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-19156
- Asked by: Monica Lennon, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 02 October 2018
- Current Status: Answered by Jamie Hepburn on 14 November 2018
To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has carried out of the support available for young people in employment who have dyslexia.
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Question reference: S5W-19824
- Asked by: Monica Lennon, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 07 November 2018
- Current Status: Answered by Jeane Freeman on 13 November 2018
To ask the Scottish Government what information it holds on the number of people who have been unable to register permanently with a GP practice as a result of proof of identity documentation requirements.
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Question reference: S5W-19825
- Asked by: Monica Lennon, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 07 November 2018
- Current Status: Answered by Jeane Freeman on 13 November 2018
To ask the Scottish Government what its position is on people who are unable to access the documentation required to register permanently with a GP practice, and what support it can provide.
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Question reference: S5W-19429
- Asked by: Monica Lennon, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 16 October 2018
- Current Status: Answered by Christina McKelvie on 13 November 2018
To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to address stigma regarding the menopause in the workplace.
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Question reference: S5W-19427
- Asked by: Monica Lennon, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 16 October 2018
- Current Status: Answered by Christina McKelvie on 13 November 2018
To ask the Scottish Government what its response is to the STUC Women’s Committee report, Menopause and the Workplace.
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Question reference: S5W-19428
- Asked by: Monica Lennon, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 16 October 2018
- Current Status: Answered by Christina McKelvie on 13 November 2018
To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has carried out of the impact that the menopause has on women in employment.
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Question reference: S5W-19337
- Asked by: Monica Lennon, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Thursday, 11 October 2018
- Current Status: Answered by Jeane Freeman on 8 November 2018
To ask the Scottish Government what clinical waste disposal services Healthcare Environmental Services (HES) has responsibility for in each NHS board, also broken down by the value of each contract.
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Question reference: S5W-19648
- Asked by: Monica Lennon, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 30 October 2018
- Current Status: Answered by Joe FitzPatrick on 8 November 2018
To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to protect children from second-hand smoke at home.
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Question reference: S5W-19644
- Asked by: Monica Lennon, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 30 October 2018
- Current Status: Answered by Joe FitzPatrick on 8 November 2018
To ask the Scottish Government what guidance is available to health professionals regarding the use of e-cigarettes.
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Question reference: S5W-19647
- Asked by: Monica Lennon, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 30 October 2018
- Current Status: Answered by Joe FitzPatrick on 8 November 2018
To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking in response to the finding in its 2018 tobacco-control action plan that only 11% of smoking cessation service users are prescribed varenicline, in light of the observation in the plan that the drug "has been shown to be a more helpful means of quitting than using traditional nicotine replacement therapies".