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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 6 July 2025
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Question reference: S6W-17561

  • Asked by: Paul Sweeney, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 27 April 2023
  • Current Status: Answered by Maree Todd on 15 May 2023

To ask the Scottish Government what progress it has made towards delivering the Bute House Agreement commitment to embed the NHS Education Scotland mental health knowledge and skills framework to support the training of all staff working with children and young people.

Question reference: S6W-16059

  • Asked by: Paul Sweeney, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Friday, 28 April 2023
  • Current Status: Answered by Jenni Minto on 15 May 2023

To ask the Scottish Government how much funding has been allocated to its Health Inequalities Unit from 2020 to 2023, broken down by financial year.

Question reference: S6W-17557

  • Asked by: Paul Sweeney, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 27 April 2023
  • Current Status: Answered by Maree Todd on 15 May 2023

To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on what progress it has made towards delivering the Bute House Agreement commitment to develop a long-term mental health workforce plan.

Question reference: S6W-17501

  • Asked by: Paul Sweeney, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 26 April 2023
  • Current Status: Answered by Maree Todd on 12 May 2023

To ask the Scottish Government how the additional £15 million funding for the Communities Mental Health and Wellbeing Fund will be allocated, and when it expects to have reached a final decision on which community organisations will be awarded grants from the fund.

Question reference: S6W-17466

  • Asked by: Paul Sweeney, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 25 April 2023
  • Current Status: Answered by Michael Matheson on 11 May 2023

To ask the Scottish Government whether it will consider the redevelopment of the Institute of Neurological Sciences in Glasgow as an opportunity to establish a Centre of Excellence for brain tumour research in Scotland.

Question reference: S6W-17464

  • Asked by: Paul Sweeney, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 25 April 2023
  • Current Status: Answered by Michael Matheson on 11 May 2023

To ask the Scottish Government what plans it has to establish a Centre of Excellence for brain tumour research in Scotland, in line with the existing network of four such centres in England.

Question reference: S6W-17015

  • Asked by: Paul Sweeney, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 25 April 2023
  • Current Status: Answered by Neil Gray on 10 May 2023

To ask the Scottish Government what its response is to reports that the Edinburgh-headquartered, FTSE 250-listed company, Capricorn Energy, may reduce its UK workforce by 75% to approximately 40 staff, which would involve 120 redundancies.

Question reference: S6W-17474

  • Asked by: Paul Sweeney, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 25 April 2023
  • Current Status: Answered by Shirley-Anne Somerville on 9 May 2023

To ask the Scottish Government how it plans to support local authorities to promote and deliver the Scottish Welfare Fund in order to support low-income families, as recommended in the Poverty Alliance report, “It’s hard work being poor” Women’s Experiences of the Cost-of-Living Crisis in Scotland.

Question reference: S6W-17559

  • Asked by: Paul Sweeney, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 27 April 2023
  • Current Status: Answered by Maree Todd on 9 May 2023

To ask the Scottish Government how much funding it has allocated to mental health services, as a percentage of frontline spend, this parliamentary session, broken down by financial year.

Question reference: S6W-17458

  • Asked by: Paul Sweeney, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 25 April 2023
  • Current Status: Answered by Kevin Stewart on 9 May 2023

To ask the Scottish Government what discussions it has had with Strathclyde Partnership for Transport (SPT) regarding financial support to permanently extend the daily operating hours of the Glasgow Subway once the full modernisation programme has been completed, including the installation of Platform Screen Doors (PSDs) in all Subway stations to enable unattended train operation (UTO).