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-03883
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Thursday, 21 October 2021
- Current Status: Answered by John Swinney on 1 November 2021
To ask the Scottish Government what discussions it has had with the UK Government in relation to the reintroduction of previously relaxed COVID-19 restrictions in light of the increasing number of cases.
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Question reference: S6W-03684
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 12 October 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Maree Todd on 29 October 2021
To ask the Scottish Government what its response is to the MS Society report, Neurology Now, and, in light of the report's findings, what its position is on introducing a national reporting framework to measure improvements in care and support.
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Question reference: S6W-03683
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 12 October 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Maree Todd on 29 October 2021
To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to improve data collection regarding the (a) prevalence of, (b) treatment waiting times for and (c) cost of treating neurological conditions.
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Question reference: S6W-03417
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Thursday, 30 September 2021
- Current Status: Answered by George Adam on 28 October 2021
To ask the Scottish Government whether the First Minister’s ex-chief of staff, who left the role in May 2021, received any payment, additional to her monthly salary, when leaving the role.
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Question reference: S6W-03607
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Friday, 08 October 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Kevin Stewart on 27 October 2021
To ask the Scottish Government how many existing hospital beds will be released as a result of improvements that are planned to reduce delayed discharge.
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Question reference: S6W-03305
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 29 September 2021
- Current Status: Answered by George Adam on 26 October 2021
To ask the Scottish Government whether (a) the Deputy First Minister and (b) any of its (i) special advisers and (ii) civil servants have breached any codes of conduct by failing to provide to the Committee on the Scottish Government Handling of Harassment Complaints information that has since made it into the public domain.
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Question reference: S6W-03489
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 06 October 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Dorothy Bain on 20 October 2021
To ask the Scottish Government what the (a) shortest, (b) median and (c) longest waiting time has been for a toxicology report to be completed in each of the last 10 years.
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Question reference: S6W-03488
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 05 October 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Dorothy Bain on 20 October 2021
To ask the Scottish Government what information it has regarding the number of toxicology reports that remain outstanding because of the reported backlog.
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Question reference: S6W-03490
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 05 October 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Dorothy Bain on 20 October 2021
To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to reduce toxicology waiting times, and by what date it expects this reduction will begin to take place.
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Question reference: S6W-02536
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 25 August 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 18 October 2021
To ask the Scottish Government how many ambulances have been single-crewed in each year since 2017.
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