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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: S6O-04617
- Asked by: Clare Adamson, MSP for Motherwell and Wishaw, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 30 April 2025
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 7 May 2025
To ask the Scottish Government what support is currently available for those experiencing long waiting times for an ADHD assessment.
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Question reference: S6O-04638
- Asked by: Michelle Thomson, MSP for Falkirk East, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 30 April 2025
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 8 May 2025
To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made to ensure the timely delivery of benefits by Social Security Scotland.
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Question reference: S6O-04612
- Asked by: Audrey Nicoll, MSP for Aberdeen South and North Kincardine, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 30 April 2025
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 7 May 2025
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on the introduction of Quota Management Groups and whether they would benefit fishers and coastal communities.
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Question reference: S6O-04608
- Asked by: Meghan Gallacher, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 30 April 2025
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 7 May 2025
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on how it is challenging the UK Government’s proposed inheritance tax changes for farmers.
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Question reference: S6O-04637
- Asked by: Jamie Greene, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 30 April 2025
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 8 May 2025
To ask the Scottish Government what further consideration it has given to increasing or removing the earnings limit for recipients of the Carer Support Payment.
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Question reference: S6O-04622
- Asked by: Carol Mochan, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 30 April 2025
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 7 May 2025
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on the work that it is doing to improve women’s health outcomes.
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Question reference: S6O-04610
- Asked by: Annabelle Ewing, MSP for Cowdenbeath, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 30 April 2025
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 7 May 2025
To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to promote horticulture.
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Question reference: S6O-04613
- Asked by: Murdo Fraser, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 30 April 2025
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 7 May 2025
To ask the Scottish Government what its response is to figures showing that farm incomes are at a five-year low.
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Question reference: S6O-04618
- Asked by: Sandesh Gulhane, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Submitting member has a registered interest.
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 30 April 2025
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 7 May 2025
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on progress made to improve access to and reduce waiting times for breast reconstruction surgery following cancer treatment.
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Question reference: S6O-04619
- Asked by: Kenneth Gibson, MSP for Cunninghame North, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 30 April 2025
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 7 May 2025
To ask the Scottish Government what steps are being taken to reverse the decline in NHS productivity since the COVID-19 pandemic, as referenced in research by the Institute for Fiscal Studies.
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