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
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Question reference: S6W-09513
- Asked by: Monica Lennon, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Thursday, 30 June 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 25 July 2022
To ask the Scottish Government what plans it has to ease the current workload of epilepsy specialist nurses.
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Question reference: S6W-09511
- Asked by: Monica Lennon, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Thursday, 30 June 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 25 July 2022
To ask the Scottish Government what plans it has to recruit and train more epilepsy specialist nurses.
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Question reference: S6W-09586
- Asked by: Monica Lennon, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Monday, 04 July 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Maree Todd on 21 July 2022
To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to encourage women under the age of 40 to attend their cervical screening appointments.
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Question reference: S6W-09588
- Asked by: Monica Lennon, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Monday, 04 July 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Maree Todd on 21 July 2022
To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has been made of the barriers which currently exist for eligible people to access the cervical screening programme.
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Question reference: S6W-09587
- Asked by: Monica Lennon, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Monday, 04 July 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Maree Todd on 21 July 2022
To ask the Scottish Government what engagement it has had with employers in the (a) public sector, (b) private sector, (c) third/ charity sector regarding policies and support for people who are eligible to attend cervical screening appointments to do so.
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Question reference: S6W-09449
- Asked by: Monica Lennon, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 29 June 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 20 July 2022
To ask the Scottish Government how many women have been diagnosed with takotsubo cardiomyopathy in each of the last five years, broken down by NHS board.
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Question reference: S6W-09681
- Asked by: Monica Lennon, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Friday, 08 July 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Keith Brown on 19 July 2022
To ask the Scottish Government how many of the reported backlog of 42,000 criminal cases to be heard at Scottish courts relate to sexual offences; what action is being taken to speed up access to justice in relation to any such sexual offence cases, and how much additional funding is being made available to support victims and survivors of sexual offences who are affected by any delays in the hearing of their cases.
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Question reference: S6W-09442
- Asked by: Monica Lennon, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 29 June 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Maree Todd on 18 July 2022
To ask the Scottish Government what its response is to the Neurological Alliance of Scotland report, Together for the One in Six, and what plans it has beyond 2025 to improve care and support for adults and children with a neurological condition.
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Question reference: S6W-09450
- Asked by: Monica Lennon, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 29 June 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 13 July 2022
To ask the Scottish Government what action is being taken to improve (a) diagnostic services, (b) treatment guidelines, (c) access to MRI imaging and (d) clinical trials for takotsubo cardiomyopathy.
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Question reference: S6W-09514
- Asked by: Monica Lennon, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Thursday, 30 June 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 13 July 2022
To ask the Scottish Government whether (a) clinical psychologists and (b) social workers are included as a core component of specialist multidisciplinary teams and required to be available at a patient's annual review in (i) paediatric and (ii) adult cystic fibrosis services.
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