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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 4 May 2021
  6. Current session: 13 May 2021 to 5 February 2026
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Question reference: S6W-26793

  • Asked by: Annie Wells, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 10 April 2024
  • Current Status: Answered by Jenni Minto on 2 May 2024

To ask the Scottish Government whether there has been an increase in the number of patients accessing appropriate diagnostic tests, such as spirometry testing, for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), since the publication of the Respiratory Care Action Plan.

Question reference: S6O-03414

To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made of any reduction in the number of taxis in Glasgow as a result of the introduction of the Low Emission Zone in June 2023.

Question reference: S6O-03267

To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on any progress towards meeting its target of reducing food waste by 33% by 2025.

Question reference: S6O-03102

To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to address the housing emergency in Glasgow.

Question reference: S6O-03075

To ask the Scottish Government what impact the 2024-25 Budget will have on Strathclyde Partnership for Transport.

Question reference: S6O-03039

To ask the Scottish Government what steps it is taking to support staff retention and wellbeing in primary schools in Glasgow.

Question reference: S6F-02748

To ask the First Minister, in light of the Scottish Government's plans to open the first safe drug consumption room in Glasgow later this year, what assurances he can provide that other areas of drugs policy, including spaces for residential rehabilitation, will not be deprioritised.

Question reference: S6O-02992

To ask the Scottish Government whether fishing in the Firth of Clyde will be suspended in 2024, in line with the cod spawning season.

Question reference: S6W-24553

  • Current Status: Withdrawn

Question reference: S6W-23891

  • Asked by: Annie Wells, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 14 December 2023
  • Current Status: Answered by Michael Matheson on 9 January 2024

To ask the Scottish Government how many people have (a) had and (b) been refused lung volume reduction procedures in (i) 2021, (ii) 2022 and (iii) 2023 to date, also broken down by NHS board, and which hospitals offer lung volume reduction procedures.