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: S6W-38397
- Asked by: Stephen Kerr, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Friday, 06 June 2025
- Current Status: Answer expected on 20 June 2025
To ask the Scottish Government for what reason there is reportedly no 24/7 thrombectomy service for stroke patients at present, and when this will be addressed.
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Question reference: S6W-38440
- Asked by: Paul Sweeney, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Friday, 06 June 2025
- Current Status: Answer expected on 20 June 2025
To ask the Scottish Government how many dental practices registered with Healthcare Improvement Scotland as independent clinics in 2024-25, and, of those, how many had previously been providers of general dental services with their local NHS boards.
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Question reference: S6W-38466
- Asked by: Christine Grahame, MSP for Midlothian South, Tweeddale and Lauderdale, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Friday, 06 June 2025
- Current Status: Answer expected on 20 June 2025
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will review multi-agency public protection arrangements (MAPPA), last reviewed in 2020, to ensure that they provide sufficient consideration of proximity to children’s spaces and safeguards in family-dense areas, with particular reference to the impact on small rural communities.
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Question reference: S6W-38407
- Asked by: Stephen Kerr, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Friday, 06 June 2025
- Current Status: Answer expected on 20 June 2025
To ask the Scottish Government, on average, what proportion of reported incidents of school violence currently result in disciplinary action.
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Question reference: S6W-38401
- Asked by: Stephen Kerr, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Friday, 06 June 2025
- Current Status: Answer expected on 20 June 2025
To ask the Scottish Government what steps it is taking to improve Scotland’s GDP growth rate, in light of reported figures stating that it has grown less than that of the rest of the UK.
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Question reference: S6W-38392
- Asked by: Stephen Kerr, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Friday, 06 June 2025
- Current Status: Answer expected on 20 June 2025
To ask the Scottish Government what economic assessment it has made of any impact of restricting the M8 in Glasgow to two lanes for six years.
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Question reference: S6W-38460
- Asked by: Sharon Dowey, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Friday, 06 June 2025
- Current Status: Answer expected on 20 June 2025
To ask the Scottish Government what the annual cost is of providing Buvidal treatment.
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Question reference: S6W-38399
- Asked by: Stephen Kerr, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Friday, 06 June 2025
- Current Status: Answer expected on 20 June 2025
To ask the Scottish Government what it is doing to implement the commitments in the stroke improvement plan published in 2023.
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Question reference: S6W-38444
- Asked by: Paul Sweeney, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Friday, 06 June 2025
- Current Status: Answer expected on 20 June 2025
To ask the Scottish Government what timeline has been set for the next review of the Charter of Patient Rights and Responsibilities.
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Question reference: S6W-38474
- Asked by: Oliver Mundell, MSP for Dumfriesshire, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Friday, 06 June 2025
- Current Status: Answer expected on 20 June 2025
To ask the Scottish Government for what reason the Young Carer Grant is only available to carers aged 16 to 18, in light of many young carers being younger than this.
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