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-21107
- Asked by: Emma Harper, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 06 September 2023
- Current Status: Initiated by the Scottish Government. Answered by Michael Matheson on 7 September 2023
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on the external review of the paediatric Scottish National Spine Service in NHS Lothian.
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Question reference: S6F-02343
- Asked by: Emma Harper, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Monday, 04 September 2023
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 7 September 2023
To ask the First Minister whether he will provide an update on the steps that are being taken to reduce drug deaths in Scotland.
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Question reference: S6O-02462
- Asked by: Emma Harper, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 30 August 2023
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 6 September 2023
To ask the Scottish Government what discussions it has had with the UK Government regarding ensuring access to the national grid for community energy schemes in Scotland.
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Question reference: S6W-19926
- Asked by: Emma Harper, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 12 July 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Michael Matheson on 7 August 2023
To ask the Scottish Government what information it holds on the latest known levels of the starting salary for a (a) nurse and (b) junior doctor in Scotland, and on how this compares to the levels in (i) England and (ii) Wales.
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Question reference: S6W-19865
- Asked by: Emma Harper, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Monday, 10 July 2023
Submitting member has a registered interest.
- Current Status: Answered by Christine Grahame (on behalf of the Scottish Parliamentary Corporate on 28 July 2023
To ask the Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body whether it has any plans to update the current Scottish Parliament educational resources published in the Scots language, in order to reflect the composition and the processes of the current parliamentary session.
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Question reference: S6W-20182
- Asked by: Emma Harper, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Monday, 24 July 2023
- Current Status: Initiated by the Scottish Government. Answered by Jenni Minto on 25 July 2023
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will update the Parliament on the Best Start recommendation to design a new model of neonatal service to accommodate the current levels of demand, with a smaller number of intensive care neonatal units, supported by local neonatal and special care units.
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Question reference: S6W-19844
- Asked by: Emma Harper, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 06 July 2023
- Current Status: Initiated by the Scottish Government. Answered by Elena Whitham on 7 July 2023
To ask the Scottish Government whether it has come to a position on the recommendations of the Drug Deaths Taskforce 2021 report on drug law reform.
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Question reference: S6W-19200
- Asked by: Emma Harper, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 14 June 2023
- Current Status: Initiated by the Scottish Government. Answered by Michael Matheson on 15 June 2023
To ask the Scottish Government how it plans to improve cancer services in the future.
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Question reference: S6W-19016
- Asked by: Emma Harper, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 07 June 2023
- Current Status: Initiated by the Scottish Government. Answered by Michael Matheson on 8 June 2023
To ask the Scottish Government how many of the 750 additional nurses, midwives and allied health professionals from overseas, as announced in October 2022, with associated funding of £8 million, have been recruited by NHS boards across Scotland.
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Question reference: S6O-02363
- Asked by: Emma Harper, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 07 June 2023
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 14 June 2023
To ask the Scottish Government how it is ensuring that rural communities, including Dumfries and Galloway, benefit from current and future renewable energy projects.
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