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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 20 December 2024
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Question reference: S6W-32458

  • Asked by: Paul O'Kane, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 18 December 2024
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 15 January 2025

To ask the Scottish Government what actions are being taken to reduce waiting times for gynaecological procedures.

Question reference: S6W-32457

  • Asked by: Paul O'Kane, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 18 December 2024
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 15 January 2025

To ask the Scottish Government what actions are being taken to raise awareness of the symptoms and risks of long COVID, and the support services that are available.

Question reference: S6W-32456

  • Asked by: Paul O'Kane, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 18 December 2024
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 15 January 2025

To ask the Scottish Government what steps are being taken to provide economic support to long COVID patients, in light of reports of the financial strain that it places on them and their families. 

Question reference: S6W-32455

  • Asked by: Paul O'Kane, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 18 December 2024
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 15 January 2025

To ask the Scottish Government how it plans to address any gaps in services and medical treatment for patients with long COVID, in light of reports undertaken by Chest Heart and Stroke Scotland and The ALLIANCE on the condition. 

Question reference: S6O-04183

  • Asked by: Paul O'Kane, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 18 December 2024
  • Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 9 January 2025

To ask the Scottish Government whether it plans to continue the Investing in Communities Fund into the 2025-26 financial year, in light of reported concerns that funding may not continue for supported community projects.

Question reference: S6W-32272

  • Asked by: Paul O'Kane, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 12 December 2024
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 9 January 2025

To ask the Scottish Government, further to the comments by the Minister for Social Care, Mental Wellbeing and Sport during the members' business debate on motion S6M-14427 (Reversal of £10 Million Funding for Changing Places Toilets) on 11 December 2024, whether it will provide the draft criteria for the planned Changing Places Toilet Fund to MSPs, and, if so, when.

Question reference: S6W-32274

  • Asked by: Paul O'Kane, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 12 December 2024
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 9 January 2025

To ask the Scottish Government, further to the comments by the Minister for Social Care, Mental Wellbeing and Sport during the members' business debate on motion S6M-14427 (Reversal of £10 Million Funding for Changing Places Toilets) on 11 December 2024, by what date it plans to have published the application form for the planned Changing Places Toilet Fund.

Question reference: S6W-32273

  • Asked by: Paul O'Kane, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 12 December 2024
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 9 January 2025

To ask the Scottish Government, further to the comments by the Minister for Social Care, Mental Wellbeing and Sport during the members' business debate on motion S6M-14427 (Reversal of £10 Million Funding for Changing Places Toilets) on 11 December 2024, by what date in the 2025-26 financial year it hopes to have opened the Changing Places Toilet Fund for funding applications.

Question reference: S6W-32270

  • Asked by: Paul O'Kane, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 12 December 2024
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 9 January 2025

To ask the Scottish Government, further to the comments by the Minister for Social Care, Mental Wellbeing and Sport during the members' business debate on motion S6M-14427 (Reversal of £10 Million Funding for Changing Places Toilets) on 11 December 2024, how much funding has been allocated from within its draft mental health budget for 2025-26 for the planned Changing Places Toilet Fund.

Question reference: S6W-32271

  • Asked by: Paul O'Kane, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 12 December 2024
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 9 January 2025

To ask the Scottish Government, further to the comments by the Minister for Social Care, Mental Wellbeing and Sport during the members' business debate on motion S6M-14427 (Reversal of £10 Million Funding for Changing Places Toilets) on 11 December 2024, whether it plans to publish the draft criteria for the planned Changing Places Toilet Fund, and, if so, when.