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: S5W-29627
- Asked by: Miles Briggs, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 04 June 2020
- Current Status: Answered by Jeane Freeman on 25 June 2020
To ask the Scottish Government what discussions it has had with Scottish Care regarding the cost of establishing a national care service in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Question reference: S5W-29620
- Asked by: Miles Briggs, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 04 June 2020
- Current Status: Answered by Jeane Freeman on 25 June 2020
To ask the Scottish Government what instructions or advice have been given to NHS staff regarding speaking to the media.
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Question reference: S5W-29624
- Asked by: Miles Briggs, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 04 June 2020
- Current Status: Answered by Jeane Freeman on 25 June 2020
To ask the Scottish Government how many attacks on NHS staff have been reported in each month since January 2020.
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Question reference: S5W-29613
- Asked by: Miles Briggs, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 04 June 2020
- Current Status: Answered by Jeane Freeman on 25 June 2020
To ask the Scottish Government what discussions it had with NHS boards following the Silver Swan exercise regarding the distribution of national pandemic stockpiles.
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Question reference: S5W-29610
- Asked by: Miles Briggs, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 04 June 2020
- Current Status: Answered by Jeane Freeman on 25 June 2020
To ask the Scottish Government how many people with no power of attorney have been moved from hospital to a care home since 1 January 2020.
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Question reference: S5W-29626
- Asked by: Miles Briggs, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 04 June 2020
- Current Status: Answered by Jeane Freeman on 25 June 2020
To ask the Scottish Government what work it has undertaken regarding the costs to establish a national care service, and whether it will publish this information.
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Question reference: S5W-29612
- Asked by: Miles Briggs, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 04 June 2020
- Current Status: Answered by Jeane Freeman on 25 June 2020
To ask the Scottish Government what discussions it had with NHS boards regarding the Silver Swan exercise.
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Question reference: S5W-29625
- Asked by: Miles Briggs, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 04 June 2020
- Current Status: Answered by Jeane Freeman on 25 June 2020
To ask the Scottish Government what briefings ministers have received regarding a potential second wave of COVID-19.
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Question reference: S5W-28401
- Asked by: Miles Briggs, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 14 April 2020
- Current Status: Answered by Jeane Freeman on 25 June 2020
To ask the Scottish Government how many care home staff in each NHS board area have been tested for COVID-19, also broken down by how many can access drive-through testing facilities.
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Question reference: S5W-29629
- Asked by: Miles Briggs, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 04 June 2020
- Current Status: Answered by Clare Haughey on 22 June 2020
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S5W-28644 by Clare Haughey on 14 May 2020, whether it will provide an update by publishing the information requested regarding the number of excess deaths on each day since 20 April 2020.
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