- Asked by: Clare Adamson, MSP for Motherwell and Wishaw, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 21 May 2025
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Current Status:
Taken in the Chamber on 28 May 2025
To ask the Scottish Government how its policies support people with premenstrual dysphoric disorder.
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Taken in the Chamber on 28 May 2025
- Asked by: Pam Duncan-Glancy, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 21 May 2025
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Current Status:
Taken in the Chamber on 28 May 2025
To ask the Scottish Government what engagement it has had with Glasgow City Council regarding support for the reported development of community food production and short supply chains, as outlined in the Glasgow City Food Plan.
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Taken in the Chamber on 28 May 2025
- Asked by: Martin Whitfield, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 21 May 2025
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Current Status:
Taken in the Chamber on 28 May 2025
To ask the Scottish Government what its response is to the new report from the Royal College of General Practitioners Scotland, Whole person medical care: The value of the General Practitioner.
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Taken in the Chamber on 28 May 2025
- Asked by: David Torrance, MSP for Kirkcaldy, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 21 May 2025
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Current Status:
Taken in the Chamber on 28 May 2025
To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made of any potential impacts of the EU-UK agreement on Scotland’s rural economy.
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Taken in the Chamber on 28 May 2025
- Asked by: Christine Grahame, MSP for Midlothian South, Tweeddale and Lauderdale, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 21 May 2025
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Current Status:
Taken in the Chamber on 29 May 2025
To ask the Scottish Government what research has been undertaken into any impact of the Scottish Child Payment on food poverty.
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Taken in the Chamber on 29 May 2025
- Asked by: Liz Smith, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 21 May 2025
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Current Status:
Taken in the Chamber on 28 May 2025
To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to support regional NHS boards to tackle any backlogs of complaints.
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Taken in the Chamber on 28 May 2025
- Asked by: Graham Simpson, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 21 May 2025
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Current Status:
Taken in the Chamber on 29 May 2025
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on what actions it is taking to end the housing emergency.
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Taken in the Chamber on 29 May 2025
- Asked by: Pam Gosal, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 21 May 2025
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Current Status:
Taken in the Chamber on 28 May 2025
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on what action it is taking to improve waiting times for audiology appointments.
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Taken in the Chamber on 28 May 2025
- Asked by: Craig Hoy, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Friday, 09 May 2025
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Current Status:
Answered by Kate Forbes on 21 May 2025
To ask the Scottish Government how much funding it has provided to the Scottish National Investment Bank in the current parliamentary session to date, and how much it estimates it will have provided by the end of the current parliamentary session.
Answer
Audit Scotland published a report on the Scottish National Investment Bank’s performance on Thursday 15 May (Scottish National Investment Bank | Audit Scotland). Page 16 details the Capital and Resource allocations by year since the Bank was launched in November 2020:
Financial Year | Scottish Government capital allocation (£m) | Scottish Government resource allocation (£m) |
2020-21 | £75 | £7.1 |
2021-22 | £200 | £5 |
2022-23 | £206 | £9 |
2023-24 | £263 | £5.8 |
2024-25 | £174 | £2.8 |
2025-26 (budget) | £200 | £0 |
Total | £1,118 | £29.7 |
- Asked by: Craig Hoy, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Friday, 09 May 2025
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Answered by Shona Robison on 21 May 2025
To ask the Scottish Government how much it has spent on infrastructure in the current parliamentary session to date, and how much it estimates it will have spent by the end of the current parliamentary session.
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Over the current parliamentary term, we estimate that the total spend through the capital budget will be £31.1 billion. This is based on the latest figures available. The following table sets this out in detail.
Table 1: Total capital spending between 2021-22 and 2025-26, £ millions
| Outturn 21-22 £ m | Outturn 22-23 £ m | Outturn 23-24 £ m | Budget Allocated at SBR 24-25 £ m | Budget Allocated at Scottish Budget 25-26 £ m | Total 21-22 to 25-26 £ m |
Capital | 5,402 | 6,296 | 5,953 | 6,266 | 7,199 | 31,116 |