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-00339
- Asked by: Ross Greer, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Green Party
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 01 June 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Clare Haughey on 15 June 2021
To ask the Scottish Government how local authorities will be selected to pilot the policy of fully-funded deferred entry to primary school in 2022-23, and by what date the local authorities selected will be announced.
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Question reference: S6W-00185
- Asked by: Ross Greer, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Green Party
- Date lodged: Monday, 24 May 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Jamie Hepburn on 9 June 2021
To ask the Scottish Government what its position is on the "fire and rehire" practice, in which college lecturers are reportedly being made redundant while simultaneously being offered course instructor posts on poorer pay and conditions.
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Question reference: S6W-00184
- Asked by: Ross Greer, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Green Party
- Date lodged: Monday, 24 May 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Shirley-Anne Somerville on 9 June 2021
To ask the Scottish Government whether the Cabinet Secretary for Education has discussed the SQA alternative certification model for 2021 with (a) the Children and Young People's Commissioner Scotland's office or (b) the Equality and Human Rights Commission and, if so, on which dates the discussions took place, what specific issues were discussed and whether minutes of the meetings were taken.
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Question reference: S6W-00088
- Asked by: Ross Greer, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Green Party
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 18 May 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Shirley-Anne Somerville on 1 June 2021
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answers to questions S5W-28271 and S5W-35532 by John Swinney on 20 April 2020 and 4 March 2021 respectively, whether it will provide the information for 2020 regarding the number of additional support for learning (a) teachers and (b) classroom assistants there were in each local authority.
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Question reference: S6W-00183
- Asked by: Ross Greer, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Green Party
- Date lodged: Monday, 24 May 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Shirley-Anne Somerville on 1 June 2021
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the resolution of the Parliament on motion S5M-23385 on 18 November 2020, what action it has taken to resource the improvement of ventilation in the school estate.
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Question reference: S5W-35333
- Asked by: Ross Greer, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Green Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 18 February 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Paul Wheelhouse on 16 March 2021
To ask the Scottish Government, following reports of a serious incident at Hunterston Jetty on 2 February 2021, how it plans to work with stakeholders to ensure that (a) the incident is fully investigated and (b) action is taken to prevent future incidents from taking place.
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Question reference: S5W-35541
- Asked by: Ross Greer, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Green Party
- Date lodged: Friday, 26 February 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Richard Lochhead on 12 March 2021
To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to ensure that the money allocated to the Higher Education (HE) Coronavirus Discretionary Fund is used to support students experiencing hardship.
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Question reference: S5W-35542
- Asked by: Ross Greer, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Green Party
- Date lodged: Friday, 26 February 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Richard Lochhead on 12 March 2021
To ask the Scottish Government what its position is on working with the higher and further education sectors to establish a “no detriment” policy for students whose studies have been disrupted by the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Question reference: S5W-35540
- Asked by: Ross Greer, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Green Party
- Date lodged: Friday, 26 February 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Richard Lochhead on 12 March 2021
To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to ensure that students can access the Higher Education (HE) Coronavirus Discretionary Fund, and whether it will continue payments after 31 March 2020.
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Question reference: S5W-35779
- Asked by: Ross Greer, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Green Party
- Date lodged: Friday, 05 March 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Michael Matheson on 12 March 2021
To ask the Scottish Government how it will ensure that the £53 million allocated to the Energy, Circular Economy and Environment programme in the Ayrshire Growth Deal will not be used for so-called greenwashing activities that provide limited or no climate/environmental benefit.