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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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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 4 May 2021
  6. Current session: 13 May 2021 to 4 October 2025
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Question reference: S6W-35753

  • Asked by: Miles Briggs, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 18 March 2025
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 1 April 2025

To ask the Scottish Government how many young people have been recorded as moving into further education as a positive destination in each year for which data is available, also broken down by local authority.

Question reference: S6W-35737

  • Asked by: Miles Briggs, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Monday, 17 March 2025
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 31 March 2025

To ask the Scottish Government how many care experienced bursaries have been awarded in each year since the establishment of the support .

Question reference: S6W-35739

  • Asked by: Miles Briggs, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Monday, 17 March 2025
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 31 March 2025

To ask the Scottish Government how much has been spent on school bus transport by each local authority in each year since 1999.

Question reference: S6W-35732

  • Asked by: Miles Briggs, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Monday, 17 March 2025
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 31 March 2025

To ask the Scottish Government what percentage of pupils left school with no qualifications in each year since 1999.

Question reference: S6W-35734

  • Asked by: Miles Briggs, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Monday, 17 March 2025
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 31 March 2025

To ask the Scottish Government how many people have been on waiting lists for college courses in each year since 1999.

Question reference: S6W-35733

  • Asked by: Miles Briggs, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Monday, 17 March 2025
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 31 March 2025

To ask the Scottish Government how many (a) 14, (b) 15 and (c) 16 year olds have been accessing college courses through school-college partnerships whilst at school in each year since 1999, broken down by local authority area. 

Question reference: S6W-35736

  • Asked by: Miles Briggs, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Monday, 17 March 2025
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 31 March 2025

To ask the Scottish Government how much has been spent on anti-drug campaigns in schools in each year since 1999, broken down by local authority area. 

Question reference: S6W-35738

  • Asked by: Miles Briggs, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Monday, 17 March 2025
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 31 March 2025

To ask the Scottish Government what the rate of absenteeism has been for teachers in each local authority area in each year since 1999.

Question reference: S6W-35729

  • Asked by: Miles Briggs, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Monday, 17 March 2025
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 31 March 2025

To ask the Scottish Government how many young carers have accessed (a) higher and (b) further education in each year since 1999.

Question reference: S6W-35537

  • Asked by: Miles Briggs, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 11 March 2025
  • Current Status: Answered by Jenny Gilruth on 17 March 2025

To ask the Scottish Government how much has been spent on restoring (a) primary and (b) secondary schools as a result of damage caused by deliberate fires in each year since 2004.