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-16999
- Asked by: Monica Lennon, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 12 April 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Jenny Gilruth on 2 May 2023
To ask the Scottish Government how it ensures that the history of the British Empire is taught in schools.
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Question reference: S6W-17001
- Asked by: Monica Lennon, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 12 April 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Jenny Gilruth on 2 May 2023
To ask the Scottish Government whether it has discussed the issue of education on the history of the British Empire with (a) other devolved governments, (b) the UK Government and (c) international governments.
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Question reference: S6W-16964
- Asked by: Monica Lennon, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 12 April 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Michael Matheson on 2 May 2023
To ask the Scottish Government on what date in Spring 2023 it plans to publish its proposed new cancer strategy.
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Question reference: S6W-16990
- Asked by: Monica Lennon, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 12 April 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Angela Constance on 2 May 2023
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S6W-05574 by Keith Brown on 20 January 2022, how many people died while in the custody of the Scottish Prison Service in (a) 2022 and (b) the first quarter of 2023.
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Question reference: S6W-17000
- Asked by: Monica Lennon, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 12 April 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Jenny Gilruth on 2 May 2023
To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to ensure that the specific role that Scotland played in the British Empire is highlighted in (a) the school curriculum (b) further education.
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Question reference: S6W-16915
- Asked by: Monica Lennon, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Thursday, 06 April 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Michael Matheson on 28 April 2023
To ask the Scottish Government what proportion of NHS boards currently utilise intelligent Liver Function Testing (iLFT) in primary care to improve early detection of liver disease.
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Question reference: S6W-17063
- Asked by: Monica Lennon, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Monday, 17 April 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Jenni Minto on 28 April 2023
To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to prevent NHS dental practices from moving to the private sector.
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Question reference: S6W-17064
- Asked by: Monica Lennon, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Monday, 17 April 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Jenni Minto on 28 April 2023
To ask the Scottish Government what information it holds on the number of NHS dental practices in NHS (a) Lanarkshire and (b) Forth Valley that have stopped offering NHS treatment since 6 May 2021.
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Question reference: S6W-17344
- Asked by: Monica Lennon, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Thursday, 20 April 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Kevin Stewart on 28 April 2023
To ask the Scottish Government when Transport Scotland will issue guidance to local authorities on the enforcement of the new offences listed in the Transport (Scotland) Act 2019.
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Question reference: S6W-16916
- Asked by: Monica Lennon, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Thursday, 06 April 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Michael Matheson on 28 April 2023
To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to prioritise (a) liver cancer and (b) other less survivable cancers in the 10-year cancer strategy, which is due to be published later in 2023.
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