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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 31 March 2025
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Question reference: S6W-35930

  • Asked by: Carol Mochan, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 20 March 2025
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 3 April 2025

To ask the Scottish Government what its position is on the (a) continuation of the Managed Alcohol Programme (MAP) in Scotland and (b) importance of MAP in addressing alcohol-related brain damage.

Question reference: S6W-35919

  • Asked by: Carol Mochan, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 20 March 2025
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 3 April 2025

To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on its progress on reducing endometriosis diagnosis waiting times, and when it will publish data on this.

Question reference: S6W-35927

  • Asked by: Carol Mochan, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 20 March 2025
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 3 April 2025

To ask the Scottish Government how it is supporting health and social care partnerships to implement the recommendations in the Mental Welfare Commission for Scotland 2021 report on care and treatment for people with alcohol-related brain damage.

Question reference: S6W-35933

  • Asked by: Carol Mochan, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 20 March 2025
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 3 April 2025

To ask the Scottish Government whether it will develop a specific standard for the provision of alcohol-related brain damage services in every health and social care partnership.

Question reference: S6W-35922

  • Asked by: Carol Mochan, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 20 March 2025
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 3 April 2025

To ask the Scottish Government what it has done to ensure that maternity wards and units are held to, and maintained at, an appropriate standard.

Question reference: S6W-35934

  • Asked by: Carol Mochan, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 20 March 2025
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 3 April 2025

To ask the Scottish Government what it is doing to improve the experiences of women and girls when visiting their GP, in light of reports of some feeling dismissed or "gaslit" about their symptoms.

Question reference: S6W-35921

  • Asked by: Carol Mochan, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 20 March 2025
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 3 April 2025

To ask the Scottish Government how it is actively reducing stigma by raising and normalising period awareness in all sporting environments.

Question reference: S6W-35932

  • Asked by: Carol Mochan, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 20 March 2025
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 3 April 2025

To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to raise public awareness of alcohol-related brain damage.

Question reference: S6W-35929

  • Asked by: Carol Mochan, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 20 March 2025
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 3 April 2025

To ask the Scottish Government what plans it has to support the roll-out of alcohol-related brain damage services across Scotland to ensure equal access to support and treatment for all patients.

Question reference: S6W-35923

  • Asked by: Carol Mochan, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 20 March 2025
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 3 April 2025

To ask the Scottish Government whether patients with advanced or complex Parkinson’s disease have access to the most up-to-date therapies and services available.