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-25181
- Asked by: Monica Lennon, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Friday, 02 February 2024
- Current Status: Answered by Patrick Harvie on 19 February 2024
To ask the Scottish Government what support is available to people living in the (a) South Lanarkshire, (b) North Lanarkshire and (c) Falkirk Council area to change to low-carbon heating systems.
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Question reference: S6W-25280
- Asked by: Monica Lennon, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 13 February 2024
- Current Status: Answered by Shirley-Anne Somerville on 19 February 2024
To ask the Scottish Government, in light of local authorities and other public bodies currently being in the process of finalising their budgets, what action it is taking to ensure that these bodies (a) protect key local community and voluntary organisations providing frontline services in relation to the cost of living crisis and (b) work with local third sector organisations in order to (i) not make any reductions to budgets or services without assessing the potential impact of any such reductions on communities and (ii) consider alternative local solutions to any such reductions.
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Question reference: S6W-25221
- Asked by: Monica Lennon, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Monday, 05 February 2024
- Current Status: Answered by Paul McLennan on 19 February 2024
To ask the Scottish Government what engagement it undertook with local authorities regarding the reported 26% reduction in funding for affordable homes in the Scottish Budget 2024-25.
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Question reference: S6W-25220
- Asked by: Monica Lennon, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Monday, 05 February 2024
- Current Status: Answered by Paul McLennan on 19 February 2024
To ask the Scottish Government how it is supporting action by local authorities to increase social housing stock.
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Question reference: S6W-25058
- Asked by: Monica Lennon, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 31 January 2024
- Current Status: Answered by Mairi McAllan on 19 February 2024
To ask the Scottish Government whether it has considered establishing a "net zero test", similar to the New Zealand Government's climate impact of policy assessment, for all policy and investment decisions, as recommended by the Climate Emergency Response Group.
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Question reference: S6W-24925
- Asked by: Monica Lennon, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Monday, 29 January 2024
- Current Status: Answered by Neil Gray on 15 February 2024
To ask the Scottish Government what discussions it has had with NHS Forth Valley regarding the future of ward 6 for women's health at the Forth Valley Royal Hospital, in light of reported concerns that the ward may close.
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Question reference: S6W-24922
- Asked by: Monica Lennon, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Monday, 29 January 2024
- Current Status: Answered by Neil Gray on 15 February 2024
To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made of research published in the Annals of Oncology journal, which reports an expected rise in bowel cancer death rates for adults aged 25 to 49 years in the UK by 26% for men and 39% for women, including (a) what data is available for Scotland, (b) what action it is taking to prevent bowel cancer and (c) how it will improve detection rates in people under the age of 50.
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Question reference: S6O-03109
- Asked by: Monica Lennon, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 14 February 2024
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 22 February 2024
To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking through the delivery of benefits to help families with the cost of nappies, in light of the reported increase in nappy theft linked to the cost of living crisis.
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Question reference: S6W-25184
- Asked by: Monica Lennon, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Friday, 02 February 2024
- Current Status: Answered by Jenni Minto on 14 February 2024
To ask the Scottish Government how many (a) men and (b) women are currently prescribed sodium valproate.
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Question reference: S6W-25173
- Asked by: Monica Lennon, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Friday, 02 February 2024
- Current Status: Answered by Paul McLennan on 14 February 2024
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on what action it is taking in response to reported concerns raised by the Association of Local Authority Chief Housing Officers (ALACHO) and others that over half of Scotland's 32 local authorities are failing to meet legal requirements in relation to dealing with homelessness.