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-04312
- Asked by: Monica Lennon, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Thursday, 18 November 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Maree Todd on 3 December 2021
To ask the Scottish Government how many of the approximately 9,100 chronic pain patients in Scotland, who reportedly depend on injections for pain relief, have been waiting six months or longer for treatment, broken down by NHS board.
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Question reference: S6W-04315
- Asked by: Monica Lennon, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Thursday, 18 November 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Maree Todd on 3 December 2021
To ask the Scottish Government what its assessment is of the role of the NHS Centre for Integrative Care in treating chronic pain patients, and which NHS boards do not fund referrals to the Centre.
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Question reference: S6W-04314
- Asked by: Monica Lennon, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Thursday, 18 November 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Maree Todd on 3 December 2021
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will publish data on waiting times for return appointments for chronic pain patients on a similar basis to data published for new treatment referrals; whether the 18-week Referral to Treatment Standard applies to (a) new treatment referrals for chronic patients and (b) return appointments for chronic pain patients, and what consideration it has given to ending the practice of no maximum time limit on waits for return appointments for chronic pain patients.
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Question reference: S6O-00488
- Asked by: Monica Lennon, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 24 November 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Kevin Stewart on 2 December 2021
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on its plans to deliver Anne’s Law and other action it is taking to reduce isolation and loneliness in care homes.
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Question reference: S6W-04310
- Asked by: Monica Lennon, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Thursday, 18 November 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Lorna Slater on 2 December 2021
To ask the Scottish Government how it is supporting schools to recycle waste, including plastic, aluminium, and food waste, and what steps it is taking to ensure that pupils and staff can access recycling bins on the school premises.
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Question reference: S6W-03929
- Asked by: Monica Lennon, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Friday, 22 October 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Michael Matheson on 1 December 2021
To ask the Scottish Government what its response is to the 2021 UN Production Gap Report, which concludes that governments plan to produce more than twice the amount of fossil fuels in 2030 than would be consistent with limiting global warming to 1.5°C, and what its position is on the proposed Cambo oil field, in light of the report's conclusion.
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Question reference: S6W-04337
- Asked by: Monica Lennon, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Monday, 15 November 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 30 November 2021
To ask the Scottish Government what plans it has to add the COVID-19 booster vaccination to the vaccination status app, and whether proof of the booster vaccination will be required for (a) international travel and (b) domestic use.
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Question reference: S6F-00501
- Asked by: Monica Lennon, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Monday, 22 November 2021
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 25 November 2021
To ask the First Minister what the Scottish Government's response is to a SEPA investigation uncovering the single largest illegal export of household waste from Scotland, resulting in Saica Natur UK Limited being fined £20,000.
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Question reference: S6W-04203
- Asked by: Monica Lennon, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 09 November 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Graeme Dey on 22 November 2021
To ask the Scottish Government when it last met trade unions representing bus drivers to discuss recruitment, retention and fair work.
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Question reference: S6W-03932
- Asked by: Monica Lennon, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Friday, 22 October 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 19 November 2021
To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to address the reported survivability bias in the Cancer Patient Experience Survey to ensure that experiences of patients with a less survivable cancer are captured, and whether the Cabinet Secretary for Health and Social Care plans to make a statement on the issue.
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