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
Urgent Questions aren't included in the Question and Answers search. There is a SPICe fact sheet listing Urgent and emergency questions.
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Question reference: S6W-27468
- Asked by: Ash Regan, MSP for Edinburgh Eastern, Alba Party
- Date lodged: Monday, 13 May 2024
- Current Status: Answer expected on 29 May 2024
To ask the Scottish Government what steps it has taken to allow the Scottish Public Services Ombudsman to hear complaints regarding Children's Hearings Scotland raised by its panel members.
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Question reference: S6W-27455
- Asked by: Mark Ruskell, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Green Party
- Date lodged: Monday, 13 May 2024
- Current Status: Answer expected on 29 May 2024
To ask the Scottish Government for what reason non-compliance with the Safety at Street Works and Road Works Code of Practice 2013 is a criminal offence in the rest of the UK, but not in Scotland, and whether it has any plans to introduce a criminal offence for such non-compliance.
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Question reference: S6W-27486
- Asked by: Monica Lennon, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Monday, 13 May 2024
- Current Status: Answer expected on 29 May 2024
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will be sending representatives to attend COP29, and, if so, which ministers will be in attendance.
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Question reference: S6W-27493
- Asked by: Monica Lennon, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Monday, 13 May 2024
- Current Status: Answer expected on 29 May 2024
To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made of (a) any increasing risk from drug resistant and untreatable infections and (b) preparedness plans to deal with this.
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Question reference: S6W-27471
- Asked by: Ash Regan, MSP for Edinburgh Eastern, Alba Party
- Date lodged: Monday, 13 May 2024
- Current Status: Answer expected on 29 May 2024
To ask the Scottish Government whether it has recently considered an independent review of the Children's Hearings Scotland system, in light of the concerns raised by the group, Children's Hearings Scotland Scandal.
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Question reference: S6W-27472
- Asked by: Ash Regan, MSP for Edinburgh Eastern, Alba Party
- Date lodged: Monday, 13 May 2024
- Current Status: Answer expected on 29 May 2024
To ask the Scottish Government when the Minister for Children, Young People and The Promise last met the chair of Children's Hearings Scotland, and what was discussed.
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Question reference: S6W-27475
- Asked by: Miles Briggs, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Monday, 13 May 2024
- Current Status: Answer expected on 29 May 2024
To ask the Scottish Government whether there is any regulatory requirement that means that public sector bodies should not use recycled aggregates in construction projects, and what plans it has to encourage the use of recycled aggregates through its procurement programme.
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Question reference: S6W-27495
- Asked by: Paul Sweeney, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Monday, 13 May 2024
- Current Status: Answer expected on 29 May 2024
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on what steps it is taking to address any stigma associated with veterans' mental health.
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Question reference: S6W-27463
- Asked by: Monica Lennon, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Monday, 13 May 2024
- Current Status: Answer expected on 29 May 2024
To ask the Scottish Government what progress has been made on better defining and capturing data on miscarriage nationally, in light of the findings in the Lancet series, Miscarriage Matters.
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Question reference: S6W-27483
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Monday, 13 May 2024
- Current Status: Answer expected on 29 May 2024
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on its plans to improve access to real-time continuous glucose monitoring (rt-CGM) systems for people living with (a) type 1 and (b) type 2 diabetes.
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