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-17520
- 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 will provide an update on any plans it has to launch a future consultation on specific proposals to restrict alcohol advertising and promotion.
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Question reference: S6W-17483
- Asked by: Monica Lennon, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 25 April 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Jenni Minto on 11 May 2023
To ask the Scottish Government how many patients have had to pay for prescriptions after utilising private healthcare in each of the last 10 years, broken down by NHS board.
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Question reference: S6W-17056
- Asked by: Monica Lennon, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Thursday, 27 April 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Shirley-Anne Somerville on 11 May 2023
To ask the Scottish Government what its position is, regarding the potential impact in Scotland, on the response of the Chairwoman of the Equality and Human Rights Commission to the UK Minister for Women and Equalities that “a change to the Equality Act 2010, so that the protected characteristic of ‘sex’ means biological sex, could bring clarity in a number of areas”.
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Question reference: S6W-17541
- Asked by: Monica Lennon, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Thursday, 27 April 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Elena Whitham on 11 May 2023
To ask the Scottish Government whether it plans to propose time in the business programme for the Minister for Drugs and Alcohol Policy to deliver a statement to update the Parliament on any revisions to the proposed restrictions on alcohol marketing and promotion laid out in the previous government consultation.
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Question reference: S6W-17355
- Asked by: Monica Lennon, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Monday, 24 April 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Neil Gray on 10 May 2023
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will establish an independent review of the governance of nationalised enterprises in Scotland, including Ferguson Marine.
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Question reference: S6W-17364
- Asked by: Monica Lennon, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Monday, 24 April 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Jenni Minto on 10 May 2023
To ask the Scottish Government on what date the Ministerial Working Group on Abortion Buffer Zones last met; whether the minutes of that latest meeting will be published; whether the group plans to meet again, and whether it plans to publish a concluding report of its findings and next steps.
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Question reference: S6W-16967
- Asked by: Monica Lennon, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 12 April 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Neil Gray on 10 May 2023
To ask the Scottish Government on what dates its ministers have met with the Scottish National Investment Bank, and, in each case, what was discussed.
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Question reference: S6W-17005
- Asked by: Monica Lennon, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Thursday, 13 April 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Shirley-Anne Somerville on 9 May 2023
To ask the Scottish Government when it last met (a) local authorities and (b) the UK Government to discuss the issue of poverty rates among minority ethnic people in Scotland.
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Question reference: S6W-17006
- Asked by: Monica Lennon, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Thursday, 13 April 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Shirley-Anne Somerville on 9 May 2023
To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to reduce the number of minority ethnic people in poverty, in light of reports that almost 50% of people from Asian, British Asian, Mixed-ethnic, Black and Black British backgrounds in Scotland are in poverty.
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Question reference: S6W-17368
- Asked by: Monica Lennon, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Monday, 24 April 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Tom Arthur on 9 May 2023
To ask the Scottish Government when it will take steps to reform or replace council tax to raise more revenue in a fairer way.
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