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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To ask the Scottish Government what further evaluation it is carrying out of the 1,140 hours early learning childcare expansion, and by what date any reports regarding this work will be published.
To ask the Scottish Government what its response is to reports that the University of Aberdeen is considering suspending the student intake for its Diploma in Dental Technology programme for (a) 2025-26 and (b) 2026-27.
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S6W-40340 by Fiona Hyslop on 5 September 2025, whether it plans for battery-electric trains procured for routes in Fife to be used in the operation of services in the North East Fife constituency.
To ask the Scottish Government whether Single Building Assessments relating to all of the buildings identified as having (a) high pressure laminate (HPL) (96) and (b) aluminium composite material (ACM) (48) as part of their external wall system were commissioned on or before 1 September 2025, as indicated in its Cladding Remediation Programme Next Phase Plan of Action.
To ask the Scottish Government whether all priority Single Building Assessments via its assessment process were completed and returned by the end of August 2025.
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on its discussions with the University of Dundee and the Scottish Funding Council regarding the university’s financial situation.
To ask the Scottish Government whether it completed its information-gathering exercise to verify the cladding status of buildings between 11 and 18 metres in height by the end of August 2025.
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on its discussions with GFG Alliance, Liberty Steel and Alvance British Aluminium regarding the companies’ operations in Scotland.
To ask the Scottish Government how many of the 600 expressions of interest, which its Cladding Remediation Programme has received via the Single Open Call, relate to buildings that it was already aware may need an assessment or remedial work, broken down by the type of applicant.
To ask the Scottish Government whether it plans to extend its Cladding Remediation Programme Single Open Call beyond 30 September 2025.