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-26293
- Asked by: Carol Mochan, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 27 March 2024
- Current Status: Answer expected on 25 April 2024
To ask the Scottish Government how it measures any changes in (a) physical activity and (b) sports participation levels in young people from deprived communities, and what measures it has introduced to improve participation.
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Question reference: S6W-26294
- Asked by: Carol Mochan, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 27 March 2024
- Current Status: Answer expected on 25 April 2024
To ask the Scottish Government how it measures any changes in (a) physical activity and (b) sports participation levels of young women and girls, across all ages and socioeconomic groups, and what measures it has introduced to improve participation.
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Question reference: S6W-26232
- Asked by: Carol Mochan, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Monday, 18 March 2024
- Current Status: Answered by Neil Gray on 27 March 2024
To ask the Scottish Government how many NHS care navigators currently work in the NHS, broken down by NHS board.
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Question reference: S6W-26124
- Asked by: Carol Mochan, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 13 March 2024
- Current Status: Answered by Jim Fairlie on 25 March 2024
To ask the Scottish Government, regarding its policies on animal welfare, what assistance it provides to support pet owners who are struggling to meet any costs related to vet charges.
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Question reference: S6W-26126
- Asked by: Carol Mochan, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 13 March 2024
- Current Status: Answered by Jim Fairlie on 25 March 2024
To ask the Scottish Government, regarding its policies on animal welfare in Scotland, whether it plans to engage with the Competition and Markets Authority's review of vet charges across the UK, and, if so, how.
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Question reference: S6W-26125
- Asked by: Carol Mochan, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 13 March 2024
- Current Status: Answered by Jim Fairlie on 25 March 2024
To ask the Scottish Government, regarding its policies on animal welfare, whether it has undertaken any recent analysis of vet charges in Scotland.
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Question reference: S6W-26415
- Asked by: Carol Mochan, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Friday, 22 March 2024
- Current Status: Answer expected on 22 April 2024
To ask the Scottish Government whether it plans to propose a parliamentary debate on the use of puberty supressing hormones (PSH) in children, in light of NHS England's decision that PSH "are not available as a routine commissioning treatment option for treatment of children and young people who have gender incongruence / gender dysphoria".
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Question reference: S6W-26340
- Asked by: Carol Mochan, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Friday, 22 March 2024
- Current Status: Answer expected on 22 April 2024
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S6F-02948 by Humza Yousaf on 21 March 2024, whether it will confirm if it has any plans to restrict the use of puberty suppressing hormones for children.
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Question reference: S6W-26414
- Asked by: Carol Mochan, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Friday, 22 March 2024
- Current Status: Answer expected on 22 April 2024
To ask the Scottish Government what discussions it has had with NHS Scotland regarding the use of puberty supressing hormones.
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Question reference: S6W-26338
- Asked by: Carol Mochan, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Thursday, 21 March 2024
- Current Status: Answer expected on 19 April 2024
To ask the Scottish Government how many whole-time equivalent advanced nurse practitioners are currently employed within primary care.