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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

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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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 4 May 2021
  6. Session 6: 13 May 2021 to 8 April 2026
  7. Current session: 14 May 2026 to 10 September 2026
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Question reference: S7W-03061

  • Asked by: Monica Lennon, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 08 September 2026
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 23 September 2026

To ask the Scottish Government what action it will take in the current parliamentary session to deliver on its ambition to end the need for food banks.

Question reference: S7W-02993

  • Asked by: Monica Lennon, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour

  • Submitting member has a registered interest.

  • Date lodged: Monday, 07 September 2026
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 22 September 2026

To ask the Scottish Government whether it considers current public awareness-raising activity on gynaecological cancers to be sufficient, and what assessment it has made of the case for a dedicated national awareness campaign highlighting the signs and symptoms of all five gynaecological cancers and the importance of seeking medical advice promptly.

Question reference: S7W-02994

  • Asked by: Monica Lennon, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Monday, 07 September 2026
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 22 September 2026

To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to ensure that people are empowered to discuss symptoms of potential gynaecological cancer with healthcare professionals and that their concerns are appropriately considered, including when they are experiencing persistent or unexplained pain.

Question reference: S7W-02990

  • Asked by: Monica Lennon, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Monday, 07 September 2026
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 22 September 2026

To ask the Scottish Government what measures it has put in place to mitigate firefighters’ and other personnel’s exposure to toxic fire effluents during large-scale and protracted wildfire incidents, including to ensure that firefighters and volunteers can shower and undertake appropriate decontamination within one hour of exposure, in light of the particular risks associated with prolonged grass and peat fires and any differences in PPE provision between professional firefighters and volunteers.

Question reference: S7W-02991

  • Asked by: Monica Lennon, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Monday, 07 September 2026
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 22 September 2026

To ask the Scottish Government whether it has considered strengthening the role of wildfire prevention, preparedness and response within Scotland’s civil contingencies arrangements under the Civil Contingencies Act 2004, including whether the current arrangements adequately reflect the increasing risk posed by large-scale and protracted wildfire incidents to communities, infrastructure, the environment and emergency service capacity.

Question reference: S7W-02992

  • Asked by: Monica Lennon, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Monday, 07 September 2026
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 22 September 2026

To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to improve awareness of gynaecological cancers, including the signs and symptoms of womb, ovarian, cervical, vulval and vaginal cancers, and to encourage people to seek medical advice at an early stage.

Question reference: S7W-02918

  • Asked by: Monica Lennon, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 03 September 2026
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 18 September 2026

To ask the Scottish Government what action it will take to introduce the legal right to a healthy environment.

Question reference: S7W-02852

  • Asked by: Monica Lennon, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 02 September 2026
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 17 September 2026

To ask the Scottish Government whether it will introduce an automatic uprating mechanism for Minimum Unit Pricing.

Question reference: S7W-02853

  • Asked by: Monica Lennon, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 02 September 2026
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 17 September 2026

To ask the Scottish Government whether it will commit to bringing forward an alcohol harm prevention plan, including action to restrict marketing and availability of alcohol.

Question reference: S7W-02851

  • Asked by: Monica Lennon, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 02 September 2026
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 17 September 2026

To ask the Scottish Government what action it will take to ensure that every resident in (a) Glasgow and (b) South Lanarkshire has a safe, secure and affordable home.