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-09587
- Asked by: Monica Lennon, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Monday, 04 July 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Maree Todd on 21 July 2022
To ask the Scottish Government what engagement it has had with employers in the (a) public sector, (b) private sector, (c) third/ charity sector regarding policies and support for people who are eligible to attend cervical screening appointments to do so.
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Question reference: S6W-09449
- Asked by: Monica Lennon, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 29 June 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 20 July 2022
To ask the Scottish Government how many women have been diagnosed with takotsubo cardiomyopathy in each of the last five years, broken down by NHS board.
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Question reference: S6W-09681
- Asked by: Monica Lennon, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Friday, 08 July 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Keith Brown on 19 July 2022
To ask the Scottish Government how many of the reported backlog of 42,000 criminal cases to be heard at Scottish courts relate to sexual offences; what action is being taken to speed up access to justice in relation to any such sexual offence cases, and how much additional funding is being made available to support victims and survivors of sexual offences who are affected by any delays in the hearing of their cases.
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Question reference: S6W-09442
- Asked by: Monica Lennon, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 29 June 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Maree Todd on 18 July 2022
To ask the Scottish Government what its response is to the Neurological Alliance of Scotland report, Together for the One in Six, and what plans it has beyond 2025 to improve care and support for adults and children with a neurological condition.
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Question reference: S6W-09450
- Asked by: Monica Lennon, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 29 June 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 13 July 2022
To ask the Scottish Government what action is being taken to improve (a) diagnostic services, (b) treatment guidelines, (c) access to MRI imaging and (d) clinical trials for takotsubo cardiomyopathy.
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Question reference: S6W-09514
- Asked by: Monica Lennon, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Thursday, 30 June 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 13 July 2022
To ask the Scottish Government whether (a) clinical psychologists and (b) social workers are included as a core component of specialist multidisciplinary teams and required to be available at a patient's annual review in (i) paediatric and (ii) adult cystic fibrosis services.
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Question reference: S6W-09335
- Asked by: Monica Lennon, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Friday, 24 June 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Kevin Stewart on 12 July 2022
To ask the Scottish Government what assessment has been made of how the social care sector will adhere to infection control and PPE guidance following the withdrawal of Scottish Government funding, and whether it plans to change the guidance.
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Question reference: S6W-09546
- Asked by: Monica Lennon, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Friday, 01 July 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Ivan McKee on 12 July 2022
To ask the Scottish Government what discussions it has had with Thistle Seafoods, the new owners of the former Dawnfresh site in Uddingston, regarding (a) its commitment to Fair Work and (b) ensuring the continuation of trade union recognition for the staff and site.
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Question reference: S6W-09244
- Asked by: Monica Lennon, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 21 June 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Richard Lochhead on 11 July 2022
To ask the Scottish Government what its position is on (a) workplaces and (b) education providers having policies on (i) menstrual, (ii) perimenopause and (iii) menopause leave.
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Question reference: S6W-09290
- Asked by: Monica Lennon, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Thursday, 23 June 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Shirley-Anne Somerville on 6 July 2022
To ask the Scottish Government what plans it has to ensure that newly qualified teachers are able to secure a post in their own, or a nearby, local authority.
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