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
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Question reference: S6W-26680
- Asked by: Monica Lennon, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Thursday, 04 April 2024
- Current Status: Answered by Neil Gray on 25 April 2024
To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to reduce waiting times for clinical assessment for suspected hernias in NHS Lanarkshire.
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Question reference: S6W-26946
- Asked by: Monica Lennon, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 24 April 2024
- Current Status: Answer expected on 9 May 2024
To ask the Scottish Government what its position is on whether the statement to the Scottish Parliament on 18 April 2024, by the Cabinet Secretary for Wellbeing Economy, Net Zero and Energy, aligns with the global affairs framework of good global citizenship.
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Question reference: S6W-26949
- Asked by: Monica Lennon, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Monday, 22 April 2024
- Current Status: Answered by Mairi Gougeon on 24 April 2024
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will include crofts in its proposed pilot scheme on methane supressing feed products.
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Question reference: S6W-26948
- Asked by: Monica Lennon, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Monday, 22 April 2024
- Current Status: Answered by Mairi Gougeon on 24 April 2024
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will establish a pilot scheme on methane supressing feed products before January 2025.
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Question reference: S6W-26974
- Asked by: Monica Lennon, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 23 April 2024
- Current Status: Answer expected on 8 May 2024
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S6W-26724 by Paul McLennan on 22 April 2024, whether it will publish its response regarding standardised approaches to bond calculations, inspections, and approvals in relation to housebuilding before July 2024.
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Question reference: S6W-26840
- Asked by: Monica Lennon, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Monday, 15 April 2024
- Current Status: Answered by Shirley-Anne Somerville on 23 April 2024
To ask the Scottish Government what its response is to the findings and recommendations of LGBT Youth Scotland's Life in Scotland for LGBT Young People: Trans Report 2024.
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Question reference: S6W-26679
- Asked by: Monica Lennon, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Thursday, 04 April 2024
- Current Status: Answered by Neil Gray on 23 April 2024
To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made of waiting times for clinical assessment for suspected hernias in NHS Lanarkshire.
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Question reference: S6W-26499
- Asked by: Monica Lennon, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 26 March 2024
- Current Status: Answered by Natalie Don on 23 April 2024
To ask the Scottish Government what action is being taken in response to the reported statistics that 42% of parents are spending more than a quarter of their entire household income on childcare.
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Question reference: S6W-26500
- Asked by: Monica Lennon, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 26 March 2024
- Current Status: Answered by Natalie Don on 23 April 2024
To ask the Scottish Government what action is being taken in response to the reported statistics that 41% of parents have had to rely on some form of debt or withdraw money from their savings to pay for childcare.
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Question reference: S6W-26957
- Asked by: Monica Lennon, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Monday, 22 April 2024
- Current Status: Answer expected on 7 May 2024
To ask the Scottish Government whether it plans to conduct an assessment of the potential impact of its ban on industrial sandeel fishing in Scottish waters on puffin populations, and, if so, when it will report any findings resulting from such an assessment to Parliament.