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: S6W-37266
- Asked by: Paul O'Kane, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 29 April 2025
- Current Status: Answer expected on 13 May 2025
To ask the Scottish Government whether it has conducted any analysis on the cost per person to successfully transition an individual into employment through its No One Left Behind programme, and, if so, what that cost was.
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Question reference: S6W-37171
- Asked by: Stephen Kerr, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 29 April 2025
- Current Status: Answer expected on 13 May 2025
To ask the Scottish Government how it plans to prevent further closures of nightclubs and live music venues in Scotland, in light of reports of a 30% decline in the UK since 2020.
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Question reference: S6W-37172
- Asked by: Stephen Kerr, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 29 April 2025
- Current Status: Answer expected on 13 May 2025
To ask the Scottish Government what steps it is taking to ensure that all retired police officers receive their full pension entitlements without any undue delay.
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Question reference: S6W-37257
- Asked by: Paul O'Kane, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 29 April 2025
- Current Status: Answer expected on 13 May 2025
To ask the Scottish Government whether it has made an estimate of the number of individuals in Scotland whose partner has died whilst under the age of 50.
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Question reference: S6W-35730
- Asked by: Miles Briggs, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 29 April 2025
- Current Status: Answer expected on 13 May 2025
To ask the Scottish Government what plans it has to develop a single passporting system of support for students in (a) further and (b) higher education to support widening access.
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Question reference: S6W-37247
- Asked by: Liam Kerr, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 29 April 2025
- Current Status: Answer expected on 13 May 2025
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S6W-36190 by Angela Constance on 22 April 2025, when the peer review is expected to (a) commence and (b) conclude, and whether the final report will be published before the end of 2025.
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Question reference: S6W-37260
- Asked by: Paul O'Kane, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 29 April 2025
- Current Status: Answer expected on 13 May 2025
To ask the Scottish Government what action it has taken to increase the uptake of Funeral Support Payment since its introduction in 2019.
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Question reference: S6W-37269
- Asked by: Pam Gosal, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 29 April 2025
- Current Status: Answer expected on 13 May 2025
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on what steps it plans to take to address violence against women due to gender inequality.
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Question reference: S6W-37213
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Monday, 28 April 2025
- Current Status: Answer expected on 12 May 2025
To ask the Scottish Government what steps it is taking to ensure that Social Security Scotland staff who assess disability benefit applications have appropriate knowledge and understanding of childhood and young adult cancers and their impact.
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Question reference: S6W-37214
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Monday, 28 April 2025
- Current Status: Answer expected on 12 May 2025
To ask the Scottish Government, in light of the Young Lives vs Cancer research, The Cost of Waiting, which states that almost one in two households with a child or young person with cancer had to use their savings, and three in five borrowed money, following a diagnosis, what consideration it has given to how such outcomes align with its child poverty reduction targets.
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