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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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Dates of parliamentary sessions
  1. Session 1: 12 May 1999 to 31 March 2003
  2. Session 2: 7 May 2003 to 2 April 2007
  3. Session 3: 9 May 2007 to 22 March 2011
  4. Session 4: 11 May 2011 to 23 March 2016
  5. Session 5: 12 May 2016 to 5 May 2021
  6. Current session: 12 May 2021 to 15 May 2025
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Question reference: S6W-20104

  • Asked by: Sarah Boyack, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 20 July 2023
  • Current Status: Answered by Richard Lochhead on 9 August 2023

To ask the Scottish Government what steps it is taking to remove any barriers that make it harder for oil and gas workers to move into the renewables industry, including in relation to how to effectively communicate with local communities that may not be familiar with concepts used in policy-making, such as just transition or climate justice.

Question reference: S6W-20049

  • Asked by: Daniel Johnson, MSP for Edinburgh Southern, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 19 July 2023
  • Current Status: Answered by Graeme Dey on 9 August 2023

To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on the integration of the Skills 4.0 model into work-based learning and the broader skills and education systems.

Question reference: S6W-20051

  • Asked by: Daniel Johnson, MSP for Edinburgh Southern, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 19 July 2023
  • Current Status: Answered by Graeme Dey on 9 August 2023

To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide a breakdown of its Skills and Training budget detailing (a) resources committed per programme, (b) staffing costs and (c) capital costs in each of the last five years.

Question reference: S6W-20071

  • Asked by: Daniel Johnson, MSP for Edinburgh Southern, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 19 July 2023
  • Current Status: Answered by Graeme Dey on 9 August 2023

To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide a full list of employers that have at least one employee currently undertaking a graduate apprenticeship.

Question reference: S6W-20299

  • Asked by: Monica Lennon, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Friday, 28 July 2023
  • Current Status: Answered by Neil Gray on 9 August 2023

To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S6W-13295 by Michael Matheson on 22 December 2022, whether it plans to join the Beyond Oil and Gas Alliance as a core member.

Question reference: S6W-19642

  • Asked by: Monica Lennon, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 26 July 2023
  • Current Status: Answered by Graeme Dey on 9 August 2023

To ask the Scottish Government what consultation it undertook with the Educational Institute of Scotland Further Education Lecturers Association (EIS-FELA) on the recommendation in the final report of the independent review of the skills delivery landscape, Fit for the Future: developing a post-school learning system to fuel economic transformation, to establish a single national funding body, including any amalgamation of responsibilities from Skills Development Scotland, the Scottish Funding Council and the Students Awards Agency for Scotland.

Question reference: S6W-20170

  • Asked by: Monica Lennon, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 26 July 2023
  • Current Status: Answered by Graeme Dey on 9 August 2023

To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S6W-18723 by Graeme Day on 20 June 2023, whether it can provide an update on its progress towards delivering a Scottish Education Exchange Programme.

Question reference: S6W-20103

  • Asked by: Sarah Boyack, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 20 July 2023
  • Current Status: Answered by Richard Lochhead on 9 August 2023

To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on what work it is undertaking to incorporate the 10 demands of offshore oil and gas workers for a just transition, as laid out in the report, Our Power: Offshore workers’ demands for a just energy transition, published in March 2023 by Friends of the Earth Scotland and the Platform collective, and which have reportedly been backed by over 90% of over 1,000 workers surveyed.

Question reference: S6W-20052

  • Asked by: Daniel Johnson, MSP for Edinburgh Southern, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 19 July 2023
  • Current Status: Answered by Graeme Dey on 9 August 2023

To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide a breakdown of the number of (a) graduate, (b) foundation and (c) modern apprenticeships by (i) occupational grouping and (ii) employer size in each of the last five years.  

Question reference: S6W-20014

  • Asked by: Sarah Boyack, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 18 July 2023
  • Current Status: Answered by Patrick Harvie on 9 August 2023

To ask the Scottish Government what consultation was undertaken, and with whom, before the decision was made to stop providing standalone loan funding for solar PV and storage systems through Home Energy Scotland on 27 June 2023.