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: S5W-25751
- Asked by: Beatrice Wishart, MSP for Shetland Islands, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 09 October 2019
- Current Status: Answered by Maree Todd on 6 November 2019
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S5W-24895 by Maree Todd on 23 September 2019, whether the forecast that around 60% of the estimated eligible two-year-old population will access more than 600 hours of funded early learning and childcare by April 2021 assumes that it will have the UK Government administrative data about potentially eligible households, and by what date it expects that this will be available.
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Question reference: S5W-25746
- Asked by: Beatrice Wishart, MSP for Shetland Islands, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 09 October 2019
- Current Status: Answered by Maree Todd on 6 November 2019
To ask the Scottish Government whether it has conducted an analysis of recruitment demands on (a) private and (b) third sector early learning and childcare providers regarding the expected “increased proportion of provision being taken in private and third sector settings” referred to in the Early Learning and Childcare Expansion Delivery Progress Report of September 2019.
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Question reference: S5W-25748
- Asked by: Beatrice Wishart, MSP for Shetland Islands, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 09 October 2019
- Current Status: Answered by Maree Todd on 6 November 2019
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S5W-24897 by Maree Todd on 23 September 2019, for what reason it will not provide the (a) figures and (b) narrative provided by individual local authorities.
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Question reference: S5W-25750
- Asked by: Beatrice Wishart, MSP for Shetland Islands, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 09 October 2019
- Current Status: Answered by Maree Todd on 6 November 2019
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S5W-24893 by Maree Todd on 23 September 2019, by what date all the equity and excellence leads will be in post.
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Question reference: S5W-25733
- Asked by: Beatrice Wishart, MSP for Shetland Islands, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 09 October 2019
- Current Status: Answered by Paul Wheelhouse on 30 October 2019
To ask the Scottish Government by what date section 14 of the Islands (Scotland) Act 2018 will come into force.