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-01273
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 07 July 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 9 August 2021
To ask the Scottish Government what proportion of the NHS workforce (a) has developed long COVID and (b) is absent due to reasons related to long COVID.
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Question reference: S6W-01536
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Thursday, 15 July 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 6 August 2021
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S5W-18422 by Jeane Freeman on 13 September 2018, how many calls to the Scottish Ambulance Service have been responded to (a) within (i) under 10, (ii) 10 to 29, (iii) 30 to 59, and (iv) 60 to 120 and (b) over 120 minutes, in each year since 2018-19, broken down by triaged category of call.
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Question reference: S6W-01529
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Thursday, 15 July 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 6 August 2021
To ask the Scottish Government what the target waiting time is for a colposcopy.
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Question reference: S6W-01751
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Thursday, 22 July 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Maree Todd on 6 August 2021
To ask the Scottish Government by what date haematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT) treatment for multiple sclerosis will be available to NHS patients.
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Question reference: S6W-01752
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Thursday, 22 July 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Maree Todd on 6 August 2021
To ask the Scottish Government for what reason haematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT) treatment for patients with multiple sclerosis is not currently provided by any NHS boards, despite it having been approved for use by NHS Scotland.
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Question reference: S6W-01530
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Thursday, 15 July 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Maree Todd on 4 August 2021
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S5W-33254 by Joe FitzPatrick on 2 December 2020, how many patients who had their routine cervical screening test delayed have (a) now received a test, (b) been referred for further investigation and (c) not yet received an invite for an appointment.
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Question reference: S6W-01397
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Monday, 12 July 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 3 August 2021
To ask the Scottish Government for what reason earwax-removal services are no longer offered through the NHS.
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Question reference: S6W-01537
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Thursday, 15 July 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Maree Todd on 30 July 2021
To ask the Scottish Government how many contact tracers have been working for the COVID-19 Test and Protect service in each week since 1 May 2021, also broken down by how many were (a) redeployed and (b) seconded NHS staff.
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Question reference: S6W-01528
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Thursday, 15 July 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 30 July 2021
To ask the Scottish Government how many people are on the waiting list for a colposcopy, also broken down by how many have been waiting (a) eight to 16, (b) 17 to 32, (c) 33 to 52 and (d) over 52 weeks.
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Question reference: S6W-01460
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 14 July 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Keith Brown on 30 July 2021
To ask the Scottish Government how many people have been (a) fined or (b) arrested for not wearing face coverings.