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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: S5W-33730

Asked by: Richard Leonard, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Thursday, 03 December 2020
Current Status: Answered by Joe FitzPatrick on 16 December 2020

To ask the Scottish Government what consideration it has given to lowering the age that a person becomes eligible to receive a flu vaccination from 55 to 50.

Question reference: S5W-33735

Asked by: Richard Leonard, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Thursday, 03 December 2020
Current Status: Answered by Jeane Freeman on 16 December 2020

To ask the Scottish Government what investment it has made in the infrastructure required to implement the roll out of the COVID-19 vaccine.

The Scottish Government began its roll out of the COVID-19 vaccine on 8 December, following approval of the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine by the MHRA. Initial doses will be administered within existing estate and therefore there have been no additional costs to infrastructure.

Officials are currently working with NHS Boards to understand anticipated costs of the vaccination programme, including costs as further vaccines are approved.

Question reference: S5W-33731

Asked by: Richard Leonard, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Thursday, 03 December 2020
Current Status: Answered by Joe FitzPatrick on 16 December 2020

To ask the Scottish Government what the cost is of the flu vaccination programme in 2020, and what the cost was in each of the previous three years.

Question reference: S5F-04657

Asked by: Richard Leonard, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Monday, 14 December 2020
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 17 December 2020

Question to be taken in Chamber.

Question reference: S5F-04637

Asked by: Richard Leonard, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Monday, 07 December 2020
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 10 December 2020

Question to be taken in Chamber.

Question reference: S5F-04613

Asked by: Richard Leonard, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Monday, 30 November 2020
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 3 December 2020

Question to be taken in Chamber.

Question reference: S5F-04588

Asked by: Richard Leonard, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Monday, 23 November 2020
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 26 November 2020

Question to be taken in the Chamber.

Question reference: S5F-04567

Asked by: Richard Leonard, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Monday, 16 November 2020
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 19 November 2020

Question to be taken in the Chamber.

Question reference: S5F-04538

Asked by: Richard Leonard, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Monday, 09 November 2020
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 12 November 2020

Question to be taken in Chamber.

Question reference: S5W-32269

Asked by: Richard Leonard, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Monday, 05 October 2020
Current Status: Answered by Jeane Freeman on 9 November 2020

To ask the Scottish Government how many healthcare workers who have carried out testing for COVID-19 have tested positive for the virus.

Health Boards have been routinely testing healthcare workers in key areas (oncology, long stay elderly care and mental health wards where the length of stay is over three months) since 08 July.

The way in which the test is administered will be determined locally by occupational health, or public health. The test should be performed at the place of work and the preferred method of testing would be self or peer testing in the clinical area.

The preferred route of testing is a decision made by Health Boards and those receiving the test, and the method is not recorded at the time of the test taking place.

The Scottish Government has been working closely with Health Boards to develop key data on the testing of NHS staff to ensure robust and reliable information. We are working to ensure the data is robust and aim publish this data once this is confirmed .