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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 14 November 2024
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Question reference: S6W-15796

  • Asked by: Finlay Carson, MSP for Galloway and West Dumfries, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 09 March 2023
  • Current Status: Answered by Maree Todd on 22 March 2023

To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made of the impact on families on low incomes of an inability to access NHS dental treatment.

Question reference: S6W-15797

  • Asked by: Finlay Carson, MSP for Galloway and West Dumfries, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 09 March 2023
  • Current Status: Answered by Maree Todd on 22 March 2023

To ask the Scottish Government what support it will provide to people who require non-emergency dental care, but cannot access NHS dental care and cannot afford to pay for private treatment.

Question reference: S6W-15798

  • Asked by: Finlay Carson, MSP for Galloway and West Dumfries, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 09 March 2023
  • Current Status: Answered by Maree Todd on 22 March 2023

To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made of any impact on the quality of life of people who are unable to access NHS dental care due to the reported lack of available NHS dentists in their NHS board area, and who continue to live with dental problems that can be easily treated, and what steps it plans to take to support anyone in such a position.

Question reference: S6W-15799

  • Asked by: Finlay Carson, MSP for Galloway and West Dumfries, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 09 March 2023
  • Current Status: Answered by Maree Todd on 22 March 2023

To ask the Scottish Government whether it is still the position of NHS Scotland that people should receive a dental check-up every three months to two years, and what action it will take to support people who cannot access a check-up in this timeframe, due to a reported lack of available NHS dentists in some NHS board areas.

Question reference: S6W-15621

  • Asked by: Donald Cameron, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 07 March 2023
  • Current Status: Answered by Maree Todd on 21 March 2023

To ask the Scottish Government for what reasons the percentage of children participating in the General Dental Service fell from 97% in September 2007 to 63.9% in September 2021.

Question reference: S6W-15620

  • Asked by: Donald Cameron, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 07 March 2023
  • Current Status: Answered by Maree Todd on 21 March 2023

To ask the Scottish Government, regarding the General Dental Service, what action it is taking to reverse the decline in the number of registered (a) adults and (b) children participating in the service.

Question reference: S6W-15622

  • Asked by: Donald Cameron, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 07 March 2023
  • Current Status: Answered by Maree Todd on 21 March 2023

To ask the Scottish Government for what reasons the percentage of adults participating in the General Dental Service fell from 98.6% in September 2007 to 50.2% in September 2021.

Question reference: S6W-15132

  • Asked by: Miles Briggs, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 16 February 2023
  • Current Status: Answered by Maree Todd on 16 March 2023

To ask the Scottish Government how many children currently living in temporary accommodation are not registered with a dentist.

Question reference: S6W-14893

  • Asked by: Donald Cameron, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Friday, 10 February 2023
  • Current Status: Answered by Maree Todd on 10 March 2023

To ask the Scottish Government what the current average waiting time is for an appointment with a dentist in the NHS (a) Highland and (b) Western Isles area.

Question reference: S6W-14892

  • Asked by: Donald Cameron, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Friday, 10 February 2023
  • Current Status: Answered by Maree Todd on 10 March 2023

To ask the Scottish Government what the current average distance is that patients have to travel to access a dentist in the NHS (a) Highland and (b) Western Isles area.