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-27390
- Asked by: Miles Briggs, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Friday, 10 May 2024
- Current Status: Answered by Neil Gray on 23 May 2024
To ask the Scottish Government whether it has any plans to mark Coeliac Awareness Month in May 2024, and what strategies it has in place to raise awareness of the condition.
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Question reference: S6W-27402
- Asked by: Martin Whitfield, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Friday, 10 May 2024
- Current Status: Answered by Ivan McKee on 23 May 2024
To ask the Scottish Government how it plans to address any potential financial hardship faced by retired teachers with low pensions, particularly in light of the current economic climate.
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Question reference: S6W-27515
- Asked by: Ash Regan, MSP for Edinburgh Eastern, Alba Party
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 14 May 2024
- Current Status: Answered by Ivan McKee on 23 May 2024
To ask the Scottish Government whether it can provide a breakdown of its reported £21,489,000 spend on external consultancies in 2022-23, and what it predicts the costs to be in the current financial year.
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Question reference: S6W-27367
- Asked by: Monica Lennon, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Thursday, 09 May 2024
- Current Status: Answered by Jenni Minto on 23 May 2024
To ask the Scottish Government what barriers there have been to the implementation of placental growth factor (PlGF)-based tests, and what action it is taking to resolve any such barriers.
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Question reference: S6W-27405
- Asked by: Martin Whitfield, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Friday, 10 May 2024
- Current Status: Answered by Ivan McKee on 23 May 2024
To ask the Scottish Government whether there are any provisions within the Scottish Teachers' Pension Scheme (STPS) that allow teachers to adjust their contribution rates to potentially increase their future pension benefits.
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Question reference: S6W-27417
- Asked by: Martin Whitfield, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Friday, 10 May 2024
- Current Status: Answered by Ivan McKee on 23 May 2024
To ask the Scottish Government whether it plans to conduct a full review of the Scottish Teachers' Pension Scheme (STPS) in the near future, and, if so, what the key areas of focus will be for any such review.
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Question reference: S6W-27404
- Asked by: Martin Whitfield, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Friday, 10 May 2024
- Current Status: Answered by Ivan McKee on 23 May 2024
To ask the Scottish Government how the Scottish Teachers' Pension Scheme (STPS) pension benefit structure, including accrual rate and lump sum, compares to other defined benefit pension schemes.
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Question reference: S6W-27366
- Asked by: Monica Lennon, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Thursday, 09 May 2024
- Current Status: Answered by Jenni Minto on 23 May 2024
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S6W-21549 by Jenni Minto on 3 October 2023, what progress NHS boards have made on implementing the Scottish Health Technologies Group (SHTG) recommendations, published on 23 March 2023, requiring access to placental growth factor (PlGF) based tests as part of maternity care.
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Question reference: S6W-27416
- Asked by: Martin Whitfield, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Friday, 10 May 2024
- Current Status: Answered by Ivan McKee on 23 May 2024
To ask the Scottish Government what support mechanisms are in place to ensure that retired teachers with long careers have a secure and comfortable standard of living.
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Question reference: S6W-27504
- Asked by: Carol Mochan, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 14 May 2024
- Current Status: Answered by Neil Gray on 23 May 2024
To ask the Scottish Government how many third sector organisations are recognised providers of non-NHS rehabilitation services in Scotland.