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-28490
- Asked by: Liam Kerr, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 04 July 2024
- Current Status: Answer expected on 1 August 2024
To ask the Scottish Government how many meetings the Cabinet Secretary for Education and Skills held, between 1 April and 22 May 2024, to discuss its action plan on behaviour in schools, and what the outcomes were of any such meetings.
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Question reference: S6W-28485
- Asked by: Liam Kerr, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 04 July 2024
- Current Status: Answer expected on 1 August 2024
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on when it will publish its response to the Independent Review of Qualifications and Assessment.
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Question reference: S6W-28480
- Asked by: Liam Kerr, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 04 July 2024
- Current Status: Answer expected on 1 August 2024
To ask the Scottish Government what discussions it has had with teaching organisations regarding increasing the timetabling of computing science at Higher level, and what the outcomes were of any such discussions.
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Question reference: S6W-28489
- Asked by: Liam Kerr, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 04 July 2024
- Current Status: Answer expected on 1 August 2024
To ask the Scottish Government how many meetings the Cabinet Secretary for Education and Skills held, between 1 April and 22 May 2024, to discuss its guidance on mobile phones in schools, and what the outcomes were of any such meetings.
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Question reference: S6W-28450
- Asked by: Liam Kerr, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 02 July 2024
- Current Status: Answer expected on 30 July 2024
To ask the Scottish Government what its response is to recent Educational Institute of Scotland (EIS) research suggesting that, on average, teachers in Scotland work 46 hours per week.
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Question reference: S6W-28455
- Asked by: Liam Kerr, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 02 July 2024
- Current Status: Answer expected on 30 July 2024
To ask the Scottish Government how it is tackling any work-related stress in the teaching sector that results from teachers working beyond the 35-hour working week.
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Question reference: S6W-28451
- Asked by: Liam Kerr, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 02 July 2024
- Current Status: Answer expected on 30 July 2024
To ask the Scottish Government whether it is planning to update the Teachers’ Agreement 2001, in light of recent reports that its provisions do not match the current workload that teachers undertake.
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Question reference: S6W-28452
- Asked by: Liam Kerr, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 02 July 2024
- Current Status: Answer expected on 30 July 2024
To ask the Scottish Government what its response is to reports that teachers are spending an average of 11.39 hours a week outside contracted hours on work-related activity, undertaken in the morning before work, into the evening and at home at the weekend.
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Question reference: S6W-28445
- Asked by: Liam Kerr, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 02 July 2024
- Current Status: Answer expected on 30 July 2024
To ask the Scottish Government how it will improve access to elective professional learning within the teaching sector.
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Question reference: S6W-28447
- Asked by: Liam Kerr, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 02 July 2024
- Current Status: Answer expected on 30 July 2024
To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to ensure that teachers are not required to work beyond a 35-hour working week.
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