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: S6O-03442
- Asked by: Carol Mochan, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 08 May 2024
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 16 May 2024
To ask the Scottish Government when it will next review the income threshold for free school meals for those pupils not in a year where provision is currently free.
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Question reference: S6W-26977
- Asked by: Carol Mochan, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 23 April 2024
- Current Status: Answered by Jenni Minto on 7 May 2024
To ask the Scottish Government what measures it has taken to decrease the time that it takes for women to obtain an endometriosis diagnosis.
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Question reference: S6W-27280
- Asked by: Carol Mochan, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Friday, 03 May 2024
- Current Status: Answer expected on 20 May 2024
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on the availability of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) medication.
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Question reference: S6W-26925
- Asked by: Carol Mochan, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Friday, 19 April 2024
- Current Status: Answered by Jenny Gilruth on 3 May 2024
To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made of safe walking routes to schools, broken down by local authority area.
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Question reference: S6W-26926
- Asked by: Carol Mochan, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Friday, 19 April 2024
- Current Status: Answered by Jenny Gilruth on 3 May 2024
To ask the Scottish Government what recent assessment it has made of how many children currently walk or cycle to school.
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Question reference: S6W-26922
- Asked by: Carol Mochan, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Friday, 19 April 2024
- Current Status: Answered by Jenni Minto on 2 May 2024
To ask the Scottish Government how it is monitoring the effectiveness of the smoke-free perimeter around hospital buildings, and how many on-the-spot fines have been issued since the Health (Tobacco, Nicotine etc. and Care) (Scotland) Act 2016 came into force.
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Question reference: S6W-26927
- Asked by: Carol Mochan, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Friday, 19 April 2024
- Current Status: Answered by Jenny Gilruth on 2 May 2024
To ask the Scottish Government how many primary schools have physical education teachers based within them, broken down by local authority.
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Question reference: S6W-26899
- Asked by: Carol Mochan, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Thursday, 18 April 2024
- Current Status: Answered by Maree Todd on 2 May 2024
To ask the Scottish Government what recent assessment it has made of the number of any social care contracts that have been returned from the third or private sectors to the responsible local authority, and whether it can provide a list of any such instances, broken down by local authority, in each of the last five years.
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Question reference: S6W-27191
- Asked by: Carol Mochan, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 01 May 2024
- Current Status: Answer expected on 16 May 2024
To ask the Scottish Government when it will set out a plan for ensuring there is sufficient protected time for personal development plans to be completed for nurses in addition to exploring further protected time for leadership training of registered staff at all levels.
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Question reference: S6W-27189
- Asked by: Carol Mochan, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 01 May 2024
- Current Status: Answer expected on 16 May 2024
To ask the Scottish Government how many times the Nursing and Midwifery Taskforce has met since it was established, and when it plans to make any recommendations.