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-05765
- Asked by: Carol Mochan, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Thursday, 20 January 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Maree Todd on 31 January 2022
To ask the Scottish Government what progress is being made on HPV self-sampling, and when it plans to introduce this method to the cervical screening programme.
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Question reference: S6O-00706
- Asked by: Carol Mochan, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 26 January 2022
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 2 February 2022
To ask the Scottish Government what additional financial assistance it plans to provide to help local authorities meet their net zero targets.
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Question reference: S6W-05432
- Asked by: Carol Mochan, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Friday, 24 December 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Clare Haughey on 20 January 2022
To ask the Scottish Government what consideration it has given to adopting the Safe and Together model for child welfare.
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Question reference: S6W-05430
- Asked by: Carol Mochan, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Friday, 24 December 2021
- Current Status: Answered by George Adam on 14 January 2022
To ask the Scottish Government how the right to vote is protected for people whose personal details do not appear on the electoral register for reasons of personal safety.
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Question reference: S6W-05431
- Asked by: Carol Mochan, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Friday, 24 December 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Keith Brown on 13 January 2022
To ask the Scottish Government what measures are in place to support survivors of domestic violence during court proceedings.
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Question reference: S6W-05433
- Asked by: Carol Mochan, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Friday, 24 December 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Keith Brown on 10 January 2022
To ask the Scottish Government what protections are in place for child witnesses in the judicial system.
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Question reference: S6W-05057
- Asked by: Carol Mochan, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Monday, 13 December 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Maree Todd on 23 December 2021
To ask the Scottish Government by what date it expects Scottish Intercollegiate Guidelines Network (SIGN) guidelines that relate to cerebral palsy in adults to be released.
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Question reference: S6O-00612
- Asked by: Carol Mochan, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 22 December 2021
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 13 January 2022
To ask the Scottish Government what preparations it has made to support the rural economies of Scotland's islands, in light of the anticipated impact of the Omicron variant.
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Question reference: S6W-04404
- Asked by: Carol Mochan, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Monday, 15 November 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 7 December 2021
To ask the Scottish Government what plans it has in place to directly invest in the work of community pharmacies and further increase the benefit they have to local communities.
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Question reference: S6W-04405
- Asked by: Carol Mochan, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 16 November 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Maree Todd on 1 December 2021
To ask the Scottish Government what its position is on whether Scotland's performance in relation to training pharmacists is declining, and whether it will consider introducing further incentives to encourage talented students (a) in general and (b) from working class backgrounds to study pharmacy.