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-03308
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Friday, 24 September 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 18 October 2021
To ask the Scottish Government what modelling it has undertaken to measure the potential impact of COP26 on NHS capacity.
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Question reference: S6W-02539
- 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 what progress it has made with the commitment in its 2016-17 Programme for Government to "train 1,000 new paramedics over the next five years", and by what date this will be achieved.
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Question reference: S6W-02309
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 17 August 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 18 October 2021
To ask the Scottish Government how many people it estimates have missed an early diagnosis of melanoma due to disruption to health services as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Question reference: S6W-03483
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 05 October 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 18 October 2021
To ask the Scottish Government for what reasons it is reportedly recognising COVID-19 vaccinations administered in the USA but not those administered in Canada.
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Question reference: S6W-03664
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Friday, 08 October 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 18 October 2021
To ask the Scottish Government whether it has any plans to involve private digital technology providers in the handling of GP telephone consultations.
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Question reference: S6W-03306
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Friday, 24 September 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 5 October 2021
To ask the Scottish Government what additional NHS workload, expressed as a percentage, it estimates will result from COP26.
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Question reference: S6W-03307
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Friday, 24 September 2021
- Current Status: Answered by George Adam on 5 October 2021
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will ensure that the ministerial code applies to its special advisers.
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Question reference: S6W-03309
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Friday, 24 September 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Michael Matheson on 4 October 2021
To ask the Scottish Government how many visitors it anticipates there will be to Glasgow for COP26.
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Question reference: S6W-02403
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Monday, 23 August 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 4 October 2021
To ask the Scottish Government when the NHS Recovery Plan will be published.
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Question reference: S6W-02310
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 17 August 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 4 October 2021
To ask the Scottish Government what work it is doing to increase public awareness of (a) melanoma and (b) other skin cancers (i) among people under 35 and (ii) in general.