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-21312
- Asked by: Foysol Choudhury, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 13 September 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Fiona Hyslop on 28 September 2023
To ask the Scottish Government whether it can provide an update on the discussions between Transport Scotland and the developer regarding the Ferrymuir Gait access issue.
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Question reference: S6O-02583
- Asked by: Foysol Choudhury, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 20 September 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Michael Matheson on 28 September 2023
To ask the Scottish Government how it monitors waiting times for medical procedures that require anaesthetic, and which may be required to allow people to return to work.
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Question reference: S6O-02612
- Asked by: Foysol Choudhury, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 27 September 2023
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 5 October 2023
To ask the Scottish Government how it plans to implement the Anti-Racist Curriculum Principles, which were published in June.
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Question reference: S6W-21273
- Asked by: Foysol Choudhury, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 12 September 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Maree Todd on 26 September 2023
To ask the Scottish Government what more it will do to prevent older people from being evicted by private care providers, in light of reports of pensioners facing eviction due to a lack of family funds and refusal by care homes to accept council funding.
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Question reference: S6W-20920
- Asked by: Foysol Choudhury, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Friday, 01 September 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Maree Todd on 26 September 2023
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will consider simplifying the referral process for children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) to ensure that children can swiftly receive the help that they need.
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Question reference: S6W-20982
- Asked by: Foysol Choudhury, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 05 September 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Michael Matheson on 19 September 2023
To ask the Scottish Government what steps are being taken to improve myeloma cancer diagnoses, and what is being done to increase public awareness of this type of cancer, in light of reports that myeloma patients face some of the longest times to diagnosis of any cancer.
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Question reference: S6W-19959
- Asked by: Foysol Choudhury, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Monday, 28 August 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Jenni Minto on 19 September 2023
To ask the Scottish Government whether it has considered establishing a centralised database to co-ordinate screening and clinical care for people affected by Lynch syndrome, in light of such a database currently being piloted in England.
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Question reference: S6W-20983
- Asked by: Foysol Choudhury, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 05 September 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Michael Matheson on 14 September 2023
To ask the Scottish Government what the number of phlebotomists employed by NHS boards was in (a) 2020, (b) 2021 and (c) 2022.
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Question reference: S6O-02534
- Asked by: Foysol Choudhury, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 13 September 2023
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 20 September 2023
To ask the Scottish Government whether it can provide an update on how it plans to regularly monitor and evaluate the implementation of its Hate Crime Strategy for Scotland, in the lead up to the review that is planned for 2028.
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Question reference: S6W-20635
- Asked by: Foysol Choudhury, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Monday, 14 August 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Jenni Minto on 11 September 2023
To ask the Scottish Government whether it is reviewing how the recent update of the FreeStyle Libre 2 sensor to a continuous glucose monitor (CGM), with the possibility that it may be utilised in a hybrid closed loop system, will impact the roll-out of diabetes technology across Scotland.
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