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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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Question reference: S5O-03856

Asked by: Jenny Marra, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Wednesday, 27 November 2019
Current Status: Awaiting answer

To ask the Scottish Government what its response is to the recommendations in the Scottish Environment Link report, Environmental Governance: effective approaches for Scotland post-Brexit.

Question reference: S5O-03787

Asked by: Jenny Marra, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Wednesday, 13 November 2019
Current Status: Awaiting answer

To ask the Scottish Government what analysis has been carried out regarding the impact of multi-level teaching in secondary schools.

Question reference: S5O-03763

Current Status: Withdrawn

Question reference: S5W-25578

Asked by: Jenny Marra, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Tuesday, 01 October 2019
Current Status: Answered by Jeane Freeman on 6 November 2019

To ask the Scottish Government when it will publish the Right to Reply submission in response to the paper, Clinical Risk Assessment of the Healthcare Improvement Scotland Report, “Clinical Management of Breast Cancer in NHS Tayside”, which was submitted on 23 April 2019.

The Scottish Government has been advised by Healthcare Improvement Scotland (HIS) that they received a right to reply submission from representatives of a number of staff at NHS Tayside, in response to its report, “Clinical Management of Breast Cancer in NHS Tayside”. This correspondence relates to an independent review carried out by HIS and taking actions on this is a matter for HIS.

We would however expect, as with all other matters, that Scottish Ministers be made aware of anything relating to the Scottish Government’s responsibilities. Any recommendations made by HIS to Government will always be carefully considered and actioned as required.

Question reference: S5W-25579

Asked by: Jenny Marra, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Tuesday, 01 October 2019
Current Status: Answered by Jeane Freeman on 6 November 2019

To ask the Scottish Government when it will acknowledge and reply to the letter of 22 April 2019 from the Head of the School of Mathematics and Statistics at the University of St Andrews, Professor Mark Chaplain, which set out a mathematical and scientific assessment of the breast cancer dosages in NHS Tayside.

Professor Chaplain’s letter was received and carefully considered by the Scottish Government following the publication of the Immediate Review Group report into the clinical management of breast cancer in Tayside. The letter was shared with the Independent Advisory Group, set up to advise on the implementation of recommendations made by the Immediate Review Group and Healthcare Improvement Scotland, for further consideration. We have apologised to Prof Chaplain that we did not respond directly upon receipt of his letter.

Question reference: S5O-03648

Asked by: Jenny Marra, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Wednesday, 02 October 2019
Current Status: Awaiting answer

To ask the Scottish Government what recent discussions it has had with the National Trust for Scotland regarding the preservation of historic buildings and landmarks in Dundee.

Question reference: S5O-03589

Asked by: Jenny Marra, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Wednesday, 18 September 2019
Current Status: Awaiting answer

To ask the Scottish Government what progress it has made in the last year on increasing household recycling rates.

Question reference: S5O-03520

Asked by: Jenny Marra, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Wednesday, 04 September 2019
Current Status: Awaiting answer

To ask the Scottish Government how many meetings VisitScotland has had with V&A Dundee and Dundee City Council in the last three years.

Question reference: S5O-03427

Asked by: Jenny Marra, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Wednesday, 12 June 2019
Current Status: Awaiting answer

To ask the Scottish Government for what reason the number of people starting Modern Apprenticeships reportedly fell by almost 12% in Dundee between 2017-18 and 2018-19.

Question reference: S5T-01659

Asked by: Jenny Marra, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Monday, 20 May 2019
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 21 May 2019

To ask the Scottish Government what it is doing to tackle air pollution, in light of reports that this is responsible for the rise in childhood cancers.