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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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Dates of parliamentary sessions
  1. Session 1: 12 May 1999 to 31 March 2003
  2. Session 2: 7 May 2003 to 2 April 2007
  3. Session 3: 9 May 2007 to 22 March 2011
  4. Session 4: 11 May 2011 to 23 March 2016
  5. Session 5: 12 May 2016 to 4 May 2021
  6. Current session: 13 May 2021 to 19 November 2025
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Question reference: S6W-09511

  • Asked by: Monica Lennon, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 30 June 2022
  • Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 25 July 2022

To ask the Scottish Government what plans it has to recruit and train more epilepsy specialist nurses.

Question reference: S6W-09448

  • Asked by: Monica Lennon, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 29 June 2022
  • Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 25 July 2022

To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to increase the number of women working in (a) cardiology roles and (b) medicine.

Question reference: S6W-09271

  • Asked by: Monica Lennon, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 23 June 2022
  • Current Status: Answered by Shirley-Anne Somerville on 25 July 2022

To ask the Scottish Government when it plans to review the policy regarding home educated pupils and entitlement to free school meals.

Question reference: S6W-09238

  • Asked by: Liam McArthur, MSP for Orkney Islands, Scottish Liberal Democrats
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 21 June 2022
  • Current Status: Answered by Ivan McKee on 25 July 2022

To ask the Scottish Government how many instances of non-compliance with its Guidance on due diligence: human rights have been reported since the guidance was published in 2018.

Question reference: S6W-09241

  • Asked by: Liam McArthur, MSP for Orkney Islands, Scottish Liberal Democrats
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 21 June 2022
  • Current Status: Answered by Ivan McKee on 25 July 2022

To ask the Scottish Government what action it has taken to ensure that all checks that it has carried out since the publication of its Guidance on due diligence: human rights (a) fully comply with the guidance and (b) take account of the nature and sensitivity of the relationship with the person or organisation being checked, and what the (i) minimum and (ii) maximum scope and depth of these checks has been.

Question reference: S6W-09608

  • Asked by: Craig Hoy, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 05 July 2022
  • Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 25 July 2022

To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S6W-02344 by Humza Yousaf on 30 September 2021, whether it will provide an update on how many calls to the Scottish Ambulance Service have been responded to (a) within (i) under 10, (ii) 10 to 29, (iii) 30 to 59 and (iv) 60 to 120 and (b) after over 120 minutes in each calendar year since 2007, also broken down by NHS board area.

Question reference: S6W-09575

  • Asked by: Pam Duncan-Glancy, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Monday, 04 July 2022
  • Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 25 July 2022

To ask the Scottish Government what plans it has to re-establish the NHS 24 Musculoskeletal (MSK) Helpline, which was suspended due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Question reference: S6W-09534

  • Asked by: Finlay Carson, MSP for Galloway and West Dumfries, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Friday, 01 July 2022
  • Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 25 July 2022

To ask the Scottish Government what plans are in place in Dumfries and Galloway for the early detection of blood cancers.

Question reference: S6W-09561

  • Asked by: Carol Mochan, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Friday, 01 July 2022
  • Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 25 July 2022

To ask the Scottish Government what work is currently underway, or how it plans, to address the reported rural recruitment issues being experienced in (a) podiatry and (b) other allied health professions.

Question reference: S6W-09454

  • Asked by: Gillian Mackay, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Green Party
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 29 June 2022
  • Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 25 July 2022

To ask the Scottish Government what the average waiting time has been for (a) adults and (b) children to receive hospital treatment from audiology services, following a GP or other referral, in each NHS board in each year since 2014.