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-03897
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Thursday, 21 October 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 12 November 2021
To ask the Scottish Government how many additional medical students it believes will be needed to resolve the reported staffing issues, and how much it believes it will cost to fill these places.
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Question reference: S6W-03892
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Thursday, 21 October 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 12 November 2021
To ask the Scottish Government what analysis it has done of the cost of administering the COVID-19 booster vaccine by GP practices compared with health boards, and what the estimated costs were of both approaches.
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Question reference: S6O-00407
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Thursday, 11 November 2021
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 18 November 2021
To ask the Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body when it will make a decision regarding the level of MSP allowances for staff for 2022-23.
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Question reference: S6W-03977
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Monday, 25 October 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 11 November 2021
To ask the Scottish Government how many NHS staff are administering COVID-19 booster jabs, and how this compares with the initial vaccination programme.
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Question reference: S6W-03981
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Monday, 25 October 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 11 November 2021
To ask the Scottish Government when the winter flu period is anticipated to commence in 2021.
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Question reference: S6W-03609
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Friday, 08 October 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 11 November 2021
To ask the Scottish Government whether the additional funding of £62 million for unmet need in social care is recurring funding.
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Question reference: S6W-01602
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 20 July 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 11 November 2021
To ask the Scottish Government by what date it plans to start the roll-out of the 2021-22 flu-immunisation programme, and how many people will be eligible for a free flu vaccination, broken down by eligible groups.
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Question reference: S6W-03896
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Thursday, 21 October 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 11 November 2021
To ask the Scottish Government what the cost is of training a nursing student.
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Question reference: S6W-03612
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Friday, 08 October 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 11 November 2021
To ask the Scottish Government what its position is on whether any reductions to care packages by local authorities will be halted in light of the additional funding of £62 million for unmet need in social care.
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Question reference: S6W-03610
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Friday, 08 October 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 11 November 2021
To ask the Scottish Government how the £62 million for unmet need in social care will be allocated, broken down by local authority.
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