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-16561
- Asked by: Monica Lennon, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Friday, 31 March 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Maree Todd on 21 April 2023
To ask the Scottish Government when it last met with (a) COSLA and (b) individual local authorities to discuss the viability of public swimming pools, in light of reported cost and funding pressures.
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Question reference: S6W-16564
- Asked by: Monica Lennon, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Friday, 31 March 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Maree Todd on 21 April 2023
To ask the Scottish Government how much funding it has invested in public swimming pool facilities in each year since 2016, also broken down by local authority area.
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Question reference: S6W-16421
- Asked by: Monica Lennon, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 05 April 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Shirley-Anne Somerville on 21 April 2023
To ask the Scottish Government, in light of the First Minister's election pledge to hold an anti-poverty summit, whether it will provide details of the proposed (a) date and (b) invitees of the summit.
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Question reference: S6W-16427
- Asked by: Monica Lennon, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Monday, 03 April 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Michael Matheson on 21 April 2023
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to S6W-15909 by Humza Yousaf 27 March 2023, whether it will announce the date by which the project to upgrade the ventilation system in Ward 16 will be completed.
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Question reference: S6W-16976
- Asked by: Monica Lennon, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 12 April 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Shirley-Anne Somerville on 21 April 2023
To ask the Scottish Government how many people who received Scottish Child Payment, and whose child met the age conditions, received Best Start Grant (a) Early Learning and (b) School Age Payment, following automatic checks by Social Security Scotland.
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Question reference: S6W-16918
- Asked by: Monica Lennon, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Thursday, 06 April 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Jenni Minto on 21 April 2023
To ask the Scottish Government how it plans to mark Reusable Nappy Week 2023.
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Question reference: S6W-16929
- Asked by: Monica Lennon, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 11 April 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Joe FitzPatrick on 20 April 2023
To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to ensure that planning authorities are able to recover financial contributions from developers in a timely and efficient manner.
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Question reference: S6W-15640
- Asked by: Monica Lennon, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 05 April 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Joe FitzPatrick on 20 April 2023
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will consider introducing an equal right of appeal in the planning system.
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Question reference: S6O-02150
- Asked by: Monica Lennon, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 19 April 2023
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 27 April 2023
To ask the Scottish Government whether it can provide an update on what progress has been made on its commitment to pilot access to universal free school meals in secondary schools.
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Question reference: S6W-16084
- Asked by: Monica Lennon, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 22 March 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Michael Matheson on 19 April 2023
To ask the Scottish Government how many GP practices have been taken over by NHS (a) Lanarkshire and (b) Forth Valley in each year since 2016.
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