Questions and answers
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: S6W-28400
- Asked by: Pam Duncan-Glancy, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Thursday, 27 June 2024
- Current Status: Answered by Jenny Gilruth on 25 July 2024
To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to reduce teacher workload.
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Question reference: S6W-28697
- Asked by: Pam Duncan-Glancy, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 24 July 2024
- Current Status: Answer expected on 21 August 2024
To ask the Scottish Government, in light of Sight Scotland and Sight Scotland Veterans’ report, Enhancing Accessibility: Venues and Visual Impairment, whether it will support the recommendation to develop a (a) standardised booking system for accessible seats at venues in Scotland and (b) designated accessible (i) phone line, (ii) website and (iii) app that allows disabled people to book seats at venues across Scotland.
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Question reference: S6W-27963
- Asked by: Pam Duncan-Glancy, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 26 June 2024
- Current Status: Answered by Graeme Dey on 23 July 2024
To ask the Scottish Government, further to its response to the report of the Independent Review of the Skills Delivery Landscape, what steps it has taken to ensure that any barriers that women and girls face in accessing the skills system, such as gender segregation in subject choice, gender stereotypes around work, occupational segregation, caring responsibilities, sexism and sexual harassment, are fully considered in the skills review.
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Question reference: S6W-27964
- Asked by: Pam Duncan-Glancy, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 26 June 2024
- Current Status: Answered by Graeme Dey on 23 July 2024
To ask the Scottish Government, further to its response to the report of the Independent Review of the Skills Delivery Landscape, what steps it has taken to embed consideration of gender in the exercise to be undertaken in summer 2024 to develop a better understanding of the specific skills needed across the country.
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Question reference: S6W-28641
- Asked by: Pam Duncan-Glancy, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Thursday, 18 July 2024
- Current Status: Answer expected on 15 August 2024
To ask the Scottish Government by what the date the Achievement of Curriculum for Excellence levels will be published, and how it will ensure that there will be sufficient time for MSPs to scrutinise this ahead of Christmas 2024.
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Question reference: S6W-28630
- Asked by: Pam Duncan-Glancy, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 17 July 2024
- Current Status: Answer expected on 14 August 2024
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S6W-27967 by Jenni Minto on 14 June 2024, for what reason it does not collect data on fracture liaison services centrally.
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Question reference: S6W-28631
- Asked by: Pam Duncan-Glancy, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 17 July 2024
- Current Status: Answer expected on 14 August 2024
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S6W-27967 by Jenni Minto on 14 June 2024, how it evaluates the effectiveness of fracture liaison services across Scotland in the absence of any centrally held data.
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Question reference: S6W-28564
- Asked by: Pam Duncan-Glancy, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Friday, 12 July 2024
- Current Status: Answer expected on 9 August 2024
To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made of how the withdrawal by Microsoft of its Office 365 A1 Plus licenses for schools will impact on (a) teachers and other school staff and (b) pupils.
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Question reference: S6W-28563
- Asked by: Pam Duncan-Glancy, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Friday, 12 July 2024
- Current Status: Answer expected on 9 August 2024
To ask the Scottish Government, in light of the withdrawal by Microsoft of its Office 365 A1 Plus licenses for schools, what plans it has to ensure that pupils and staff across the country have access to Microsoft tools..
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Question reference: S6W-28560
- Asked by: Pam Duncan-Glancy, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Friday, 12 July 2024
- Current Status: Answer expected on 9 August 2024
To ask the Scottish Government how the withdrawal by Microsoft of its Office 365 A1 Plus licenses will impact on school devices.
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