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Chamber and committees

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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 4 May 2021
  6. Current session: 13 May 2021 to 6 October 2025
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Question reference: S6W-26117

  • Asked by: Monica Lennon, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 12 March 2024
  • Current Status: Answered by Jenni Minto on 20 March 2024

To ask the Scottish Government how many dental practices in the NHS Lanarkshire area that provide NHS services have currently closed or suspended their list to new patients.

Question reference: S6W-26118

  • Asked by: Monica Lennon, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 12 March 2024
  • Current Status: Answered by Fiona Hyslop on 20 March 2024

To ask the Scottish Government how many electric buses are currently in operation in Scotland.

Question reference: S6W-26062

  • Asked by: Monica Lennon, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Friday, 08 March 2024
  • Current Status: Answered by Graeme Dey on 20 March 2024

To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to (a) deliver fair work for lecturers and support staff, (b) prevent compulsory redundancies and (c) protect students from the impact of any reduction in funding, in light of reports of an ongoing industrial dispute, which resulted in hundreds of lecturers and support staff from 21 colleges taking part in strike action on 29 February 2024.

Question reference: S6W-26262

  • Asked by: Monica Lennon, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 19 March 2024
  • Current Status: Answered by Tom Arthur on 20 March 2024

To ask the Scottish Government what work it has undertaken to explore the options for local authorities to introduce a carbon emissions land tax. 

Question reference: S6W-26202

  • Asked by: Monica Lennon, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Friday, 15 March 2024
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 15 April 2024

To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S6W-25890 by Siobhian Brown on 11 March 2024, when it will report back to the Parliament on its discussions with Police Scotland, local authorities and animal welfare organisations regarding the identification of XL Bully-type dogs.

Question reference: S6W-25951

  • Asked by: Monica Lennon, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Friday, 01 March 2024
  • Current Status: Answered by Tom Arthur on 15 March 2024

To ask the Scottish Government whether it will reallocate the funding earmarked for freezing Council Tax in (a) Inverclyde and (b) Argyll and Bute to other local authorities or public services, in light of reports of these councils not agreeing to the proposed freeze.

Question reference: S6W-25945

  • Asked by: Monica Lennon, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Friday, 01 March 2024
  • Current Status: Answered by Mairi Gougeon on 15 March 2024

To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on when it will introduce its proposed Land Reform Bill to the Parliament.

Question reference: S6W-26193

  • Asked by: Monica Lennon, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 14 March 2024
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 28 March 2024

To ask the Scottish Government whether it will consider introducing a national policy for the installation of Swift bricks in builds and renovations.

Question reference: S6W-26082

  • Asked by: Monica Lennon, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 14 March 2024
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 28 March 2024

To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made of the potential impact of the UK Government's alcohol duty freeze in the Spring Statement on (a) public health harm, (b) alcohol deaths and (c) hospitalisations due to alcohol consumption in Scotland.

Question reference: S6W-26178

  • Asked by: Monica Lennon, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 14 March 2024
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 28 March 2024

To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide details of the scientific advice that it has received regarding (a) blue hydrogen technology, (b) green hydrogen technology and (c) carbon capture technology.