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-29699
- Asked by: Monica Lennon, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Monday, 08 June 2020
- Current Status: Answered by Jeane Freeman on 26 June 2020
To ask the Scottish Government how many care home residents aged (a) under 65 and (b) 65 or over have learning disabilities.
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Question reference: S5W-29783
- Asked by: Monica Lennon, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 09 June 2020
- Current Status: Answered by Jeane Freeman on 26 June 2020
To ask the Scottish Government how many confirmed or presumed COVID-19 deaths that have occurred in the home were (a) people who lived alone, (b) people who died alone, (c) referred to the Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service and (d) subject to a post-mortem or toxicological investigation.
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Question reference: S5W-29902
- Asked by: Monica Lennon, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Monday, 15 June 2020
- Current Status: Answered by Clare Haughey on 25 June 2020
To ask the Scottish Government how it is informing and advising people with a learning disability regarding (a) COVID-19 symptoms, (b) access to testing and (c) social distancing.
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Question reference: S5W-29381
- Asked by: Monica Lennon, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 26 May 2020
- Current Status: Answered by Jeane Freeman on 25 June 2020
To ask the Scottish Government how many patients that were on a delayed discharge register and then moved to a care home tested positive for COVID-19.
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Question reference: S5W-29377
- Asked by: Monica Lennon, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 26 May 2020
- Current Status: Answered by Jeane Freeman on 25 June 2020
To ask the Scottish Government how many hospice patients have had COVID-19 mentioned on their death certificate in 2020.
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Question reference: S5W-29380
- Asked by: Monica Lennon, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 26 May 2020
- Current Status: Answered by Jeane Freeman on 25 June 2020
To ask the Scottish Government how many care homes have had more than five residents die from COVID-19 in 2020, broken down by (a) care home, (b) local authority area and (c) the number of deaths.
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Question reference: S5W-29788
- Asked by: Monica Lennon, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 09 June 2020
- Current Status: Answered by Clare Haughey on 22 June 2020
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will publish the advice it has been given in relation to the effects of shielding on mental health and wellbeing.
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Question reference: S5W-29700
- Asked by: Monica Lennon, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Monday, 08 June 2020
- Current Status: Answered by Joe FitzPatrick on 22 June 2020
To ask the Scottish Government, what information it has regarding (a) how many and (b) what proportion of people with ME are shielding from the COVID-19 outbreak, and what action it is taking to ensure that the people in this group are in receipt of adequate support, including with home visits and care assistance.
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Question reference: S5W-29787
- Asked by: Monica Lennon, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 09 June 2020
- Current Status: Answered by Joe FitzPatrick on 22 June 2020
To ask the Scottish Government how many employers in Scotland have been awarded Carer Positive status level (a) one, (b) two and (c) three in each year since the scheme was introduced.
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Question reference: S5W-29786
- Asked by: Monica Lennon, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 09 June 2020
- Current Status: Answered by John Swinney on 22 June 2020
To ask the Scottish Government whether it plans to ease lockdown restrictions to allow children to play with other children from a different household.
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