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
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Question reference: S6W-18272
- 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 the membership of 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-18088
- Asked by: Monica Lennon, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Monday, 22 May 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Michael Matheson on 1 June 2023
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S6W-17050 by Michael Matheson on 2 May 2023, whether it will provide an update on whether it plans to improve NHS patient pathways for those who experience chronic urinary tract infections (UTIs), in light of the recent National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) review, which recognised chronic UTI as a distinct condition for the first time.
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Question reference: S6W-17468
- Asked by: Monica Lennon, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Friday, 28 April 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Mairi Gougeon on 31 May 2023
To ask the Scottish Government what engagement it has had with churches, regarding the Land Reform (Scotland) Act 2016 (Register of Persons Holding a Controlled Interest in Land) Regulations 2021, since 1 January 2023.
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Question reference: S6T-01415
- Asked by: Monica Lennon, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 30 May 2023
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 30 May 2023
To ask the Scottish Government what advice and support it can provide to parents and carers who are struggling to afford nappies and infant feed, in light of recent reports regarding nappy need, difficulties in accessing baby formula at foodbanks and families with young children being forced to cut back on essentials.
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Question reference: S6W-18089
- Asked by: Monica Lennon, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Thursday, 18 May 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Jenni Minto on 30 May 2023
To ask the Scottish Government whether chronic urinary tract infections (UTIs) will be included as a priority in any future version of its Women's Health Plan, in light of a new National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) review that recognises the experiences of chronic UTI patients and the issues that they face when seeking specialised care.
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Question reference: S6W-17951
- Asked by: Monica Lennon, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Friday, 12 May 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Tom Arthur on 30 May 2023
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S6W-16997 by Tom Arthur on 9 May 2023, whether it can confirm that 6% of its contractors do not pay employees a minimum wage of at least £10.90 an hour, as stated in its answer to question S6W-15469, including employees not directly involved in the delivery of its services, and whether it will provide a list of those companies that it contracts to deliver services that do not pay all of their employees a minimum wage of at least £10.90 an hour.
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Question reference: S6W-17949
- Asked by: Monica Lennon, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Friday, 12 May 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Angela Constance on 30 May 2023
To ask the Scottish Government when it last discussed with UK ministers any impact of the Public Order Act 2023 on free speech and the right to protest in Scotland.
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Question reference: S6W-17952
- Asked by: Monica Lennon, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Friday, 12 May 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Lorna Slater on 25 May 2023
To ask the Scottish Government when it anticipates the three legislative stages of its proposed Circular Economy Bill will conclude.
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Question reference: S6W-17953
- Asked by: Monica Lennon, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Friday, 12 May 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Kevin Stewart on 25 May 2023
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on the work of the Bus Decarbonisation Taskforce.
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Question reference: S6W-17950
- Asked by: Monica Lennon, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Friday, 12 May 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Gillian Martin on 23 May 2023
To ask the Scottish Government what discussions it has had with Danish Government officials regarding community energy and the involvement of co-operatives in the renewable energy market.
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