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: S6O-04229
- Asked by: Rhoda Grant, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 15 January 2025
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 22 January 2025
To ask the Scottish Government how it is dealing with delayed discharge from hospitals in the Highlands and Islands.
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Question reference: S6O-04222
- Asked by: Willie Rennie, MSP for North East Fife, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 15 January 2025
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 22 January 2025
To ask the Scottish Government what discussions the rural affairs secretary has had with ministerial colleagues regarding what funding will be available in the next financial year to support farmers to address water management issues impacting on agricultural land.
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Question reference: S6O-04219
- Asked by: Jamie Greene, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 15 January 2025
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 22 January 2025
To ask the Scottish Government, as part of the cross-government co-ordination on islands, including island connectivity, what discussions the rural affairs secretary has had with ministerial colleagues regarding the impact on islanders of the relocation of the Arran ferry service from Ardrossan to Troon.
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Question reference: S6O-04223
- Asked by: Willie Coffey, MSP for Kilmarnock and Irvine Valley, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 15 January 2025
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 22 January 2025
To ask the Scottish Government how the Agriculture and Rural Communities (Scotland) Act 2024 will aim to benefit the farming sector in Kilmarnock and Irvine Valley.
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Question reference: S6O-04230
- Asked by: Emma Harper, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 15 January 2025
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 22 January 2025
To ask the Scottish Government what recent discussions it has had with NHS Dumfries and Galloway regarding the provision of dentistry.
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Question reference: S6O-04224
- Asked by: John Mason, MSP for Glasgow Shettleston, Independent
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 15 January 2025
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 22 January 2025
To ask the Scottish Government what its position is on whether NatureScot’s proposal to mandate advance written notification to landowners for schedule 1 bird monitoring could discourage the identification of raptor crimes on managed land.
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Question reference: S6O-04227
- Asked by: Paul Sweeney, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 15 January 2025
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 22 January 2025
To ask the Scottish Government whether it remains committed to dedicating 10% of frontline NHS spend to mental health and 1% to CAMHS.
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Question reference: S6O-04226
- Asked by: Mark Ruskell, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Green Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 15 January 2025
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 22 January 2025
To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to increase access to thrombectomies in the Fife region, in light of the reported 1.9% increase in investment in the National Thrombectomy Service.
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Question reference: S6O-04225
- Asked by: Edward Mountain, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 15 January 2025
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 22 January 2025
To ask the Scottish Government what the three main aims of the Land Reform (Scotland) Bill are.
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Question reference: S6O-04228
- Asked by: Alexander Stewart, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 15 January 2025
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 22 January 2025
To ask the Scottish Government what measures it is taking to address the reported rise in cases of human metapneumovirus, or HMPV, and ensure that Scotland is prepared for any pandemic regarding this condition.
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