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-17048
- Asked by: Pauline McNeill, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Friday, 14 April 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Jenni Minto on 10 May 2023
To ask the Scottish Government what discussions it (a) has had and (b) will have with the UK Government regarding the licencing of testosterone for women in perimenopause or menopause.
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Question reference: S6W-17049
- Asked by: Pauline McNeill, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Friday, 14 April 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Jenni Minto on 10 May 2023
To ask the Scottish Government whether women in perimenopause or menopause are prescribed testosterone in cases where they are showing symptoms that research has shown to benefit from such treatment.
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Question reference: S6W-16521
- Asked by: Pauline McNeill, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 04 April 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Jenni Minto on 27 April 2023
To ask the Scottish Government what consideration it has given to rolling out HPV self-sampling, and whether it would expedite any such process if the UK National Screening Committee were to make a recommendation to this end.
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Question reference: S6O-02181
- Asked by: Pauline McNeill, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 26 April 2023
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 4 May 2023
To ask the Scottish Government whether it plans to introduce financial incentives to encourage households to install low-carbon heating in their homes, to help reach net zero by 2045.
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Question reference: S6W-16451
- Asked by: Pauline McNeill, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 29 March 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Maree Todd on 21 April 2023
To ask the Scottish Government what discussions it has had with the UK Government regarding restrictions on gaming, including mechanisms to reduce time spent playing games online.
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Question reference: S6W-16450
- Asked by: Pauline McNeill, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 29 March 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Maree Todd on 21 April 2023
To ask the Scottish Government whether it has a strategy for tackling gaming addiction in children.
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Question reference: S6W-16520
- Asked by: Pauline McNeill, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Thursday, 30 March 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Michael Matheson on 21 April 2023
To ask the Scottish Government what work it is undertaking to develop a national cervical cancer elimination strategy.
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Question reference: S6O-02159
- Asked by: Pauline McNeill, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 19 April 2023
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 27 April 2023
To ask the Scottish Government what discussions it has had with Scotrail regarding improving Sunday train services in west central Scotland.
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Question reference: S6W-16924
- Asked by: Pauline McNeill, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Thursday, 06 April 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Kevin Stewart on 19 April 2023
To ask the Scottish Government how many train stations currently impose toilet charges.
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Question reference: S6W-16923
- Asked by: Pauline McNeill, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Thursday, 06 April 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Kevin Stewart on 19 April 2023
To ask the Scottish Government whether there are any plans to abolish toilet charges at train stations.
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