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
Urgent Questions aren't included in the Question and Answers search. There is a SPICe fact sheet listing Urgent and emergency questions.
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Question reference: S6O-04622
- Asked by: Carol Mochan, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 30 April 2025
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 7 May 2025
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on the work that it is doing to improve women’s health outcomes.
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Question reference: S6O-04613
- Asked by: Murdo Fraser, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 30 April 2025
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 7 May 2025
To ask the Scottish Government what its response is to figures showing that farm incomes are at a five-year low.
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Question reference: S6O-04618
- Asked by: Sandesh Gulhane, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 30 April 2025
Submitting member has a registered interest.
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 7 May 2025
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on progress made to improve access to and reduce waiting times for breast reconstruction surgery following cancer treatment.
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Question reference: S6O-04610
- Asked by: Annabelle Ewing, MSP for Cowdenbeath, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 30 April 2025
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 7 May 2025
To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to promote horticulture.
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Question reference: S6O-04619
- Asked by: Kenneth Gibson, MSP for Cunninghame North, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 30 April 2025
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 7 May 2025
To ask the Scottish Government what steps are being taken to reverse the decline in NHS productivity since the COVID-19 pandemic, as referenced in research by the Institute for Fiscal Studies.
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Question reference: S6O-04632
- Asked by: James Dornan, MSP for Glasgow Cathcart, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 30 April 2025
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 8 May 2025
To ask the Scottish Government what steps it is taking to improve support for disabled people, including when seeking employment.
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Question reference: S6W-37041
- Asked by: Stephen Kerr, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 22 April 2025
- Current Status: Answered by Neil Gray on 30 April 2025
To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made of the use of artificial intelligence-based tools to address any delays in cancer treatment and diagnosis.
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Question reference: S6W-37042
- Asked by: Stephen Kerr, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 22 April 2025
- Current Status: Answered by Neil Gray on 30 April 2025
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will consider working jointly with the UK Government to develop a UK-wide cancer strategy, in light of reports of calls for such an approach by expert commentators in The Lancet Oncology.
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Question reference: S6W-37006
- Asked by: Tess White, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 22 April 2025
- Current Status: Answered by Neil Gray on 30 April 2025
To ask the Scottish Government, in light of the additional £2.6 million in funding announced for National Treatment Centre Highland, how many procedures will be allocated to patients from NHS (a) Grampian and (b) Tayside as a result of the anticipated increase in capacity.
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Question reference: S6W-37066
- Asked by: Graham Simpson, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 22 April 2025
- Current Status: Answered by Mairi Gougeon on 30 April 2025
To ask the Scottish Government how many hectares of new native woodland have been created under the new Forestry Grant Scheme in each of the last five years.
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