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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 4 May 2021
  6. Current session: 13 May 2021 to 19 March 2026
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Question reference: S6W-44454

  • Asked by: Monica Lennon, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 12 March 2026
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 25 March 2026

To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on the test of change pilots for free school meals in secondary schools, which was launched in August 2025; how many pupils in S1 to S3 have benefitted from these pilots to date, and what its timeline is for evaluating these trials and bringing forward a national plan for universal secondary school meal provision.

Question reference: S6W-44485

  • Asked by: Monica Lennon, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 12 March 2026
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 25 March 2026

To ask the Scottish Government what its policy is regarding the proximity of high-risk retail units, such as those storing large quantities of combustible lithium-ion products, to critical national infrastructure like Glasgow Central Station, and whether it will review planning and building standards to prevent the location of such businesses in high-density transport hubs.

Question reference: S6W-44474

  • Asked by: Monica Lennon, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 12 March 2026
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 25 March 2026

To ask the Scottish Government what the current average time is between a referral being received by a community paediatric service and the completion of the initial triage process in each NHS board, and what steps it is taking to ensure that children are not "parked" in triage for extended periods before being formally added to a waiting list for treatment or assessment.

Question reference: S6W-44439

  • Asked by: Monica Lennon, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 12 March 2026
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 25 March 2026

To ask the Scottish Government what variation there is between the shortest and longest average waiting times for a first gynaecology appointment in each NHS board, and what targeted interventions it is deploying in the most deprived SIMD quintiles to ensure that its goal of eliminating cervical cancer and reducing gynaecology waits does not leave women in these communities behind.

Question reference: S6W-44431

  • Asked by: Monica Lennon, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 12 March 2026
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 25 March 2026

To ask the Scottish Government what resource will be provided to local authorities to implement the "workforce alignment" recommendation in the report, Additional Support for Learning: A Review of System Delivery for Learners, in light of the reported failure of the current national additional support for learning framework to prevent parents in Lanarkshire from having to leave the workforce to care for neurodivergent children.

Question reference: S6W-44436

  • Asked by: Monica Lennon, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 12 March 2026
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 25 March 2026

To ask the Scottish Government how much of the £12.9 million allocated to gynaecology services in 2025-26 has been directed specifically toward increasing theatre capacity for gynaecological procedures, and what mechanism is in place to track the direct impact of this funding on the number of women removed from the surgical waiting list each month.

Question reference: S6W-44445

  • Asked by: Monica Lennon, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 12 March 2026
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 25 March 2026

To ask the Scottish Government what recent assessment it has made of the accuracy of Pupil Product Ratios (PPR) used by local authorities to forecast school rolls in areas of high housing growth; what data it holds on instances where actual pupil numbers from new developments have exceeded the 0.3 (primary) and 0.13 (secondary) per household estimates, and whether it will review these formulas to ensure that they are fit for purpose, in light of the 2026 school census data.

Question reference: S6W-44426

  • Asked by: Monica Lennon, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 12 March 2026
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 25 March 2026

To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made of any impact of limited permanent teaching vacancies on the (a) career progression, (b) wellbeing and (c) retention of newly qualified teachers.

Question reference: S6W-44422

  • Asked by: Monica Lennon, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 12 March 2026
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 25 March 2026

To ask the Scottish Government, in light of its commitment to align with European Union standards where appropriate, what assessment it has made of the EU Environmental Crime Directive (2024/1203), which Member States must transpose by May 2026, and how a proposed ecocide offence could bridge any gap between existing Scottish law and the new EU "qualified offence" standard for the most serious environmental harms.

Question reference: S6W-44459

  • Asked by: Monica Lennon, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 12 March 2026
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 25 March 2026

To ask the Scottish Government what its response is to the Scottish Walking and Wheeling Survey 2025, which suggested that 48% of adults over 65 would walk more if pavements were in better condition, and how it ensures that local authorities are meeting their Public Sector Equality Duty when making budget reductions to footway maintenance that disproportionately affect wheelchair users and people with visual impairments.