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.
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To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S5F-00177 by Nicola Sturgeon on 8 September 2016 (Official Report, c. 13), what action it is taking in response to the NSPCC annual review of Childline, which showed that 1,973 children in Scotland called the helpline for suicide and self-harm counselling in 2015-16.
To ask the Scottish Government what recent assessment it has made of the impact of Brexit on Scotland's tourism industry.
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will carry out an assessment of the impact of the affordability of feminine hygiene products on the health of women and girls.
To ask the Scottish Government what recent action it has taken to reduce violence in prisons.
To ask the Scottish Government how many asthma nurses have been employed each year since 2010, broken down by NHS board.
To ask the Scottish Government how many people have been prescribed omeprazole in each year since 2010 and at what cost, and what projections it has made for each of the next five years.
To ask the Scottish Government what recent action it has taken to assess the affordability of feminine hygiene products and the cost of periods to women and girls; whether it considers feminine hygiene to be a health issue; what action it is taking to tackle the stigma around periods, and whether it plans to introduce free access to feminine hygiene products.
To ask the Scottish Government what action it has taken to support Hamilton Business Improvement District and what financial support it will provide to Hamilton town centre in the short to medium term.
To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to support children and young people affected by bereavement.
To ask the Scottish Government when it will introduce guidance to ensure that the needs of children in mainstream schools requiring toilet assistance are satisfactorily supported, as recommended by the Children and Young People's Commissioner Scotland.