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-23444
- Asked by: Carol Mochan, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Thursday, 30 November 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Michael Matheson on 11 December 2023
To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made of the use of NHS Inform by the public, broken down by socioeconomic background.
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Question reference: S6W-23435
- Asked by: Carol Mochan, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Thursday, 30 November 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Jenni Minto on 11 December 2023
To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made of NHS contraceptive education, and what importance it places on the provision of such education in (a) community and (b) NHS settings.
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Question reference: S6W-23439
- Asked by: Carol Mochan, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Thursday, 30 November 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Jenni Minto on 11 December 2023
To ask the Scottish Government what recent discussions it has had with midwives regarding the use of long-acting reversible contraception.
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Question reference: S6W-23434
- Asked by: Carol Mochan, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Thursday, 30 November 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Jenni Minto on 11 December 2023
To ask the Scottish Government how much NHS Scotland has spent on contraceptive education in (a) community settings and (b) NHS settings, such as maternity wards and clinics, in each of the past five years.
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Question reference: S6W-23431
- Asked by: Carol Mochan, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Thursday, 30 November 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Elena Whitham on 11 December 2023
To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made of future (a) trends and (b) challenges for young people at risk of problem alcohol use.
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Question reference: S6W-23438
- Asked by: Carol Mochan, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Thursday, 30 November 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Jenni Minto on 11 December 2023
To ask the Scottish Government what commitment it will make to increasing the availability of long-acting reversible contraception.
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Question reference: S6W-23440
- Asked by: Carol Mochan, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Thursday, 30 November 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Jenni Minto on 11 December 2023
To ask the Scottish Government whether it has made any assessment of future supplies of banded copper intrauterine devices (IUDs), in light of reports of shortages of medical grade copper.
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Question reference: S6O-02863
- Asked by: Carol Mochan, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 06 December 2023
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 13 December 2023
To ask the Scottish Government what value it places on the role of trade unions in delivering and sustaining a wellbeing economy.
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Question reference: S6O-02786
- Asked by: Carol Mochan, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Thursday, 16 November 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Jackson Carlaw (on behalf of the Scottish Parliament Corporate Body) on 23 November 2023
To ask the Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body when it will make a decision on the Staff Cost Provision uprating for the financial year 2024-25.
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Question reference: S6O-02800
- Asked by: Carol Mochan, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 22 November 2023
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 29 November 2023
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on the work of the Food Security Unit in relation to the monitoring of food system resilience.
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