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: S6T-01869
- Asked by: Colin Smyth, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Monday, 18 March 2024
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 19 March 2024
To ask the Scottish Government what its response is to the reported cyber attack on NHS Dumfries and Galloway.
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Question reference: S6W-25488
- Asked by: Colin Smyth, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Monday, 12 February 2024
- Current Status: Answered by Graeme Dey on 11 March 2024
To ask the Scottish Government what the (a) current value and (b) status is of the fund that has been set aside for the costs associated with the job evaluation of college support staff.
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Question reference: S6W-25793
- Asked by: Colin Smyth, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Monday, 26 February 2024
- Current Status: Answered by Maree Todd on 11 March 2024
To ask the Scottish Government, in light of Standard 1 within the National Neurodevelopmental Specification for Children and Young People: Principles and Standards of Care, which was published in September 2021, that a first appointment for all children and young people who have been identified as needing a neurodevelopmental assessment should take place "as soon as possible and no later than 4 weeks from identification of need", whether waiting times for first appointments are routinely published.
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Question reference: S6W-25489
- Asked by: Colin Smyth, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Monday, 12 February 2024
- Current Status: Answered by Graeme Dey on 9 March 2024
To ask the Scottish Government what recent action it has taken to ensure that the provision of traditional building skills (a) college courses and (b) apprenticeships is available across the south of Scotland.
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Question reference: S6W-25490
- Asked by: Colin Smyth, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Monday, 12 February 2024
- Current Status: Answered by Graeme Dey on 9 March 2024
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will reintroduce the Flexible Workforce Development Fund for colleges.
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Question reference: S6O-03212
- Asked by: Colin Smyth, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 06 March 2024
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 14 March 2024
To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to improve the accessibility for disabled people of train stations in Dumfries and Galloway.
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Question reference: S6F-02904
- Asked by: Colin Smyth, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Monday, 04 March 2024
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 7 March 2024
To ask the First Minister what action the Scottish Government is taking to reduce waiting times for children referred for a neurodevelopmental assessment.
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Question reference: S6W-25737
- Asked by: Colin Smyth, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Friday, 23 February 2024
- Current Status: Answered by Jim Fairlie on 4 March 2024
To ask the Scottish Government, in relation to brachycephalic dog breeds, what steps it has taken to enforce the condition in Annex B of its publication, Animal Welfare (Licensing of Activities Involving Animals) (Scotland) Regulations 2021: guidance for dog breeders, which states that "No dog may be kept for breeding if it can reasonably be expected, on the basis of its genotype, conformation, behaviour or state of health, that breeding from it could have a detrimental effect on its health or welfare or the health or welfare of its offspring".
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Question reference: S6W-25738
- Asked by: Colin Smyth, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Friday, 23 February 2024
- Current Status: Answered by Jim Fairlie on 4 March 2024
To ask the Scottish Government what its position is on whether the condition in Annex B of its publication, Animal Welfare (Licensing of Activities Involving Animals) (Scotland) Regulations 2021: guidance for dog breeders, which states that "No dog may be kept for breeding if it can reasonably be expected, on the basis of its genotype, conformation, behaviour or state of health, that breeding from it could have a detrimental effect on its health or welfare or the health or welfare of its offspring", has noticeably improved the welfare of brachycephalic dog breeds in Scotland.
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Question reference: S6W-25492
- Asked by: Colin Smyth, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Monday, 12 February 2024
- Current Status: Answered by Neil Gray on 1 March 2024
To ask the Scottish Government what its response is to the concerns of BMA Scotland regarding the proposal that the General Medical Council rather than the Health and Care Professions Council should regulate anaesthesia associates and physician associates.