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-22045
- Asked by: Sharon Dowey, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 05 October 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Maree Todd on 2 November 2023
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide the most recent data on the number of people currently living with dementia, and what plans there are to update this data.
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Question reference: S6W-22046
- Asked by: Sharon Dowey, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 05 October 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Maree Todd on 2 November 2023
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide the most recent data on current rates of diagnosis of dementia, and what steps are being taken to address any barriers to diagnosis.
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Question reference: S6W-22044
- Asked by: Sharon Dowey, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 05 October 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Maree Todd on 2 November 2023
To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made of the first three national dementia strategies in Scotland, and what the conclusions were.
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Question reference: S6W-22047
- Asked by: Sharon Dowey, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 05 October 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Maree Todd on 2 November 2023
To ask the Scottish Government (a) how many and (b) what proportion of people currently diagnosed with dementia have received or are receiving their guaranteed minimum of one year of post-diagnostic support, and what steps are being taken to ensure that this support is provided to everyone with a diagnosis of dementia.
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Question reference: S6O-02702
- Asked by: Sharon Dowey, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 01 November 2023
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 9 November 2023
To ask the Scottish Government what support it offers to local authorities to help reduce the number of people on social housing waiting lists.
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Question reference: S6W-22351
- Asked by: Sharon Dowey, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Monday, 23 October 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Shirley-Anne Somerville on 1 November 2023
To ask the Scottish Government when the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (Incorporation) (Scotland) Bill will be reintroduced to the Scottish Parliament at reconsideration stage.
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Question reference: S6W-22043
- Asked by: Sharon Dowey, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 05 October 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Jenni Minto on 30 October 2023
To ask the Scottish Government whether it plans to include dementia as a key priority area in the next Women’s Health Plan, in light of recent data from the National Records of Scotland showing that dementia is the leading cause of death for women in Scotland.
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Question reference: S6W-21759
- Asked by: Sharon Dowey, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 27 September 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Angela Constance on 27 October 2023
To ask the Scottish Government how many antisocial behaviour orders have been issued to people by Police Scotland in relation to shoplifting in 2023 to date.
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Question reference: S6W-21412
- Asked by: Sharon Dowey, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 28 September 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Michael Matheson on 25 October 2023
To ask the Scottish Government how many people were employed on a secondment to the Scottish Government that was governed by a service level agreement in (a) 2021-22 and (b) 2022-23.
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Question reference: S6W-21409
- Asked by: Sharon Dowey, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 28 September 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Michael Matheson on 25 October 2023
To ask the Scottish Government how many people are currently on a secondment, to the Scottish Government from all NHS boards, that is governed by a service level agreement.
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