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-21924
- Asked by: Paul Sweeney, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Monday, 02 October 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Maree Todd on 30 October 2023
To ask the Scottish Government what steps it is taking to improve people’s confidence in accessing mental health support, in light of recent research from the Royal College of Psychiatrists, which reportedly found that 53% of people surveyed were not confident that they or a family member could access mental health support if needed.
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Question reference: S6W-21926
- Asked by: Paul Sweeney, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Monday, 02 October 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Jenni Minto on 27 October 2023
To ask the Scottish Government what support it is providing to dentists in relation to communicating the forthcoming changes to NHS dentistry fees and rules.
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Question reference: S6W-22341
- Asked by: Paul Sweeney, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Monday, 23 October 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Michael Matheson on 27 October 2023
To ask the Scottish Government whether every Deep End GP practice in Scotland has a community link worker.
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Question reference: S6W-21928
- Asked by: Paul Sweeney, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Monday, 02 October 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Jenni Minto on 27 October 2023
To ask the Scottish Government what modelling was undertaken regarding plans to increase the time between routine dental check-ups from six to 12 months for some patients as part of NHS dentistry reforms, and what it anticipates the impact of this change will be on dental health.
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Question reference: S6W-21927
- Asked by: Paul Sweeney, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Monday, 02 October 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Jenni Minto on 27 October 2023
To ask the Scottish Government how it plans to (a) monitor and (b) evaluate the implementation of the new fees and rules for NHS dentistry from 1 November 2023.
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Question reference: S6W-21925
- Asked by: Paul Sweeney, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Monday, 02 October 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Jenni Minto on 27 October 2023
To ask the Scottish Government what plans it has to communicate with the public regarding any changes to NHS dentistry, including the reported removal of six-monthly check-ups for some patients.
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Question reference: S6W-21842
- Asked by: Paul Sweeney, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Thursday, 28 September 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Jenni Minto on 26 October 2023
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on what steps it is taking to reduce waiting times for dental surgery.
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Question reference: S6W-22354
- Asked by: Paul Sweeney, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Monday, 23 October 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Fiona Hyslop on 25 October 2023
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will request that its trunk road maintenance contractor engages with Glasgow City Council to repair the feature lighting located beneath the M8 motorway bridges at Junction 16 Craighall Road.
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Question reference: S6W-21755
- Asked by: Paul Sweeney, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 26 September 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Elena Whitham on 23 October 2023
To ask the Scottish Government how many people are currently participating in the Enhanced Drug Treatment Service in Glasgow.
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Question reference: S6W-21729
- Asked by: Paul Sweeney, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Monday, 25 September 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Richard Lochhead on 20 October 2023
To ask the Scottish Government what action VisitScotland has taken to secure UK and international conferences for Glasgow in each of the last seven years, since the closure of the Glasgow City Marketing Bureau.
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