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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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Dates of parliamentary sessions
  1. Session 1: 12 May 1999 to 31 March 2003
  2. Session 2: 7 May 2003 to 2 April 2007
  3. Session 3: 9 May 2007 to 22 March 2011
  4. Session 4: 11 May 2011 to 23 March 2016
  5. Session 5: 12 May 2016 to 5 May 2021
  6. Current session: 12 May 2021 to 22 December 2024
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Question reference: S5W-17888

  • Asked by: Monica Lennon, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 26 July 2018
  • Current Status: Answered by Joe FitzPatrick on 17 August 2018

To ask the Scottish Government what support it provides to people with endometriosis.

Question reference: S5W-17864

  • Asked by: Monica Lennon, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 24 July 2018
  • Current Status: Answered by Jamie Hepburn on 17 August 2018

To ask the Scottish Government what work it has undertaken to support older women access new training opportunities.

Question reference: S5W-17862

  • Asked by: Monica Lennon, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 24 July 2018
  • Current Status: Answered by Jamie Hepburn on 17 August 2018

To ask the Scottish Government how it is supporting older workers to participate equally in the labour market.

Question reference: S5W-17735

  • Asked by: Monica Lennon, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 17 July 2018
  • Current Status: Answered by Jamie Hepburn on 16 August 2018

To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking (a) to support the local economy of East Kilbride and (b) in response to recent job losses in the retail and manufacturing sectors in the town.

Question reference: S5W-17730

  • Asked by: Monica Lennon, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 17 July 2018
  • Current Status: Answered by Jamie Hepburn on 16 August 2018

To ask the Scottish Government when the updated Equalities Action Plan for Modern Apprenticeships will be released.

Question reference: S5W-17727

  • Asked by: Monica Lennon, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 17 July 2018
  • Current Status: Answered by Aileen Campbell on 14 August 2018

To ask the Scottish Government what meetings took place between the former Cabinet Secretary for Communities, Social Security and Equalities and (a) local government and (b) industry stakeholders on the tourist tax or transient visitor levy.

Question reference: S5W-17879

  • Asked by: Monica Lennon, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 25 July 2018
  • Current Status: Answered by Jamie Hepburn on 13 August 2018

To ask the Scottish Government what its response is to the Scottish Retail Consortium’s reported finding that Scotland lost 16,000 retail jobs between 2008 and 2015.

Question reference: S5W-17729

  • Asked by: Monica Lennon, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 17 July 2018
  • Current Status: Answered by Jamie Hepburn on 13 August 2018

To ask the Scottish Government what progress is being made toward achieving gender equality targets set out in the modern apprenticeship programme.

Question reference: S5W-17726

  • Asked by: Monica Lennon, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 17 July 2018
  • Current Status: Answered by Fiona Hyslop on 13 August 2018

To ask the Scottish Government what discussions or meetings have taken place between the Cabinet Secretary for Culture, Tourism and External Affairs and (a) councillors and local government representatives and (b) industry representatives in relation to a potential tourist tax or transient visitor levy.

Question reference: S5W-17731

  • Asked by: Monica Lennon, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 17 July 2018
  • Current Status: Answered by Jamie Hepburn on 13 August 2018

To ask the Scottish Government what work it has undertaken to monitor and tackle discrimination, bullying or harassment experienced by modern apprentices, and how many cases were reported in the last five years on grounds of (a) gender, (b) race, (c) disability, (d) religion and (e) sexual orientation.