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: S6O-00786
- Asked by: Michelle Thomson, MSP for Falkirk East, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 16 February 2022
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 24 February 2022
To ask the Scottish Government what steps are being taken to ensure access to care and support planning by a specialist team for people with ME and chronic fatigue syndrome, as recommended by NICE.
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Question reference: S6F-00794
- Asked by: Michelle Thomson, MSP for Falkirk East, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Monday, 07 February 2022
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 10 February 2022
To ask the First Minister what discussions the Scottish Government has had with professional footballing authorities regarding the protection of women and girls within football.
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Question reference: S6O-00714
- Asked by: Michelle Thomson, MSP for Falkirk East, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 26 January 2022
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 3 February 2022
To ask the Scottish Government what support the agricultural sector receives in Scotland, and how this compares with the rest of the UK.
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Question reference: S6W-05063
- Asked by: Michelle Thomson, MSP for Falkirk East, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Monday, 13 December 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 25 January 2022
To ask the Scottish Government what support it provides to people aged under 60 who can no longer be looked after by their families at home due to complex medical issues.
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Question reference: S6O-00601
- Asked by: Michelle Thomson, MSP for Falkirk East, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 22 December 2021
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 12 January 2022
To ask the Scottish Government in what ways the Internal Market Act 2020 could impact on its ability to meet its net zero targets.
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Question reference: S6O-00499
- Asked by: Michelle Thomson, MSP for Falkirk East, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 01 December 2021
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 8 December 2021
To ask the Scottish Government when it last met Falkirk Council to discuss public transport and connectivity within the rural areas of the Falkirk East constituency, and what was discussed.
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Question reference: S6O-00339
- Asked by: Michelle Thomson, MSP for Falkirk East, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 03 November 2021
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 10 November 2021
To ask the Scottish Government how it will ensure that the views of consumers are adequately heard in its consultation on legal services regulation reform.
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Question reference: S6O-00302
- Asked by: Michelle Thomson, MSP for Falkirk East, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 20 October 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Ivan McKee on 28 October 2021
To ask the Scottish Government what plans it has to increase support and encourage more women into business, entrepreneurship and the labour market.
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Question reference: S6O-00262
- Asked by: Michelle Thomson, MSP for Falkirk East, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 29 September 2021
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 7 October 2021
To ask the Scottish Government whether it plans to publish the James Hutton Institute report on the impact on human health and the environment arising from the spreading of sewage sludge on land.
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Question reference: S6O-00217
- Asked by: Michelle Thomson, MSP for Falkirk East, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 22 September 2021
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 30 September 2021
To ask the Scottish Government what recent discussions it has had with the UK Government regarding the United Kingdom Internal Market Act 2020.
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