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-05019
- Asked by: Monica Lennon, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Friday, 10 December 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 5 January 2022
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S6W-02826 by Humza Yousaf on 21 September 2021, how it is addressing the increase to 5,761 nursing and midwifery vacancies nationally (8.2% of posts) that have been reported by NHS Education for Scotland.
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Question reference: S6W-05018
- Asked by: Monica Lennon, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Friday, 10 December 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 5 January 2022
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S6W-02827 by Humza Yousaf on 21 September 2021, how it is addressing the increase to 520 nursing and midwifery vacancies (8% of posts) in NHS Lanarkshire that has been reported by NHS Education for Scotland, and what support it is providing to the NHS board to ensure that adequate staffing levels are in place and care of patients is not compromised.
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Question reference: S6W-05115
- Asked by: Monica Lennon, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Monday, 13 December 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Graeme Dey on 5 January 2022
To ask the Scottish Government how much financial support will be provided to the bus and coach sector after March 2022 to assist with the recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Question reference: S6W-05112
- Asked by: Monica Lennon, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Monday, 13 December 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Graeme Dey on 5 January 2022
To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to tackle reported bus driver shortages.
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Question reference: S6W-05228
- Asked by: Monica Lennon, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Monday, 20 December 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Kate Forbes on 24 December 2021
To ask the Scottish Government what plans are in place to ensure that no-one who needs to self-isolate experiences a loss of income.
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Question reference: S6W-05227
- Asked by: Monica Lennon, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Monday, 20 December 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Kate Forbes on 24 December 2021
To ask the Scottish Government what financial support it will make available to workers who do not qualify for the £500 Self-Isolation Support Grant, and whether it plans to (a) increase the value of (b) change the eligibility criteria for the grant.
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Question reference: S6W-05035
- Asked by: Monica Lennon, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 14 December 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Maree Todd on 23 December 2021
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will investigate the National Advisory Committee for Chronic Pain, in light of reports of bullying allegations and the resignation of seven of the 10 elected patient representatives, and what impact this will have on the draft framework for pain management service delivery that was published for consultation on 6 December 2021.
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Question reference: S6W-04919
- Asked by: Monica Lennon, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Thursday, 09 December 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Shona Robison on 23 December 2021
To ask the Scottish Government how long the current waiting list is for rape survivors at each rape crisis centre.
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Question reference: S6W-04921
- Asked by: Monica Lennon, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Thursday, 09 December 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Ash Regan on 23 December 2021
To ask the Scottish Government how many (a) missing children and (b) missing adult incidents were reported to Police Scotland in each year since 2010, broken down by local authority area.
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Question reference: S6W-04917
- Asked by: Monica Lennon, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Thursday, 09 December 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Ash Regan on 23 December 2021
To ask the Scottish Government what its response is to (a) calls for a significant and meaningful increase in legal aid funding and (b) the reported comments of the Scottish Solicitors Bar Association that the criminal defence bar is unable to compete with the salaries offered by public bodies, in particular the Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service, which is leading to younger members continuing to leave criminal defence work in significant numbers.