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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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Question reference: S6W-40891

Asked by: Paul Sweeney, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Thursday, 02 October 2025
Current Status: Answered by Jenni Minto on 16 October 2025

To ask the Scottish Government how many people in Scotland have been waiting for an echocardiogram for more than one year, and what support it can provide to them.

Public Health Scotland’s NHS Waiting Times – Diagnostics report holds data on the number of ongoing waits for echocardiograms at the end of each calendar month, including data on ongoing waits of more than 52 weeks. This can be found in the publication's non-key diagnostic test data tables.

Our Waiting Well resources offering support to patients currently on a waiting list can be found on NHS Inform at Waiting well | NHS inform.

Question reference: S6W-41306

Asked by: Monica Lennon, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Wednesday, 15 October 2025
Current Status: Answer expected on 12 November 2025

To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made of any impact of poverty on pupils, in light of the NASUWT’s October 2025 survey findings that 89% of teachers who were surveyed said that pupil behaviour has worsened over the last year and 76% said more pupils are lacking in energy and concentration.

Question reference: S6W-41311

Asked by: Carol Mochan, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Wednesday, 15 October 2025
Current Status: Answer expected on 12 November 2025

To ask the Scottish Government what training midwives receive to support people with alcohol addiction.

Question reference: S6W-41365

Asked by: Carol Mochan, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Wednesday, 15 October 2025
Current Status: Answer expected on 12 November 2025

To ask the Scottish Government what funding it provides to encourage peer support in breastfeeding.

Question reference: S6W-41347

Asked by: Kenneth Gibson, MSP for Cunninghame North, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 15 October 2025
Current Status: Answer expected on 12 November 2025

To ask the Scottish Government what information it has regarding how much the increase in employer national insurance contributions will cost each integration joint board in Scotland in the financial year 2025-26.

Question reference: S6W-41363

Asked by: Ariane Burgess, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Green Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 15 October 2025
Current Status: Answer expected on 12 November 2025

To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made of the carbon footprint of data centres operating in Scotland, how the outcomes of any such assessments align with its net zero targets, and what measures are in place to ensure that new data centres meet environmental sustainability standards, including in relation to energy efficiency and renewable energy use.

Question reference: S6W-41372

Asked by: Carol Mochan, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Wednesday, 15 October 2025
Current Status: Answer expected on 12 November 2025

To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on the progress is has made toward implementing the recommendations from the 2019 paper, Become Breastfeeding Friendly Scotland Report.

Question reference: S6W-41304

Asked by: Monica Lennon, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Wednesday, 15 October 2025
Current Status: Answer expected on 12 November 2025

To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made of the NASUWT's October 2025 survey findings, which were published during Challenge Poverty Week, that 72% of teachers who responded have cut back on food expenditure and that 49% of pupils are unable to afford school uniforms.

Question reference: S6W-41350

Asked by: Kenneth Gibson, MSP for Cunninghame North, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 15 October 2025
Current Status: Answer expected on 12 November 2025

To ask the Scottish Government what information it has regarding how much the increase in employer national insurance contributions will cost the third sector in Scotland in the financial year 2025-26.

Question reference: S6W-41349

Asked by: Kenneth Gibson, MSP for Cunninghame North, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 15 October 2025
Current Status: Answer expected on 12 November 2025

To ask the Scottish Government what information it has regarding how much the increase in employer national insurance contributions will cost each local authority in Scotland in the financial year 2025-26.