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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)
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-11909

Asked by: Tavish Scott, MSP for Shetland Islands, Scottish Liberal Democrats
Date lodged: Monday, 09 October 2017
Current Status: Answered by John Swinney on 25 October 2017

To ask the Scottish Government on what date the final report of the International Council of Education Advisers will be published and what role (a) ministers, (b) special advisers and (c) its officials will have in its drafting and editing.

Question reference: S5W-11906

Asked by: Tavish Scott, MSP for Shetland Islands, Scottish Liberal Democrats
Date lodged: Monday, 09 October 2017
Current Status: Answered by John Swinney on 25 October 2017

To ask the Scottish Government what role it (a) has had and (b) will have in drafting or editing the statements of the International Council of Education Advisers.

Question reference: S5W-11908

Asked by: Tavish Scott, MSP for Shetland Islands, Scottish Liberal Democrats
Date lodged: Monday, 09 October 2017
Current Status: Answered by John Swinney on 25 October 2017

To ask the Scottish Government what its response is to reported concerns that the International Council of Education Advisers is being asked to "second-guess" reforms proposed by ministers.

Scotland is extremely fortunate to have access to the expertise of our International Council of Education Advisers (ICEA), who have extensive experience advising governments on education leadership, school improvement and reform. The Scottish Government welcomes the independent scrutiny by the ICEA of its reform agenda, which helps to ensure that Scottish education is informed by the best international practice.

Question reference: S5W-11900

Asked by: Tavish Scott, MSP for Shetland Islands, Scottish Liberal Democrats
Date lodged: Monday, 09 October 2017
Current Status: Answered by John Swinney on 25 October 2017

To ask the Scottish Government on what date the initial report of the International Council of Education Advisers was published; who it directly informed about the publication, and when, and what criteria it used to determine who to advise.

Question reference: S5W-11901

Asked by: Tavish Scott, MSP for Shetland Islands, Scottish Liberal Democrats
Date lodged: Monday, 09 October 2017
Current Status: Answered by John Swinney on 25 October 2017

To ask the Scottish Government whether only members of its communications team were permitted to give media interviews about the meeting of the International Council of Education Advisers on 21 September 2017 and, if so, for what reason.

Question reference: S5W-11905

Asked by: Tavish Scott, MSP for Shetland Islands, Scottish Liberal Democrats
Date lodged: Monday, 09 October 2017
Current Status: Answered by John Swinney on 25 October 2017

To ask the Scottish Government whether there is a range of views among the International Council of Education Advisers regarding (a) the establishment of new regional improvement collaboratives and (b) other Scottish Government proposals and, if so, which members have endorsed each proposal.

Question reference: S5W-11903

Asked by: Tavish Scott, MSP for Shetland Islands, Scottish Liberal Democrats
Date lodged: Monday, 09 October 2017
Current Status: Answered by John Swinney on 25 October 2017

To ask the Scottish Government which members of the media it informed in advance about the meeting of the International Council of Education Advisers on 21 September 2017.

Question reference: S5W-11828

Asked by: Tavish Scott, MSP for Shetland Islands, Scottish Liberal Democrats
Date lodged: Thursday, 05 October 2017
Current Status: Answered by Roseanna Cunningham on 24 October 2017

To ask the Scottish Government whether waste-to-energy incineration in Shetland is classed as recycling.

Question reference: S5W-11799

Asked by: Tavish Scott, MSP for Shetland Islands, Scottish Liberal Democrats
Date lodged: Wednesday, 04 October 2017
Current Status: Answered by John Swinney on 24 October 2017

To ask the Scottish Government what rules govern the length of time that school inspection reports should be (a) available to the public and (b) retained by (i) Education Scotland and (ii) other public bodies.

Question reference: S5W-11795

Asked by: Tavish Scott, MSP for Shetland Islands, Scottish Liberal Democrats
Date lodged: Wednesday, 04 October 2017
Current Status: Answered by John Swinney on 24 October 2017

To ask the Scottish Government, further to the comment in its news release of 22 September 2017, Improving education, that it will only have access to national level data from standardised national assessments, whether the (a) tender and (b) contract for the provision of the current national tests specified that ministers should be able to access all data and, in light of the announcement, whether it now plans to permanently remove any such entitlement.