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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-18787

Asked by: Kezia Dugdale, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Thursday, 13 September 2018
Current Status: Answered by John Swinney on 24 September 2018

To ask the Scottish Government what the waiting time target is to see an educational psychologist.

Question reference: S5W-18784

Asked by: Kezia Dugdale, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Thursday, 13 September 2018
Current Status: Answered by John Swinney on 24 September 2018

To ask the Scottish Government how many educational psychologist students there have been in Scotland in each of the last five years.

Question reference: S5W-18785

Asked by: Kezia Dugdale, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Thursday, 13 September 2018
Current Status: Answered by John Swinney on 24 September 2018

To ask the Scottish Government how many newly-qualified educational psychologists it expects to enter the workforce in each year from 2019 to 2024.

Based on the numbers of current trainees, we expect 17 will complete an MSc in Educational Psychology in 2018, 12 in 2019, and 29 in 2020. Thereafter, we anticipate delivering up to 30 new educational psychologists each year.

A change in training arrangements means that those completing the MSc from 2020 onwards will not progress to employment as a probationer educational psychologist. Instead, they will continue as a trainee, receiving grant funding, to undertake a Qualification in Educational Psychology (Scotland) QEP while on a supervised placement in an educational psychology service. After successfully completing the 3 rd year of training they will be able to join the workforce as a fully qualified educational psychologist.

Question reference: S5W-18782

Asked by: Kezia Dugdale, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Thursday, 13 September 2018
Current Status: Answered by John Swinney on 24 September 2018

To ask the Scottish Government how many practising educational psychologists there are.

Question reference: S5O-02412

Asked by: Kezia Dugdale, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Wednesday, 19 September 2018
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 27 September 2018

To ask the Scottish Government whether it will consider establishing a Victim's Commissioner, and, if not, how it plans to learn from the experiences of victims and witnesses in the shaping of public policy.

Question reference: S5W-18224

Asked by: Kezia Dugdale, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Thursday, 16 August 2018
Current Status: Answered by Maree Todd on 13 September 2018

To ask the Scottish Government whether it will investigate claims that some local authorities have de-registered foster carers and re-registered them as supported carers in order for them to continue caring for a young person up to the age of 21.

There is no requirement for foster carers to be de-registered in order to provide a continuing care placement for a young person in their care up to the age of 21.

The Care Inspectorate, in its role as Corporate Parent, has issued updated guidance around the registration of fostering and adult placement services operating as one service solely in order to support young people who wish to remain with the same family on a Continuing Care basis.

Question reference: S5W-18219

Asked by: Kezia Dugdale, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Thursday, 16 August 2018
Current Status: Answered by Maree Todd on 13 September 2018

To ask the Scottish Government how it plans to address concerns that, in many local authority areas, Continuing Care is underfunded and places additional pressure on council budgets.

Question reference: S5W-18226

Asked by: Kezia Dugdale, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Thursday, 16 August 2018
Current Status: Answered by Maree Todd on 13 September 2018

To ask the Scottish Government how it plans to address concerns that, in some instances, local authorities are spending the Continuing Care funding allocation on relieving other pressures in their areas.

I refer the member to the answer to question S5W-18223 on 13 September 2018.

All answers to written parliamentary questions are available on the Parliament's website, the search facility for which can be found at http://www.parliament.scot/parliamentarybusiness/28877.aspx '

The Scottish Government would expect all young people who are eligible for Continuing Care and who chose to exercise their entitlement to be appropriately supported by the local authority, in meeting their statutory obligations.

Question reference: S5W-18222

Asked by: Kezia Dugdale, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Thursday, 16 August 2018
Current Status: Answered by Maree Todd on 13 September 2018

To ask the Scottish Government for what reason some local authorities, despite having young people eligible for Continuing Care, have no care experienced young people receiving the provision, and (a) when and (b) how it plans to investigate this.

Question reference: S5W-18220

Asked by: Kezia Dugdale, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Thursday, 16 August 2018
Current Status: Answered by Maree Todd on 13 September 2018

To ask the Scottish Government what plans it has to ensure that local authorities are accurately and consistently recording information regarding the allocation and expenditure of funds that are received for the implementation of Continuing Care.

Year and University	Numbers commencing the MSc
2018 Dundee	29
2017 Strathclyde	12
2016 Dundee	17
2015 Strathclyde	12
2014 Dundee	24