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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 5 May 2021
  6. Current session: 12 May 2021 to 5 July 2025
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Question reference: S6W-23716

  • Asked by: Paul Sweeney, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Friday, 08 December 2023
  • Current Status: Answered by Maree Todd on 5 January 2024

To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide a breakdown by NHS board of the £4.25 million allocated specifically for clearing child and adolescent mental health services (CAMHS) backlogs, as referenced in its publication, NHS Recovery Plan 2021-26: Annual Progress Update 2023.

Question reference: S6W-23714

  • Asked by: Paul Sweeney, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Friday, 08 December 2023
  • Current Status: Answered by Maree Todd on 5 January 2024

To ask the Scottish Government, in light of the update on child and adolescent mental health services (CAMHS) staff set out in its publication, NHS Recovery Plan 2021-26: Annual Progress Update 2023, how many additional CAMHS cases have been taken on since 2021, and whether the "potential to increase capacity for CAMHS cases by over 10,000" includes the caseload from the last two years.

Question reference: S6W-23744

  • Asked by: Paul Sweeney, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Friday, 08 December 2023
  • Current Status: Answered by Maree Todd on 5 January 2024

To ask the Scottish Government what engagement it has had with NHS boards to ensure that unpaid carers are involved in decisions about discharge plans for the people that they care for after they have spent time in hospital.

Question reference: S6W-23725

  • Asked by: Oliver Mundell, MSP for Dumfriesshire, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Friday, 08 December 2023
  • Current Status: Answered by Maree Todd on 5 January 2024

To ask the Scottish Government what consideration it has given to extending the NHS perinatal treatment period to two years.

Question reference: S6W-23745

  • Asked by: Paul Sweeney, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Friday, 08 December 2023
  • Current Status: Answered by Maree Todd on 5 January 2024

To ask the Scottish Government what steps it is taking to ensure that unpaid carers have access to tailored mental health support, including support for anticipatory grief, bereavement counselling and support for young carers.

Question reference: S6W-23746

  • Asked by: Paul Sweeney, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Friday, 08 December 2023
  • Current Status: Answered by Maree Todd on 5 January 2024

To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made of the recommendation in the Carers Scotland report, State of Caring 2023, to fast track unpaid carers to support by introducing vouchers or payments to access non-NHS assessments, counselling and other services.

Question reference: S6W-23743

  • Asked by: Paul Sweeney, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Friday, 08 December 2023
  • Current Status: Answered by Maree Todd on 5 January 2024

To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on its progress in delivering the National Carers Strategy.

Question reference: S6W-23741

  • Asked by: Paul Sweeney, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Friday, 08 December 2023
  • Current Status: Answered by Maree Todd on 5 January 2024

To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it made of the mental health of unpaid carers in the formulation of the Mental Health and Wellbeing Strategy.

Question reference: S6W-24090

  • Asked by: Liam McArthur, MSP for Orkney Islands, Scottish Liberal Democrats
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 19 December 2023
  • Current Status: Answered by Jenni Minto on 5 January 2024

To ask the Scottish Government when it expects the review of home slaughter guidance being undertaken by Food Standards Scotland to be completed, and whether it will publish its findings.

Question reference: S6W-23897

  • Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Friday, 15 December 2023
  • Current Status: Answered by Jenni Minto on 4 January 2024

To ask the Scottish Government what its response is to reported concerns that if the charitable hospice sector is unable to match NHS pay awards, nurses and hospice staff will leave the sector in search of better pay.