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
Urgent Questions aren't included in the Question and Answers search. There is a SPICe fact sheet listing Urgent and emergency questions.
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Question reference: S6W-07931
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Thursday, 07 April 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 18 May 2022
To ask the Scottish Government what action is being taken to increase investment in registered nurses in community, social and primary care settings.
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Question reference: S6W-08190
- Asked by: Pam Duncan-Glancy, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Friday, 22 April 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 18 May 2022
To ask the Scottish Government what its position is on whether stroke care is being provided to a standard that is in keeping with Article 26 of the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities.
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Question reference: S6W-08442
- Asked by: Sarah Boyack, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 10 May 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Neil Gray on 18 May 2022
To ask the Scottish Government whether it has a record of any periods during which the Glasgow Airport Welcome Hub was unstaffed, and, if this is the case, how many times it has been left unstaffed since it opened, and, in each case, (a) what the reason was and (b) for how long it was left unstaffed.
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Question reference: S6W-08096
- Asked by: Emma Roddick, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 19 April 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 18 May 2022
To ask the Scottish Government what steps it is taking to address reported social worker shortages in specialist (a) adult and (b) paediatric cystic fibrosis centres.
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Question reference: S6W-08193
- Asked by: Pam Duncan-Glancy, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Friday, 22 April 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 18 May 2022
To ask the Scottish Government what recent discussions it has had with NHS boards in relation to developing stroke rehabilitation services.
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Question reference: S6W-08194
- Asked by: Pam Duncan-Glancy, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Friday, 22 April 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 18 May 2022
To ask the Scottish Government what recent discussions it has had with NHS boards in relation to (a) training and (b) increasing staff capacity to deliver stroke rehabilitation services.
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Question reference: S6W-08085
- Asked by: Emma Harper, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 19 April 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 18 May 2022
To ask the Scottish Government what steps it is taking to ensure that (a) children and (b) adults diagnosed with cystic fibrosis have the clinical psychologist and social worker resourcing available in their multidisciplinary team, as set out in the service specifications for adult and paediatric care.
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Question reference: S6W-08287
- Asked by: Alexander Burnett, MSP for Aberdeenshire West, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Friday, 29 April 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Kate Forbes on 17 May 2022
To ask the Scottish Government what its employment policy is for determining the length of notice period for civil servants.
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Question reference: S6W-08283
- Asked by: Alexander Burnett, MSP for Aberdeenshire West, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Friday, 29 April 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Kate Forbes on 17 May 2022
To ask the Scottish Government what its total potential liability is if civil servants on employment contracts with notice periods of (a) between three and six, (b) six and (c) more than six months are paid in lieu of working their notice period.
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Question reference: S6W-08032
- Asked by: Douglas Ross, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 14 April 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 17 May 2022
To ask the Scottish Government what its response is to reports that NHS Grampian could take nine months to set out the timescales and milestones to deliver model 6 (consultant-led maternity unit) at Dr Gray's in Elgin.
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