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-23385
- Asked by: Paul Sweeney, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 29 November 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Paul McLennan on 11 December 2023
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on its work to address homelessness in the veterans community.
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Question reference: S6W-23386
- Asked by: Paul Sweeney, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 29 November 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Paul McLennan on 11 December 2023
To ask the Scottish Government how many veterans have declared themselves homeless in Scotland in each financial year since 2018-19.
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Question reference: S6W-23394
- Asked by: Paul Sweeney, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 29 November 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Michael Matheson on 11 December 2023
To ask the Scottish Government for what reason it has chosen headcount as opposed to whole-time equivalent in relation to its commitment to increasing the number of GPs in Scotland to 800 by 2026.
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Question reference: S6W-23393
- Asked by: Paul Sweeney, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 29 November 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Maree Todd on 11 December 2023
To ask the Scottish Government what support it will make available to GPs and primary care services to support them in delivering the Mental Health and Wellbeing Strategy.
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Question reference: S6W-23446
- Asked by: Paul Sweeney, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Thursday, 30 November 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Elena Whitham on 11 December 2023
To ask the Scottish Government when it expects any feasibility studies for overdose prevention pilot proposals in (a) Edinburgh and (b) Dundee to be published.
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Question reference: S6W-23447
- Asked by: Paul Sweeney, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Thursday, 30 November 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Elena Whitham on 11 December 2023
To ask the Scottish Government how many people have been found in possession of drugs in each year since 2021, also broken down by (a) class of drugs and (b) how many were (i) issued with a Recorded Police Warning (ii) referred to the prosecution service.
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Question reference: S6W-23425
- Asked by: Paul Sweeney, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Thursday, 30 November 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Maree Todd on 11 December 2023
To ask the Scottish Government what impact the reprioritisation of the £7.5 million funding from the Mental Health Transformation Fund will have on the delivery of priorities outlined in the Mental Health and Wellbeing Strategy.
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Question reference: S6W-23423
- Asked by: Paul Sweeney, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Thursday, 30 November 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Maree Todd on 11 December 2023
To ask the Scottish Government for what reason the £7.5 million from the Mental Health Transformation Fund, which is to be reprioritised as part of 2023-24 in-year budget changes, had not yet been spent.
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Question reference: S6W-23392
- Asked by: Paul Sweeney, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Thursday, 30 November 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Maree Todd on 11 December 2023
To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made of the view of medical professionals who were consulted on the Mental Health and Wellbeing Strategy regarding the final strategy as published.
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Question reference: S6W-23424
- Asked by: Paul Sweeney, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Thursday, 30 November 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Maree Todd on 11 December 2023
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide a breakdown of the £7.5 million funding from the Mental Health Transformation Fund, which is to be reprioritised as part of 2023-24 in-year budget changes, by the mental health programmes that were previously earmarked for spending from this budget line.