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.
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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To ask the Scottish Government how many newly qualified teachers completed their probationary period in 2024, and, of the teachers that completed their probation, how many gained permanent employment.
To ask the Scottish Government when the Assisted Support for Learning Project Board last met, and what was discussed.
To ask the Scottish Government what involvement it had in the SQA's approach to the exams appeals process in 2024.
To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made of the SQA's consultation with young people in relation to the exam results appeals process for (a) 2023 and (b) 2024.
To ask the Scottish Government what engagement it has had with Gaelic-medium education schools regarding SQA reform.
To ask the Scottish Government what its position is on any deeming of wages of college staff who take action short of a strike.
To ask the Scottish Government what its response is to the Public Sector Employment figures that were published in September 2024, which recorded that, between 23 June 2023 and 24 June 2024, employment in Scotland's further education colleges decreased by 550 (-4.3%).
To ask the Scottish Government what consideration it has given to the impact on employment of any delays to interventions on chronic pain.
To ask the Scottish Government what advice and support it offers to self-employed people through its employability programmes.
To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made of the need and demand for mental health support in colleges and universities.