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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 10 December 2024
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Question reference: S6O-04112

  • Asked by: Willie Rennie, MSP for North East Fife, Scottish Liberal Democrats
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 04 December 2024
  • Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 12 December 2024

To ask the Scottish Government what its response is to reports that both of the privately-run nurseries in the East Neuk, in the North East Fife constituency, will close by the end of 2024.

Question reference: S6O-04005

  • Asked by: Willie Rennie, MSP for North East Fife, Scottish Liberal Democrats
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 20 November 2024
  • Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 27 November 2024

To ask the Scottish Government, regarding the impact on agriculture in Scotland, what its response is to the removal of ring-fenced agricultural support funding for devolved nations by the UK Government.

Question reference: S6W-30764

  • Asked by: Willie Rennie, MSP for North East Fife, Scottish Liberal Democrats
  • Date lodged: Friday, 18 October 2024
  • Current Status: Answered by Jenny Gilruth on 15 November 2024

To ask the Scottish Government, in light of the the undertaking given by the Scottish Qualifications Authority (SQA) and accepted by Ofqual on 16 August 2024, what actions the SQA took to address the impact on learners who were awarded qualifications for the resit assessments for the 2024 SQA Level 1 Health and Safety in a Construction Environment qualification, which were subsequently withdrawn, whether the SQA put any compensatory measures in place, and how learners were informed of the situation.

Question reference: S6W-30759

  • Asked by: Willie Rennie, MSP for North East Fife, Scottish Liberal Democrats
  • Date lodged: Friday, 18 October 2024
  • Current Status: Answered by Jenny Gilruth on 15 November 2024

To ask the Scottish Government when ministers became aware of the Ofqual review of the Scottish Qualifications Authority (SQA) investigations, which resulted in the SQA's undertaking to Ofqual was accepted in August 2024, into the resit assessments for the 2024 SQA Level 1 Health and Safety in a Construction Environment qualification.

Question reference: S6W-30757

  • Asked by: Willie Rennie, MSP for North East Fife, Scottish Liberal Democrats
  • Date lodged: Friday, 18 October 2024
  • Current Status: Answered by Jenny Gilruth on 13 November 2024

To ask the Scottish Government what its response is to the undertaking given by the Scottish Qualifications Authority (SQA) to Ofqual, which was accepted on 16 August 2024, and the non-compliances identified by Ofqual's investigation into the resit assessments for the 2024 SQA Level 1 Health and Safety in a Construction Environment qualification

Question reference: S6W-30758

  • Asked by: Willie Rennie, MSP for North East Fife, Scottish Liberal Democrats
  • Date lodged: Friday, 18 October 2024
  • Current Status: Answered by Jenny Gilruth on 13 November 2024

To ask the Scottish Government what communication it has had with the Scottish Qualifications Authority (SQA) and Ofqual regarding the undertaking the SQA gave to Ofqual, which was accepted on 16 August 2024, following Ofqual's identification of non-compliance with its conditions into the resit assessments for the 2024 SQA Level 1 Health and Safety in a Construction Environment qualification.

Question reference: S6W-30762

  • Asked by: Willie Rennie, MSP for North East Fife, Scottish Liberal Democrats
  • Date lodged: Friday, 18 October 2024
  • Current Status: Answered by Jenny Gilruth on 13 November 2024

To ask the Scottish Government, in light of the the undertaking given by the Scottish Qualifications Authority (SQA) and accepted by Ofqual on 16 August 2024, whether it is aware of what issues were identified by Ofqual regarding the SQA's failure to ensure that the content of resit assessments for the 2024 SQA Level 1 Health and Safety in a Construction Environment qualification were fit for purpose, and if so what those issues were and how they affected the course of Ofqual's investigation.

Question reference: S6W-30756

  • Asked by: Willie Rennie, MSP for North East Fife, Scottish Liberal Democrats
  • Date lodged: Friday, 18 October 2024
  • Current Status: Answered by Jenny Gilruth on 13 November 2024

To ask the Scottish Government, in light of the the undertaking given by the Scottish Qualifications Authority (SQA) and accepted by Ofqual on 16 August 2024, what steps it and the SQA have taken to ensure that the issues identified by Ofqual’s investigation, similar to the resit assessments for the 2024 SQA Level 1 Health and Safety in a Construction Environment qualification, do not occur in future.

Question reference: S6W-30761

  • Asked by: Willie Rennie, MSP for North East Fife, Scottish Liberal Democrats
  • Date lodged: Friday, 18 October 2024
  • Current Status: Answered by Jenny Gilruth on 13 November 2024

To ask the Scottish Government, in light of the the undertaking given by the Scottish Qualifications Authority (SQA) and accepted by Ofqual on 16 August 2024, whether it is aware of the concerns identified by Ofqual in January 2022 regarding the SQA's approach to investigating and dealing with with malpractice and maladministration concerns and. if so. what whose concerns were.

Question reference: S6W-30763

  • Asked by: Willie Rennie, MSP for North East Fife, Scottish Liberal Democrats
  • Date lodged: Friday, 18 October 2024
  • Current Status: Answered by Jenny Gilruth on 13 November 2024

To ask the Scottish Government, in light of the the undertaking given by the Scottish Qualifications Authority (SQA) and accepted by Ofqual on 16 August 2024, when concerns were raised with or within the SQA regarding compliance with Ofqual's conditions of recognition and the 2024 SQA Level 1 Health and Safety in a Construction Environment qualification; what steps the SQA took in response, and when.