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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)
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Question reference: S6W-28194

Asked by: Tim Eagle, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Friday, 14 June 2024
Current Status: Answered by Jenny Gilruth on 28 June 2024

To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S6W-27321 by Jenny Gilruth on 17 May 2024, what steps Education Scotland will take to encourage more schools to participate in Computing Science Scotland Week, should it proceed again in 2024.

Education Scotland will continue to work with local authorities and external partners to promote themed weeks. Dates will be promoted from August 2024, through our networks (Computing Science and Primary Computing Science networks on Glow, Local Authority National Technologies Network, professional networks such as ADICOS, Computing at Schools and CompEdnet), stakeholders and Education Scotland and Digilernscot social media.

Question reference: S6W-28193

Asked by: Tim Eagle, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Friday, 14 June 2024
Current Status: Answered by Jenny Gilruth on 28 June 2024

To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S6W-27321 by Jenny Gilruth on 17 May 2024, whether Education Scotland will hold Computing Science Scotland Week in 2024.

Education Scotland will hold another Computing Science Event in November 2024. This year there will be 2 weeks – week 1 (4 to 8) will be targeted at computational thinking / no code/low code creative computing activities focusing on ELC and Primary and week 2 (11 to 15) will be focussed on coding activities for primary and secondary. Education Scotland will also be hosting 3 Computing Science Conferences (West, Central and North locations tbc) on 16 November 2024.

Question reference: S6W-28329

Asked by: Ash Regan, MSP for Edinburgh Eastern, Alba Party
Date lodged: Monday, 24 June 2024
Current Status: Answered by Shirley-Anne Somerville on 28 June 2024

To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S6W-27936 by Shirley-Anne Somerville on 14 June 2024, whether the report will be made publicly available once it has been received by the Scottish Ministers.

Question reference: S6W-28217

Asked by: Alex Rowley, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Monday, 17 June 2024
Current Status: Answered by Fiona Hyslop on 28 June 2024

To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide a list of the annual payments that the operator of the current Clyde and Hebrides Ferry Services contract has made to Transport Scotland since 2016.

Question reference: S6W-28379

Asked by: Maurice Golden, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Thursday, 27 June 2024
Current Status: Answer expected on 25 July 2024

To ask the Scottish Government whether any further official data on incidents of dog theft have been collated since Police Scotland produced the document, Recorded Theft of Dogs in Scotland April 2019 – March 2021, in June 2021.

Question reference: S6W-28407

Asked by: Rhoda Grant, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Thursday, 27 June 2024
Current Status: Answer expected on 25 July 2024

To ask the Scottish Government what (a) discussions it had, (b) action it took and (c) meetings were held in relation to the decision of the City of Edinburgh Council to defer the planned friendship agreement with the Taiwanese port city, Kaohsiung.

Question reference: S6W-28393

Asked by: Monica Lennon, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Thursday, 27 June 2024
Current Status: Answer expected on 25 July 2024

To ask the Scottish Government what its response is to the academic research on teacher workload, commissioned by the Educational Institute of Scotland (EIS) and published at its June 2024 AGM, which provided evidence that teachers in Scotland continue to work well beyond their contracted hours and that the number of working hours per week is rising.

Question reference: S6W-28399

Asked by: Ash Regan, MSP for Edinburgh Eastern, Alba Party
Date lodged: Thursday, 27 June 2024
Current Status: Answer expected on 25 July 2024

To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S6W-27934 by Mairi Gougeon on 18 June 2024, what it estimates the final cost of designating a new national park will be, and what its position is on whether this is an effective use of public money, in light of the reportedly restricted financial situation.

Question reference: S6W-28382

Asked by: Monica Lennon, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Thursday, 27 June 2024
Current Status: Answer expected on 25 July 2024

To ask the Scottish Government how it engages with Regional Transport Partnerships on the governance of (a) bus and (b) rail services.

Question reference: S6W-28400

Asked by: Pam Duncan-Glancy, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Thursday, 27 June 2024
Current Status: Answer expected on 25 July 2024

To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to reduce teacher workload.