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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-25579

Asked by: Pam Duncan-Glancy, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Friday, 16 February 2024
Current Status: Answered by Jenny Gilruth on 27 February 2024

To ask the Scottish Government when it plans to propose a debate in the Parliament on the recommendations of the Independent Review of Qualifications and Assessment.

Question reference: S6W-25102

Asked by: Pam Duncan-Glancy, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Thursday, 01 February 2024
Current Status: Answered by Graeme Dey on 27 February 2024

To ask the Scottish Government whether it will allocate funding to support the implementation of its Student Mental Health Action Plan.

Question reference: S6W-25100

Asked by: Pam Duncan-Glancy, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Thursday, 01 February 2024
Current Status: Answered by Graeme Dey on 27 February 2024

To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on its Student Mental Health Action Plan.

Throughout February 2024 the Scottish Government is undertaking consultation events with members of the Student Mental Health and Wellbeing Working Group on the draft Student Mental Health Action Plan. Following this, and the completion of attendant Impact Assessments, the Scottish Government will publish the Student Mental Health Action Plan .

The draft Plan sets out our expectations for institutions on supporting student mental health and wellbeing and how the Scottish Government will work with them and the wider public sector to give effect to those. It recognises the critical importance of early intervention and prevention and ensuring effective access to a diverse range of community-based clinical and non-clinical services. It outlines the significant levels of Scottish Government investment in mental health and wellbeing support which students can access. It makes clear the importance of providing timely clinical acute care for those who require it and how we will work with NHS Boards and institutions in this area.

Question reference: S6W-25077

Asked by: Pam Duncan-Glancy, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Thursday, 01 February 2024
Current Status: Answered by Graeme Dey on 27 February 2024

To ask the Scottish Government whether it plans to undertake an evaluation of the inclusion of trade union representatives on college boards.

Question reference: S6W-25076

Asked by: Pam Duncan-Glancy, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Friday, 02 February 2024
Current Status: Answered by Graeme Dey on 27 February 2024

To ask the Scottish Government what the total cost was of commissioning the report, Lessons Learned – resetting national collective bargaining in the colleges sector.

Question reference: S6W-25075

Asked by: Pam Duncan-Glancy, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Friday, 02 February 2024
Current Status: Answered by Graeme Dey on 27 February 2024

To ask the Scottish Government, in light of its commitment to encourage employers and trade unions to work together on all aspects of industrial relations in the college sector, what information it holds on whether any meetings have taken place between College Employers Scotland and trade unions to take forward the recommendations set out in the 2022 report, Lessons Learned – resetting national collective bargaining in the colleges sector.

Question reference: S6W-25047

Asked by: Pam Duncan-Glancy, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Wednesday, 31 January 2024
Current Status: Answered by Graeme Dey on 27 February 2024

To ask the Scottish Government whether it plans to publish a list of all colleges identified as having reinforced autoclaved aerated concrete (RAAC) present.

Question reference: S6W-25048

Asked by: Pam Duncan-Glancy, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Wednesday, 31 January 2024
Current Status: Answered by Graeme Dey on 27 February 2024

To ask the Scottish Government whether it plans to publish a list of all universities identified as having reinforced autoclaved aerated concrete (RAAC) present.

Question reference: S6F-02861

Asked by: Pam Duncan-Glancy, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Monday, 26 February 2024
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 29 February 2024

To ask the First Minister what the Scottish Government’s response is to reports that the number of people living in temporary accommodation in Glasgow has increased by 25%.

Question reference: S6W-24944

Asked by: Pam Duncan-Glancy, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Tuesday, 30 January 2024
Current Status: Answered by Jenny Gilruth on 26 February 2024

To ask the Scottish Government for what reason the Gender Equality Taskforce in Education and Learning has not met since May 2023.

Since May 2023 discussion and work has been ongoing with regards to refining the workplan for and membership of the Gender Equality Taskforce to ensure that it is able to enact the long term systemic change that is needed. The next meeting of the Gender Equality Taskforce is scheduled for 18 April 2024. Contributory work on preventing and responding to gender-base violence in schools has been taken forward by the short-life Gender-Based Violence in Schools Working Group, with a framework for schools to be published in the coming weeks.