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-08031
- Asked by: Monica Lennon, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 12 April 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Michael Matheson on 29 April 2022
To ask the Scottish Government what the estimated combined financial value of the energy output from all of Scotland’s wind energy projects was in each of the last 10 years.
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Question reference: S6W-08024
- Asked by: Monica Lennon, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 12 April 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Michael Matheson on 29 April 2022
To ask the Scottish Government how many (a) onshore and (b) offshore wind energy projects are owned by (i) community organisations (ii) trading arms of community organisations (iii) charities (iv) local authorities (v) public bodies and agencies, and (vi) private companies.
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Question reference: S6W-08105
- Asked by: Monica Lennon, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 26 April 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Jamie Hepburn on 28 April 2022
To ask the Scottish Government what assessment has been made regarding availability of university places in 2022 in light of reports from the Scottish Funding Council that places will be cut by 1,400.
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Question reference: S6W-07612
- Asked by: Monica Lennon, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 30 March 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Jenny Gilruth on 27 April 2022
To ask the Scottish Government whether ScotRail will be subject to the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002 from 1 April 2022 when it moves into public ownership; what steps are being taken to ensure that historic emails and files held by Abellio ScotRail Limited are not destroyed or lost when the Abellio franchise expires, and what policies and practices will be in place to ensure that ScotRail operates in an open and transparent manner.
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Question reference: S6W-07739
- Asked by: Monica Lennon, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Friday, 01 April 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 26 April 2022
To ask the Scottish Government what plans it has to change the way sarcoma incidence data counts the yearly number of sarcoma cases.
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Question reference: S6W-07736
- Asked by: Monica Lennon, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Friday, 01 April 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 26 April 2022
To ask the Scottish Government what action is being taken to improve healthcare professionals' awareness of sarcoma cancer, and how radiologists are being supported in the use of sarcoma guidelines.
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Question reference: S6W-07737
- Asked by: Monica Lennon, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Friday, 01 April 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 26 April 2022
To ask the Scottish Government what steps are being taken to speed up sarcoma cancer diagnoses, and what is being done to increase public awareness of this type of cancer.
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Question reference: S6W-08062
- Asked by: Monica Lennon, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 13 April 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Keith Brown on 26 April 2022
To ask the Scottish Government when it will introduce legislation with the intention of allowing people who are Deaf British Sign Language users to serve on juries.
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Question reference: S6W-08007
- Asked by: Monica Lennon, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Monday, 11 April 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Michael Matheson on 25 April 2022
To ask the Scottish Government what assistance is available to help people meet the costs of charging mobility scooters in light of rising energy prices and the reported cost of living crisis.
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Question reference: S6W-08091
- Asked by: Monica Lennon, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Thursday, 14 April 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 25 April 2022
To ask the Scottish Government how many people have been referred to a (a) cardiologist and (b) respiratory physiotherapist due to the effects of long COVID, in each NHS board in (i) 2020, (ii) 2021 and (iii) 2022.