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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-04593

Asked by: Monica Lennon, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Wednesday, 28 October 2026
Current Status: Answered by Pauline McNeill (on behalf of the SPCB) on 11 November 2026

To ask the Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body, in light of survival rates in Scotland being among the worst in Europe, what consideration it has given to taking action to raise awareness of the symptoms of ovarian cancer across the parliamentary estate, including displaying posters published by Target Ovarian Cancer.

The health and wellbeing of MSPs, their staff and SPCB staff is a priority for the SPCB. The SPCB promotes a wide range of health and wellbeing resources on its intranet, including those provided by Spectrum Life, the SPCB’s employee wellbeing partner. These resources include cancer awareness and prevention and cancer survivor podcasts. Information and awareness raising about gynaecological cancer was published on the Parliament’s intranet by the Women’s Network in 2025. The SPCB will consider how it might continue to raise awareness of these diseases. As part of our wider support for health and wellbeing, our Occupational Health provider, Optima, will offer general health checks in early 2027.

Question reference: S7W-04995

Asked by: Monica Lennon, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Tuesday, 10 November 2026
Current Status: Answer expected on 24 November 2026

To ask the Scottish Government what guidance, financial support and practical assistance it provides to local authorities to establish and enforce Firework Control Zones.

Question reference: S7W-04963

Asked by: Monica Lennon, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Tuesday, 10 November 2026
Current Status: Answer expected on 24 November 2026

To ask the Scottish Government what its response is to the recommendations in the Final Report of the Right to Food UK Commission, which was published in September 2026.

Question reference: S7W-04964

Asked by: Monica Lennon, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Tuesday, 10 November 2026
Current Status: Answer expected on 24 November 2026

To ask the Scottish Government whether it is currently on track to meet its 2030 child poverty targets.

Question reference: S7W-04997

Asked by: Monica Lennon, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Tuesday, 10 November 2026
Current Status: Answer expected on 24 November 2026

To ask the Scottish Government what assessments it has made of the impact of firework-related incidents on Police Scotland, the Scottish Fire and Rescue Service and the Scottish Ambulance Service during the Halloween and Bonfire Night period.

Question reference: S7W-04996

Asked by: Monica Lennon, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Tuesday, 10 November 2026
Current Status: Answer expected on 24 November 2026

To ask the Scottish Government whether it plans to publish a national evaluation of Firework Control Zones following the 2026 Halloween and Bonfire Night period.

Question reference: S7W-04994

Asked by: Monica Lennon, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Tuesday, 10 November 2026
Current Status: Answer expected on 24 November 2026

To ask the Scottish Government what information it holds on the number of reported breaches of Firework Control Zones in Glasgow during the 2026 Halloween and Bonfire Night period, and how many resulted in enforcement action or arrests.

Question reference: S7W-04966

Asked by: Monica Lennon, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Tuesday, 10 November 2026
Current Status: Answer expected on 24 November 2026

To ask the Scottish Government what estimate it has made of the cost of increasing the Scottish Child Payment to (a) £40 per week and (b) £55 per week.

Question reference: S7W-05001

Asked by: Monica Lennon, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Tuesday, 10 November 2026
Current Status: Answer expected on 24 November 2026

To ask the Scottish Government what additional measures it is considering to reduce firework-related anti-social behaviour during the festive period.

Question reference: S7W-04993

Asked by: Monica Lennon, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Tuesday, 10 November 2026
Current Status: Answer expected on 24 November 2026

To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made of the effectiveness of Firework Control Zones in reducing the anti-social use of fireworks and protecting communities from noise, disruption and public safety risks.