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-26477
- Asked by: Alexander Burnett, MSP for Aberdeenshire West, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Monday, 08 April 2024
- Current Status: Answered by Maree Todd on 7 May 2024
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S6W-25336 by Maree Todd on 4 March 2024, in relation to those who attended their first appointment for assessment in the last five years, how many people experienced each of the three main outcomes that were listed in the previous answer.
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Question reference: S6W-26752
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 09 April 2024
- Current Status: Answered by Maree Todd on 7 May 2024
To ask the Scottish Government how many people are currently in receipt of an Independent Living Fund payment.
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Question reference: S6W-26978
- Asked by: Mark Griffin, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 23 April 2024
- Current Status: Answered by Paul McLennan on 7 May 2024
To ask the Scottish Government how much of the £60 million National Acquisition Programme funding had been spent by the end of the 2023-24 financial year, and how many social homes this funding delivered, broken down by local authority area.
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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-27087
- Asked by: Tim Eagle, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 25 April 2024
- Current Status: Answered by Fiona Hyslop on 7 May 2024
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on any new passing loops that are (a) completed and (b) in progress, on the Highland Main Line, as per the recommendation in the second Strategic Transport Projects Review (STPR2).
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Question reference: S6W-26774
- 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 what action it is taking to reduce waiting times for the (a) diagnosis and (b) treatment of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD).
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Question reference: S6W-26772
- 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 how much funding (a) it and (b) NHS Scotland has allocated to promote public awareness to (i) improve the understanding of and (ii) reduce the stigma associated with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) in each year since 2016.
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Question reference: S6W-26775
- 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 what action it is taking to enhance training for healthcare professionals to improve the quality of care and support for people living with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD).
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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-27270
- Asked by: Mark Ruskell, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Green Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 02 May 2024
- Current Status: Answered by Kaukab Stewart on 3 May 2024
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on what its position is on introducing ticket levy schemes at large music venues in Scotland to support small and grassroots music venues.
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