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-15938
- Asked by: Liam Kerr, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 16 March 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Keith Brown on 21 March 2023
To ask the Scottish Government how many cyber-attacks have been recorded on (a) its and (b) its agencies’ computer and data systems since January 2021, and, in each case, what the suspected source was, and to what extent the attack (i) gained information and (ii) damaged systems.
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Question reference: S6W-15722
- Asked by: Liam Kerr, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 08 March 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Lorna Slater on 17 March 2023
To ask the Scottish Government, regarding the information set out at paragraphs 2.161 and 2.162 on page 59 of its document, A Deposit Return Scheme for Scotland: Full Business Case Stage 1, how it calculated the value of the "Commercial value of advertising space at RVMs" at £26 million; whether it will publish its workings and assumptions for calculating this figure; what its position is on whether the figure will still be accurate in August 2023; what £26 million of benefits from "Commercial value of advertising space at RVMs" being "allocated to society" means; who specifically will receive the £26 million, and, in light of this document being published in May 2019, whether it is now better able to assess who will benefit from commercial advertising on Reverse Vending Machines.
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Question reference: S6W-15508
- Asked by: Liam Kerr, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Friday, 03 March 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 17 March 2023
To ask the Scottish Government how it promotes the (a) recruitment and (b) retention of NHS staff local to their area in primary care, and what guidance it provides to NHS boards on (i) attracting and (ii) retaining (A) medical and (B) non-medical staff from local candidate pools.
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Question reference: S6W-15505
- Asked by: Liam Kerr, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Friday, 03 March 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 17 March 2023
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will disclose any guidance provided to NHS boards on how to (a) attract and (b) retain (i) medical and (ii) non-medical staff.
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Question reference: S6W-15511
- Asked by: Liam Kerr, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 02 March 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Maree Todd on 16 March 2023
To ask the Scottish Government how many district nurses have been employed by the NHS in each of the last five years, and what its position is on the provision of regular district nurse visits to people over 65.
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Question reference: S6W-15507
- Asked by: Liam Kerr, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 02 March 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 16 March 2023
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide the latest data showing the retention rate of (a) nurses and (b) doctors in the NHS.
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Question reference: S6W-15510
- Asked by: Liam Kerr, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 02 March 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Maree Todd on 16 March 2023
To ask the Scottish Government what analysis it has undertaken in the last five years on the impact of noise pollution on health.
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Question reference: S6W-15506
- Asked by: Liam Kerr, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 02 March 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 16 March 2023
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide any analysis that it has undertaken in the last five years of the effectiveness of the (a) recruitment and (b) retention policies of NHS boards.
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Question reference: S6W-15509
- Asked by: Liam Kerr, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 02 March 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 16 March 2023
To ask the Scottish Government what its position is on the importance of (a) medical and (b) non-medical staff in the NHS attending schools within the vicinity of their workplace to encourage local pupils to pursue a career in healthcare.
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Question reference: S6O-02037
- Asked by: Liam Kerr, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 15 March 2023
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 22 March 2023
To ask the Scottish Government how it ensures that there is sufficient police presence throughout the north east.
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