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-24596
- 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 whether it will provide an update on what time-sensitive targets it has for bringing waiting times for any NHS service into line with relevant standards.
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Question reference: S6O-03064
- Asked by: Sandesh Gulhane, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 31 January 2024
Submitting member has a registered interest.
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 7 February 2024
To ask the Scottish Government what analysis it has made of the potential impact on its Medium-Term Financial Strategy and future Scottish Budgets of reports that the cost of a National Care Service could rise to £2 billion.
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Question reference: S6W-24691
- 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 Jenni Minto on 30 January 2024
To ask the Scottish Government what measures it has put in place to eliminate the possibility of a so-called "lab leak" from virology research in Scotland.
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Question reference: S6W-24592
- 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 Jenni Minto on 29 January 2024
To ask the Scottish Government how many sexual health clinics are currently not operating.
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Question reference: S6W-24594
- Asked by: Sandesh Gulhane, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Thursday, 18 January 2024
Submitting member has a registered interest.
- Current Status: Answered by Jenny Gilruth on 29 January 2024
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S6W-23791 by Maree Todd on 8 January 2024, on what evidence it has based its commitment to ensure that all children in primary schools receive at least two hours of physical education each school week.
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Question reference: S6W-24595
- Asked by: Sandesh Gulhane, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Thursday, 18 January 2024
Submitting member has a registered interest.
- Current Status: Answered by Jenny Gilruth on 29 January 2024
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S6W-23791 by Maree Todd on 8 January 2024, what proportion of (a) primary and (b) secondary school pupils are currently receiving the specified target levels of physical education each school week.
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Question reference: S6W-24294
- Asked by: Sandesh Gulhane, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 03 January 2024
Submitting member has a registered interest.
- Current Status: Answered by Michael Matheson on 25 January 2024
To ask the Scottish Government what steps it is taking to ensure that the commitments made to GP contractors in The National Code of Practice for GP premises are being upheld.
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Question reference: S6W-24293
- Asked by: Sandesh Gulhane, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 09 January 2024
Submitting member has a registered interest.
- Current Status: Answered by Michael Matheson on 24 January 2024
To ask the Scottish Government what its response is to reports that (a) due to funding and personnel difficulties between NHS board property management departments and estates teams, there are currently no leases being taken by NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde in accordance with The National Code of Practice for GP premises, forcing GP contractors to take out new third-party leases and (b) this is a Scotland-wide problem.
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Question reference: S6W-24291
- Asked by: Sandesh Gulhane, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 09 January 2024
Submitting member has a registered interest.
- Current Status: Answered by Michael Matheson on 24 January 2024
To ask the Scottish Government what assurances and support it will offer to any GP contractors coming to the end of third-party leases, who are reportedly unable to assign their leases to NHS boards through no fault of their own and feel pressured into signing new leases against Scottish Government advice.
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Question reference: S6W-24292
- Asked by: Sandesh Gulhane, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 09 January 2024
Submitting member has a registered interest.
- Current Status: Answered by Michael Matheson on 23 January 2024
To ask the Scottish Government how many GP premises formerly owned or leased by GP contractors have been acquired by NHS boards in each year since 2017, when the National Code of Practice for GP premises was published, also broken down by the number of acquisitions by (a) lease and (b) ownership.
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