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.
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To ask the Scottish Government what mental health professionals and organisations were invited to the Education Summit on 15 June 2016.
To ask the Scottish Government when it will produce its final report on the outcomes of the Mental Health Strategy for Scotland 2012-15; what progress it has made toward meeting each of the 36 commitments in the strategy, and when each commitment (a) has been and (b) will be fulfilled.
To ask the Scottish Government what the timetable is for the (a) development and (b) publication of its updated mental health strategy.
To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to support language development in pre-school age children.
To ask the Scottish Government what information it has regarding how many teachers or graduates with speech and language expertise are employed in nurseries in each local authority area, and what support it can provide to increase this.
To ask the Scottish Government what steps it is taking to address the "downward trend" in the take up of cervical screening that was reported in its news release of 6 June 2016, Women urged to go for smear test.
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To ask the Scottish Government what consideration it is giving to reviewing the planning guidelines on the proximity of waste management facilities to residential areas and community facilities.
To ask the Scottish Government how many trained educational psychologists are currently practising and how this compares annually since 2010.
To ask the Scottish Government what action it has (a) carried out and (b) plans to take to support families affected by alcohol harm.
To ask the Scottish Government how it will ensure that its educational attainment strategy reflects the additional challenges that young (a) BME, (b) disabled and (c) LGBTI people can face.