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-27780
- Asked by: Paul O'Kane, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Thursday, 23 May 2024
- Current Status: Answered by Natalie Don on 10 June 2024
To ask the Scottish Government how the reported underlying causes of the recruitment and retention challenges within the childcare sector, such as gendered occupational segregation, low pay and poor working conditions, are being considered in the development of the strategic framework for Scotland’s childcare profession.
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Question reference: S6W-27808
- Asked by: Paul Sweeney, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Thursday, 23 May 2024
- Current Status: Answered by Maree Todd on 10 June 2024
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on what interim support is available to people who are currently on long waiting lists for adult (a) autism and (b) attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) assessments.
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Question reference: S6W-27778
- Asked by: Paul O'Kane, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Thursday, 23 May 2024
- Current Status: Answered by Natalie Don on 10 June 2024
To ask the Scottish Government what progress has been made on the development of the strategic framework for Scotland’s childcare profession, which was committed to in the document, Best Start: Strategic early learning and school age childcare plan for Scotland 2022-26.
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Question reference: S6W-27828
- Asked by: Sharon Dowey, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 28 May 2024
- Current Status: Answered by Jenni Minto on 10 June 2024
To ask the Scottish Government, in light of the publication of the Scottish breast screening programme data 2022-23, what steps are being taken to improve uptake rates for women living in Scotland’s most deprived communities.
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Question reference: S6W-27807
- Asked by: Paul Sweeney, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Thursday, 23 May 2024
- Current Status: Answered by Maree Todd on 10 June 2024
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on what support it is providing to NHS boards to help meet demand for adult (a) autism and (b) attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) assessments.
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Question reference: S6W-27779
- Asked by: Paul O'Kane, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Thursday, 23 May 2024
- Current Status: Answered by Natalie Don on 10 June 2024
To ask the Scottish Government what the updated timescale is for delivery of the strategic framework for Scotland’s childcare profession, in light of the document, Best Start: Strategic early learning and school age childcare plan for Scotland 2022-26, stating that it would be published in late 2022.
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Question reference: S6W-27809
- Asked by: Paul Sweeney, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Thursday, 23 May 2024
- Current Status: Answered by Maree Todd on 10 June 2024
To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made of the current average waiting times for adult (a) autism and (b) attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) assessments.
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Question reference: S6W-27966
- Asked by: Oliver Mundell, MSP for Dumfriesshire, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Friday, 31 May 2024
- Current Status: Answered by Jim Fairlie on 7 June 2024
To ask the Scottish Government what steps it is taking to manage badger populations in the south of Scotland.
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Question reference: S6W-27951
- Asked by: Foysol Choudhury, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Friday, 31 May 2024
- Current Status: Answered by Tom Arthur on 7 June 2024
To ask the Scottish Government how it is acting to improve the safety of food delivery drivers, in light of a recent survey by Heriot-Watt University that found that 81% of food delivery drivers feel unsafe.
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Question reference: S6W-27888
- Asked by: Ash Regan, MSP for Edinburgh Eastern, Alba Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 30 May 2024
- Current Status: Answered by Fiona Hyslop on 7 June 2024
To ask the Scottish Government what recent discussions it has had with Scotland-based manufacturers on (a) the manufacture and (b) marketing in (i) the UK and (ii) international markets of hydrogen buses manufactured in Scotland.
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