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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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Question reference: S6W-31832

Asked by: Daniel Johnson, MSP for Edinburgh Southern, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Thursday, 28 November 2024
Current Status: Answer expected on 13 December 2024

To ask the Scottish Government what steps it has taken to make the legal process of getting married more equitable.

Question reference: S6W-31490

Asked by: Pam Duncan-Glancy, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Thursday, 28 November 2024
Current Status: Answer expected on 13 December 2024

To ask the Scottish Government what guidance it issues to (a) its departments and (b) organisations working on its behalf regarding its (i) definition of, (ii) criteria for and (iii) expectations surrounding the process of a peer review.

Question reference: S6W-31830

Asked by: Paul Sweeney, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Thursday, 28 November 2024
Current Status: Answer expected on 13 December 2024

To ask the Scottish Government what discussions it has had with (a) NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde (GGC) and (b) health and social care partnerships (HSCPs) in the NHS GGC area regarding home ear wax removal, and how it is supporting HSCPs to make this service available to patients who need it.

Question reference: S6W-31839

Asked by: Kenneth Gibson, MSP for Cunninghame North, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Thursday, 28 November 2024
Current Status: Answer expected on 13 December 2024

To ask the Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body what its position is on whether MSP staff should be entitled to reimbursement for pedal cycle miles in relation to official business-related travel.

Question reference: S6W-31804

Asked by: Kevin Stewart, MSP for Aberdeen Central, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 27 November 2024
Current Status: Initiated by the Scottish Government. Answered by Gillian Martin on 28 November 2024

To ask the Scottish Government when it will set out its ambition to grow Scotland’s hydrogen potential internationally, and publish an export plan for that sector.

Scotland has the resources, skilled workforce, and ambition to become a leading hydrogen nation and developing this sector will create international trade opportunities in terms of our hydrogen production and across the supply chain.

That is why an export plan aimed at realising Scotland’s hydrogen potential as a leading net exporter of hydrogen will be published on 29 November 2024.

The plan will set out how Scotland will realise the international opportunities presented by the development of the Hydrogen sector and will outline the immediate international export opportunities and strategic actions needed to support Scottish businesses.

Achieving this goal presents a great opportunity to combine the efforts of a range of partners. I look forward to continuing to work with them as we take forward delivery of the plan and realise Scotland’s hydrogen future.

Question reference: S6W-31813

Asked by: Emma Roddick, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 27 November 2024
Current Status: Initiated by the Scottish Government. Answered by Fiona Hyslop on 28 November 2024

To ask the Scottish Government when it will provide an update on the draft findings from the A96 Corridor Review.

Question reference: S6W-31811

Asked by: Pam Duncan-Glancy, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Wednesday, 27 November 2024
Current Status: Answer expected on 12 December 2024

To ask the Scottish Government whether there is a forum for relevant stakeholders to explore and develop evidence-based strategies that could tackle the reported poorer outcomes that some disabled students and graduates, particularly those who are autistic or neurodivergent and those with mental ill health, continue to experience.

Question reference: S6W-31815

Asked by: Keith Brown, MSP for Clackmannanshire and Dunblane, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 27 November 2024
Current Status: Answer expected on 12 December 2024

To ask the Scottish Government what its position is on whether the reportedly more controlled expansion of physician associates in Scotland has led to a safer and more efficient deployment of these healthcare professionals in comparison with other parts of the UK.

Question reference: S6W-31791

Asked by: Rhoda Grant, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Wednesday, 27 November 2024
Current Status: Answer expected on 12 December 2024

To ask the Scottish Government on how many occasions in each of the last 10 years Jayam Dalal has been a member of an appointments panel established to advise ministers on public sector appointments.

Question reference: S6W-31786

Asked by: Alex Cole-Hamilton, MSP for Edinburgh Western, Scottish Liberal Democrats
Date lodged: Wednesday, 27 November 2024
Current Status: Answer expected on 12 December 2024

To ask the Scottish Government what plans are being drafted or implemented in relation to (a) mental health support and (b) pay awards for Police Scotland.