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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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Question reference: S7W-04822

Asked by: Monica Lennon, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Friday, 06 November 2026
Current Status: Answer expected on 20 November 2026

To ask the Scottish Government what estimate it has made of total NHS expenditure on medicines that are subsequently unused, returned, expired or otherwise disposed of in the last five years, broken down by NHS board area and financial year.

Question reference: S7W-04826

Asked by: Monica Lennon, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Thursday, 05 November 2026
Current Status: Answer expected on 19 November 2026

To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made of the extent to which the Welcome to School Bag scheme will meet the differing needs of families, given that some may already have access to a suitable school bag and stationery.

Question reference: S7W-04814

Asked by: Monica Lennon, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Thursday, 05 November 2026
Current Status: Answer expected on 19 November 2026

To ask the Scottish Government, in light of Trussell Scotland's latest report, Hunger in the UK 2026, whether it will increase investment in the Scottish Child Payment, Scottish Welfare Fund and targeted welfare rights and income maximisation advice services and, if so, what additional funding it plans to allocate to these areas in 2026-27.

Question reference: S7W-04816

Asked by: Monica Lennon, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Thursday, 05 November 2026
Current Status: Answer expected on 19 November 2026

To ask the Scottish Government how much it has (a) allocated and (b) spent on measures to address poverty, food insecurity and hunger in each of the last five financial years, broken down by (i) programme, (ii) funding stream and (iii) portfolio, and how much it has budgeted for such measures in 2026-27.

Question reference: S7W-04821

Asked by: Monica Lennon, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Thursday, 05 November 2026
Current Status: Answer expected on 19 November 2026

To ask the Scottish Government whether it plans to reinstate the Home Heating Support Fund before winter.

Question reference: S7W-04831

Asked by: Monica Lennon, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Thursday, 05 November 2026
Current Status: Answer expected on 19 November 2026

To ask the Scottish Government whether it plans to introduce a take-back, repair or redistribution scheme for Welcome to School Bags that are no longer required by their original recipients.

Question reference: S7W-04827

Asked by: Monica Lennon, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Thursday, 05 November 2026
Current Status: Answer expected on 19 November 2026

To ask the Scottish Government, prior to the introduction of the Welcome to School Bag scheme, whether it consulted families experiencing poverty, including families who use community-based school uniform banks and school equipment exchange schemes, regarding their preferred form of support when children start Primary 1.

Question reference: S7W-04811

Asked by: Monica Lennon, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Thursday, 05 November 2026
Current Status: Answer expected on 19 November 2026

To ask the Scottish Government what its response is to the Communication Workers Union's call for an emergency summit on the future of Royal Mail.

Question reference: S7W-04830

Asked by: Monica Lennon, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Thursday, 05 November 2026
Current Status: Answer expected on 19 November 2026

To ask the Scottish Government whether the Welcome to School bags for primary 1 pupils will be designed to be repairable and reusable for multiple school years, and whether the procurement contract includes requirements relating to durability, repairability and end-of-life recycling.

Question reference: S7W-04820

Asked by: Monica Lennon, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Thursday, 05 November 2026
Current Status: Answer expected on 19 November 2026

To ask the Scottish Government what data it holds regarding food insecurity among (a) disabled people, (b) unpaid carers and (c) households containing a disabled person, broken down by (i) demographic group and (ii) local authority, and what assessment it has made of the impact of existing anti-poverty measures on these groups.