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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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Dates of parliamentary sessions
  1. Session 1: 12 May 1999 to 31 March 2003
  2. Session 2: 7 May 2003 to 2 April 2007
  3. Session 3: 9 May 2007 to 22 March 2011
  4. Session 4: 11 May 2011 to 23 March 2016
  5. Session 5: 12 May 2016 to 5 May 2021
  6. Current session: 12 May 2021 to 18 July 2025
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Question reference: S6W-26401

  • Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Friday, 22 March 2024
  • Current Status: Answered by Jenni Minto on 19 April 2024

To ask the Scottish Government whether it plans to put new prescriptions for puberty suppressing hormones on hold, in light of reported concerns around a lack of data on the effects of puberty suppressing hormones on children and young people.

Question reference: S6W-26399

  • Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Friday, 22 March 2024
  • Current Status: Answered by Jenni Minto on 19 April 2024

To ask the Scottish Government whether it has plans to gather any long-term evidence and data on the effects of prescribing puberty suppressing hormones to children and young people.

Question reference: S6W-26441

  • Asked by: Tess White, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Friday, 22 March 2024
  • Current Status: Answered by Jenni Minto on 19 April 2024

To ask the Scottish Government, following the changes to the delivery of inoculations in the 2018 Scottish GMS Contract, whether it was anticipated that courses of B12 injections prescribed over a series of days and weeks would be delivered in central vaccination centres by Health and Social Care Partnerships, rather than GP practices, which reportedly often means that patients requiring this treatment frequently have to travel significant distances.

Question reference: S6W-26408

  • Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Friday, 22 March 2024
  • Current Status: Answered by Jenni Minto on 19 April 2024

To ask the Scottish Government what discussions have taken place between NHS Scotland and Dr Hilary Cass regarding the prescription of puberty suppressing hormones to children and young people.

Question reference: S6W-26407

  • Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Friday, 22 March 2024
  • Current Status: Answered by Jenni Minto on 19 April 2024

To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S6F-02948 by Humza Yousaf on 21 March 2024, whether it will confirm if NHS Scotland will continue to offer puberty suppressing hormones to children and young people, in light of reported concerns from governments in England, Sweden, Finland and France regarding the lack of knowledge of the effects of such drugs.

Question reference: S6W-26396

  • Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 21 March 2024
  • Current Status: Answered by Jenni Minto on 19 April 2024

To ask the Scottish Government how many children and young people have been referred to gender identity services in each year since 2013.

Question reference: S6W-26577

  • Asked by: Carol Mochan, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 28 March 2024
  • Current Status: Answered by Neil Gray on 19 April 2024

To ask the Scottish Government how many full-time equivalent administrative support posts provide support to consultants across the NHS.

Question reference: S6W-26574

  • Asked by: Carol Mochan, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 28 March 2024
  • Current Status: Answered by Neil Gray on 19 April 2024

To ask the Scottish Government how often the call wait time for the NHS 24 111 service has been over one hour long in the last year.

Question reference: S6W-26556

  • Asked by: Maurice Golden, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 28 March 2024
  • Current Status: Answered by Jim Fairlie on 19 April 2024

To ask the Scottish Government what its position is on the compulsory microchipping of pet cats.

Question reference: S6W-26576

  • Asked by: Carol Mochan, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 28 March 2024
  • Current Status: Answered by Neil Gray on 19 April 2024

To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made of how many phone calls are made to the NHS 24 111 service because patients have been unable to secure an appointment with their own GP.