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-02840
- Asked by: Monica Lennon, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Thursday, 09 September 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Richard Lochhead on 22 September 2021
To ask the Scottish Government whether a proportion of its Green Jobs Fund will be designated to specifically enable people who are from groups that are under-represented in "green sectors" to train and access jobs.
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Question reference: S6W-02346
- Asked by: Monica Lennon, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Thursday, 19 August 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Mairi McAllan on 22 September 2021
To ask the Scottish Government which cabinet secretary or minister has responsibility for climate justice.
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Question reference: S6W-02826
- Asked by: Monica Lennon, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 07 September 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 21 September 2021
To ask the Scottish Government how it is addressing the 4,854 nursing and midwifery vacancies nationally (7.1% of posts) that have been reported by NHS Education for Scotland.
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Question reference: S6W-02827
- Asked by: Monica Lennon, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 07 September 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 21 September 2021
To ask the Scottish Government how it is addressing the 469 nursing and midwifery vacancies (7.3% of posts) in NHS Lanarkshire that have 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-01658
- Asked by: Monica Lennon, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 20 July 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 21 September 2021
To ask the Scottish Government what its response is to the latest Modelling the Pandemic report, which claims that the true scale of COVID-19 infections is being underreported in official figures, and warns that virus prevalence in recent wastewater sampling "significantly exceeded levels suggested by case rates".
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Question reference: S6W-02853
- Asked by: Monica Lennon, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Thursday, 09 September 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Ivan McKee on 20 September 2021
To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to support businesses and sectors affected by shortages of building materials.
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Question reference: S6W-02741
- Asked by: Monica Lennon, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 07 September 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Michael Matheson on 16 September 2021
To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made of the impact that Bitcoin, and Bitcoin mining, has on Scotland's ability to reach its targets for cutting carbon emissions.
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Question reference: S6W-02574
- Asked by: Monica Lennon, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Friday, 03 September 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Ash Denham on 16 September 2021
To ask the Scottish Government whether it (a) plans to enact the social responsibility levy within the Alcohol etc. (Scotland) Act 2010, and, if so, within what timeframe, and (b) will invest any funds raised by such a levy in communities that are most affected by alcohol harm and alcohol-related deaths.
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Question reference: S6W-02527
- Asked by: Monica Lennon, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 01 September 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Maree Todd on 14 September 2021
To ask the Scottish Government how many people have been on a waiting list for pulmonary rehabilitation in each quarter since Q1 in 2018-19, broken down by NHS board.
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Question reference: S6W-02526
- Asked by: Monica Lennon, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 01 September 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Maree Todd on 14 September 2021
To ask the Scottish Government what recent discussions it has had with (a) the Chief Executive of the NHS and (b) each NHS board regarding pulmonary rehabilitation services.
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