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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: S4W-01362

Asked by: Jenny Marra, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Tuesday, 28 June 2011
Current Status: Answered by Angela Constance on 21 July 2011

To ask the Scottish Executive when it will develop a national competency framework to set out a common set of skills and standards for child protection professionals.

Question reference: S4W-01358

Asked by: Jenny Marra, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Tuesday, 28 June 2011
Current Status: Answered by Angela Constance on 21 July 2011

To ask the Scottish Executive when it will revise the child protection guidance for health officials to bring it in line with the new national child protection guidance.

Question reference: S4W-01352

Asked by: Jenny Marra, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Tuesday, 28 June 2011
Current Status: Answered by Angela Constance on 20 July 2011

To ask the Scottish Executive what progress will be made over the next five years on expanding nursery education.

Question reference: S4W-01351

Asked by: Jenny Marra, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Tuesday, 28 June 2011
Current Status: Answered by Angela Constance on 20 July 2011

To ask the Scottish Executive what progress has been made on expanding nursery education in each year since 2007.

Since August 2007, as part of the Concordat agreement between Scottish Government and COSLA, the minimum entitlement to pre-school education for all three and four year olds changed from 412.5 hours to 475 hours per annum.

Local authorities have the flexibility to go further in order to meet their local priorities. Several councils across Scotland therefore offer additional entitlement such as offering free pre-school education closer to a child’s third birthday or extending the entitlement to cover vulnerable two-year-olds.

Question reference: S4W-01349

Asked by: Jenny Marra, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Tuesday, 28 June 2011
Current Status: Answered by Angela Constance on 11 July 2011

To ask the Scottish Executive when it will introduce legislation to create an obligation for local authorities, NHS boards and the Scottish Government to deliver early years services.

Question reference: S4W-01361

Asked by: Jenny Marra, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Tuesday, 28 June 2011
Current Status: Answered by Angela Constance on 11 July 2011

To ask the Scottish Executive when it will develop a national risk assessment toolkit for professionals working in child protection.

Question reference: S4W-01359

Asked by: Jenny Marra, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Tuesday, 28 June 2011
Current Status: Answered by Angela Constance on 11 July 2011

To ask the Scottish Executive what progress has been made on developing new guidance for professionals working in child protection regarding disabled children.

Question reference: S4W-01360

Asked by: Jenny Marra, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Tuesday, 28 June 2011
Current Status: Answered by Angela Constance on 11 July 2011

To ask the Scottish Executive when it will publish new guidance for professionals working in child protection regarding disabled children.

Question reference: S4W-01342

Asked by: Jenny Marra, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Tuesday, 28 June 2011
Current Status: Answered by Michael Matheson on 11 July 2011

To ask the Scottish Executive what progress has been made in developing a caring for carers employers’ kitemark and when it will be introduced.

The Caring for Carer Employers’ Kite-mark is an important Manifesto Commitment requiring a great deal of development work with employer bodies, the National Carers Organisations and other interests. Officials are working up a scoping paper for discussion with these interests. The kite-mark will be introduced when we are satisfied that we have a workable scheme of real benefit to carers.

In the meantime, work is underway to take forward the actions in the Carers Strategy, published last year, to promote the benefits to employers of carer-friendly and flexible working practices.