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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-19035

Asked by: Pam Gosal, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Monday, 12 June 2023
Current Status: Answered by Graeme Dey on 22 June 2023

To ask the Scottish Government when it will deliver the final purpose and principles for post-school education.

Question reference: S6W-19040

Asked by: Sharon Dowey, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Monday, 12 June 2023
Current Status: Answered by Jenni Minto on 22 June 2023

To ask the Scottish Government what plans are in place to ensure that women from the most deprived areas in Ayrshire and Arran attend their cervical screening appointment, in light of reported evidence suggesting that they are less likely to attend compared with those from the least deprived areas.

The Scottish Government remains committed to reducing inequalities across all screening programmes. That is why we have supported the Equity in Screening strategy, which will give direction and focus to tackling this issue across all screening programmes. However, we also recognise that Health Boards are most often best placed to find solutions that meet the needs of their populations, and we have allocated inequalities funding since 2021-22 to support local initiatives.

This funding has played a part in a programme of work in Ayrshire and Arran to tackle inequalities of uptake in cervical screening. In particular the Health Board has developed a targeted Health Board cervical screening clinic for women who have experienced sexual violence, or who have physical disabilities; They have also run additional Saturday clinics, particularly in areas of deprivation, to increase access to screening outside working hours.

In addition, Primary Care staff have directly contacted patients who have not taken up their screening invitations to offer appointments. Further work is underway with primary care to consider outreach work for 23/24, which will specifically take into account the needs of areas with highest depravation within the Health Board.

Question reference: S6O-02451

Asked by: Kevin Stewart, MSP for Aberdeen Central, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 21 June 2023
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 29 June 2023

To ask the Scottish Government what it is doing to mitigate the impact of the cost of living crisis on people across Scotland.

Question reference: S6O-02448

Asked by: Kenneth Gibson, MSP for Cunninghame North, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 21 June 2023
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 29 June 2023

To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on what action it is taking to tackle antisocial behaviour on public transport.

Question reference: S6O-02452

Asked by: Daniel Johnson, MSP for Edinburgh Southern, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Wednesday, 21 June 2023
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 29 June 2023

To ask the Scottish Government what post-diagnostic clinical support is available for autistic children and young people.

Question reference: S6O-02453

Asked by: Colin Smyth, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Wednesday, 21 June 2023
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 29 June 2023

To ask the Scottish Government what plans it has to invest in the opening of any new railway stations in Dumfries and Galloway.

Question reference: S6O-02449

Asked by: Clare Adamson, MSP for Motherwell and Wishaw, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 21 June 2023
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 29 June 2023

To ask the Scottish Government how it is supporting people in the Motherwell and Wishaw constituency to access mental health support.

Question reference: S6O-02454

Asked by: Stuart McMillan, MSP for Greenock and Inverclyde, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 21 June 2023
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 29 June 2023

To ask the Scottish Government when it last spoke to the SFA about its efforts to make elite men’s football in Scotland as accessible as possible to everyone, specifically children from disadvantaged backgrounds.

Question reference: S6O-02455

Asked by: Mark Ruskell, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Green Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 21 June 2023
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 29 June 2023

To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on the pilot providing free bus travel to people seeking asylum in Glasgow.

Question reference: S6O-02444

Asked by: Rona Mackay, MSP for Strathkelvin and Bearsden, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 21 June 2023
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 28 June 2023

To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on what it is doing to assist local authorities with the recruitment of teachers.