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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 3 December 2024
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Question reference: S5W-34180

  • Current Status: Withdrawn

Question reference: S5W-33738

  • Asked by: Angela Constance, MSP for Almond Valley, Scottish National Party
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 03 December 2020
  • Current Status: Answered by Joe FitzPatrick on 11 December 2020

To ask the Scottish Government when it will provide an update on plans for amateur football to resume.

Question reference: S5W-33677

  • Asked by: Angela Constance, MSP for Almond Valley, Scottish National Party
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 01 December 2020
  • Current Status: Answered by Michael Matheson on 10 December 2020

To ask the Scottish Government whether it has provided specific guidance to Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) driving examiners regarding mixing with people from up to five households each day.

Question reference: S5W-33676

  • Asked by: Angela Constance, MSP for Almond Valley, Scottish National Party
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 01 December 2020
  • Current Status: Answered by Michael Matheson on 10 December 2020

To ask the Scottish Government whether Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) driving examiners who live in areas subject to Level 4 restrictions are permitted to travel to other local authority areas to carry out driving examinations for critical workers.

Question reference: S5W-33618

  • Asked by: Angela Constance, MSP for Almond Valley, Scottish National Party
  • Date lodged: Monday, 30 November 2020
  • Current Status: Answered by Michael Matheson on 10 December 2020

To ask the Scottish Government whether it is permitted for employees who reside and work in Level 4 areas to be temporarily transferred to work in locations in Level 3 or lower.

Question reference: S5W-32099

  • Asked by: Angela Constance, MSP for Almond Valley, Scottish National Party
  • Date lodged: Monday, 28 September 2020
  • Current Status: Answered by Joe FitzPatrick on 21 October 2020

To ask the Scottish Government whether NHS Lothian will provide treatment free at the point of delivery to retrieve and freeze eggs for women experiencing premature ovarian failure.

Question reference: S5W-32098

  • Asked by: Angela Constance, MSP for Almond Valley, Scottish National Party
  • Date lodged: Monday, 28 September 2020
  • Current Status: Answered by Joe FitzPatrick on 21 October 2020

To ask the Scottish Government what the criteria are for the provision of NHS fertility treatment, specifically egg retrieval and freezing, at a (a) national and (b) local health board level.

Question reference: S5W-32097

  • Asked by: Angela Constance, MSP for Almond Valley, Scottish National Party
  • Date lodged: Monday, 28 September 2020
  • Current Status: Answered by Joe FitzPatrick on 21 October 2020

To ask the Scottish Government whether fertility treatment to retrieve and freeze eggs for women who experience (a) premature ovarian failure and (b) an early menopause is available through the NHS at no direct cost to the women concerned.

Question reference: S5W-32468

  • Asked by: Angela Constance, MSP for Almond Valley, Scottish National Party
  • Date lodged: Monday, 12 October 2020
  • Current Status: Initiated by the Scottish Government. Answered by Jeane Freeman on 12 October 2020

To ask the Scottish Government how it plans to open up further options to enhance visiting in care homes.

Question reference: S5W-31449

  • Asked by: Angela Constance, MSP for Almond Valley, Scottish National Party
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 27 August 2020
  • Current Status: Answered by John Swinney on 10 September 2020

To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S5O-03147 by Claire Haughey on 25 April 2019 (Official Report, c. 5), what progress it has made on the development of educational resources for menstrual health, including endometriosis.