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-06217
- Asked by: Sandesh Gulhane, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Friday, 04 February 2022
Submitting member has a registered interest.
- Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 16 February 2022
To ask the Scottish Government how it will support the wider roll-out of the Glasgow-based OPERA study on heart failure diagnosis across all NHS boards.
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Question reference: S6O-00729
- Asked by: Sandesh Gulhane, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 02 February 2022
Submitting member has a registered interest.
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 9 February 2022
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will meet its chronic pain clinic waiting time target during the current reporting quarter, 1 January to 31 March.
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Question reference: S6W-05777
- Asked by: Sandesh Gulhane, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Thursday, 20 January 2022
Submitting member has a registered interest.
- Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 28 January 2022
To ask the Scottish Government whether it is the case that the Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) Yellow card system, including the Genpact UK artificial intelligence tool, is used to monitor and process COVID-19 vaccine adverse drug reactions occurring in Scotland and, if it is not the case, what monitoring system is in use.
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Question reference: S6W-04932
- Asked by: Sandesh Gulhane, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Thursday, 09 December 2021
Submitting member has a registered interest.
- Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 23 December 2021
To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made of the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the detection of atrial fibrillation.
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Question reference: S6W-04934
- Asked by: Sandesh Gulhane, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Thursday, 09 December 2021
Submitting member has a registered interest.
- Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 23 December 2021
To ask the Scottish Government what action it plans to take to update the SIGN guideline on the prevention and management of venous thromboembolism (VTE).
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Question reference: S6W-04931
- Asked by: Sandesh Gulhane, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Thursday, 09 December 2021
Submitting member has a registered interest.
- Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 23 December 2021
To ask the Scottish Government what progress has been made on implementing the recommendations in the Cross-Party Group on Heart Disease and Stroke report, A Focus on Atrial Fibrillation in Scotland, published in January 2018.
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Question reference: S6W-04933
- Asked by: Sandesh Gulhane, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Thursday, 09 December 2021
Submitting member has a registered interest.
- Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 23 December 2021
To ask the Scottish Government what data it or the NHS has on the (a) prevention of venous thromboembolism (VTE) and (b) management of patients at risk of recurrent VTE.
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Question reference: S6W-05160
- Asked by: Sandesh Gulhane, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Thursday, 16 December 2021
Submitting member has a registered interest.
- Current Status: Answered by Maree Todd on 23 December 2021
To ask the Scottish Government, in light of the publication of the NICE guidelines for adults with cerebral palsy in January 2019, what action it is taking to enable the publication of the equivalent SIGN guidelines for adults with cerebral palsy in Scotland.
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Question reference: S6W-04868
- Asked by: Sandesh Gulhane, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Monday, 06 December 2021
Submitting member has a registered interest.
- Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 20 December 2021
To ask the Scottish Government what information it has on the BC 007 treatment for long COVID, and whether it has considered trialling the treatment.
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Question reference: S6W-04784
- Asked by: Sandesh Gulhane, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Friday, 03 December 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Lorna Slater on 20 December 2021
To ask the Scottish Government whether (a) small brewers and (b) other producers will have to register with SEPA, in relation to its Deposit Return Scheme, as planned from January 2022.
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