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-15490
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Thursday, 02 March 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Kevin Stewart on 9 March 2023
To ask the Scottish Government whether the budget for the Independent Living Fund is currently underspent and, if so, by how much.
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Question reference: S6W-15487
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Thursday, 02 March 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Kevin Stewart on 9 March 2023
To ask the Scottish Government when the Independent Living Fund was transferred from the UK Government, and, at the point of transfer, (a) how many people were in receipt of funding and (b) what the total budget was.
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Question reference: S6W-15261
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 21 February 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 8 March 2023
To ask the Scottish Government when it expects to set out its strategic intent for the delivery of an equitable genomics health service in Scotland, and its genomics strategy and implementation plan.
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Question reference: S6W-15402
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Friday, 24 February 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Maree Todd on 7 March 2023
To ask the Scottish Government what steps it has taken to address the reported reduction in the number of women attending cervical cancer screening appointments.
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Question reference: S6W-15263
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 21 February 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 7 March 2023
To ask the Scottish Government how it will ensure the alignment of the processes for medicines approval by the Scottish Medicines Consortium (SMC) and the commissioning of companion diagnostics in NHS laboratories, to avoid patients being denied access to SMC-accepted precision treatments due to the NHS not having the necessary associated laboratory test in place.
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Question reference: S6W-15260
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 21 February 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 7 March 2023
To ask the Scottish Government which precision medicines and treatments have been accepted by the Scottish Medicines Consortium for use by NHS Scotland where the companion diagnostic test is not currently offered by NHS Scotland laboratories.
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Question reference: S6W-15262
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 21 February 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 7 March 2023
To ask the Scottish Government what steps are being taken to ensure the input of (a) patients, (b) clinicians, (c) scientists and (d) industry to inform the development of Scotland's genomics strategy and implementation plan.
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Question reference: S6W-14909
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Friday, 10 February 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Michael Matheson on 2 March 2023
To ask the Scottish Government whether the Scottish Ministers are responsible for determining whether Scottish Water is meeting, or has met, its Principles of Charging policy and its Ministerial Objectives, or whether it has delegated this responsibility to the Water Industry Commission, and, if it has delegated responsibility, where the terms of any such delegation of responsibility to the Commission are set out, and under what powers the Scottish Ministers have made any such delegation.
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Question reference: S6W-15259
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 21 February 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Ivan McKee on 1 March 2023
To ask the Scottish Government what the current status is of the (a) Principles Agreement between Scottish Government and Business and (b) Joint Taskforce on Business Regulation, and what (i) actions, (ii) outcomes and (iii) regulatory changes have been agreed by each initiative.
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Question reference: S6W-14886
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Monday, 13 February 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Elena Whitham on 1 March 2023
To ask the Scottish Government whether there are any plans to relocate Helensburgh fire station to another site, rather than refurbishing the existing building.