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
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Question reference: S6W-28261
- Asked by: Monica Lennon, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Thursday, 20 June 2024
- Current Status: Answered by Neil Gray on 3 July 2024
To ask the Scottish Government what its response is to the Scotland Student Midwives Finance Report, published by the Royal College of Midwives.
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Question reference: S6W-28259
- Asked by: Monica Lennon, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Thursday, 20 June 2024
- Current Status: Answered by Neil Gray on 3 July 2024
To ask the Scottish Government whether student midwives in receipt of benefits continue to receive their benefits after being awarded a bursary.
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Question reference: S6W-28264
- Asked by: Monica Lennon, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Thursday, 20 June 2024
- Current Status: Answered by Mairi Gougeon on 2 July 2024
To ask the Scottish Government when it will publish its Natural Capital Market Framework.
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Question reference: S6W-28263
- Asked by: Monica Lennon, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Thursday, 20 June 2024
- Current Status: Answered by Mairi Gougeon on 2 July 2024
To ask the Scottish Government how its forthcoming Natural Capital Market Framework will align with the Land Reform (Scotland) Bill.
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Question reference: S6W-28393
- Asked by: Monica Lennon, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Thursday, 27 June 2024
- Current Status: Answer expected on 25 July 2024
To ask the Scottish Government what its response is to the academic research on teacher workload, commissioned by the Educational Institute of Scotland (EIS) and published at its June 2024 AGM, which provided evidence that teachers in Scotland continue to work well beyond their contracted hours and that the number of working hours per week is rising.
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Question reference: S6W-28382
- Asked by: Monica Lennon, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Thursday, 27 June 2024
- Current Status: Answer expected on 25 July 2024
To ask the Scottish Government how it engages with Regional Transport Partnerships on the governance of (a) bus and (b) rail services.
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Question reference: S6W-28396
- Asked by: Monica Lennon, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Thursday, 27 June 2024
- Current Status: Answer expected on 25 July 2024
To ask the Scottish Government what action it will take to modernise deer management in Scotland to (a) help tackle the climate and nature emergencies and (b) implement the recommendations of the Deer Working Group.
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Question reference: S6W-28262
- Asked by: Monica Lennon, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Thursday, 20 June 2024
- Current Status: Answered by Mairi Gougeon on 27 June 2024
To ask the Scottish Government what engagement it has had with (a) UK Government ministers and (b) private companies regarding its forthcoming Natural Capital Market Framework.
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Question reference: S6W-28136
- Asked by: Monica Lennon, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 12 June 2024
- Current Status: Answered by Jenny Gilruth on 26 June 2024
To ask the Scottish Government whether there are any schools without an on-site school counsellor or a mental health practitioner.
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Question reference: S6W-28137
- Asked by: Monica Lennon, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 12 June 2024
- Current Status: Answered by Jenny Gilruth on 26 June 2024
To ask the Scottish Government whether every school has access to on-site mental health services.
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