Questions and answers
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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Question reference: S6W-40645
- Asked by: Paul Sweeney, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Thursday, 18 September 2025
- Current Status: Answer expected on 2 October 2025
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will publish an escalation pathway for patients of private dental practices.
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Question reference: S6W-40668
- Asked by: Tim Eagle, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 18 September 2025
- Current Status: Answer expected on 2 October 2025
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S6W-40091 on 8 September 2025 by Shirley-Anne Somerville, whether APS Group (Scotland) has ever issued a product recall in instances where items included in baby boxes have been reported as faulty or damaged, and, if so, whether it will provide details of this.
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Question reference: S6W-40604
- Asked by: Tim Eagle, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Thursday, 18 September 2025
Submitting member has a registered interest.
- Current Status: Answer expected on 2 October 2025
To ask the Scottish Government how many (a) 999 and (b) 101 calls Police Scotland has received from registered farm businesses in each year since 2021, also broken down by how many times a police officer provided an on-site visit in response, and what the average time taken was to provide the response.
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Question reference: S6W-40607
- Asked by: Monica Lennon, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Thursday, 18 September 2025
- Current Status: Answer expected on 2 October 2025
To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made of the impact of the recent changes to Lanarkshire sexual health services on accessibility for people across the region, including centralising the repeat prescription service for contraception to Coathill Hospital.
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Question reference: S6W-40611
- Asked by: Paul Sweeney, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Thursday, 18 September 2025
- Current Status: Answer expected on 2 October 2025
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will ask NHS boards to release a detailed breakdown of their spending on mental health services, and whether it considers that there is a need for greater standardisation of how finances are accounted for across boards.
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Question reference: S6W-40602
- Asked by: Tim Eagle, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Thursday, 18 September 2025
Submitting member has a registered interest.
- Current Status: Answer expected on 2 October 2025
To ask the Scottish Government what action Police Scotland is taking to provide frontline officers with a better understanding of the agricultural industry to improve their knowledge of rural crime.
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Question reference: S6W-40640
- Asked by: Lorna Slater, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Green Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 18 September 2025
- Current Status: Answer expected on 2 October 2025
To ask the Scottish Government what plans it has to publish further details on the aims set out in the Health and Care Service Renewal Framework, including how these aims will be implemented and resourced.
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Question reference: S6W-40644
- Asked by: Paul Sweeney, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Thursday, 18 September 2025
- Current Status: Answer expected on 2 October 2025
To ask the Scottish Government what body currently provides practice-level oversight of private dental practices in Scotland, and if no such body exists, whether it has considered creating one.
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Question reference: S6W-40642
- Asked by: Lorna Slater, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Green Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 18 September 2025
- Current Status: Answer expected on 2 October 2025
To ask the Scottish Government what steps it is taking to ensure consistent implementation of the Coeliac Disease Pathway across all NHS boards.
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Question reference: S6W-40601
- Asked by: Tim Eagle, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Thursday, 18 September 2025
Submitting member has a registered interest.
- Current Status: Answer expected on 2 October 2025
To ask the Scottish Government what action Police Scotland is taking to improve the recording of instances of rural crime.
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