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
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Question reference: S6W-07153
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Thursday, 10 March 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 28 March 2022
To ask the Scottish Government how much was spent on the (a) Stoma Care Quality and Cost Effectiveness Review and (b) National Stoma Quality Improvement Short Life Working Group, and which recommendations from each of these have been actioned.
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Question reference: S6W-07150
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Thursday, 10 March 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 28 March 2022
To ask the Scottish Government what progress is being made on the establishment of stoma fora in NHS boards, as recommended by the Stoma Care Quality and Cost Effectiveness Review, in 2016, and the National Stoma Quality Improvement Short Life Working Group, in 2019.
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Question reference: S6W-07154
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Thursday, 10 March 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 28 March 2022
To ask the Scottish Government how much funding NHS Scotland has received in value-related rebates from stoma care product suppliers in the last 10 years.
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Question reference: S6W-07151
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Thursday, 10 March 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 28 March 2022
To ask the Scottish Government how it guarantees that the approximately £2 million of funding received by NHS National Services Scotland national procurement from stoma care product suppliers in 2020 is used solely for stoma care specialist nursing services within NHS boards across Scotland, as per agreement NP642/13 (Stoma Community: Tariff Formulary).
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Question reference: S6W-07345
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 16 March 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Maree Todd on 25 March 2022
To ask the Scottish Government how the Detect Cancer Early Programme can be used to help improve awareness of ovarian cancer symptoms.
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Question reference: S6W-07347
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 16 March 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Maree Todd on 25 March 2022
To ask the Scottish Government what steps it is taking to encourage women who have symptoms of ovarian cancer to contact their GP.
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Question reference: S6W-06974
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Thursday, 03 March 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 25 March 2022
To ask the Scottish Government whether the requirement to take a COVID-19 lateral flow test before entering a care home will continue as restrictions ease, and whether these tests will continue to be free for people entering care homes.
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Question reference: S6W-07016
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Thursday, 03 March 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 25 March 2022
To ask the Scottish Government what specific plans are in place to reduce orthopaedic surgery waiting lists, and back to pre-pandemic levels, where this applies.
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Question reference: S6W-06864
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Friday, 25 February 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 24 March 2022
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S6W-05562 by Humza Yousaf on 31 January 2022, whether it plans to use the European Stroke Organisation Stroke Service Tracker that has been designed to report national progress and allow comparisons between countries participating in the stroke action plan.
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Question reference: S6W-06865
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Friday, 25 February 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 24 March 2022
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S6W-05559 by Humza Yousaf on 31 January 2022, what criteria were used to determine the current stroke care brain scan standard of 90% scanned within 12 hours, and, in light of strokes often being time-critical medical emergencies, for what reasons it considers this standard to be appropriate.
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