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.
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To ask the Scottish Government what its position is on whether publicly owned companies should operate a presumption against outsourcing of business functions that are capable of being undertaken in-house.
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S6W-36403 by Gillian Martin on 24 April 2025, in light of section 52(1)(b) of the Flood Risk Management (Scotland) Act 2009, whether the reports required under section 52 for years 2010 to 2012 were included in the Scottish Ministers' reports under section 26 of the Water Environment and Water Services (Scotland) Act 2003 for the calendar years concerned.
To ask the Scottish Government when it plans to publish the national attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) strategy, and what the anticipated timeline is for (a) consultation, (b) final publication and (c) implementation.
To ask the Scottish Government how many people are currently on waiting lists for an attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) assessment, broken down by (a) NHS board and (b) age group.
To ask the Scottish Government how people with lived experience of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) will be involved in the development and delivery of the national ADHD strategy.
To ask the Scottish Government whether its ministers are involved in ScotRail's decision-making regarding the reported intention to outsource its complaints handling service.
To ask the Scottish Government what plans it has to publish national service standards for attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) assessment, treatment and support.
To ask the Scottish Government what steps it has taken on each of the recommendations in the Audit Scotland report, Tackling digital exclusion, published in August 2024.
To ask the Scottish Government what plans it has to establish a formal advisory group of people with lived experience to help shape and monitor the implementation of the national attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) strategy.
To ask the Scottish Government what plans it has to align the legal protections for aquatic farmed animals with those for terrestrial farmed animals, in line with the recommendations of the Scottish Animal Welfare Commission in May 2025.