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-27000
- Asked by: Pam Duncan-Glancy, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Thursday, 25 April 2024
- Current Status: Answer expected on 10 May 2024
To ask the Scottish Government what it discussed in its meetings with Glasgow City Council on (a) 19 and (b) 27 February 2024 regarding teacher numbers, and whether a minute of each meeting exists.
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Question reference: S6W-27082
- Asked by: Pam Duncan-Glancy, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Thursday, 25 April 2024
- Current Status: Answer expected on 10 May 2024
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S6W-26786 by Jenny Gilruth on 25 April 2024, what its position is on Glasgow City Council's reported plan to substantially reduce the number of teacher posts.
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Question reference: S6W-27083
- Asked by: Pam Duncan-Glancy, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Thursday, 25 April 2024
- Current Status: Answer expected on 10 May 2024
To ask the Scottish Government when the Strategic Board for Teacher Education last met, and what was discussed.
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Question reference: S6W-26785
- Asked by: Pam Duncan-Glancy, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 09 April 2024
- Current Status: Answered by Jenny Gilruth on 24 April 2024
To ask the Scottish Government what analysis it has undertaken of the reported fall in the number of secondary school teachers in (a) computing studies, (b) ASN: behavioural support, (c) maths, (d) technical education, (e) religious education, (f) geography, (g) German, (h) physics, (i) home economics and (j) English between 2008 and 2023.
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Question reference: S6W-26783
- Asked by: Pam Duncan-Glancy, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 09 April 2024
- Current Status: Answered by Jenny Gilruth on 24 April 2024
To ask the Scottish Government what analysis it has undertaken of the reported fall in the number of French teachers of 43% between 2008 and 2023.
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Question reference: S6W-26778
- Asked by: Pam Duncan-Glancy, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 09 April 2024
- Current Status: Answered by Jenny Gilruth on 23 April 2024
To ask the Scottish Government for what reason it has reduced the average spending per pupil with additional support needs by £1,934 since 2012-13.
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Question reference: S6W-26779
- Asked by: Pam Duncan-Glancy, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 09 April 2024
- Current Status: Answered by Natalie Don on 23 April 2024
To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to address concerns raised at the meeting of the National Transitions to Adulthood Strategy External Strategic Working Group on 29 February 2024 that "families are struggling to secure a social worker and, in turn, access support for transitions".
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Question reference: S6W-26625
- Asked by: Pam Duncan-Glancy, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 02 April 2024
- Current Status: Answered by Jenny Gilruth on 23 April 2024
To ask the Scottish Government for what reason some secondary schools have reportedly opted not to take up the offer of grants for investing in computer science hardware for schools.
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Question reference: S6W-26282
- Asked by: Pam Duncan-Glancy, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 20 March 2024
- Current Status: Answered by Graeme Dey on 18 April 2024
To ask the Scottish Government when it will publish a plan to progress the reform recommendations set out in the report, Lessons Learned – resetting national collective bargaining in the colleges sector, in light of it being two years, on 25 March 2024, since the finalised report was published.
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Question reference: S6W-26865
- Asked by: Pam Duncan-Glancy, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Monday, 15 April 2024
- Current Status: Answer expected on 29 April 2024
To ask the Scottish Government what consideration it is giving to the development of a modern apprenticeship and graduate apprenticeship framework for the games industry.