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-19409
- Asked by: Monica Lennon, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Thursday, 22 June 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Tom Arthur on 13 July 2023
To ask the Scottish Government whether it has any plans to introduce any tax incentives to encourage businesses to transition to employee ownership.
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Question reference: S6W-19619
- Asked by: Monica Lennon, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Friday, 30 June 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Tom Arthur on 12 July 2023
To ask the Scottish Government whether it has given any consideration to expanding the number of public projects covered by Project Bank Accounts (PBAs).
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Question reference: S6W-19454
- Asked by: Monica Lennon, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Monday, 26 June 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Natalie Don on 12 July 2023
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S6W-18820 by Natalie Don on 21 June 2023, when its officials last met with Welsh Government officials to discuss issues relating to children in care and social care; what was discussed, and on how many occasions such meetings have taken place since 6 May 2021.
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Question reference: S6W-19451
- Asked by: Monica Lennon, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Monday, 26 June 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Graeme Dey on 12 July 2023
To ask the Scottish Government which minister is responsible for Scotland’s Shared Apprenticeship programme.
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Question reference: S6W-19240
- Asked by: Monica Lennon, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Friday, 30 June 2023
- Current Status: Answered by George Adam on 12 July 2023
To ask the Scottish Government what its reasons were for reshuffling some of the portfolio responsibilities that were previously the responsibility of the now Cabinet Secretary for Transport, Net Zero and Just Transition and her junior ministers.
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Question reference: S6W-19414
- Asked by: Monica Lennon, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Thursday, 22 June 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Jenni Minto on 11 July 2023
To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to ensure that patients with chronic pain receive treatment, in light of reports of an increase in the number of patients with chronic pain being removed from NHS waiting lists for unspecified reasons.
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Question reference: S6W-19413
- Asked by: Monica Lennon, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Thursday, 22 June 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Tom Arthur on 7 July 2023
To ask the Scottish Government whether it has any plans to establish a dedicated specialist service to support employee-owned businesses.
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Question reference: S6W-19408
- Asked by: Monica Lennon, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Thursday, 22 June 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Tom Arthur on 7 July 2023
To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to ensure that employee ownership is understood and promoted to business owners by (a) Scottish Government agencies, (b) business support organisations and (c) further education bodies.
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Question reference: S6W-19411
- Asked by: Monica Lennon, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Thursday, 22 June 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Tom Arthur on 7 July 2023
To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to enable employee-owned businesses to access growth funding.
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Question reference: S6W-19410
- Asked by: Monica Lennon, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Thursday, 22 June 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Tom Arthur on 7 July 2023
To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to help employee-owned businesses to share best practice.
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