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-26579
- Asked by: Carol Mochan, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Thursday, 28 March 2024
- Current Status: Answered by Jenni Minto on 15 April 2024
To ask the Scottish Government how many practitioners have been trained to be cervical screening sample takers in each of the last five years.
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Question reference: S6W-26578
- Asked by: Carol Mochan, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Thursday, 28 March 2024
- Current Status: Answered by Jenni Minto on 15 April 2024
To ask the Scottish Government what progress it has made towards introducing self-sampling as part of the cervical screening programme.
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Question reference: S6W-26234
- Asked by: Carol Mochan, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Monday, 18 March 2024
- Current Status: Answered by Maree Todd on 15 April 2024
To ask the Scottish Government what advances in training on perinatal mental health have been made following the recommendations made in the Health, Social Care and Sport Committee's 1st Report, 2022 (Session 6), Inquiry into perinatal mental health (SP Paper 104), which was published on 8 February 2022.
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Question reference: S6W-26227
- Asked by: Carol Mochan, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Monday, 18 March 2024
- Current Status: Answered by Maree Todd on 15 April 2024
To ask the Scottish Government when it last met with representatives from the care home sector; what matters were discussed, and what actions it has agreed to undertake in supporting this sector.
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Question reference: S6W-26237
- Asked by: Carol Mochan, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Monday, 18 March 2024
- Current Status: Answered by Maree Todd on 15 April 2024
To ask the Scottish Government, in light of the recommendation in the Health, Social Care and Sport Committee's 1st Report, 2022 (Session 6), Inquiry into perinatal mental health, which was published on 8 February 2022, whether it has established a comprehensive strategy to improve communication, collaboration, co-operation and exchanges of best practice between third sector and statutory perinatal mental health support to make sure that women and families are appropriately and adequately supported.
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Question reference: S6W-26226
- Asked by: Carol Mochan, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Monday, 18 March 2024
- Current Status: Answered by Maree Todd on 15 April 2024
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on what action it has taken to develop the role of social prescribing, and whether it has given any consideration to appointing a national lead for this.
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Question reference: S6W-26236
- Asked by: Carol Mochan, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Monday, 18 March 2024
- Current Status: Answered by Maree Todd on 15 April 2024
To ask the Scottish Government what work it has undertaken to ensure that primary care staff have appropriate training so that they are able to adequately signpost mothers and families towards appropriate third sector provision of perinatal mental health services.
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Question reference: S6W-26339
- Asked by: Carol Mochan, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Thursday, 21 March 2024
- Current Status: Answered by Jenni Minto on 9 April 2024
To ask the Scottish Government what advances have been made in optometry services within primary care in the last five years, and what funding arrangements are in place to support at-home diagnostic and treatment services.
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Question reference: S6W-26343
- Asked by: Carol Mochan, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Thursday, 21 March 2024
- Current Status: Answered by Neil Gray on 9 April 2024
To ask the Scottish Government what guidance it provides to any NHS boards that choose to outsource health services to the private or voluntary sectors or to charity organisations.
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Question reference: S6W-26337
- Asked by: Carol Mochan, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Thursday, 21 March 2024
- Current Status: Answered by Neil Gray on 9 April 2024
To ask the Scottish Government what work it is undertaking to consider self-referral routes within primary care to services that currently require prior GP referral.
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