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-27703
- Asked by: Pam Gosal, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Monday, 20 May 2024
- Current Status: Answered by Jenni Minto on 3 June 2024
To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to prevent painkiller overdoses in young people.
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Question reference: S6W-27693
- Asked by: Alexander Burnett, MSP for Aberdeenshire West, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Monday, 20 May 2024
- Current Status: Answered by Jenni Minto on 3 June 2024
To ask the Scottish Government how much funding it provides to each NHS board for audiology services.
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Question reference: S6W-27681
- Asked by: Liam Kerr, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Monday, 20 May 2024
- Current Status: Answered by Fiona Hyslop on 3 June 2024
To ask the Scottish Government what the total cost was of providing (a) bus and (b) taxi replacement services for any cancelled scheduled ScotRail train services in financial year (i) 2021-22, (ii) 2022-23 and (iii) 2023-24.
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Question reference: S6W-27673
- Asked by: Alexander Burnett, MSP for Aberdeenshire West, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Monday, 20 May 2024
- Current Status: Answered by Jenny Gilruth on 3 June 2024
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on what steps it is taking to meet its target to reduce teacher class contact time by the end of this parliamentary session.
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Question reference: S6W-27692
- Asked by: Alexander Burnett, MSP for Aberdeenshire West, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Monday, 20 May 2024
- Current Status: Answered by Neil Gray on 3 June 2024
To ask the Scottish Government what information it holds on what the current waiting times are for hearing aids, broken down by NHS board.
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Question reference: S6W-27663
- Asked by: Liam Kerr, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Friday, 17 May 2024
- Current Status: Answered by Fiona Hyslop on 3 June 2024
To ask the Scottish Government whether the ScotRail rolling stock procurement plan is paused; whether procurement of new railway rolling stock is on track to deliver on the decarbonisation action plan, and whether diesel-powered passenger trains will be removed from the ScotRail network by 2035 as planned.
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Question reference: S6W-27667
- Asked by: Liam Kerr, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Friday, 17 May 2024
- Current Status: Answered by Fiona Hyslop on 3 June 2024
To ask the Scottish Government whether it is considering adopting the European Train Control System (ETCS) on Scotland's Railway, and what the reasons are for its position on this matter.
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Question reference: S6W-27684
- Asked by: Liam Kerr, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Monday, 20 May 2024
- Current Status: Answered by Fiona Hyslop on 3 June 2024
To ask the Scottish Government how many complaints ScotRail received in financial year (a) 2021-22, (b) 2022-23 and (c) 2023-24, broken down by the nature of the complaint.
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Question reference: S6W-27680
- Asked by: Liam Kerr, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Monday, 20 May 2024
- Current Status: Answered by Fiona Hyslop on 3 June 2024
To ask the Scottish Government how many scheduled ScotRail trains were cancelled in financial year (a) 2021-22, (b) 2022-23 and (c) 2023-24.
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Question reference: S6W-27506
- Asked by: Carol Mochan, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Monday, 20 May 2024
- Current Status: Answered by Neil Gray on 3 June 2024
To ask the Scottish Government what its position is on whether the resources that are given to local rehabilitation services are adequate to ensure that all adults can access the appropriate support as close to their local areas as possible, as set out in the Framework for Supporting People through Recovery and Rehabilitation during and after the COVID-19 Pandemic.