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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: S6W-37797
- Asked by: Pam Duncan-Glancy, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 21 May 2025
- Current Status: Answer expected on 4 June 2025
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide a breakdown of the £100 million of funding allocated to tackle waiting times by (a) NHS board and (b) specialty.
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Question reference: S6W-37786
- Asked by: Stephen Kerr, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 21 May 2025
- Current Status: Answer expected on 4 June 2025
To ask the Scottish Government how many laptops it has purchased since 1 March 2020, broken down by the brand of laptop, and what the total cost was of these purchases.
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Question reference: S6W-37791
- Asked by: Stephen Kerr, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 21 May 2025
- Current Status: Answer expected on 4 June 2025
To ask the Scottish Government how many apprenticeships were started by young people aged 16-24 in each of the last five years.
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Question reference: S6W-37804
- Asked by: Paul Sweeney, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 21 May 2025
- Current Status: Answer expected on 4 June 2025
To ask the Scottish Government, in light of the recommendations made by Audit Scotland in the NHS in Scotland 2024 report, whether it has plans to publish clear and transparent annual progress reports on the work to reform NHS services.
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Question reference: S6W-37772
- Asked by: Maurice Golden, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 21 May 2025
- Current Status: Answer expected on 4 June 2025
To ask the Scottish Government what its position is on ringfencing any funds raised from the extended producer responsibility for packing for investment in frontline waste management services.
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Question reference: S6W-36972
- Asked by: Stephen Kerr, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 21 May 2025
- Current Status: Answer expected on 4 June 2025
To ask the Scottish Government what safeguards are in place to ensure that care staff who are working with children and young people do not feel pressured into affirming identities or behaviours that may lead to irreversible medical decisions.
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Question reference: S6W-37795
- Asked by: Christine Grahame, MSP for Midlothian South, Tweeddale and Lauderdale, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 21 May 2025
- Current Status: Answer expected on 4 June 2025
To ask the Scottish Government, in light of the UK Government agreeing an exclusion from the UK Internal Market Act’s market access principles regarding the sale of rodent glue traps, what plans it has to implement a ban on the sale of glue traps.
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Question reference: S6W-37808
- Asked by: Martin Whitfield, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 21 May 2025
- Current Status: Answer expected on 4 June 2025
To ask the Scottish Government how many (a) nursery and (b) early learning settings have been (i) temporarily and (ii) permanently closed due to building safety concerns, since 2015.
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Question reference: S6W-37774
- Asked by: Maurice Golden, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 21 May 2025
- Current Status: Answer expected on 4 June 2025
To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to support the development of markets for recycled plastic flexibles and films.
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Question reference: S6W-37767
- Asked by: Maurice Golden, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 21 May 2025
- Current Status: Answer expected on 4 June 2025
To ask the Scottish Government whether it has verified that each local authority is ready to comply with and support implementation of the ban on biodegradable municipal waste to landfill.
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