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-17542
- Asked by: Monica Lennon, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Thursday, 27 April 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Paul McLennan on 12 May 2023
To ask the Scottish Government when it last met South Lanarkshire Council to discuss rural housing issues.
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Question reference: S6W-17543
- Asked by: Monica Lennon, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Thursday, 27 April 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Paul McLennan on 12 May 2023
To ask the Scottish Government what additional financial support it plans to provide to (a) local authorities, (b) housing co-operatives and (c) housing associations to buy existing housing stock, in light of reports that private landlords are exiting the market.
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Question reference: S6W-17544
- Asked by: Monica Lennon, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Thursday, 27 April 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Paul McLennan on 12 May 2023
To ask the Scottish Government how it will support local authorities to buy any housing stock freed up by the exit of private landlords from the market.
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Question reference: S6W-17744
- Asked by: Monica Lennon, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Friday, 05 May 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Michael Matheson on 11 May 2023
To ask the Scottish Government, in light of the Brain Tumour Charity report, Brain Tumours: Fighting for a Faster Diagnosis, whether a National Optimal Cancer Diagnostic Pathway is being developed for brain tumours.
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Question reference: S6W-17745
- Asked by: Monica Lennon, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Friday, 05 May 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Michael Matheson on 11 May 2023
To ask the Scottish Government whether it plans to raise awareness of the signs and symptoms of brain tumours through the utilisation of the Brain Tumour Charity’s Better Safe Than Tumour campaign.
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Question reference: S6W-17517
- Asked by: Monica Lennon, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 26 April 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Elena Whitham on 11 May 2023
To ask the Scottish Government what its plans are to address the alcohol public health emergency, and what its position is on whether it considers these plans to be proportionate to the scale of the problem.
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Question reference: S6W-17518
- Asked by: Monica Lennon, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 26 April 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Elena Whitham on 11 May 2023
To ask the Scottish Government whether it remains committed to its statement in the Alcohol Framework 2018 that it "will not work with the alcohol industry on health policy development".
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Question reference: S6W-17519
- Asked by: Monica Lennon, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 26 April 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Elena Whitham on 11 May 2023
To ask the Scottish Government whether it remains committed to its plans set out in the Programme for Government 2022-23 that, subject to the outcomes of its consultation, it will introduce legislation on alcohol advertising and promotion within the current parliamentary session.
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Question reference: S6W-17522
- Asked by: Monica Lennon, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 26 April 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Elena Whitham on 11 May 2023
To ask the Scottish Government how many responses it has received to the alcohol advertising and promotion consultation.
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Question reference: S6W-17521
- Asked by: Monica Lennon, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 26 April 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Elena Whitham on 11 May 2023
To ask the Scottish Government on what date the responses to, and analysis of, the alcohol advertising and promotion consultation will be published.
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