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
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Question reference: S6W-19599
- Asked by: Paul Sweeney, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Friday, 30 June 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Mairi McAllan on 28 July 2023
To ask the Scottish Government what its long-term plans are for investment in the deployment of shore power and maritime decarbonisation, and what assurances it can provide to the maritime sector in Scotland in light of reports that the UK Government will not guarantee funding for such programmes beyond 2025.
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Question reference: S6W-19367
- Asked by: Paul Sweeney, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Thursday, 22 June 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Michael Matheson on 24 July 2023
To ask the Scottish Government whether it is on track to issue Primary Care Improvement Fund allocation letters to Health and Social Care Partnerships by the end of June 2023.
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Question reference: S6W-19862
- Asked by: Paul Sweeney, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Friday, 07 July 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Maree Todd on 24 July 2023
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide further information on the "programme of work on digital inclusion being undertaken with a particular focus on mental health and housing to better understand potential barriers to digital access", as set out in its Mental Health and Wellbeing Strategy.
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Question reference: S6W-19858
- Asked by: Paul Sweeney, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Friday, 07 July 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Maree Todd on 24 July 2023
To ask the Scottish Government when it plans to publish the Workforce Action Plan and Delivery Plan for its Mental Health and Wellbeing Strategy.
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Question reference: S6W-19299
- Asked by: Paul Sweeney, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 20 June 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Angela Constance on 18 July 2023
To ask the Scottish Government what the timescale is for the (a) decanting and (b) operational closure of HMP Barlinnie.
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Question reference: S6W-19859
- Asked by: Paul Sweeney, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Friday, 07 July 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Maree Todd on 17 July 2023
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will consider how data collated and held by NHS boards on mental health conditions can be improved and held consistently across all boards, in order to improve understanding of the prevalence of specific conditions.
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Question reference: S6W-19399
- Asked by: Paul Sweeney, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Thursday, 22 June 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Jenni Minto on 11 July 2023
To ask the Scottish Government whether it has considered any differences in patient (a) waiting times and (b) accessibility for magnetic resonance-guided focused ultrasound (MRgFUS) treatment between NHS Scotland and NHS England.
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Question reference: S6W-19295
- Asked by: Paul Sweeney, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 20 June 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Maree Todd on 5 July 2023
To ask the Scottish Government how many total applications the Communities Mental Health and Wellbeing Fund received in the 2022-23 financial year, and how many of those applications were awarded funding.
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Question reference: S6W-19293
- Asked by: Paul Sweeney, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 20 June 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Fiona Hyslop on 3 July 2023
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S6W-18612 by Fiona Hyslop on 16 June 2023, when it expects the findings from the free bus travel pilot to be collated and analysed, following its planned conclusion in July, and whether it plans to publish the findings from the pilot once finalised.
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Question reference: S6W-19056
- Asked by: Paul Sweeney, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Monday, 12 June 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Fiona Hyslop on 29 June 2023
To ask the Scottish Government what the revised date is for the first new trains to enter passenger service on the Glasgow Subway, in light of reports that the previous scheduled period of January 2023 to March 2023 was missed.