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-41311
- Asked by: Carol Mochan, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 15 October 2025
- Current Status: Answer expected on 12 November 2025
To ask the Scottish Government what training midwives receive to support people with alcohol addiction.
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Question reference: S6W-41365
- Asked by: Carol Mochan, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 15 October 2025
- Current Status: Answer expected on 12 November 2025
To ask the Scottish Government what funding it provides to encourage peer support in breastfeeding.
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Question reference: S6W-41370
- Asked by: Carol Mochan, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 15 October 2025
- Current Status: Answer expected on 12 November 2025
To ask the Scottish Government what mechanisms are in place to (a) monitor progress and (b) strengthen data collection on food waste reduction.
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Question reference: S6W-41375
- Asked by: Carol Mochan, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 15 October 2025
- Current Status: Answer expected on 12 November 2025
To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to improve breastfeeding rates across the country.
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Question reference: S6W-41024
- Asked by: Carol Mochan, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Friday, 03 October 2025
- Current Status: Answer expected on 31 October 2025
To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to ensure there is equal access to the support available for bereaved parents, in light of findings from the report published by Sands, Lost in the system: Bereaved parents experiences of mental health care following baby loss, which found that not all services across Scotland support parents after a miscarriage or a sudden unexpected death in infancy.
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Question reference: S6W-41021
- Asked by: Carol Mochan, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Friday, 03 October 2025
- Current Status: Answer expected on 31 October 2025
To ask the Scottish Government how much it received in Barnett consequential funding as a result of the UK Government committing £5.8 million for a smoke-free pregnancy incentive scheme in England in 2025-26.
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Question reference: S6W-41020
- Asked by: Carol Mochan, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Friday, 03 October 2025
- Current Status: Answer expected on 31 October 2025
To ask the Scottish Government how much it received in Barnett consequential funding as a result of the UK Government committing an additional £70 million to support stop smoking services in England in 2025-26.
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Question reference: S6W-41022
- Asked by: Carol Mochan, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Friday, 03 October 2025
- Current Status: Answer expected on 31 October 2025
To ask the Scottish Government what its response is to the Sands report, Lost in the system: Bereaved parents experiences of mental health care following baby loss, which found that only 8% of bereaved parents in Scotland felt they received the specialist mental health support they wanted through the NHS.
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Question reference: S6W-41023
- Asked by: Carol Mochan, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Friday, 03 October 2025
- Current Status: Answer expected on 31 October 2025
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on the action that it is taking to ensure that all NHS boards are delivering maternity and neonatal psychological intervention services.
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Question reference: S6W-41017
- Asked by: Carol Mochan, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Friday, 03 October 2025
- Current Status: Answer expected on 31 October 2025
To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to reduce waiting times for access to psychological support for bereaved parents.
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