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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 29 July 2025
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Question reference: S6W-03318

  • Asked by: Monica Lennon, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 29 September 2021
  • Current Status: Answered by Graeme Dey on 25 October 2021

To ask the Scottish Government when it last met Transport Scotland to discuss low-emission zones.

Question reference: S6W-03319

  • Asked by: Monica Lennon, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 29 September 2021
  • Current Status: Answered by Graeme Dey on 25 October 2021

To ask the Scottish Government what percentage of vehicles in each local authority bus fleet are low-emission, and how this compares with each of the last five years.

Question reference: S6W-03409

  • Asked by: Monica Lennon, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 30 September 2021
  • Current Status: Answered by Shona Robison on 22 October 2021

To ask the Scottish Government what funding it will make available to local authorities to assist pensioners to install smoke alarms in their homes to comply with new fire safety legislation coming into force in February 2022.

Question reference: S6W-03869

  • Current Status: Withdrawn

Question reference: S6W-02851

  • Asked by: Monica Lennon, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 09 September 2021
  • Current Status: Answered by Kevin Stewart on 7 October 2021

To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on when it will give effect to "Anne’s Law" by granting care home relatives designated legal status.

Question reference: S6W-03269

  • Asked by: Monica Lennon, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 23 September 2021
  • Current Status: Answered by Lorna Slater on 4 October 2021

To ask the Scottish Government what action it plans to take in response to the most recent household recycling statistics from SEPA, which showed a national rate of 44.9% against a target of 60%.

Question reference: S6O-00237

  • Asked by: Monica Lennon, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 29 September 2021
  • Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 6 October 2021

To ask the Scottish Government, in light of reports of a backlog in toxicology analyses, how many final post-mortem reports following a sudden or unexplained death were not issued within the 12-week target in 2020 and 2021.

Question reference: S6W-03019

  • Asked by: Monica Lennon, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 16 September 2021
  • Current Status: Answered by Maree Todd on 28 September 2021

To ask the Scottish Government, in light of the commitment in the publication, Women’s Health Plan: A Plan for 2021-2024, what its planned timeline is for “ensuring women’s services in NHS boards have dedicated facilities for women who are experiencing unexpected pregnancy complications”.

Question reference: S6W-02803

  • Asked by: Monica Lennon, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 09 September 2021
  • Current Status: Answered by Michael Matheson on 28 September 2021

To ask the Scottish Government whether it will set out the process for (a) monitoring and (b) reporting to the Parliament on the implementation of the Climate Change Plan.

Question reference: S6W-02990

  • Asked by: Monica Lennon, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 14 September 2021
  • Current Status: Answered by Maree Todd on 27 September 2021

To ask the Scottish Government what steps it is taking to support the recruitment of additional headache specialists and consultant neurologists, as recommended in the Migraine Trust report, Dismissed for too long.