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-02708
- Asked by: Claire Baker, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 01 November 2023
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 9 November 2023
To ask the Scottish Government how it supports small businesses in the Mid Scotland and Fife region.
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Question reference: S6W-21891
- Asked by: Claire Baker, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Friday, 29 September 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Jenni Minto on 27 October 2023
To ask the Scottish Government how it plans to support Heart Research UK in its aim to prevent, treat and cure heart disease cases in Scotland.
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Question reference: S6W-21896
- Asked by: Claire Baker, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Friday, 29 September 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Jenni Minto on 27 October 2023
To ask the Scottish Government what plans it has to educate people about the different heart disease symptoms that are suffered by men and women.
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Question reference: S6W-21892
- Asked by: Claire Baker, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Friday, 29 September 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Jenni Minto on 27 October 2023
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide a breakdown of how much funding it has provided to the NHS for tackling heart disease in each of the last five financial years.
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Question reference: S6W-21893
- Asked by: Claire Baker, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Friday, 29 September 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Jenni Minto on 27 October 2023
To ask the Scottish Government how much the NHS has spent on tackling heart disease in each of the last five financial years, also broken down by NHS board.
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Question reference: S6W-21895
- Asked by: Claire Baker, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Friday, 29 September 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Jenni Minto on 27 October 2023
To ask the Scottish Government what plans it has to encourage more young people to receive heart screenings and to make this service more widely available.
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Question reference: S6O-02670
- Asked by: Claire Baker, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 25 October 2023
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 2 November 2023
To ask the Scottish Government what it is doing to improve rail services for passengers in the Mid Scotland and Fife region.
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Question reference: S6W-21894
- Asked by: Claire Baker, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Friday, 29 September 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Jenny Gilruth on 25 October 2023
To ask the Scottish Government what plans it has to improve school meals for children and increase their intake of fruits and vegetables.
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Question reference: S6W-21907
- Asked by: Claire Baker, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Friday, 29 September 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Elena Whitham on 24 October 2023
To ask the Scottish Government which local authority areas have appointed a women's champion or advocate, as recommended by the Drug Deaths Taskforce in its report, Women and Drug Related Deaths – Working Group Report and Recommendations.
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Question reference: S6O-02632
- Asked by: Claire Baker, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 18 October 2023
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 26 October 2023
To ask the Scottish Government when it last met COSLA to discuss pay awards in schools.