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-25604
- Asked by: Sandesh Gulhane, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Monday, 19 February 2024
Submitting member has a registered interest.
- Current Status: Answered by Neil Gray on 27 February 2024
To ask the Scottish Government what plans it has to (a) build on the progress from the Scan4Safety programme and (b) implement a single national transferable patient record.
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Question reference: S6W-25605
- Asked by: Sandesh Gulhane, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Monday, 19 February 2024
Submitting member has a registered interest.
- Current Status: Answered by Neil Gray on 27 February 2024
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide details of its funding plans to complete the roll-out of the Scan4Safety programme in Scotland.
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Question reference: S6W-25404
- Asked by: Sandesh Gulhane, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Thursday, 08 February 2024
Submitting member has a registered interest.
- Current Status: Answered by Neil Gray on 27 February 2024
To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to address cardiology waiting lists, in light of reported statistics showing that waiting lists for outpatient cardiology appointments are the longest on record.
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Question reference: S6W-25405
- Asked by: Sandesh Gulhane, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Thursday, 08 February 2024
Submitting member has a registered interest.
- Current Status: Answered by Neil Gray on 27 February 2024
To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to address waiting lists for echocardiograms, in light of reported statistics showing that fewer than three in 10 people are being seen within six weeks.
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Question reference: S6W-25403
- Asked by: Sandesh Gulhane, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Thursday, 08 February 2024
Submitting member has a registered interest.
- Current Status: Answered by Neil Gray on 27 February 2024
To ask the Scottish Government what the current vacancy rate is for cardiac physiologists in NHS Scotland.
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Question reference: S6W-25163
- Asked by: Sandesh Gulhane, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Friday, 02 February 2024
Submitting member has a registered interest.
- Current Status: Answered by Jenny Gilruth on 22 February 2024
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S6W-24594 by Jenny Gilruth on 29 January 2024, whether it will provide the information requested regarding for what reason, and based on what evidence, it has decided to set the target of two hours of physical education each school week for primary school children as opposed to a greater or lesser amount of exercise.
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Question reference: S6W-25164
- Asked by: Sandesh Gulhane, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Friday, 02 February 2024
Submitting member has a registered interest.
- Current Status: Answered by Neil Gray on 20 February 2024
To ask the Scottish Government how its reported two-year freeze in capital expenditure for the NHS will impact on its NHS Recovery Plan target of recruiting 1,500 new clinical and non-clinical staff for National Treatment Centres by 2026.
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Question reference: S6W-25165
- Asked by: Sandesh Gulhane, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Friday, 02 February 2024
Submitting member has a registered interest.
- Current Status: Answered by Neil Gray on 20 February 2024
To ask the Scottish Government how its reported two-year freeze in capital expenditure for the NHS will impact on its NHS Recovery Plan target of achieving 40,000 additional inpatient and day cases seen in National Treatment Centres by 2025-26.
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Question reference: S6W-24593
- Asked by: Sandesh Gulhane, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Friday, 19 January 2024
Submitting member has a registered interest.
- Current Status: Answered by Maree Todd on 1 February 2024
To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made of the potential impact that reducing the sportscotland budget will have on the physical activity of children.
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Question reference: S6W-24692
- Asked by: Sandesh Gulhane, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Friday, 19 January 2024
Submitting member has a registered interest.
- Current Status: Answered by Michael Matheson on 1 February 2024
To ask the Scottish Government what action it has taken to ensure that Scotland is fully prepared for any potential future pandemic.