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-14950
- Asked by: Katy Clark, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Friday, 10 February 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 10 March 2023
To ask the Scottish Government what steps it is taking to support NHS Ayrshire and Arran in meeting its target that no new patient will wait more than a year for an outpatient appointment by March 2023.
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Question reference: S6W-14951
- Asked by: Katy Clark, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Friday, 10 February 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 10 March 2023
To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made of the reports that 1,027 new patients had to wait more than 18 months for a hospital outpatient appointment in the NHS Ayrshire and Arran area.
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Question reference: S6W-15059
- Asked by: Katy Clark, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Thursday, 16 February 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 10 March 2023
To ask the Scottish Government what information it holds on the number of interim care placements that are currently beyond their agreed end date, broken down by local authority area.
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Question reference: S6W-15060
- Asked by: Katy Clark, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Thursday, 16 February 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 10 March 2023
To ask the Scottish Government what information it holds on the number of patients there currently are who have (a) been offered and (b) agreed to an interim care placement without the relevant Health and Social Care Partnership having put an interim care plan in place, broken down by local authority area.
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Question reference: S6W-14952
- Asked by: Katy Clark, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Friday, 10 February 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Maree Todd on 10 March 2023
To ask the Scottish Government what steps it is taking to ensure that there is an adequate provision of diabetes and endocrinology services in NHS Ayrshire and Arran.
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Question reference: S6W-15061
- Asked by: Katy Clark, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Thursday, 16 February 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 10 March 2023
To ask the Scottish Government what the current average length of time is for which agreed interim care placements are in place, broken down by local authority area.
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Question reference: S6W-15328
- Asked by: Katy Clark, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Thursday, 23 February 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 9 March 2023
To ask the Scottish Government what engagement it has had with NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde following the publication of the Primary Care Out of Hours Workforce Survey 2022 by Public Health Scotland on 14 February 2023, which found that the NHS board has reported a 27% decrease in the number of GPs working in out-of-hours services since 2019.
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Question reference: S6W-15327
- Asked by: Katy Clark, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Thursday, 23 February 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 9 March 2023
To ask the Scottish Government what its response is to the Primary Care Out of Hours Workforce Survey 2022, published by Public Health Scotland on 14 February 2023, which found that most NHS boards have reported decreases in the number of GPs working in out-of-hours services since 2019.
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Question reference: S6W-15324
- Asked by: Katy Clark, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Thursday, 23 February 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Ben Macpherson on 9 March 2023
To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to improve awareness of the Scottish Welfare Fund’s Crisis Grants and Community Care Grants among pensioner households.
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Question reference: S6W-15321
- Asked by: Katy Clark, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Thursday, 23 February 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 9 March 2023
To ask the Scottish Government what engagement it has had with NHS Ayrshire and Arran following the Primary Care Out of Hours Workforce Survey 2022, published by Public Health Scotland on 14 February 2023, which found that the NHS board has reported a 6% decrease in the number of GPs working in out-of-hours services since 2019.