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-31792
- 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 when the Cabinet Secretary for Transport last met with Erik Østergaard (a) in person and (b) remotely.
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Question reference: S6W-31769
- Asked by: Monica Lennon, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 27 November 2024
- Current Status: Answer expected on 12 December 2024
To ask the Scottish Government what support is being provided to NHS boards to manage adult attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) referrals, in light of the reported backlog of people on waiting lists, including reports that NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde assessed 353 adults in 2023 but in June 2024 had 4,268 adults waiting for an ADHD assessment.
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Question reference: S6W-31785
- Asked by: Paul O'Kane, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 27 November 2024
- Current Status: Answer expected on 12 December 2024
To ask the Scottish Government what action it (a) can take and (b) is taking to support local authorities to ensure that licensed taxi drivers comply with the Equality Act 2010 in relation to refusing or attempting to refuse to carry visually impaired people due to them travelling with their guide dog.
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Question reference: S6W-31793
- 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 whether it will consider introducing a policy that no individual will be appointed to the board of David MacBrayne Limited or CMAL without being able to demonstrate experience of island communities and conditions.
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Question reference: S6W-31802
- Asked by: Annie Wells, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 27 November 2024
- Current Status: Answer expected on 12 December 2024
To ask the Scottish Government what it is doing to address the reported increase in cocaine use, in light of reports that it has overtaken heroin as the drug of choice among people starting specialist treatment.
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Question reference: S6W-31806
- 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 what progress has been made on developing a replacement notification process for Disabled Students' Allowance (DSA) assessors that will maintain GDPR compliance.
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Question reference: S6W-31784
- Asked by: Maurice Golden, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 27 November 2024
- Current Status: Answer expected on 12 December 2024
To ask the Scottish Government when it last conducted a review of Special Operations Response Team coverage across Scotland, and what the outcome was of any such review.
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Question reference: S6W-31810
- 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 what it is doing to encourage and enable universities to respond to any changes in student demographics, including in relation to disabled students.
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Question reference: S6W-31812
- Asked by: Carol Mochan, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 27 November 2024
- Current Status: Answer expected on 12 December 2024
To ask the Scottish Government for what reason the role of Patient Safety Commissioner for Scotland has reportedly not been filled, and when it anticipates that it will be.
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Question reference: S6W-31808
- 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 it will establish an advisory group to consider disability-related issues in further and higher education.
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