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-10081
- Asked by: Alexander Burnett, MSP for Aberdeenshire West, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 28 July 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 25 August 2022
To ask the Scottish Government, in light of reports of an NHS pilot scheme in England that gives high street pharmacies the power to refer patients for cancer scans and tests, whether it will consider trialling a similar scheme in Scotland.
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Question reference: S6W-09863
- Asked by: Alexander Burnett, MSP for Aberdeenshire West, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 27 July 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 24 August 2022
To ask the Scottish Government how many referred mesh patients are currently being (a) seen and (b) offered (i) full and (ii) partial removal by a fully-trained mesh removal specialist, and what its position is on whether partial removal may lead to continued and additional issues.
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Question reference: S6W-10049
- Asked by: Alexander Burnett, MSP for Aberdeenshire West, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 27 July 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 24 August 2022
To ask the Scottish Government, in light of the reported increasing number of cases of COVID-19, what consideration it has given to making additional support available for people who are clinically vulnerable with neurological conditions.
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Question reference: S6W-10092
- Asked by: Alexander Burnett, MSP for Aberdeenshire West, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Friday, 29 July 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Clare Haughey on 24 August 2022
To ask the Scottish Government how it will support the Scottish Children’s Reporter in ensuring that all autistic young people undergoing referral are adequately supported, and what its position is on whether a disaggregation of Scottish Children's Reporter Administration data by individual disability, as opposed to "Disability" as a whole, would provide an important tool for identifying relevant needs.
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Question reference: S6W-10050
- Asked by: Alexander Burnett, MSP for Aberdeenshire West, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 27 July 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 24 August 2022
To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made of the number of people who are clinically vulnerable and are (a) continuing to shield and (b) restricting their activities due to COVID-19.
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Question reference: S6W-10051
- Asked by: Alexander Burnett, MSP for Aberdeenshire West, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 27 July 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Ben Macpherson on 24 August 2022
To ask the Scottish Government what consideration it has given to people in Scotland affected by the forthcoming transition from Personal Independence Payment or Disability Living Allowance to Adult Disability Payment and whether they understand what the change means to them.
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Question reference: S6W-09997
- Asked by: Alexander Burnett, MSP for Aberdeenshire West, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 27 July 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Michael Matheson on 23 August 2022
To ask the Scottish Government, in light of the reported rise in the cost of energy, what steps will be taken to ensure that park home residents receive the full benefit of support available to households, rather than site owners.
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Question reference: S6W-10048
- Asked by: Alexander Burnett, MSP for Aberdeenshire West, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 27 July 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Ben Macpherson on 23 August 2022
To ask the Scottish Government what information it has on how many adults in Scotland currently receive Disability Living Allowance.
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Question reference: S6W-09989
- Asked by: Alexander Burnett, MSP for Aberdeenshire West, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 26 July 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Jenny Gilruth on 19 August 2022
To ask the Scottish Government what plans are in place to improve access for disabled people at Insch Railway Station, and when any such improvement work will take place.
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Question reference: S6W-09867
- Asked by: Alexander Burnett, MSP for Aberdeenshire West, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 20 July 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 18 August 2022
To ask the Scottish Government whether it is aware of reports of people that are referred by their GP for mesh removal and treatment experiencing repeated postponements of their appointments, and, if this is the case, what action it is taking to address this, and by when does it anticipate the matter will be resolved.
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