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-15545
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Thursday, 02 March 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 16 March 2023
To ask the Scottish Government what discussions it has had with the UK Government regarding participating in the "subscription-style" payment model that has been established to tackle antimicrobial resistance (AMR).
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Question reference: S6W-15495
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Thursday, 02 March 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Maree Todd on 16 March 2023
To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to ensure that males take up the offer of the HPV vaccination as well as females, in light of a lower uptake of the HPV vaccination in males.
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Question reference: S6W-15498
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Thursday, 02 March 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 16 March 2023
To ask the Scottish Government what the running costs of the Golden Jubilee Conference Hotel have been in each year since 2016-17.
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Question reference: S6W-15488
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 08 March 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Kevin Stewart on 14 March 2023
To ask the Scottish Government how many people are receiving funding from the Independent Living Fund (ILF) Scotland 2015 Fund as of February 2023.
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Question reference: S6W-15403
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Friday, 24 February 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 10 March 2023
To ask the Scottish Government how many women are currently on a waiting list for cervical cancer treatment.
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Question reference: S6W-14903
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Friday, 10 February 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 10 March 2023
To ask the Scottish Government how many of the 750 additional nurses, midwives and allied health professionals it plans to recruit from overseas, announced in October 2022, have been recruited to date, broken down by NHS board.
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Question reference: S6W-15493
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 07 March 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Kevin Stewart on 10 March 2023
To ask the Scottish Government when the Independent Living Fund (ILF) Scotland 2015 Fund will open to new applicants.
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Question reference: S6W-15494
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Thursday, 02 March 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Kevin Stewart on 10 March 2023
To ask the Scottish Government what commitments have been made by (a) the First Minister or (b) any other minister in relation to the Independent Living Fund, when any such commitments were made, and whether they have been delivered.
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Question reference: S6W-15491
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Thursday, 02 March 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Kevin Stewart on 10 March 2023
To ask the Scottish Government whether there are any funding reserves in relation to the Independent Living Fund.
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Question reference: S6W-15492
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Thursday, 02 March 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Kevin Stewart on 10 March 2023
To ask the Scottish Government how many new applications have been made to the Independent Living Fund in each year since 2015.