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-08970
- Asked by: Beatrice Wishart, MSP for Shetland Islands, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Thursday, 09 June 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Kevin Stewart on 20 June 2022
To ask the Scottish Government whether it has introduced to the Mental Health Quality Indicators a measurement of how many women are seen for primary care psychological interventions in pregnancy, and in the first postnatal year, within six weeks of referral, and what the reasons are for its position on this matter.
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Question reference: S6W-08966
- Asked by: Beatrice Wishart, MSP for Shetland Islands, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Thursday, 09 June 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Kevin Stewart on 20 June 2022
To ask the Scottish Government what plans are in place to establish specialist community perinatal mental health teams in each NHS board area.
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Question reference: S6W-08968
- Asked by: Beatrice Wishart, MSP for Shetland Islands, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Thursday, 09 June 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Kevin Stewart on 20 June 2022
To ask the Scottish Government how many people who are (a) pregnant and (b) within their first postnatal year have been admitted to inpatient mental health services other than in a mother and baby unit in each of the last three years, also broken down by the patient’s NHS board.
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Question reference: S6W-08887
- Asked by: Beatrice Wishart, MSP for Shetland Islands, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 07 June 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Jenny Gilruth on 17 June 2022
To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made of any impact on carbon emissions from road vehicles as a result of the reduced ScotRail timetable.
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Question reference: S6W-08784
- Asked by: Beatrice Wishart, MSP for Shetland Islands, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Monday, 30 May 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Maree Todd on 14 June 2022
To ask the Scottish Government what current delays there are to the issuing of bowel cancer screening invites, broken down by NHS board, also broken down by the average length of delay.
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Question reference: S6W-08783
- Asked by: Beatrice Wishart, MSP for Shetland Islands, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Monday, 30 May 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Maree Todd on 14 June 2022
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S6W-00898 by Humza Yousaf on 19 July 2021, what action it is taking to ensure that people who missed bowel cancer screening due to the COVID-19 pandemic will now receive invites for screening.
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Question reference: S6W-08766
- Asked by: Beatrice Wishart, MSP for Shetland Islands, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Thursday, 26 May 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 1 June 2022
To ask the Scottish Government what criteria are being used to establish eligibility for ongoing COVID-19 booster vaccinations, and whether consideration will be given to allow GPs or local NHS boards to recommend that individuals receive a booster, dependent on their personal medical history, where they fall outside of these criteria.
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Question reference: S6W-08538
- Asked by: Beatrice Wishart, MSP for Shetland Islands, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Friday, 13 May 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Kate Forbes on 30 May 2022
To ask the Scottish Government how many applications there have been for the (a) interim voucher and (b) full voucher, of the R100 Scottish Broadband Voucher Scheme, from households in Shetland, and, as of May 2022, how many of these applications have resulted in successful connections.
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Question reference: S6W-08539
- Asked by: Beatrice Wishart, MSP for Shetland Islands, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Friday, 13 May 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Kate Forbes on 30 May 2022
To ask the Scottish Government, as of May 2022, how many properties in Shetland are outwith the scope of the main R100 programme or commercial build plans and will be reliant on its broadband voucher scheme for a superfast internet connection.
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Question reference: S6W-08506
- Asked by: Beatrice Wishart, MSP for Shetland Islands, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Thursday, 12 May 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Jenny Gilruth on 25 May 2022
To ask the Scottish Government what consideration it has given to increasing the discount under the Air Discount Scheme in light of the cost of living crisis.