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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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Dates of parliamentary sessions
  1. Session 1: 12 May 1999 to 31 March 2003
  2. Session 2: 7 May 2003 to 2 April 2007
  3. Session 3: 9 May 2007 to 22 March 2011
  4. Session 4: 11 May 2011 to 23 March 2016
  5. Session 5: 12 May 2016 to 5 May 2021
  6. Current session: 12 May 2021 to 10 December 2024
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Question reference: S6W-30898

  • Asked by: Carol Mochan, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Monday, 28 October 2024
  • Current Status: Answered by Maree Todd on 11 November 2024

To ask the Scottish Government when it expects to publish the new See Hear Strategy, and what work has been done to ensure that lived experience is at the centre of that work.

Question reference: S6W-30843

  • Asked by: Carol Mochan, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 24 October 2024
  • Current Status: Answered by Neil Gray on 5 November 2024

To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to support (a) drug services and (b) local authorities with the provision of drug harm reduction measures such as needle and syringe programmes and opioid substitution therapy.

Question reference: S6W-29304

  • Asked by: Carol Mochan, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 08 October 2024
  • Current Status: Answered by Neil Gray on 23 October 2024

To ask the Scottish Government what its response is to reports of an increase in NHS Ayrshire and Arran's accident and emergency waiting times with reported figures for June 2024 showing its lowest monthly performance on record over the past eight years.

Question reference: S6W-30369

  • Asked by: Carol Mochan, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 02 October 2024
  • Current Status: Answered by Fiona Hyslop on 15 October 2024

To ask the Scottish Government what consideration it has given to any increasing weight of vehicles and any damage that this may be doing to ageing road infrastructure.

Question reference: S6W-30164

  • Asked by: Carol Mochan, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 26 September 2024
  • Current Status: Answered by Paul McLennan on 9 October 2024

To ask the Scottish Government when the Minister for Housing last met with South Ayrshire Council to discuss its local housing strategy.

Question reference: S6T-02142

  • Asked by: Carol Mochan, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Monday, 07 October 2024
  • Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 8 October 2024

To ask the Scottish Government what its response is to the reported view of the Royal College of Emergency Medicine that its winter planning is "not doing enough" to support A&E departments as they approach their busiest time of year.

Question reference: S6W-30163

  • Asked by: Carol Mochan, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 26 September 2024
  • Current Status: Answered by Paul McLennan on 7 October 2024

To ask the Scottish Government what it is doing to improve its guidance to local authorities in relation to the allocation of priority adapted housing for disabled people in social housing.

Question reference: S6W-30162

  • Asked by: Carol Mochan, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 26 September 2024
  • Current Status: Answered by Paul McLennan on 3 October 2024

To ask the Scottish Government when the results of its 2023 consultation, Enhancing the accessibility, adaptability and usability of Scotland's homes, will be released.

Question reference: S6W-29306

  • Asked by: Carol Mochan, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 28 August 2024
  • Current Status: Answered by Maree Todd on 26 September 2024

To ask the Scottish Government what discussions it has had with sports governing bodies that may be affected by the decision of sportscotland to dispose of its headquarters at Caledonia House, Edinburgh.

Question reference: S6W-29806

  • Asked by: Carol Mochan, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 11 September 2024
  • Current Status: Answered by Shona Robison on 26 September 2024

To ask the Scottish Government whether it has carried out a full impact assessment of the public health implications of its recently announced decision to reduce funding for public health information marketing campaigns.