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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 11 June 2025
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Question reference: S6W-31281

  • Asked by: Stephen Kerr, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Friday, 15 November 2024
  • Current Status: Answered by Jenny Gilruth on 2 December 2024

To ask the Scottish Government how much it spent on the guidance, School uniform and clothing in Scotland: Guidance for schools and education authorities, which was published in September 2024.

Question reference: S6W-31347

  • Asked by: Martin Whitfield, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Friday, 15 November 2024
  • Current Status: Answered by Jenny Gilruth on 2 December 2024

To ask the Scottish Government how it monitors the quality of primary school meals across local authorities, and how frequently these checks are carried out.

Question reference: S6W-31358

  • Asked by: Ross Greer, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Green Party
  • Date lodged: Friday, 15 November 2024
  • Current Status: Answered by Jenny Gilruth on 2 December 2024

To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S6W-27639 by Jenny Gilruth on 28 May 2024, for what reason the summary report on access to counsellors in secondary schools and children and young people’s community mental health services for January to June 2023 has not yet been published, and by what date it will be.

Question reference: S6W-31360

  • Asked by: Stephen Kerr, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Friday, 15 November 2024
  • Current Status: Answered by Graeme Dey on 2 December 2024

To ask the Scottish Government for what reason the Scottish Funding Council provides funding for College Employers Scotland, and what information it has regarding the objectives of this organisation.

Question reference: S6W-31420

  • Asked by: Tim Eagle, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Monday, 18 November 2024
  • Current Status: Answered by Natalie Don-Innes on 2 December 2024

To ask the Scottish Government what percentage of three- to five-year-olds within (a) Argyll and Bute Council, (b) Highland Council, (c) Moray Council, (d) Orkney Islands Council, (e) Shetland Islands Council, (f) Comhairle nan Eilean Siar and (g) Scotland have received 1,140 hours of funded (i) early learning and (ii) childcare in each year since the policy was introduced.

Question reference: S6W-31422

  • Asked by: Tim Eagle, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Monday, 18 November 2024
  • Current Status: Answered by Natalie Don-Innes on 2 December 2024

To ask the Scottish Government how many qualified childminders are currently registered in the (a) Argyll and Bute Council, (b) Highland Council, (c) Moray Council, (d) Orkney Islands Council, (e) Shetland Islands Council and (f) Comhairle nan Eilean Siar area.

Question reference: S6W-31412

  • Asked by: Tim Eagle, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Monday, 18 November 2024
  • Current Status: Answered by Neil Gray on 2 December 2024

To ask the Scottish Government, in light of the recommendations in the Health, Social Care and Sport Committee report, Remote and Rural Healthcare Inquiry, what action it is taking to increase the number of so-called earn as you learn opportunities.

Question reference: S6W-31400

  • Asked by: Annie Wells, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Monday, 18 November 2024
  • Current Status: Answered by Angela Constance on 2 December 2024

To ask the Scottish Government how it plans to test for the use of any newer illicit substances by prisoners, such as psychoactive drugs, that are currently undetectable by urine tests.

Question reference: S6W-31467

  • Asked by: Oliver Mundell, MSP for Dumfriesshire, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 19 November 2024
  • Current Status: Answered by Natalie Don-Innes on 2 December 2024

To ask the Scottish Government what recent action it has taken to address the reported continued differential in payments per child between local authority and private early learning and childcare settings.

Question reference: S6W-31348

  • Asked by: Martin Whitfield, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Friday, 15 November 2024
  • Current Status: Answered by Jenny Gilruth on 2 December 2024

To ask the Scottish Government what percentage of the food used in primary school meals is sourced locally.