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-25232
- Asked by: Pam Duncan-Glancy, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Monday, 05 February 2024
- Current Status: Answered by Jenny Gilruth on 4 March 2024
To ask the Scottish Government how many working groups it has established since October 2023, and, further to the answer to question S6W-21835 by Jenny Gilruth on 25 October 2023, whether all of the working groups listed in that answer are still active.
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Question reference: S6W-25247
- Asked by: Pam Duncan-Glancy, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Monday, 05 February 2024
- Current Status: Answered by Jenny Gilruth on 4 March 2024
To ask the Scottish Government for what reason it reportedly stopped collecting literacy and numeracy data via the Scottish Survey of Literacy and Numeracy.
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Question reference: S6W-25233
- Asked by: Pam Duncan-Glancy, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Monday, 05 February 2024
- Current Status: Answered by Maree Todd on 4 March 2024
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S6W-21777 by Maree Todd on 24 October 2023, what analysis it has undertaken of any reduction in the number of young people participating in sport.
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Question reference: S6W-25242
- Asked by: Pam Duncan-Glancy, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Monday, 05 February 2024
- Current Status: Answered by Graeme Dey on 4 March 2024
To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made of the costs associated with colleges transitioning to net zero.
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Question reference: S6W-25154
- Asked by: Pam Duncan-Glancy, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Friday, 02 February 2024
- Current Status: Answered by Jenny Gilruth on 1 March 2024
To ask the Scottish Government how many teachers have accessed the Scottish Teachers Advancing Computing Science website.
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Question reference: S6W-25151
- Asked by: Pam Duncan-Glancy, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Friday, 02 February 2024
- Current Status: Answered by Jenny Gilruth on 1 March 2024
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on the creation of the Scottish Teachers Advancing Computing Science organisation.
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Question reference: S6W-25153
- Asked by: Pam Duncan-Glancy, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Friday, 02 February 2024
- Current Status: Answered by Jenny Gilruth on 1 March 2024
To ask the Scottish Government by what date it anticipates that it will complete the national roll-out of the national upskilling plan for computing science teachers.
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Question reference: S6W-25155
- Asked by: Pam Duncan-Glancy, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Friday, 02 February 2024
- Current Status: Answered by Jenny Gilruth on 1 March 2024
To ask the Scottish Government how many secondary schools have (a) applied for and (b) received a grant to date from the funding for investment in computing science hardware for schools.
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Question reference: S6W-25152
- Asked by: Pam Duncan-Glancy, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Friday, 02 February 2024
- Current Status: Answered by Jenny Gilruth on 1 March 2024
To ask the Scottish Government what evaluation it has carried out of its national upskilling plan for computing science teachers.
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Question reference: S6W-25157
- Asked by: Pam Duncan-Glancy, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Friday, 02 February 2024
- Current Status: Answered by Jenny Gilruth on 29 February 2024
To ask the Scottish Government when it plans to publish its national framework on tackling gender-based violence and sexual harassment in schools.