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
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Question reference: S6W-28175
- Asked by: Miles Briggs, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 13 June 2024
- Current Status: Answered by Maree Todd on 27 June 2024
To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made of the number of people diagnosed at a late stage with dementia with Lewy bodies (DLB).
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Question reference: S6W-28198
- Asked by: Michael Marra, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Friday, 14 June 2024
- Current Status: Answered by Kate Forbes on 27 June 2024
To ask the Scottish Government what funding was allocated to Scotland through European structural funds in each year since 2014.
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Question reference: S6W-27963
- Asked by: Pam Duncan-Glancy, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 26 June 2024
- Current Status: Answer expected on 24 July 2024
To ask the Scottish Government, further to its response to the report of the Independent Review of the Skills Delivery Landscape, what steps it has taken to ensure that any barriers that women and girls face in accessing the skills system, such as gender segregation in subject choice, gender stereotypes around work, occupational segregation, caring responsibilities, sexism and sexual harassment, are fully considered in the skills review.
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Question reference: S6W-27964
- Asked by: Pam Duncan-Glancy, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 26 June 2024
- Current Status: Answer expected on 24 July 2024
To ask the Scottish Government, further to its response to the report of the Independent Review of the Skills Delivery Landscape, what steps it has taken to embed consideration of gender in the exercise to be undertaken in summer 2024 to develop a better understanding of the specific skills needed across the country.
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Question reference: S6W-28363
- Asked by: Mark Ruskell, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Green Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 26 June 2024
- Current Status: Answer expected on 24 July 2024
To ask the Scottish Government, in light of its previous commitment to establish at least one new national park before the end of the current parliamentary session, and the reporter process to do so reportedly needing to be started in summer 2024 in order to be able to deliver any new national parks within this timeframe, when it will make the decision on which region or regions to take forward into the reporter process; when the reporter process will start, and how it will inform the Parliament of any decisions in order for any new national parks to be delivered before May 2026.
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Question reference: S6W-28378
- Asked by: Jamie Greene, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 26 June 2024
Submitting member has a registered interest.
- Current Status: Answer expected on 24 July 2024
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on the purpose of discussions held on 12 June 2024 between the Cabinet Secretary for Constitution, External Affairs and Culture and the Chinese Consul General in Scotland, reportedly requested by the latter and granted by the former, in light of an announcement by the City of Edinburgh Council that it is suspending plans for a friendship agreement with a major Taiwanese city.
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Question reference: S6W-28376
- Asked by: Ariane Burgess, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Green Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 26 June 2024
- Current Status: Answer expected on 24 July 2024
To ask the Scottish Government what measures are being taken to ensure that local authorities provide adequate support to pupils and students with additional support needs in order to prevent the need for parents to appeal to the additional support needs tribunal, particularly in light of the provisions of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (Incorporation) (Scotland) Act 2024 coming into force on 16 July 2024.
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Question reference: S6W-28189
- Asked by: Tim Eagle, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Friday, 14 June 2024
Submitting member has a registered interest.
- Current Status: Answered by Paul McLennan on 26 June 2024
To ask the Scottish Government whether it still plans to undertake a review of the short-term let licensing scheme by late spring 2024 to assess how the scheme is working in practice, as it has previously committed to.
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Question reference: S6W-28213
- Asked by: Paul Sweeney, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Monday, 17 June 2024
- Current Status: Answered by Fiona Hyslop on 26 June 2024
To ask the Scottish Government whether bridge repainting has been included in the scope of works for improvements to Anniesland railway station in Glasgow.
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Question reference: S6W-28209
- Asked by: Mark Ruskell, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Green Party
- Date lodged: Monday, 17 June 2024
- Current Status: Answered by Jenny Gilruth on 26 June 2024
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on what work it is undertaking to update the School Premises (General Requirements and Standards) (Scotland) Regulations 1967.
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