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-25450
- Asked by: Monica Lennon, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Friday, 09 February 2024
- Current Status: Answered by Neil Gray on 27 February 2024
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will consider offering BCRA testing to NHS Scotland patients with Jewish ancestry, in light of NHS England establishing a national BRCA gene-testing programme for such patients.
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Question reference: S6W-25059
- Asked by: Monica Lennon, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 31 January 2024
- Current Status: Answered by Tom Arthur on 27 February 2024
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will consider introducing the standard, PAS 2080, into procurement standards for public authorities.
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Question reference: S6W-24938
- Asked by: Monica Lennon, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 30 January 2024
- Current Status: Answered by Graeme Dey on 27 February 2024
To ask the Scottish Government what discussions it has had with the UK Government regarding the conduct of Erudio Student Loans, and any impact of its debt recovery practices on people in Scotland.
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Question reference: S6W-25498
- Asked by: Monica Lennon, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Monday, 12 February 2024
- Current Status: Answered by Jenni Minto on 26 February 2024
To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made of the reasons for the reported increased number of unattended funerals.
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Question reference: S6W-25176
- Asked by: Monica Lennon, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Friday, 02 February 2024
- Current Status: Answered by Jim Fairlie on 26 February 2024
To ask the Scottish Government what its position is on the principle of a legislative ban on the use of farrowing crates for pigs.
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Question reference: S6W-25178
- Asked by: Monica Lennon, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Friday, 02 February 2024
- Current Status: Answered by Jim Fairlie on 26 February 2024
To ask the Scottish Government when it will deliver on its Programme for Government 2021-22 commitment to consult on proposals to phase out cages and farrowing crates.
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Question reference: S6W-25205
- Asked by: Monica Lennon, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Friday, 02 February 2024
- Current Status: Answered by Jenni Minto on 26 February 2024
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S6F-02778 by Humza Yousaf on 1 February 2024, when it will update the Parliament on the outcomes of the MMR check that local education boards have been asked to carry out by Public Health Scotland.
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Question reference: S6W-25177
- Asked by: Monica Lennon, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Friday, 02 February 2024
- Current Status: Answered by Jim Fairlie on 26 February 2024
To ask the Scottish Government whether it plans to make any financial assistance available to pig farmers to help them move away from the use of farrowing crates towards cage-free methods.
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Question reference: S6W-25206
- Asked by: Monica Lennon, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Friday, 02 February 2024
- Current Status: Answered by Jenni Minto on 26 February 2024
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on what engagement it has had with (a) NHS Lanarkshire, (b) NHS Forth Valley, (c) South Lanarkshire Council, (d) North Lanarkshire Council and (e) Falkirk Council in relation to increasing measles vaccination rates in children and young people.
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Question reference: S6W-24890
- Asked by: Monica Lennon, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Monday, 29 January 2024
- Current Status: Answered by Mairi McAllan on 26 February 2024
To ask the Scottish Government whether it can provide an update on its work in implementing the recommendations of the Net Zero, Energy and Transport Committee report, The role of local government and its cross-sectoral partners in financing and delivering a net-zero Scotland.