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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

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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 19 December 2024
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Question reference: S6W-32142

  • Asked by: Monica Lennon, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 11 December 2024
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 8 January 2025

To ask the Scottish Government how many patients were diagnosed with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) following emergency admission into hospital in (a) 2021, (b) 2022 and (c) 2023.

Question reference: S6W-32141

  • Asked by: Monica Lennon, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 11 December 2024
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 8 January 2025

To ask the Scottish Government what its position is on the Global Initiative for Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease (GOLD) 2025 annual report, Global Strategy for the Diagnosis, Management, and Prevention of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease.

Question reference: S6W-31859

  • Asked by: Monica Lennon, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Monday, 02 December 2024
  • Current Status: Answered by Jenni Minto on 11 December 2024

To ask the Scottish Government whether it has considered implementing national maternity safety ambitions, in light of these being implemented in England.

Question reference: S6W-31858

  • Asked by: Monica Lennon, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Monday, 02 December 2024
  • Current Status: Answered by Jenni Minto on 11 December 2024

To ask the Scottish Government what engagement it has had with the UK Department of Health and Social Care regarding national maternity safety ambitions.

Question reference: S6W-31860

  • Asked by: Monica Lennon, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Monday, 02 December 2024
  • Current Status: Answered by Siobhian Brown on 11 December 2024

To ask the Scottish Government whether it is collaborating with (a) the UK Government and (b) international partners on the regulation of online platforms in order to reduce young people's online exposure to radical misogyny.

Question reference: S6W-31883

  • Asked by: Monica Lennon, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Monday, 02 December 2024
  • Current Status: Answered by Mairi Gougeon on 11 December 2024

To ask the Scottish Government how the Scottish Biodiversity Delivery Plan 2024–2030 (a) protects Scotland's (i) rainforest and (ii) native woodlands and (b) mitigates the spread of rhododendron ponticum.

Question reference: S6W-31874

  • Asked by: Monica Lennon, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Monday, 02 December 2024
  • Current Status: Answered by Siobhian Brown on 11 December 2024

To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to scale up the current model of providing a specialist lawyer for domestic abuse cases in collaboration with Women’s Aid services.

Question reference: S6W-31753

  • Asked by: Monica Lennon, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 26 November 2024
  • Current Status: Answered by Jenni Minto on 11 December 2024

To ask the Scottish Government what analysis it has undertaken to understand the reported increasing need for baby banks to provide emergency support for families with a baby.

Question reference: S6W-31871

  • Asked by: Monica Lennon, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 10 December 2024
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 7 January 2025

To ask the Scottish Government what action it has taken to map any instances in which unsafe contact is granted to the abusive parent in domestic abuse cases across civil and criminal processes, as part of its commitment to keeping The Promise.

Question reference: S6W-32062

  • Asked by: Monica Lennon, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 10 December 2024
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 7 January 2025

To ask the Scottish Government whether it can provide details of any discussions that it has had with the UK Government regarding legislation to halt the sale of peat for horticultural use in the UK since 4 July 2024.