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-13102
- Asked by: Alexander Burnett, MSP for Aberdeenshire West, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Monday, 12 December 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Clare Haughey on 10 January 2023
To ask the Scottish Government what support is being given to private childcare providers in order to provide school wraparound childcare.
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Question reference: S6W-13024
- Asked by: Alexander Burnett, MSP for Aberdeenshire West, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Friday, 09 December 2022
Submitting member has a registered interest.
- Current Status: Answered by Shona Robison on 10 January 2023
To ask the Scottish Government whether there has been a specific budget allocated to the Scottish Fire and Rescue Service to carry out fire safety checks as part of short-term let licensing applications.
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Question reference: S6W-13100
- Asked by: Alexander Burnett, MSP for Aberdeenshire West, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Monday, 12 December 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Clare Haughey on 9 January 2023
To ask the Scottish Government what support it will provide to private nurseries that cannot compete with salaries offered by local authorities.
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Question reference: S6W-13101
- Asked by: Alexander Burnett, MSP for Aberdeenshire West, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Monday, 12 December 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Clare Haughey on 9 January 2023
To ask the Scottish Government what measures it is taking to reduce waiting lists for afterschool childcare.
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Question reference: S6W-13099
- Asked by: Alexander Burnett, MSP for Aberdeenshire West, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Monday, 12 December 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Clare Haughey on 9 January 2023
To ask the Scottish Government what assurances it can provide that there will be an increase in childminding places by 2026.
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Question reference: S6W-13097
- Asked by: Alexander Burnett, MSP for Aberdeenshire West, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Monday, 12 December 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Clare Haughey on 9 January 2023
To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to address any staff shortages in the childcare industry.
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Question reference: S6W-13098
- Asked by: Alexander Burnett, MSP for Aberdeenshire West, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Monday, 12 December 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Clare Haughey on 9 January 2023
To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to recover the reported 11,363 childminding places lost since 2016.
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Question reference: S6W-13059
- Asked by: Alexander Burnett, MSP for Aberdeenshire West, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Friday, 09 December 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Keith Brown on 9 January 2023
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S6W-03423 by Kevin Stewart on 25 October 2021, what the Office of the Public Guardian in Scotland (OPG) backlog is of power of attorney applications from September 2021 to date, and what support it is offering OPG to address this backlog.
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Question reference: S6W-13060
- Asked by: Alexander Burnett, MSP for Aberdeenshire West, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Friday, 09 December 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Kevin Stewart on 5 January 2023
To ask the Scottish Government what consideration it has given to introducing a similar registration service to the “Use a lasting power of attorney” service introduced by the UK Government, in order to make it easier for attorneys and donors to share details with organisations.
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Question reference: S6W-12960
- Asked by: Alexander Burnett, MSP for Aberdeenshire West, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 08 December 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Mairi McAllan on 20 December 2022
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will outline the application process for an area seeking recognition as a National Scenic Area.