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: S6T-00139
- Asked by: Sue Webber, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Monday, 06 September 2021
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 7 September 2021
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on the use of face-to-face GP appointments.
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Question reference: S6W-01822
- Asked by: Sue Webber, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 05 August 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 25 August 2021
To ask the Scottish Government how many patients have had a genomic profile carried out on their tumour in each of the last five years, broken down by NHS board.
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Question reference: S6W-02094
- Asked by: Sue Webber, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Friday, 06 August 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 25 August 2021
To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking, in addition to initiatives such as mobile vaccine buses and vaccinations at football stadiums and shopping centres, to encourage and incentivise younger people to get the COVID-19 vaccine, in light of reports that vaccine rollout statistics show a lower take-up rate amongst younger people.
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Question reference: S6W-01821
- Asked by: Sue Webber, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Friday, 23 July 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 25 August 2021
To ask the Scottish Government how many Specialist Nurse Practitioners there are for (a) primary and (b) secondary breast cancer, and what the nurse-to-patient ratio is, both broken down by NHS board.
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Question reference: S6W-02101
- Asked by: Sue Webber, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 10 August 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Shirley-Anne Somerville on 25 August 2021
To ask the Scottish Government what assessment was made, prior to determining the new contract for the provision of Scottish National Standardised Assessments, of whether there were any risks associated with a change of provider, including whether there was any risk of disruption to schools or additional costs.
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Question reference: S6W-02099
- Asked by: Sue Webber, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 10 August 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Shirley-Anne Somerville on 25 August 2021
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide details of the new contract for the provision of Scottish National Standardised Assessments, including details of any differences that exist between the new contract and the previous contract.
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Question reference: S6W-02100
- Asked by: Sue Webber, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 10 August 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Shirley-Anne Somerville on 25 August 2021
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide details of the (a) assessment criteria used, and (b) weighting of the submitted bids, in relation to the process to determine the new contract for the provision of Scottish National Standardised Assessments.
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Question reference: S6W-02098
- Asked by: Sue Webber, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 10 August 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Shirley-Anne Somerville on 25 August 2021
To ask the Scottish Government whether the current service provider submitted a bid for the new contract for the provision of the Scottish National Standardised Assessments and, if so, whether the bid it submitted was higher or lower in value to the bid submitted by the provider that has been selected.
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Question reference: S6W-01817
- Asked by: Sue Webber, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Friday, 23 July 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 24 August 2021
To ask the Scottish Government how many women aged (a) 50 and over and (b) under 50 are currently undergoing treatment for secondary breast cancer, broken down by NHS board.
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Question reference: S6W-01819
- Asked by: Sue Webber, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Friday, 23 July 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 24 August 2021
To ask the Scottish Government how many women aged (a) 50 and over and (b) under 50 are currently waiting to start treatment for (i) primary and (ii) secondary breast cancer, broken down by NHS board.
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