Questions and answers
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-14502
- Asked by: Fiona Hyslop, MSP for Linlithgow, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Friday, 27 January 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Kevin Stewart on 6 February 2023
To ask the Scottish Government what engagement it has had with adults with undiagnosed attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) as part of its proposed Learning Disability, Autism and Neurodiversity Bill, and when the findings of any engagement will be available.
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Question reference: S6W-14503
- Asked by: Fiona Hyslop, MSP for Linlithgow, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Friday, 27 January 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Kevin Stewart on 6 February 2023
To ask the Scottish Government what plans it has to produce an equivalent for adults aged over 25 to its document, National Neurodevelopmental Specification for Children and Young People: Principles and Standards of Care, published in 2021, which sets out the standards and availability of services that people aged up to 25 can expect.
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Question reference: S6W-14501
- Asked by: Fiona Hyslop, MSP for Linlithgow, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Friday, 27 January 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Kevin Stewart on 6 February 2023
To ask the Scottish Government what consideration has been given to the needs of adults with undiagnosed attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) as part of its proposed Learning Disability, Autism and Neurodiversity Bill.
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Question reference: S6W-14350
- Asked by: Fiona Hyslop, MSP for Linlithgow, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 26 January 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Maree Todd on 6 February 2023
To ask the Scottish Government what progress has been made in increasing the number of patients accessing NHS dental care in West Lothian, following the reintroduction of a system of fee per item payments in an attempt to incentivise NHS dental teams to see patients.
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Question reference: S6W-14770
- Asked by: Fiona Hyslop, MSP for Linlithgow, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 02 February 2023
- Current Status: Initiated by the Scottish Government. Answered by Jenny Gilruth on 3 February 2023
To ask the Scottish Government when it will publish the High Level Output Specification and Statement of Funds Available for Control Period 7, and how these align with the wider objectives for Scotland’s Railway.
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Question reference: S6O-01804
- Asked by: Fiona Hyslop, MSP for Linlithgow, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 18 January 2023
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 25 January 2023
To ask the Scottish Government, regarding any impact on Scottish agriculture, what its most recent assessment is of the UK–New Zealand free trade agreement.
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Question reference: S6W-13916
- Asked by: Fiona Hyslop, MSP for Linlithgow, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 12 January 2023
- Current Status: Initiated by the Scottish Government. Answered by Ivan McKee on 13 January 2023
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on the appointment of Business Advisers to the First Minister.
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Question reference: S6O-01782
- Asked by: Fiona Hyslop, MSP for Linlithgow, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 11 January 2023
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 18 January 2023
To ask the Scottish Government what the continuing impact of Brexit is on Scotland’s key economic sectors.
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Question reference: S6F-01689
- Asked by: Fiona Hyslop, MSP for Linlithgow, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Monday, 09 January 2023
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 12 January 2023
To ask the First Minister what the implications for Scotland and the Scottish Government are following Met Office reports that temperatures in Scotland and the UK reached the highest on record in 2022.