Representation

Question 1

Examples of woman being underrepresented

Answer 1

-45% of MSP’s are female

-this pressure can mentally harm woman which effects them in politics

Question 2

Ethnic minorities being underrepresented

Answer 2

-Out of 129 MSP’s only 12 are from ethnic minorities

-there is an enormous gap between the numbers of BAME MSP’s and WHITE MSP’s

Question 3

Examples of purpose and functions of committees

Answer 3

-Scottish parliament set up the Covid-19 recovery committee in 2021 to ensure the government do their job effectively in enabling Scotland the recover from the pandemic

Question 4

Examples of Work of an MSP in parliament

Answer 4

-in 2022 MSP’s voted to pass the cost of living crisis in Scotland bill which temporarily restricted landlords from increasing rent prices