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-16597
- Asked by: Craig Hoy, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Friday, 31 March 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Jenni Minto on 14 April 2023
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on the review of the Sexual Health and Blood Borne Virus (SHBBV) Services Framework, as set out in its publication, Reset and Rebuild: A Recovery Plan for Sexual Health and Blood Borne Virus Services, published in August 2021.
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Question reference: S6W-14638
- Asked by: Craig Hoy, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Monday, 06 February 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Kevin Stewart on 5 April 2023
To ask the Scottish Government what provisions it has introduced to address train delays between East Lothian and Edinburgh.
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Question reference: S6W-14637
- Asked by: Craig Hoy, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Monday, 06 February 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Jenny Gilruth on 5 April 2023
To ask the Scottish Government what provisions it has introduced to address train delays between Tweedbank and Edinburgh.
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Question reference: S6W-15823
- Asked by: Craig Hoy, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Friday, 10 March 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 24 March 2023
To ask the Scottish Government what percentage of GP practices are using personal lists.
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Question reference: S6O-02040
- Asked by: Craig Hoy, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 15 March 2023
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 22 March 2023
To ask the Scottish Government what contact the Cabinet Secretary for Justice and Veterans has had with the leadership team of Police Scotland since January 2023.
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Question reference: S6W-15578
- Asked by: Craig Hoy, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Friday, 03 March 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Keith Brown on 14 March 2023
To ask the Scottish Government how many people have failed to respond to a jury citation in each year since 2017 and, of these, how many were fined.
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Question reference: S6F-01919
- Asked by: Craig Hoy, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Monday, 13 March 2023
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 16 March 2023
To ask the First Minister whether the Scottish Government has made any assessment of the effect that long A&E waits have on patient mortality.
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Question reference: S6W-14672
- Asked by: Craig Hoy, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 07 February 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Maree Todd on 7 March 2023
To ask the Scottish Government whether it has established nationally-agreed pathways of care for heart disease, and, if so, what (a) these include and (b) resources it provides to support their implementation.
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Question reference: S6W-14694
- Asked by: Craig Hoy, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 07 February 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Maree Todd on 7 March 2023
To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to (a) improve access to data relevant to, (b) agree indicators to support data mapping for and (c) support the streamlining and standardisation of information currently collected for heart disease.
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Question reference: S6W-14691
- Asked by: Craig Hoy, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 07 February 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Maree Todd on 7 March 2023
To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking with Public Health Scotland to deliver a cardiac audit programme with a governance structure to support the audit and improvement of services for people with heart disease, and, as part of this programme, whether it is supporting the development of a wider range of heart disease and risk factor quality indicators to gain a better understanding of the provision of care across the full pathway.