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-18388
- Asked by: Monica Lennon, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Thursday, 25 May 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Shirley-Anne Somerville on 6 June 2023
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will expand the scope of the PickupMyPeriod app to give non-public authority facilities that offer free period products, such as restaurants and bars, the option to be added to the map.
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Question reference: S6W-18395
- Asked by: Monica Lennon, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Thursday, 25 May 2023
Submitting member has a registered interest.
- Current Status: Answered by Graeme Dey on 6 June 2023
To ask the Scottish Government when the Educational Institute of Scotland Further Education Lecturers Association (EIS-FELA) was made aware of the recently announced £46 million reduction in funding for colleges and universities.
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Question reference: S6W-17061
- Asked by: Monica Lennon, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 23 May 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Richard Lochhead on 5 June 2023
To ask the Scottish Government, regarding any potential impact on the implementation of its fair work principles and on decisions to support the development of business with multinational companies operating in Scotland, what recent discussions it has had with the UK Government in relation to the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP) regarding workers’ rights in Vietnam, Malaysia, Singapore and Mexico.
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Question reference: S6W-17363
- Asked by: Monica Lennon, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 23 May 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Jenni Minto on 5 June 2023
To ask the Scottish Government, in light of its support for the proposed Abortion Services Safe Access Zones (Scotland) Bill, as stated in the Programme for Government 2022-23, what discussions it has had with Gillian Mackay MSP regarding the proposed bill, and what support and resources it has provided in relation to the development of the bill.
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Question reference: S6W-18104
- Asked by: Monica Lennon, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Friday, 19 May 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Jenni Minto on 5 June 2023
To ask the Scottish Government what (a) assistance and (b) funding it is providing to the Scottish Perinatal Network to support its work in promoting the uptake and adoption of placental growth factor (PLGF)-based testing for pre-eclampsia across the NHS.
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Question reference: S6W-18105
- Asked by: Monica Lennon, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Friday, 19 May 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Jenni Minto on 5 June 2023
To ask the Scottish Government what engagement the Women’s Health Champion has had with (a) NHS Scotland, (b) the Scottish Perinatal Network, (c) patient groups and (d) the diagnostics sector, to ensure the implementation of placental growth factor (PLGF)-based tests for pre-eclampsia, following the recommendation of the Scottish Health Technology Group (SHTG) on 23 March 2023.
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Question reference: S6W-18301
- Asked by: Monica Lennon, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Thursday, 25 May 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Tom Arthur on 2 June 2023
To ask the Scottish Government, in light of the recent Accounts Commission report, Local government in Scotland: Overview 2023, published in May 2023, which concluded that "radical change" is required if councils are to maintain services, whether it will provide an update on its discussions regarding a new deal for local government.
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Question reference: S6W-18386
- Asked by: Monica Lennon, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Thursday, 25 May 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Gillian Martin on 1 June 2023
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S6W-17950 by Gillian Martin on 23 May 2023, on what date it will next meet with Danish officials; what advice and knowledge it received from Danish officials at previous meetings regarding community and co-operative ownership, and what actions and policy decisions it has taken based on any such advice.
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Question reference: S6W-18271
- Asked by: Monica Lennon, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 23 May 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Michael Matheson on 1 June 2023
To ask the Scottish Government what funding has been granted to the short-life working group, established by the Managed Service Network for Children and Young People with Cancer (MSN CYPC) to carry out a robust workforce review and mapping exercise of posts across the network.
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Question reference: S6W-18270
- Asked by: Monica Lennon, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 23 May 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Michael Matheson on 1 June 2023
To ask the Scottish Government whether it can detail when the short-life working group, established by the Managed Service Network for Children and Young People with Cancer (MSN CYPC) to carry out a robust workforce review and mapping exercise of posts across the network, (a) last met and (b) will next meet.
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