Question reference: S5W-33001
- Asked by: Elaine Smith, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: 5 November 2020
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Current status: Answered by Sandra White MSP (on behalf of the Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Bo on 17 November 2020
Question
To ask the Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body what discussions it had with the City of Edinburgh Council regarding its plans to end its crèche services' contract early in the current parliamentary session.
Answer
Under section 21 of the Scotland Act 1998, the SPCB is empowered to provide the Parliament, or ensure that the Parliament is provided, with the property, staff and services required for the Parliament’s purposes. The SPCB is therefore not empowered or required to enter discussions with the City of Edinburgh Council on its contract for creche services or its decision to terminate the contract.