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-36732
- Asked by: Paul O'Kane, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 09 April 2025
- Current Status: Answer expected on 7 May 2025
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the comments by the Cabinet Secretary for Social Justice to the Social Justice and Social Security Committee on 5 December 2024, on what date and at what time the official ministerial decision to mitigate the two-child limit was recorded in its electronic Records and Document Management system, and who made that decision.
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Question reference: S6W-36782
- Asked by: Beatrice Wishart, MSP for Shetland Islands, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 09 April 2025
- Current Status: Answer expected on 7 May 2025
To ask the Scottish Government how its planning policy is developed to ensure that there is no negative impact on people's health as a result of wind turbines.
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Question reference: S6W-36729
- Asked by: Pam Duncan-Glancy, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 09 April 2025
- Current Status: Answer expected on 7 May 2025
To ask the Scottish Government how the £900,000 that was allocated to local authorities in March 2024 to provide professional learning for school support staff in response to distressed behaviour was distributed; what criteria were used to determine allocations; what proportion of support staff has received training; what assessment it has made of (a) the effectiveness of this training as a standalone intervention and (b) whether this was adequate to meet the training needs of support staff, and how the impact of this funding is being monitored.
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Question reference: S6W-36718
- Asked by: Maurice Golden, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 09 April 2025
- Current Status: Answer expected on 7 May 2025
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S6W-31149 by Gillian Martin on 19 November 2024, within what timeframe after 2026 it expects to see the projected 2.5% increase to the household recycling rate.
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Question reference: S6W-36371
- Asked by: Miles Briggs, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 09 April 2025
- Current Status: Answer expected on 7 May 2025
To ask the Scottish Government what discussions it has had with the UK Government regarding what progress is being made to assist colleges in Scotland with the student sponsor licence to provide more flexibility for the sector.
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Question reference: S6W-36721
- Asked by: Maurice Golden, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 09 April 2025
- Current Status: Answer expected on 7 May 2025
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide details of its upcoming investment for the 2025-26 financial year in efforts to inform and educate the public on waste separation best practice.
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Question reference: S6W-36733
- Asked by: Stephen Kerr, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 09 April 2025
- Current Status: Answer expected on 7 May 2025
To ask the Scottish Government whether it considers Members of the Children’s Parliament to be representative of Scotland's children, and what the reasons are for its position on this matter.
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Question reference: S6W-36742
- Asked by: Stephen Kerr, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 09 April 2025
- Current Status: Answer expected on 7 May 2025
To ask the Scottish Government what steps it has taken to ensure that registered social landlords do not grant social housing tenancies to individuals subject to immigration control.
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Question reference: S6W-36783
- Asked by: Beatrice Wishart, MSP for Shetland Islands, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 09 April 2025
- Current Status: Answer expected on 7 May 2025
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will consider reviewing its planning policy on wind turbines to encompass any health impacts of living, working or learning near to wind turbines, and the potential impact that the distance between buildings and turbines could have on health, including shadow flicker and low frequency noise.
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Question reference: S6W-36736
- Asked by: Stephen Kerr, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 09 April 2025
- Current Status: Answer expected on 7 May 2025
To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made regarding whether the Children's Parliament is the most effective mechanism for children's engagement in policy making.
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