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-25602
- Asked by: Maurice Golden, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Monday, 19 February 2024
- Current Status: Answered by Maree Todd on 4 March 2024
To ask the Scottish Government how many instances of long child and adolescent mental health services (CAMHS) waiting times have been raised by the public with (a) each NHS board and (b) the Scottish Government, in each of the last three years.
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Question reference: S6W-25597
- Asked by: Maurice Golden, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Monday, 19 February 2024
- Current Status: Answered by Maree Todd on 4 March 2024
To ask the Scottish Government how many patients have been referred to child and adolescent mental health services (CAMHS); what proportion of patients have waited more than a year on CAMHS waiting lists; what proportion of patients have started treatment within 10 weeks of referral, and how many CAMHS specialists have been available, in each NHS board in each of the last three years.
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Question reference: S6W-25599
- Asked by: Maurice Golden, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Monday, 19 February 2024
- Current Status: Answered by Maree Todd on 4 March 2024
To ask the Scottish Government whether it has been advised by NHS Tayside that child and adolescent mental health services (CAMHS) waiting times are expected to worsen.
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Question reference: S6W-25598
- Asked by: Maurice Golden, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Monday, 19 February 2024
- Current Status: Answered by Maree Todd on 4 March 2024
To ask the Scottish Government how much has been invested in clearing any long waiting times for child and adolescent mental health services (CAMHS), and how any such targeted support has affected waiting times, in each NHS board in each of the last three years.
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Question reference: S6W-25600
- Asked by: Maurice Golden, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Monday, 19 February 2024
- Current Status: Answered by Maree Todd on 4 March 2024
To ask the Scottish Government what tailored support it is providing to NHS Tayside, in addition to headline funding, to reduce any long waiting times for child and adolescent mental health services (CAMHS).
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Question reference: S6W-25601
- Asked by: Maurice Golden, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Monday, 19 February 2024
- Current Status: Answered by Maree Todd on 4 March 2024
To ask the Scottish Government how many specialist child and adolescent mental health services (CAMHS) staff have (a) been recruited and (b) left the health service, in each NHS board in each of the last three years.
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Question reference: S6O-03176
- Asked by: Maurice Golden, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 28 February 2024
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 7 March 2024
To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to reduce the number of assaults by pupils in schools.
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Question reference: S6W-25445
- Asked by: Maurice Golden, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Friday, 09 February 2024
- Current Status: Answered by Lorna Slater on 28 February 2024
To ask the Scottish Government, regarding the proposed introduction of a similar ban in Scotland, what meetings (a) it has and (b) its agencies have had with (i) the French government and (ii) other relevant stakeholders in France regarding banning the disposal of unsold goods.
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Question reference: S6W-25337
- Asked by: Maurice Golden, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 07 February 2024
- Current Status: Answered by Kaukab Stewart on 27 February 2024
To ask the Scottish Government what measures it currently supports to provide those in the heritage restoration sector with opportunities to develop expertise and skills in climate resilience.
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Question reference: S6W-24988
- Asked by: Maurice Golden, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Friday, 02 February 2024
- Current Status: Answered by Lorna Slater on 22 February 2024
To ask the Scottish Government how much food waste has been produced by its operations in Scotland in each year since 2016.
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