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-12231
- Asked by: Monica Lennon, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Friday, 27 October 2017
- Current Status: Answered by Aileen Campbell on 7 November 2017
To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to communicate the new guidelines on alcohol consumption, which were published in 2016 by UK Chief Medical Officers.
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Question reference: S5W-12232
- Asked by: Monica Lennon, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Friday, 27 October 2017
- Current Status: Answered by Maureen Watt on 7 November 2017
To ask the Scottish Government what its response is to the Scottish Health Survey 2016 finding that 4% more women than men exhibit mental ill-health.
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Question reference: S5W-12230
- Asked by: Monica Lennon, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Friday, 27 October 2017
- Current Status: Answered by Aileen Campbell on 7 November 2017
To ask the Scottish Government what its response is to the Scottish Health Survey 2016 finding that alcohol-related morbidity and mortality disproportionately affects people living in the most deprived areas.
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Question reference: S5W-12098
- Asked by: Monica Lennon, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Thursday, 19 October 2017
- Current Status: Answered by Maureen Watt on 6 November 2017
To ask the Scottish Government what action it will take in light of the reported increase in the number of girls in their early to mid-teens who self-harm.
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Question reference: S5W-12089
- Asked by: Monica Lennon, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Thursday, 19 October 2017
- Current Status: Answered by Maureen Watt on 6 November 2017
To ask the Scottish Government how its 10-year mental health strategy will support armed forces veterans with mental health problems.
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Question reference: S5W-12090
- Asked by: Monica Lennon, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Thursday, 19 October 2017
- Current Status: Answered by Maureen Watt on 6 November 2017
To ask the Scottish Government what funding it has made available to support armed forces veterans with PTSD in each year since 2011.
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Question reference: S5W-12046
- Asked by: Monica Lennon, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 18 October 2017
- Current Status: Answered by Maureen Watt on 6 November 2017
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S5W-11463 by Maureen Watt on 5 October 2017, whether it will confirm by what date the findings of the audit of child and adolescent mental health services (CAMHS) rejected referrals will commence.
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Question reference: S5O-01441
- Asked by: Monica Lennon, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Thursday, 02 November 2017
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 9 November 2017
To ask the Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body, in light of recent reports regarding sexual harassment, whether it will initiate an independent review of reporting procedures and parliamentary culture.
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Question reference: S5W-12092
- Asked by: Monica Lennon, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Thursday, 19 October 2017
- Current Status: Answered by Shona Robison on 2 November 2017
To ask the Scottish Government what support is available to women experiencing menopause.
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Question reference: S5W-12093
- Asked by: Monica Lennon, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Thursday, 19 October 2017
- Current Status: Answered by Shona Robison on 2 November 2017
To ask the Scottish Government what its response is to the findings of a survey by the British Menopause Society, published on 18 October 2017, on the impact that the menopause has on women’s lives.
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