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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 26 December 2025
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Question reference: S6W-07739

  • Asked by: Monica Lennon, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Friday, 01 April 2022
  • Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 26 April 2022

To ask the Scottish Government what plans it has to change the way sarcoma incidence data counts the yearly number of sarcoma cases.

Question reference: S6W-07736

  • Asked by: Monica Lennon, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Friday, 01 April 2022
  • Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 26 April 2022

To ask the Scottish Government what action is being taken to improve healthcare professionals' awareness of sarcoma cancer, and how radiologists are being supported in the use of sarcoma guidelines.

Question reference: S6W-07737

  • Asked by: Monica Lennon, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Friday, 01 April 2022
  • Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 26 April 2022

To ask the Scottish Government what steps are being taken to speed up sarcoma cancer diagnoses, and what is being done to increase public awareness of this type of cancer.

Question reference: S6W-07734

  • Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Friday, 01 April 2022
  • Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 26 April 2022

To ask the Scottish Government whether it plans to use prophylactic treatments as a way to prevent COVID-19 in those at highest risk.

Question reference: S6W-07993

  • Asked by: Edward Mountain, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Monday, 11 April 2022
  • Current Status: Answered by Michael Matheson on 26 April 2022

To ask the Scottish Government whether Crown Estate Scotland will be permitted to keep and use for the Crown Estate 9% of the gross revenue from the option fees raised via the ScotWind leasing process.

Question reference: S6W-08006

  • Asked by: Mark Griffin, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Monday, 11 April 2022
  • Current Status: Answered by Patrick Harvie on 26 April 2022

To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S6W-06970 by Shona Robison on 15 March 2022, whether it will clarify what it means by “the regulations are not retrospective", in light of recent reports that the rules will apply to new builds and the recladding of existing ones.

Question reference: S6W-07979

  • Asked by: Liam Kerr, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Friday, 08 April 2022
  • Current Status: Answered by Patrick Harvie on 26 April 2022

To ask the Scottish Government whether it plans to establish a Housing Net Zero Technical Steering Group, in line with the recommendation by the Zero Emissions Social Housing Taskforce (ZEST).

Question reference: S6W-07489

  • Asked by: Sandesh Gulhane, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Submitting member has a registered interest.

  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 23 March 2022
  • Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 26 April 2022

To ask the Scottish Government what steps it is taking to increase the number of lung cancer nurse specialists (LCNSs), in light of the target recommended by the Lung Cancer Clinical Expert Group of 80 new lung cancer patients to every whole-time equivalent LCNS.

Question reference: S6W-07492

  • Asked by: Sandesh Gulhane, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Submitting member has a registered interest.

  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 23 March 2022
  • Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 26 April 2022

To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made of the number of new lung cancer patients per whole-time equivalent lung cancer nurse specialists in January (a) 2020, (b) 2021 and (c) 2022.

Question reference: S6W-07716

  • Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 31 March 2022
  • Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 26 April 2022

To ask the Scottish Government how much funding it has allocated to NHS boards for the treatment of long COVID up to the end of March 2022.