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-27692
- Asked by: Alexander Burnett, MSP for Aberdeenshire West, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Monday, 20 May 2024
- Current Status: Answer expected on 5 June 2024
To ask the Scottish Government what information it holds on what the current waiting times are for hearing aids, broken down by NHS board.
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Question reference: S6W-27693
- Asked by: Alexander Burnett, MSP for Aberdeenshire West, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Monday, 20 May 2024
- Current Status: Answer expected on 5 June 2024
To ask the Scottish Government how much funding it provides to each NHS board for audiology services.
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Question reference: S6W-27703
- Asked by: Pam Gosal, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Monday, 20 May 2024
- Current Status: Answer expected on 5 June 2024
To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to prevent painkiller overdoses in young people.
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Question reference: S6T-02000
- Asked by: Miles Briggs, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Monday, 20 May 2024
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 21 May 2024
To ask the Scottish Government what its response is to reported figures showing that average rents increased at a higher rate in Scotland than any other region or nation in the UK between September 2022 and March 2024.
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Question reference: S6T-01996
- Asked by: John Mason, MSP for Glasgow Shettleston, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Monday, 20 May 2024
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 21 May 2024
To ask the Scottish Government what its response is regarding any implications for community safety to the events that occurred in Trongate, Glasgow, following Celtic Football Club’s league title win.
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Question reference: S6T-01995
- Asked by: Pam Duncan-Glancy, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Monday, 20 May 2024
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 21 May 2024
To ask the Scottish Government for what reason it has reportedly withdrawn all funding for the National Parent Forum of Scotland.
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Question reference: S6F-03150
- Asked by: Katy Clark, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Monday, 20 May 2024
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 23 May 2024
To ask the First Minister whether he will provide an update on what action the Scottish Government is taking to support the Ferguson Marine shipyard.
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Question reference: S6F-03143
- Asked by: Lorna Slater, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Green Party
- Date lodged: Monday, 20 May 2024
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 23 May 2024
Question to be taken in Chamber.
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Question reference: S6F-03166
- Asked by: Tess White, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Monday, 20 May 2024
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 23 May 2024
To ask the First Minister what the Scottish Government's response is to reports that no NHS board has implemented placental growth factor-based testing for pre-eclampsia, in light of it having been recommended in March 2023 by the Scottish Health Technologies Group.
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Question reference: S6F-03158
- Asked by: Gordon MacDonald, MSP for Edinburgh Pentlands, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Monday, 20 May 2024
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 23 May 2024
To ask the First Minister what the potential implications are for Scotland's economy of the UK Government's immigration policy changes for graduates.