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
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Question reference: S6W-14321
- Asked by: Monica Lennon, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 25 January 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Clare Haughey on 7 February 2023
To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to (a) reduce any in-work poverty among the Early Learning and Childcare (ELC) workforce and (b) ensure that the funding model enables (i) private and (ii) third sector ELC providers in partner settings to pay the Living Wage to all staff, not just those delivering the funded entitlement.
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Question reference: S6W-14290
- Asked by: Monica Lennon, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 24 January 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Clare Haughey on 7 February 2023
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will increase the funded childcare entitlement to the equivalent of 50 hours a week.
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Question reference: S6W-14263
- Asked by: Monica Lennon, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 24 January 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Angela Constance on 7 February 2023
To ask the Scottish Government how many doctors are currently assigned to Drug Treatment and Testing Order services, broken down by NHS board.
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Question reference: S6W-14327
- Asked by: Monica Lennon, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Thursday, 26 January 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Maree Todd on 7 February 2023
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will consider implementing a plan to research any possible link between chronic urinary tract infections and endometriosis as part of the Women's Health Plan, and what action it is taking to improve specialist appointment waiting times for those experiencing chronic urinary tract infections.
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Question reference: S6W-14249
- Asked by: Monica Lennon, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Monday, 23 January 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Jenny Gilruth on 6 February 2023
To ask the Scottish Government which railway lines will not be included in its six-month pilot of suspending peak fares, as announced in its Budget statement on 15 December 2022.
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Question reference: S6W-14282
- Asked by: Monica Lennon, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 24 January 2023
Submitting member has a registered interest.
- Current Status: Answered by Maree Todd on 6 February 2023
To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to involve the Cross-Party Group in the Scottish Parliament on (a) Chronic Pain, (b) Arthritis and Musculoskeletal Conditions, (c) Long Covid and (d) Women's Health in the work of bodies that have a chronic pain remit, including the National Care Service Lived Experience Experts Panel.
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Question reference: S6W-14251
- Asked by: Monica Lennon, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Monday, 23 January 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Maree Todd on 2 February 2023
To ask the Scottish Government what support it is providing to NHS boards to treat asthma and other lung conditions in light of the reported finding in a National Records of Scotland report that people in Scotland are twice as likely to die from an asthma attack in the winter than in the summer.
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Question reference: S6W-14047
- Asked by: Monica Lennon, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 18 January 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Maree Todd on 31 January 2023
To ask the Scottish Government what its response is to a recent Health Foundation report highlighting an increase in avoidable deaths in women in the most deprived areas, and what action it plans to take to support women living in poverty.
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Question reference: S6W-14061
- Asked by: Monica Lennon, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Monday, 23 January 2023
Submitting member has a registered interest.
- Current Status: Answered by Kevin Stewart on 31 January 2023
To ask the Scottish Government what its response is to reports that the Maria Mallaband Care Group is currently in over 50 individual disputes with trade union members, in relation to the company allegedly not utilising correctly the social care staff support fund, and unlawful deduction of wages.
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Question reference: S6W-14057
- Asked by: Monica Lennon, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Monday, 23 January 2023
Submitting member has a registered interest.
- Current Status: Answered by Kevin Stewart on 31 January 2023
To ask the Scottish Government how many publicly-funded Maria Mallaband Care Group care homes there are in Scotland, and how much funding it has given to each of these in each of the last three years.