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: S5W-23824
- Asked by: Monica Lennon, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Monday, 17 June 2019
- Current Status: Answered by Joe FitzPatrick on 10 July 2019
To ask the Scottish Government what discussions it has had with NHS board regarding increasing the provision of pulmonary rehabilitation.
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Question reference: S5W-23821
- Asked by: Monica Lennon, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Monday, 17 June 2019
- Current Status: Answered by Joe FitzPatrick on 10 July 2019
To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to improve testing and treatment for Lyme disease and other tick-borne conditions.
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Question reference: S5W-23826
- Asked by: Monica Lennon, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Monday, 17 June 2019
- Current Status: Answered by Joe FitzPatrick on 10 July 2019
To ask the Scottish Government what plans it has to introduce a screening programme for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.
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Question reference: S5W-23537
- Asked by: Monica Lennon, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Thursday, 30 May 2019
- Current Status: Answered by Joe FitzPatrick on 10 July 2019
To ask the Scottish Government what its position is on whether there is a link between the nitrites in processed meat and an increased risk of developing bowel cancer.
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Question reference: S5W-23815
- Asked by: Monica Lennon, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Monday, 17 June 2019
- Current Status: Answered by Roseanna Cunningham on 5 July 2019
To ask the Scottish Government what progress has been made with removing the stockpiled waste from the Healthcare Environmental Services site in Shotts, and how many tonnes remain, broken down by category.
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Question reference: S5W-23695
- Asked by: Monica Lennon, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Monday, 10 June 2019
- Current Status: Answered by Fergus Ewing on 26 June 2019
To ask the Scottish Government, in light of its carcinogenic properties, what action it is taking to help the meat industry remove nitrites from processed meats.
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Question reference: S5W-23765
- Asked by: Monica Lennon, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Thursday, 13 June 2019
- Current Status: Answered by Sandra White (on behalf of the Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body on 25 June 2019
To ask the Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body, further to the answer to question S5W-22413 by Kezia Dugdale on 24 April 2019, in light of its commitment to maintain the highest standards of food safety, whether it has taken action to identify the availability and cost to it of the nitrite-free preservation/curing of products, such as bacon, by using fruit and spice extracts and, if (a) so, what the outcome was and (b) not, whether it will consider doing so.
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Question reference: S5W-23773
- Asked by: Monica Lennon, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Friday, 14 June 2019
- Current Status: Answered by Jeane Freeman on 24 June 2019
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S5W-23613 by Jeane Freeman on 13 June 2019, what action it will take in response to the recommendations in the RCGP Scotland report, From the Frontline, and within what timescale.
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Question reference: S5W-23735
- Asked by: Monica Lennon, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 11 June 2019
- Current Status: Answered by Jeane Freeman on 21 June 2019
To ask the Scottish Government what guidance is provided to NHS boards on ensuring food hygiene and safety within their catering supply chains.
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Question reference: S5W-23693
- Asked by: Monica Lennon, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Friday, 07 June 2019
- Current Status: Answered by Joe FitzPatrick on 21 June 2019
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will undertake a public health campaign regarding nitrites in processed meats increasing the risk of cancer.
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