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: S6W-23766
- Asked by: Monica Lennon, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Monday, 11 December 2023
Submitting member has a registered interest.
- Current Status: Answered by Fiona Hyslop on 4 January 2024
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will restore the £315 million of funding that is due to be lost from the Network Rail funding envelope, in light of an RMT survey finding that 92% of its Network Rail members said that a major rail safety incident occurring on the railway within the next two years was "likely", with 45% saying it was "very likely”, 66% saying railways are less safe than two years ago and 94% thinking that proposed reductions to renewals in the next five years would worsen rail safety.
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Question reference: S6W-23974
- Asked by: Monica Lennon, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Monday, 18 December 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Emma Roddick on 3 January 2024
To ask the Scottish Government whether it can provide an update on its engagement with Scottish diaspora networks regarding attracting skilled individuals to emigrate to Scotland, particularly those from the renewable energy sector.
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Question reference: S6W-23546
- Asked by: Monica Lennon, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Monday, 18 December 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Dorothy Bain on 3 January 2024
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S6W-22297 by Dorothy Bain on 1 November 2023, how many post-mortem examinations were (a) able and (b) unable to determine what the cause of death had been.
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Question reference: S6W-23647
- Asked by: Monica Lennon, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Monday, 18 December 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Jenni Minto on 29 December 2023
To ask the Scottish Government, in light of the update on the implementation plan for its chronic pain service delivery on 24 November 2023, when it anticipates that feedback comments from patients will be published in full.
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Question reference: S6W-23816
- Asked by: Monica Lennon, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 12 December 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Jenni Minto on 29 December 2023
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S6W-23265 by Jenni Minto on 11 December 2023, how many times the Environmental Health Policy Co-ordination Group has met to consider solutions to the Environmental Health Officer (EHO) vacancies and workforce shortages, and who was in attendance at any such meetings.
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Question reference: S6W-24009
- Asked by: Monica Lennon, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 19 December 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Mairi Gougeon on 21 December 2023
To ask the Scottish Government what urgent action it is taking in light of the International Union for Conservation of Nature reclassifying Atlantic salmon as "Endangered" in Great Britain.
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Question reference: S6W-22984
- Asked by: Monica Lennon, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Thursday, 16 November 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Jenny Gilruth on 19 December 2023
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will consider reviewing the current relationships, sexual health and parenthood (RSHP) education resources to ensure that sufficient education on abortion is included.
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Question reference: S6W-23575
- Asked by: Monica Lennon, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 05 December 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Patrick Harvie on 19 December 2023
To ask the Scottish Government when it will announce proposals for the rent adjudication process.
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Question reference: S6W-23574
- Asked by: Monica Lennon, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 05 December 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Patrick Harvie on 19 December 2023
To ask the Scottish Government what plans it has to reform energy performance certificate (EPC) ratings, and whether it will consider linking its stated policy of introducing rent controls to EPC ratings.
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Question reference: S6W-23537
- Asked by: Monica Lennon, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Monday, 04 December 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Jenny Gilruth on 19 December 2023
To ask the Scottish Government what its response is to the Educational Institute of Scotland campaign and survey, Stand Up for Quality Education, which found that "three quarters of schools said teachers have sustained physical injuries and almost two thirds report that teachers in their school had been on sick leave following a violent and aggressive incident".