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-27602
- Asked by: Ash Regan, MSP for Edinburgh Eastern, Alba Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 15 May 2024
- Current Status: Answered by Jenny Gilruth on 28 May 2024
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on the roll-out of free school meals to P6 and P7 pupils, including whether it is considering expanding this further to include secondary school pupils.
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Question reference: S6W-27603
- Asked by: Ash Regan, MSP for Edinburgh Eastern, Alba Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 15 May 2024
- Current Status: Answered by Jenny Gilruth on 28 May 2024
To ask the Scottish Government when it last reviewed the free school meal allowance for secondary school pupils, in light of the varying rates across local authority areas.
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Question reference: S6W-27604
- Asked by: Ash Regan, MSP for Edinburgh Eastern, Alba Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 15 May 2024
- Current Status: Answered by Tom Arthur on 28 May 2024
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on its long-term labour market strategy.
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Question reference: S6W-27521
- Asked by: Ash Regan, MSP for Edinburgh Eastern, Alba Party
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 14 May 2024
- Current Status: Answered by Paul McLennan on 28 May 2024
To ask the Scottish Government how much funding the City of Edinburgh Council is due to receive for affordable housebuilding in the next three financial years, and whether it will consider providing further support in light of the local authority's declaration of a housing emergency.
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Question reference: S6W-27513
- Asked by: Ash Regan, MSP for Edinburgh Eastern, Alba Party
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 14 May 2024
- Current Status: Answered by Neil Gray on 28 May 2024
To ask the Scottish Government what its response is to the recent findings from The Scotsman investigation, which reportedly found multimillion pound spending on PR and consultancy bills by NHS bodies.
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Question reference: S6W-27581
- Asked by: Ash Regan, MSP for Edinburgh Eastern, Alba Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 15 May 2024
- Current Status: Answered by Siobhian Brown on 23 May 2024
To ask the Scottish Government when it expects to lay regulations related to child contact centres under the Children (Scotland) Act 2020.
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Question reference: S6W-27609
- Asked by: Ash Regan, MSP for Edinburgh Eastern, Alba Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 15 May 2024
- Current Status: Answered by Ivan McKee on 23 May 2024
To ask the Scottish Government when it plans to publish the findings from the second phase of the local governance review.
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Question reference: S6W-27579
- Asked by: Ash Regan, MSP for Edinburgh Eastern, Alba Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 15 May 2024
- Current Status: Answered by Siobhian Brown on 23 May 2024
To ask the Scottish Government what the reasons are for the reported delays to the implementation of the Children (Scotland) Act 2020, and whether it will update the Parliament on its progress before the summer recess.
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Question reference: S6W-27515
- Asked by: Ash Regan, MSP for Edinburgh Eastern, Alba Party
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 14 May 2024
- Current Status: Answered by Ivan McKee on 23 May 2024
To ask the Scottish Government whether it can provide a breakdown of its reported £21,489,000 spend on external consultancies in 2022-23, and what it predicts the costs to be in the current financial year.
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Question reference: S6W-27611
- Asked by: Ash Regan, MSP for Edinburgh Eastern, Alba Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 15 May 2024
- Current Status: Answered by Ivan McKee on 23 May 2024
To ask the Scottish Government what it is doing to ensure that planning services work as efficiently as possible to foster economic growth, in light of reported delays to planning processes across Scotland.
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