 April 2019
- Current Status: Answered by Joe FitzPatrick on 25 April 2019
To ask the Scottish Government what recent discussions it has had with sportscotland with regard to the development of women’s football.
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Question reference: S5O-03163
- Asked by: Liz Smith, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 24 April 2019
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 1 May 2019
To ask the Scottish Government which NHS boards offer robotic assisted prostatectomy as a method of surgery for prostate cancer.
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Question reference: S5F-03268
- Asked by: Liz Smith, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 23 April 2019
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 25 April 2019
To ask the First Minister what measures the Scottish Government will put in place to reverse the reported decline in subject choice in secondary schools.
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Question reference: S5W-22327
- Asked by: Liz Smith, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 21 March 2019
- Current Status: Answered by Jeane Freeman on 2 April 2019
To ask the Scottish Government how much has been paid to NHS consultants for Waiting List Initiative work in each of the last five years, also broken down by NHS board.
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