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-26328
- Asked by: Martin Whitfield, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Monday, 25 March 2024
- Current Status: Answered by Natalie Don on 23 April 2024
To ask the Scottish Government what data it collects regarding the circumstances of death when a young person dies in the care of a local authority; how any such data is published, and when any such data will next be reviewed.
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Question reference: S6W-26329
- Asked by: Martin Whitfield, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Monday, 25 March 2024
- Current Status: Answered by Natalie Don on 23 April 2024
To ask the Scottish Government how many grants for care experienced people it has awarded in each year since 2016, broken down by (a) age and (b) local authority area.
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Question reference: S6W-26323
- Asked by: Martin Whitfield, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Friday, 22 March 2024
- Current Status: Answered by Natalie Don on 23 April 2024
To ask the Scottish Government what percentage of community-based health and social care spend is currently spent on preventative whole family support, broken down by local authority area, and when it expects the total figure to reach its 5% target.
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Question reference: S6W-26321
- Asked by: Martin Whitfield, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Thursday, 04 April 2024
- Current Status: Answered by Paul McLennan on 22 April 2024
To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made of how its (a) children’s social work, (b) Homelessness in Scotland and (c) youth homelessness statistics differ with regards to capturing the experiences of care experienced young people.
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Question reference: S6O-03323
- Asked by: Martin Whitfield, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 10 April 2024
- Current Status: Answered by Natalie Don on 18 April 2024
To ask the Scottish Government what its response it to the latest report on childcare costs by Pregnant Then Screwed.
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Question reference: S6W-26320
- Asked by: Martin Whitfield, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 26 March 2024
- Current Status: Answered by Paul McLennan on 17 April 2024
To ask the Scottish Government how its Homelessness in Scotland statistics accurately capture the number of people in Scotland who have been "looked after" prior to becoming homeless.
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Question reference: S6W-26331
- Asked by: Martin Whitfield, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 20 March 2024
- Current Status: Answered by Jenny Gilruth on 17 April 2024
To ask the Scottish Government which body has the responsibility for monitoring the use of seclusion and restraint in schools, and how it will ensure that this data is collected consistently across all 32 local authorities.
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Question reference: S6W-26332
- Asked by: Martin Whitfield, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 20 March 2024
- Current Status: Answered by Jenny Gilruth on 17 April 2024
To ask the Scottish Government what support it is providing to schools to reduce the use of seclusion and restraint.
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Question reference: S6W-26333
- Asked by: Martin Whitfield, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 20 March 2024
- Current Status: Answered by Jenny Gilruth on 17 April 2024
To ask the Scottish Government when it expects statutory guidance for the use of seclusion and restraint in schools to be in place.
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Question reference: S6W-26334
- Asked by: Martin Whitfield, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 20 March 2024
- Current Status: Answered by Paul McLennan on 17 April 2024
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on the status of each of the five prevention pathways in its Ending Homelessness Together action plan.