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-21235
- Asked by: Stuart McMillan, MSP for Greenock and Inverclyde, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Monday, 11 September 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Jenni Minto on 22 September 2023
To ask the Scottish Government what discussions it has had with the UK Government regarding non-surgical cosmetic procedures, following the launch of the UK Department of Health and Social Care's consultation on what procedures should be in scope of the licensing scheme for non-surgical cosmetic procedures in England.
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Question reference: S6O-02538
- Asked by: Stuart McMillan, MSP for Greenock and Inverclyde, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 13 September 2023
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 21 September 2023
To ask the Scottish Government how it supports children within the education system that have learning disabilities, autism or neurodiversity.
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Question reference: S6W-20406
- Asked by: Stuart McMillan, MSP for Greenock and Inverclyde, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 03 August 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Richard Lochhead on 22 August 2023
To ask the Scottish Government what funding it provides to science festivals in Scotland, and how this is allocated.
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Question reference: S6O-02454
- Asked by: Stuart McMillan, MSP for Greenock and Inverclyde, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 21 June 2023
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 29 June 2023
To ask the Scottish Government when it last spoke to the SFA about its efforts to make elite men’s football in Scotland as accessible as possible to everyone, specifically children from disadvantaged backgrounds.
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Question reference: S6O-02348
- Asked by: Stuart McMillan, MSP for Greenock and Inverclyde, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 31 May 2023
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 8 June 2023
To ask the Scottish Government what its response is to reports that local authorities have encountered difficulties in engaging electric vehicle charger contractors to repair EV charge points.
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Question reference: S6O-02318
- Asked by: Stuart McMillan, MSP for Greenock and Inverclyde, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 24 May 2023
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 1 June 2023
To ask the Scottish Government when it plans to publish the review by Zero Waste Scotland into the environmental impact of single-use vapes.
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Question reference: S6W-17823
- Asked by: Stuart McMillan, MSP for Greenock and Inverclyde, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 10 May 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Shirley-Anne Somerville on 23 May 2023
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on the data sharing agreement between Social Security Scotland and Strathclyde Partnership for Transport (SPT) for the purpose of National Entitlement Cards.
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Question reference: S6W-17792
- Asked by: Stuart McMillan, MSP for Greenock and Inverclyde, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 10 May 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Michael Matheson on 18 May 2023
To ask the Scottish Government what steps it is taking to ensure that the forthcoming 10-year cancer strategy improves survival and outcomes for the less survivable forms of cancer, such as liver cancer.
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Question reference: S6W-17793
- Asked by: Stuart McMillan, MSP for Greenock and Inverclyde, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 10 May 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Michael Matheson on 16 May 2023
To ask the Scottish Government what recent assessment it has made of expanding the use of non-invasive liver scans in community settings to improve earlier detection of liver disease and liver cancer.
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Question reference: S6O-02246
- Asked by: Stuart McMillan, MSP for Greenock and Inverclyde, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 10 May 2023
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 18 May 2023
To ask the Scottish Government what plans it has to better support teachers and educators who work with learners with ADHD.