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-26776
- Asked by: Tim Eagle, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 09 April 2024
- Current Status: Answered by Maree Todd on 7 May 2024
To ask the Scottish Government in what ways (a) it and (b) NHS Scotland promotes public awareness to (i) improve the understanding of and (ii) reduce any stigma associated with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD).
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Question reference: S6W-26773
- Asked by: Tim Eagle, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 09 April 2024
- Current Status: Answered by Maree Todd on 7 May 2024
To ask the Scottish Government whether NHS Scotland has given any consideration to establishing an attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) taskforce, in light of NHS England's announcement of the formation of such a taskforce.
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Question reference: S6W-27187
- Asked by: Ross Greer, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Green Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 01 May 2024
- Current Status: Answered by Tom Arthur on 7 May 2024
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on how it will explore the reintroduction of a public health supplement for large retailers, as announced in its 2024-25 Budget.
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Question reference: S6W-27261
- Asked by: Mark Ruskell, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Green Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 02 May 2024
- Current Status: Answered by Mairi McAllan on 7 May 2024
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide a progress update on Scottish Water’s commitment to increasing monitoring levels of Combined Sewer Overflows (CSOs).
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Question reference: S6W-27106
- Asked by: Katy Clark, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Monday, 29 April 2024
- Current Status: Answered by Jenni Minto on 7 May 2024
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will outline the rationale for a cut-off date of September for people aged 70 or over for eligibility for the shingles vaccine.
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Question reference: S6W-27336
- Asked by: Audrey Nicoll, MSP for Aberdeen South and North Kincardine, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 07 May 2024
- Current Status: Initiated by the Scottish Government. Answered by Shona Robison on 7 May 2024
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on the timing of the 2024 Medium-Term Financial Strategy, draft Tax Strategy and reset of the Infrastructure Investment Plan Pipeline.
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Question reference: S6W-27107
- Asked by: Katy Clark, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Monday, 29 April 2024
- Current Status: Answered by Jenni Minto on 7 May 2024
To ask the Scottish Government whether it plans to expand eligibility for the shingles vaccine.
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Question reference: S6W-27005
- Asked by: Miles Briggs, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Monday, 29 April 2024
- Current Status: Answered by Maree Todd on 7 May 2024
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Question reference: S6W-27095
- Asked by: Sandesh Gulhane, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Friday, 26 April 2024
Submitting member has a registered interest.
- Current Status: Answered by Jenni Minto on 7 May 2024
To ask the Scottish Government what steps it has taken, since the publication of Out of hospital cardiac arrest: strategy 2021 to 2026, to ensure that defibrillators are (a) placed in positions that are as accessible as possible to the public and (b) available 24/7.
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Question reference: S6W-27096
- Asked by: Sandesh Gulhane, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Friday, 26 April 2024
Submitting member has a registered interest.
- Current Status: Answered by Jenni Minto on 7 May 2024
To ask the Scottish Government what consideration it has given to reports that defibrillators held in locked cabinets or requiring the use of an access code can slow down the response to an out-of-hospital cardiac arrest and may affect the chance of survival, and what steps it has taken to encourage defibrillators to be installed in unlocked, publicly accessible places.
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