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-27485
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Monday, 13 May 2024
- Current Status: Answered by Jenni Minto on 29 May 2024
To ask the Scottish Government, in light of the recently published SIGN guidance on Optimising glycaemic control in people with type 1 diabetes, what actions it will take to ensure similar access is made available for patients with type 2 diabetes.
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Question reference: S6W-27477
- Asked by: Monica Lennon, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Monday, 13 May 2024
- Current Status: Answered by Mairi McAllan on 29 May 2024
To ask the Scottish Government how it plans to mark World Environment Day.
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Question reference: S6W-27463
- Asked by: Monica Lennon, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Monday, 13 May 2024
- Current Status: Answered by Jenni Minto on 29 May 2024
To ask the Scottish Government what progress has been made on better defining and capturing data on miscarriage nationally, in light of the findings in the Lancet series, Miscarriage Matters.
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Question reference: S6W-27498
- Asked by: Paul Sweeney, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Monday, 13 May 2024
- Current Status: Answered by Jenni Minto on 29 May 2024
To ask the Scottish Government what support is available to veterans to meet the costs of dental care and treatment.
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Question reference: S6W-27389
- Asked by: Miles Briggs, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Friday, 10 May 2024
- Current Status: Answered by Jenni Minto on 29 May 2024
To ask the Scottish Government what plans it has to support a minimum framework for bereavement care when a baby or infant dies.
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Question reference: S6W-27464
- Asked by: Monica Lennon, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Monday, 13 May 2024
- Current Status: Answered by Jenni Minto on 29 May 2024
To ask the Scottish Government what progress has been made on improving the training and skills of staff providing miscarriage care, in light of the Miscarriage Care and Facilities in Scotland: Scoping Report National Overview, which found variation across NHS boards.
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Question reference: S6W-27484
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Monday, 13 May 2024
- Current Status: Answered by Jenni Minto on 29 May 2024
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on what it is doing to encourage widening access to diabetes technology for people living with (a) type 1 and (b) type 2 diabetes.
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Question reference: S6W-27554
- Asked by: Tim Eagle, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 14 May 2024
- Current Status: Answered by Fiona Hyslop on 29 May 2024
To ask the Scottish Government whether it has any plans to re-examine the installation of a fixed link between the Isle of Mull and the mainland, as originally proposed in the option appraisal for the second Strategic Transport Projects Review (STPR2).
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Question reference: S6W-27549
- Asked by: Tim Eagle, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 14 May 2024
- Current Status: Answered by Graeme Dey on 29 May 2024
To ask the Scottish Government how much funding has been allocated to the University Innovation Fund in each year since 2016-17.
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Question reference: S6W-27552
- Asked by: Tim Eagle, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 14 May 2024
- Current Status: Answered by Graeme Dey on 29 May 2024
To ask the Scottish Government how the Scottish Funding Council monitors the efficacy of funding awarded to universities from the University Innovation Fund.
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