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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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Dates of parliamentary sessions
  1. Session 1: 12 May 1999 to 31 March 2003
  2. Session 2: 7 May 2003 to 2 April 2007
  3. Session 3: 9 May 2007 to 22 March 2011
  4. Session 4: 11 May 2011 to 23 March 2016
  5. Session 5: 12 May 2016 to 5 May 2021
  6. Current session: 12 May 2021 to 22 December 2024
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Question reference: S6W-13187

  • Asked by: Katy Clark, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Monday, 19 December 2022
  • Current Status: Answered by Clare Haughey on 17 January 2023

To ask the Scottish Government whether it will work with local authorities to engage directly with care experienced people on implementation of The Promise to care experienced people and their families.

Question reference: S6W-13183

  • Asked by: Katy Clark, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Monday, 19 December 2022
  • Current Status: Answered by Clare Haughey on 17 January 2023

To ask the Scottish Government what its response is to the 25 questions put to it on pages 25-26 of the Who Cares? Scotland publication, Paving the Way - Care Experienced People’s Views on the Scottish Government’s Plan to Keep The Promise, published on 17 June 2022.

Question reference: S6W-13184

  • Asked by: Katy Clark, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Monday, 19 December 2022
  • Current Status: Answered by Clare Haughey on 17 January 2023

To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on the delegation of roles and responsibilities for ensuring that it keeps The Promise to care experienced people and their families, and whether it will make this available in an easy-read format to ensure accessibility.

Question reference: S6W-13185

  • Asked by: Katy Clark, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Monday, 19 December 2022
  • Current Status: Answered by Clare Haughey on 17 January 2023

To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on the expected timetable for its proposed The Promise Bill.

Question reference: S6O-01777

  • Asked by: Katy Clark, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 11 January 2023
  • Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 18 January 2023

To ask the Scottish Government whether it will review its Covid Recovery Strategy in light of rising COVID-19 infection rates.

Question reference: S6W-13189

  • Asked by: Katy Clark, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 13 December 2022
  • Current Status: Answered by Kevin Stewart on 5 January 2023

To ask the Scottish Government, in relation to organisations bidding to carry out research into mental health services, what assessment it makes of whether staff have been trained in trauma-informed practice.

Question reference: S6W-13194

  • Asked by: Katy Clark, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 13 December 2022
  • Current Status: Answered by Kevin Stewart on 5 January 2023

To ask the Scottish Government what assessment has been made of the suitability of Healthcare Improvement Scotland to engage with people with a history of trauma, with a view to improving service provision and care for those individuals.

Question reference: S6W-13193

  • Asked by: Katy Clark, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 13 December 2022
  • Current Status: Answered by Kevin Stewart on 5 January 2023

To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on what steps Healthcare Improvement Scotland has taken to ensure all staff in direct contact with people with a history of trauma have been trained in trauma-informed practice.

Question reference: S6W-13188

  • Asked by: Katy Clark, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 13 December 2022
  • Current Status: Answered by Kevin Stewart on 5 January 2023

To ask the Scottish Government what systems it has in place to (a) monitor, (b) measure and (c) record the number of staff working in (i) the NHS and (ii) public bodies who have completed trauma-informed practice training, in alignment with the four levels of practice specified in The National Trauma Training Programme (NTTP).

Question reference: S6W-13191

  • Asked by: Katy Clark, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 13 December 2022
  • Current Status: Answered by Kevin Stewart on 5 January 2023

To ask the Scottish Government, in relation to organisations bidding for funding to provide, deliver or to improve services for people with a history of trauma, what assessment it makes prior to any award of funding of how many staff have been trained in trauma-informed practice.