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 what proportion of the £500 million Whole Family Wellbeing Fund has been spent to date, and what proportion remains unallocated.
To ask the Scottish Government what partnerships exist between government bodies, local authorities and youth organisations to assess the economic value of youth work.
To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to ensure that youth work services are accessible in areas of economic deprivation.
To ask the Scottish Government how many nursery buildings currently contain reinforced autoclaved aerated concrete (RAAC), and how many children are impacted.
To ask the Scottish Government how it evaluates any impact of youth work programmes on young people’s (a) employability and (b) skills development.
To ask the Scottish Government how many parents involved in child protection cases have not been offered advocacy support since May 2021.
To ask the Scottish Government how many referrals to social work have been made due to parental poverty or housing conditions since May 2021.
To ask the Scottish Government how many children have been temporarily unable to attend a local authority nursery due to staff shortages in the last 12 months.
To ask the Scottish Government how many social worker vacancies currently exist within children and families services across Scotland.
To ask the Scottish Government how much has been spent on agency social work staff within children and families services in each of the last five years.