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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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Question reference: S6O-02250

Asked by: Sandesh Gulhane, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 10 May 2023
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 18 May 2023

To ask the Scottish Government what impact the withdrawal of £46 million of funding for colleges and universities has had on their ability to deliver courses.

Question reference: S6O-02215

Asked by: Sandesh Gulhane, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 03 May 2023
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 11 May 2023

To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to encourage housebuilding in Scotland.

Question reference: S6W-17249

Asked by: Sandesh Gulhane, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 19 April 2023
Submitting member has a registered interest.
Current Status: Answered by Michael Matheson on 28 April 2023

To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S6W-15841 by Humza Yousaf, whether it will provide details of the confirmed funding to NHS boards for the purchase of small hot food appliances for all hospital doctors in training, specifically including (a) how much funding has been allocated for this purpose, (b) when the funding will be paid to NHS boards and (c) what guidance or instruction has been issued to NHS boards for the use of such funding.

Question reference: S6W-16381

Asked by: Sandesh Gulhane, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Thursday, 30 March 2023
Submitting member has a registered interest.
Current Status: Answered by Michael Matheson on 27 April 2023

To ask the Scottish Government how many patients have been removed from NHS waiting lists without receiving treatment since 1 January 2022.

Between 1 January and 31 December 2022, 360,525 new outpatients were removed from NHS waiting lists, for reasons ‘referred back to GP’, ‘transferred’, ‘treatment no longer required’, and ‘other reasons’. Similarly, for inpatients and day cases, 53,585 patients were removed for these reasons. Please see Table 1 for a description of the reasons for removal.

Table 1. Removal reasons for reasons other than ‘patient seen’ and their associated description.

Removal Reason	Description
Referred back to GP	Under Waiting Times guidance, patients can be referred back to their GP for a number of reasons. These include cancelling two previously accepted appointments; failing to attend an appointment without giving notice; failing to respond to an offer of appointment; refusing reasonable offers of appointments; continuing medical or patient advised unavailability; or because the referral to hospital was inappropriate.
Transferred	These are patients whose management has been transferred from one waiting list to another. This can mean a change of specialty, location, or health board. Unless these patients have been transferred outwith NHS Scotland, they should also appear as an addition to the new waiting list and a subsequent removal where appropriate.
Treatment no longer required	This is the number of patients who have been removed from the waiting list because they no longer require treatment.
Other reasons	Other reasons for removal from list comprise of 'Died' and 'inappropriate addition to list'.

Please note that although we refer to the number of 'patients' waiting, individuals may be counted more than once if they are waiting to attend more than one clinic as a new outpatient or more than one treatment as an inpatient or day case, or a combination of outpatient and inpatient or day case care.

Question reference: S6W-16810

Asked by: Sandesh Gulhane, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 05 April 2023
Submitting member has a registered interest.
Current Status: Answered by Jenny Gilruth on 25 April 2023

To ask the Scottish Government when the findings of its Health and Wellbeing Census, showing how frequently S2-S4 pupils use e-cigarettes, will be published.

Question reference: S6W-16373

Asked by: Sandesh Gulhane, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Tuesday, 28 March 2023
Submitting member has a registered interest.
Current Status: Answered by Michael Matheson on 24 April 2023

To ask the Scottish Government what correspondence it has had with the British Medical Association (BMA) regarding any potential strike action by junior doctors in Scotland.

On 8 December 2022, the BMA Scottish Junior Doctor Committee (SJDC) officially announced their intention to ballot for industrial action. Since this date, the Scottish Government has exchanged correspondence with the BMA on the following dates:

• 12 and 15 December 2022

• 26 January 2023

• 9, 21 and 24 February 2023

• 16 and 17 March 2023

• 5 April 2023

Prior to the BMA SJDC officially confirming their intention to ballot for industrial action, the Scottish Government corresponded with the BMA SJDC on the subject of Junior Doctors pay on:

• 7 October 2022

• 11 and 30 November 2022

• 1 and 7 December 2022

I met with BMA on 11 April 2023 to discuss their concerns around pay and then again on 20 April when we entered into negotiations with Junior Doctors to secure a pay award for 2023-24.

Question reference: S6W-16382

Asked by: Sandesh Gulhane, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Tuesday, 28 March 2023
Submitting member has a registered interest.
Current Status: Answered by Michael Matheson on 20 April 2023

To ask the Scottish Government how much funding it has allocated to 2C GP practices in each financial year since 2007-08, also broken down by NHS board.

Question reference: S6W-16376

Asked by: Sandesh Gulhane, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Tuesday, 04 April 2023
Submitting member has a registered interest.
Current Status: Answered by Shona Robison on 20 April 2023

To ask the Scottish Government which of its (a) ministers and (b) officials will give evidence to the Scottish COVID-19 Inquiry, and within what timeframe.

Question reference: S6W-16378

Asked by: Sandesh Gulhane, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 29 March 2023
Submitting member has a registered interest.
Current Status: Answered by Shona Robison on 20 April 2023

To ask the Scottish Government when the Cabinet Secretary for Health and Social Care last met with the chair of the Scottish COVID-19 Inquiry.

Question reference: S6W-16374

Asked by: Sandesh Gulhane, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Tuesday, 28 March 2023
Submitting member has a registered interest.
Current Status: Answered by Michael Matheson on 17 April 2023

To ask the Scottish Government how many payments have been offered to GPs as part of the Golden Hello Scheme in each year since 2007, also broken down by NHS board.