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-22685
- Asked by: Foysol Choudhury, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Monday, 06 November 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Siobhian Brown on 20 November 2023
To ask the Scottish Government, in light of Islamophobia Awareness Month 2023, what action it is taking to support Police Scotland in recognising and tackling Islamophobic abuse (a) in person and (b) online.
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Question reference: S6W-22280
- Asked by: Foysol Choudhury, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 18 October 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Jenny Gilruth on 14 November 2023
To ask the Scottish Government what funding is allocated to craft and making opportunities in schools to ensure that every child and young person has the opportunity to engage with 10 hours of these activities as part of their learning.
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Question reference: S6W-22558
- Asked by: Foysol Choudhury, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 31 October 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Shirley-Anne Somerville on 14 November 2023
To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to ensure that Social Security Scotland is collecting supporting information before making a decision about a claimant's application, in order to take the onus off the claimant.
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Question reference: S6W-22241
- Asked by: Foysol Choudhury, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Monday, 16 October 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Shirley-Anne Somerville on 13 November 2023
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on the (a) launch date for and (b) scope of the independent review of Adult Disability Payment.
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Question reference: S6W-22242
- Asked by: Foysol Choudhury, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Monday, 16 October 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Shirley-Anne Somerville on 9 November 2023
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on what specific forms of consultation will be used during the independent review of Adult Disability Payment.
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Question reference: S6O-02734
- Asked by: Foysol Choudhury, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 08 November 2023
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 16 November 2023
To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to help schools to support children who wish to pursue a career in the culture and arts sector.
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Question reference: S6W-22462
- Asked by: Foysol Choudhury, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Thursday, 26 October 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Jenny Gilruth on 8 November 2023
To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made of the effectiveness of Auditory Verbal therapy in improving outcomes for deaf children whose families want them to learn spoken language.
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Question reference: S6W-22463
- Asked by: Foysol Choudhury, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Thursday, 26 October 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Jenny Gilruth on 8 November 2023
To ask the Scottish Government what steps it is taking to ensure that there are specialist practitioners, including (a) Auditory Verbal therapists, (b) BSL teachers and (c) teachers of the deaf, to enable more deaf children to have an equal start at school and the same opportunities in life as their hearing peers.
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Question reference: S6T-01624
- Asked by: Foysol Choudhury, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Monday, 06 November 2023
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 7 November 2023
To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking following Reform Scotland’s recent report, NHS 2048: Future-proofing Scotland’s Health and Social Care, which found that 11 NHS boards have seen waiting times for hip operations at least double from the point of decision since 2019.
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Question reference: S6O-02681
- Asked by: Foysol Choudhury, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 01 November 2023
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 8 November 2023
To ask the Scottish Government what discussions the rural affairs secretary has had with ministerial colleagues regarding the development of rural skills to help deliver its commitments in relation to peatland restoration in the Programme for Government 2023-24.