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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.

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Question reference: S6O-02557

Asked by: Maggie Chapman, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Green Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 20 September 2023
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 27 September 2023

To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on its work to ensure that seasonal agricultural workers have access to effective worker voice under its Fair Work commitments.

Question reference: S6O-02569

Asked by: Graham Simpson, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 20 September 2023
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 28 September 2023

To ask the Scottish Government when it will introduce a nationwide multi-modal smartcard.

Question reference: S6O-02563

Asked by: Kaukab Stewart, MSP for Glasgow Kelvin, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 20 September 2023
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 27 September 2023

To ask the Scottish Government, in light of the ongoing local governance review, what discussions the Minister for Community Wealth and Public Finance has had with ministerial colleagues regarding any potential benefits to public services and assets of granting Glasgow metropolitan status.

Question reference: S6O-02568

Asked by: Collette Stevenson, MSP for East Kilbride, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 20 September 2023
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 28 September 2023

To ask the Scottish Government when it last met with Network Rail and what was discussed.

Question reference: S6O-02556

Asked by: Ruth Maguire, MSP for Cunninghame South, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 20 September 2023
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 27 September 2023

To ask the Scottish Government what impact the measures in its Programme for Government 2023-24 will have on the growth of the economy in North Ayrshire.

Question reference: S6O-02555

Asked by: Murdo Fraser, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 20 September 2023
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 27 September 2023

To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on when the next set of export statistics will be published.

Question reference: S6O-02575

Asked by: Alexander Burnett, MSP for Aberdeenshire West, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 20 September 2023
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 28 September 2023

To ask the Scottish Government what road safety improvement works have been planned for the A96 near Huntly.

Question reference: S6W-21007

Asked by: Pam Duncan-Glancy, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Wednesday, 06 September 2023
Current Status: Answered by Jenny Gilruth on 20 September 2023

To ask the Scottish Government what the estimated average reading age is according to the latest assessments carried out by ACER UK for pupils in (a) S1, (b) S2, (c) S3, (d) S4, (e) S5 and (f) S6.

Question reference: S6W-20853

Asked by: Liam Kerr, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Friday, 25 August 2023
Current Status: Answered by Natalie Don on 20 September 2023

To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide a breakdown of summer school programme funding that it made available in (a) 2021, (b) 2022 and (c) 2023, also broken down by local authority area.

The Scottish Government provided funding for summer programmes by calendar year below:

1. Total funding for the summer of 2021 - £15 million allocated to 32 local authorities via General Revenue Grant, and an additional £5 million provided to national public bodies and partners

2. Total funding for the summer of 2022 - £10 million allocated to 32 local authorities via General Revenue Grant

3. Total funding for the summer of 2023- £4 million allocated to 32 local authorities via General Revenue GrantThis funding provided in 2021 and 2022 was specifically aimed at developing additional plans for summer programmes on top of existing local provision to help children and families recover from the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic.

The additional £4million funding provided for the 2023 summer programme was to mitigate some of the costs, and to relieve financial pressures many local authorities noted they would experience associated with pre-planned summer activity.The detailed breakdown of funding made available to each local authority can be found in the following table:

Local Authority	2021 Allocation	2022 Allocation	2023 Allocation
Aberdeen City	£418,000	£279,262	£107,169
Aberdeenshire	£562,000	£355,229	£143,271
Angus	£335,000	£211,328	£83,227
Argyll & Bute	£232,000	£134,711	£55,450
Clackmannanshire	£162,000	£109,837	£46,553
Dumfries & Galloway	£529,000	£329,037	£135,492
Dundee City	£432,000	£293,671	£122,373
East Ayrshire	£405,000	£278,454	£107,297
East Dunbartonshire	£184,000	£105,186	£44,909
East Lothian	£277,000	£161,537	£64,931
East Renfrewshire	£187,000	£118,349	£46,851
Edinburgh, City of	£846,000	£575,459	£230,693
Eilean Siar	£78,000	£45,906	£17,994
Falkirk	£443,000	£286,300	£116,317
Fife	£1,160,000	£740,209	£299,516
Glasgow City	£2,249,000	£1,665,024	£662,910
Highland	£721,000	£465,403	£177,451
Inverclyde	£201,000	£131,096	£57,965
Midlothian	£252,000	£161,643	£65,939
Moray	£256,000	£173,447	£67,937
North Ayrshire	£452,000	£323,894	£131,670 2
North Lanarkshire	£1,104,000	£765,665	£294,095
Orkney Islands	£68,000	£40,589	£16,638
Perth & Kinross	£397,000	£242,363	£98,712
Renfrewshire	£436,000	£292,415	£120,655
Scottish Borders	£353,000	£208,377	£86,853
Shetland Islands	£53,000	£49,195	£13,852
South Ayrshire	£295,000	£189,380	£77,964
South Lanarkshire	£882,000	£576,816	£227,778
Stirling	£213,000	£138,819	£55,560
West Dunbartonshire	£276,000	£197,643	£80,212
West Lothian	£541,000	£353,756	£141,766

Question reference: S6W-21136

Asked by: Roz McCall, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Thursday, 07 September 2023
Current Status: Answered by Natalie Don on 20 September 2023

To ask the Scottish Government, following the First Minister's statement on the Programme for Government 2023-24, what powers the Cabinet Sub-Committee for The Promise will have.

The details of the Cabinet Sub-Committee are currently being determined. As set out in the recent Programme for Government, the Sub-Committee will direct and support the cross-portfolio change required to improve outcomes for Scotland’s care experienced children, young people, adults, and families. The Cabinet Sub-Committee’s early tasks will include exploring the role that both prevention and philanthropy might play in delivering better outcomes.