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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

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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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 7 November 2024
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Question reference: S6O-00216

  • Asked by: Carol Mochan, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 22 September 2021
  • Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 29 September 2021

To ask the Scottish Government what measures it has taken to address the consequences of the reduction of universal credit and any potential impact on child poverty.

Question reference: S6W-02485

  • Asked by: Carol Mochan, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 25 August 2021
  • Current Status: Answered by Kevin Stewart on 13 September 2021

To ask the Scottish Government whether it plans to introduce a national waiting times target for people experiencing mild to moderate mental health problems to receive community mental health support.

Question reference: S6W-02483

  • Asked by: Carol Mochan, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 25 August 2021
  • Current Status: Answered by Kevin Stewart on 13 September 2021

To ask the Scottish Government how it plans to increase the provision of community mental health support.

Question reference: S6W-02410

  • Asked by: Carol Mochan, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Monday, 23 August 2021
  • Current Status: Answered by Kevin Stewart on 9 September 2021

To ask the Scottish Government what plans it has to renew its suicide prevention strategy once the current action plan expires.

Question reference: S6W-02412

  • Asked by: Carol Mochan, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Monday, 23 August 2021
  • Current Status: Answered by Kevin Stewart on 9 September 2021

To ask the Scottish Government what funding it provides to (a) local authorities and (b) NHS boards to carry out suicide prevention training.

Question reference: S6W-02411

  • Asked by: Carol Mochan, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Monday, 23 August 2021
  • Current Status: Answered by Kevin Stewart on 9 September 2021

To ask the Scottish Government which of the 10 action points in its plan, Every Life Matters, have been delivered on.

Question reference: S6W-02413

  • Asked by: Carol Mochan, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Monday, 23 August 2021
  • Current Status: Answered by Kevin Stewart on 9 September 2021

To ask the Scottish Government what importance it places on ensuring that people who deliver frontline public services receive suicide prevention training, and whether it monitors how many people are trained.

Question reference: S6W-02118

  • Asked by: Carol Mochan, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Monday, 09 August 2021
  • Current Status: Answered by Clare Haughey on 3 September 2021

To ask the Scottish Government what its response is to the recommendations in the Barnardo's Scotland report, Care In Mind Paper 2: Health Assessments for Looked-after Children, and what plans it has to implement each of these.

Question reference: S6W-02117

  • Asked by: Carol Mochan, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Monday, 09 August 2021
  • Current Status: Answered by Clare Haughey on 3 September 2021

To ask the Scottish Government what plans it has to update the policy framework regarding health assessments for looked after children and young people.

Question reference: S6W-02484

  • Asked by: Carol Mochan, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 25 August 2021
  • Current Status: Answered by Kevin Stewart on 2 September 2021

To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on the prevalence of mild to moderate mental health problems.