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: S5W-34512
- Asked by: Iain Gray, MSP for East Lothian, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 12 January 2021
- Current Status: Answered by John Swinney on 29 January 2021
To ask the Scottish Government what plans are being drafted with the SQA to adjust the timeline for awards based on teacher judgement of evidence of pupils’ attainment if the COVID-19 lockdown continues to March 2021,
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Question reference: S5W-34676
- Asked by: Iain Gray, MSP for East Lothian, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 19 January 2021
- Current Status: Answered by John Swinney on 27 January 2021
To ask the Scottish Government what financial support it is providing to supply teachers in the 2020-21 academic year.
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Question reference: S5W-34675
- Asked by: Iain Gray, MSP for East Lothian, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 19 January 2021
- Current Status: Answered by John Swinney on 27 January 2021
To ask the Scottish Government what guidance it has provided to local authorities regarding the Supply Teachers Job Retention Payment for the 2020-21 academic year.
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Question reference: S5W-34677
- Asked by: Iain Gray, MSP for East Lothian, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 19 January 2021
- Current Status: Answered by John Swinney on 27 January 2021
To ask the Scottish Government what discussions it has held with the General Teaching Council for Scotland regarding the continuation of the Supply Teachers Job Retention Payment for the year 2020-21.
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Question reference: S5W-34673
- Asked by: Iain Gray, MSP for East Lothian, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 19 January 2021
- Current Status: Answered by John Swinney on 26 January 2021
To ask the Scottish Government how many people accessed the Supply Teachers Job Retention Payment since it was introduced, and how much has been spent on these payments.
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Question reference: S5W-34674
- Asked by: Iain Gray, MSP for East Lothian, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 19 January 2021
- Current Status: Answered by John Swinney on 26 January 2021
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on the availability of the Supply Teachers Job Retention Payments for the 2020-21 academic year.
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Question reference: S5W-34535
- Asked by: Iain Gray, MSP for East Lothian, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 12 January 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Maree Todd on 26 January 2021
To ask the Scottish Government what resources it has made available for parents and carers to deliver childcare and education for children whose nurseries have been closed due to the COVID-19 pandemic, and what new and additional support it plans.
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Question reference: S5W-34537
- Asked by: Iain Gray, MSP for East Lothian, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 12 January 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Maree Todd on 26 January 2021
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will publish the evidence it received to inform the decision to close nursery schools in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Question reference: S5W-34536
- Asked by: Iain Gray, MSP for East Lothian, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 12 January 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Maree Todd on 26 January 2021
To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made of the risk to (a) nursery schools and (b) other early years settings of the decision to close them in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Question reference: S5W-34539
- Asked by: Iain Gray, MSP for East Lothian, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 12 January 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Maree Todd on 26 January 2021
To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made of the risk that the COVID-19 pandemic brings to (a) staff and (b) children at (i) nursery schools and (ii) other early years settings.