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-05574
- Asked by: Monica Lennon, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Friday, 07 January 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Keith Brown on 20 January 2022
To ask the Scottish Government how many people died while in the custody of the Scottish Prison Service during 2021.
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Question reference: S6W-05292
- Asked by: Monica Lennon, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 21 December 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Ivan McKee on 20 January 2022
To ask the Scottish Government what COVID-19 financial support it is making available to catering and events businesses that do not operate within a fixed single venue, and what the expected timeline is for any such funding to reach eligible businesses.
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Question reference: S6W-05578
- Asked by: Monica Lennon, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Friday, 07 January 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Maree Todd on 19 January 2022
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide a breakdown of how the Chronic Pain Winter Support Fund will be distributed.
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Question reference: S6W-05232
- Asked by: Monica Lennon, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Monday, 20 December 2021
Submitting member has a registered interest.
- Current Status: Answered by Graeme Dey on 17 January 2022
To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to ensure a consistent and appropriate level of passenger assistance is available for disabled people at bus stations.
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Question reference: S6W-05478
- Asked by: Monica Lennon, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Monday, 10 January 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Kevin Stewart on 14 January 2022
To ask the Scottish Government how many beds have been allocated specifically for mental health patients in each NHS board in each of the last five years.
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Question reference: S6W-05294
- Asked by: Monica Lennon, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Thursday, 23 December 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Kate Forbes on 11 January 2022
To ask the Scottish Government what its response is to the reported findings of the 2020/21 audit of the Scottish Government Consolidated Accounts by the Auditor General, that the financial support provided to businesses such as Burntisland Fabrications Limited, Ferguson Marine Engineering Limited, Prestwick Airport and the Lochaber Aluminium Smelter (Liberty Group) has not delivered expected outcomes and is unlikely to achieve value for money.
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Question reference: S6W-05247
- Asked by: Monica Lennon, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Monday, 20 December 2021
Submitting member has a registered interest.
- Current Status: Answered by Kate Forbes on 11 January 2022
To ask the Scottish Government, in light of the challenges raised by the Omicron variant of COVID-19, what funding will be available to the taxi and private hire sector; from what date any fund will open for applications from operators and drivers, and what the eligibility criteria will be for applying to any fund.
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Question reference: S6W-05334
- Asked by: Monica Lennon, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 22 December 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 10 January 2022
To ask the Scottish Government what discussions it has had regarding the drug, sapropterin, being made available to patients in Scotland with phenylketonuria (PKU).
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Question reference: S6W-05293
- Asked by: Monica Lennon, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 21 December 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Ivan McKee on 10 January 2022
To ask the Scottish Government whether business support will be provided to hospitality and catering businesses that have lost custom, due to people being advised to work from home.
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Question reference: S6W-05161
- Asked by: Monica Lennon, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Thursday, 16 December 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Maree Todd on 10 January 2022
To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to tackle racism in sport.