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: S6O-04001
- Asked by: Miles Briggs, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 13 November 2024
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 21 November 2024
To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made of the number of people who are not aware of a Do Not Resuscitate order being placed on their medical notes, including in relation to next of kin and power of attorney holders.
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Question reference: S6O-04004
- Asked by: Mark Ruskell, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Green Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 13 November 2024
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 21 November 2024
To ask the Scottish Government what its response is to His Majesty’s Inspectorate of Constabulary in Scotland’s latest report on road policing.
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Question reference: S6O-04000
- Asked by: Ross Greer, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Green Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 13 November 2024
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 21 November 2024
To ask the Scottish Government what discussions it has had with East Dunbartonshire Council regarding the condition of Milngavie Primary School.
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Question reference: S6O-04003
- Asked by: James Dornan, MSP for Glasgow Cathcart, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 13 November 2024
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 21 November 2024
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on the annual performance of Social Security Scotland in 2023-24.
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Question reference: S6O-03998
- Asked by: Martin Whitfield, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 13 November 2024
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 21 November 2024
To ask the Scottish Government what steps it is taking to reduce waiting times for dental extractions in rural NHS board areas.
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Question reference: S6O-03999
- Asked by: Willie Coffey, MSP for Kilmarnock and Irvine Valley, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 13 November 2024
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 21 November 2024
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on how it can make communities safer from the use and impact of fireworks.
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Question reference: S6O-04002
- Asked by: Elena Whitham, MSP for Carrick, Cumnock and Doon Valley, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 13 November 2024
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 21 November 2024
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on what action it is taking to improve access to audiology services.
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Question reference: S6W-31209
- Asked by: Jamie Greene, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 13 November 2024
- Current Status: Answer expected on 27 November 2024
To ask the Scottish Government what estimate it has made of the number of emergency bed days that have been allocated to patients as a result of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) in each year since 2021, also broken down by NHS board.
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Question reference: S6W-31205
- Asked by: Sarah Boyack, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 13 November 2024
- Current Status: Answer expected on 27 November 2024
To ask the Scottish Government what its response is to Carnegie UK’s Life in the UK 2024: Scotland report, which found that collective wellbeing scores in 2024 remain largely unchanged from those reported in 2023.
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Question reference: S6W-31204
- Asked by: Sarah Boyack, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 13 November 2024
- Current Status: Answer expected on 27 November 2024
To ask the Scottish Government what action it plans to take in light of Carnegie UK research, which shows that people on lower incomes and disabled people have much lower wellbeing than the average person in Scotland.
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