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: S6W-38025
- Asked by: Miles Briggs, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Friday, 30 May 2025
- Current Status: Answer expected on 13 June 2025
To ask the Scottish Government what its response is to the reported reductions to attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and autism services, and whether it plans to implement a national approach to providing appropriate pathways and support for neurodevelopmental conditions.
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Question reference: S6W-38042
- Asked by: Martin Whitfield, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Friday, 30 May 2025
- Current Status: Answer expected on 13 June 2025
To ask the Scottish Government whether it has assessed the (a) geographic and (b) socio-economic spread of play park renewals funded through its £60 million fund, and, if so, whether it will publish any such assessment.
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Question reference: S6W-37969
- Asked by: Kenneth Gibson, MSP for Cunninghame North, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Friday, 30 May 2025
- Current Status: Answer expected on 13 June 2025
To ask the Scottish Government what its position is on whether NHS boards should provide blood sample collection through (a) phlebotomy hubs and (b) community treatment and care services.
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Question reference: S6W-38051
- Asked by: Tess White, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Friday, 30 May 2025
- Current Status: Answer expected on 13 June 2025
To ask the Scottish Government how it is working with Police Scotland to ensure that staff networks advocating for sex-based rights, such as Police SEEN, receive recognition and the opportunity to review and inform internal policies, in light of the Supreme Court ruling in For Women Scotland Ltd v The Scottish Ministers.
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Question reference: S6W-37995
- Asked by: Keith Brown, MSP for Clackmannanshire and Dunblane, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Friday, 30 May 2025
- Current Status: Answer expected on 13 June 2025
To ask the Scottish Government how much private sector investment has been leveraged as a result of the Stirling and Clackmannanshire City Region Deal, and how this is spread between the two local authority areas.
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Question reference: S6W-38034
- Asked by: Ariane Burgess, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Green Party
- Date lodged: Friday, 30 May 2025
- Current Status: Answer expected on 13 June 2025
To ask the Scottish Government at what stage its ministers are involved in applications to translocate beavers; how they approach any such interventions (a) in general and (b) when an application (i) complies with Scotland's Beaver Strategy and (ii) has strong community support, and how its ministers have approached the translocation in Glen Affric.
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Question reference: S6W-38048
- Asked by: Martin Whitfield, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Friday, 30 May 2025
- Current Status: Answer expected on 13 June 2025
To ask the Scottish Government what data it has on the condition of play parks, as reported by local authorities, (a) before and (b) after the £60 million renewal programme.
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Question reference: S6W-38038
- Asked by: Martin Whitfield, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Friday, 30 May 2025
- Current Status: Answer expected on 13 June 2025
To ask the Scottish Government what reporting obligations were placed on local authorities in return for play park renewal funding, and whether any of these include the submission of completion data.
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Question reference: S6W-38023
- Asked by: Miles Briggs, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Friday, 30 May 2025
- Current Status: Answer expected on 13 June 2025
To ask the Scottish Government how many school buildings that have been surveyed still currently contain asbestos, and whether it will provide a list of any such schools, broken down by local authority area.
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Question reference: S6W-38031
- Asked by: Miles Briggs, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Friday, 30 May 2025
- Current Status: Answer expected on 13 June 2025
To ask the Scottish Government which tests, and for what types of cancer, are not included in the Scottish Genomic Test Directory for Cancer that are available under the National Genomic Test Directory in England.
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