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-27523
- Asked by: Pauline McNeill, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 14 May 2024
- Current Status: Answered by Jenni Minto on 28 May 2024
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on what action it is taking to ensure equity of palliative care services for children.
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Question reference: S6W-27513
- Asked by: Ash Regan, MSP for Edinburgh Eastern, Alba Party
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 14 May 2024
- Current Status: Answered by Neil Gray on 28 May 2024
To ask the Scottish Government what its response is to the recent findings from The Scotsman investigation, which reportedly found multimillion pound spending on PR and consultancy bills by NHS bodies.
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Question reference: S6W-27529
- Asked by: Monica Lennon, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 14 May 2024
- Current Status: Answered by Mairi Gougeon on 28 May 2024
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on the (a) biodiversity strategy and (b) designation of a new national park.
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Question reference: S6W-27533
- Asked by: Monica Lennon, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 14 May 2024
- Current Status: Answered by Mairi Gougeon on 28 May 2024
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on the planned natural regeneration of the 4,600 hectares surrounding Loch Katrine by Forestry and Land Scotland, and whether it has met the target of 4,600 hectares.
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Question reference: S6W-27486
- Asked by: Monica Lennon, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Monday, 13 May 2024
- Current Status: Answered by Mairi McAllan on 28 May 2024
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will be sending representatives to attend COP29, and, if so, which ministers will be in attendance.
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Question reference: S6W-27540
- Asked by: Alex Cole-Hamilton, MSP for Edinburgh Western, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 14 May 2024
- Current Status: Answered by Neil Gray on 28 May 2024
To ask the Scottish Government, further to answers to questions S6W-26914 and S6W-26915 by Neil Gray on 8 May 2024, whether it will provide the equivalent data for each month of 2023-24.
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Question reference: S6W-27534
- Asked by: Monica Lennon, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 14 May 2024
- Current Status: Answered by Mairi Gougeon on 28 May 2024
To ask the Scottish Government how many hectares of new trees have been planted in Scotland’s national forest estate, since September 2023.
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Question reference: S6W-27455
- Asked by: Mark Ruskell, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Green Party
- Date lodged: Monday, 13 May 2024
- Current Status: Answered by Fiona Hyslop on 28 May 2024
To ask the Scottish Government for what reason non-compliance with the Safety at Street Works and Road Works Code of Practice 2013 is a criminal offence in the rest of the UK, but not in Scotland, and whether it has any plans to introduce a criminal offence for such non-compliance.
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Question reference: S6W-27895
- Asked by: Emma Harper, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 28 May 2024
- Current Status: Initiated by the Scottish Government. Answered by Jenni Minto on 28 May 2024
To ask the Scottish Government what it is doing to increase access to diabetes technologies.
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Question reference: S6W-27500
- Asked by: Paul Sweeney, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Friday, 17 May 2024
- Current Status: Answered by Kaukab Stewart on 28 May 2024
To ask the Scottish Government what engagement it has had with the Gaza Families Reunited campaign following the letter that the former Minister for Equalities, Migration and Refugees sent to the UK Government Minister for Legal Migration on 12 April 2024, and whether it has any plans to convene a working group of stakeholders who are involved in the campaign in Scotland.
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