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-32659
- Asked by: Donald Cameron, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Monday, 19 October 2020
- Current Status: Answered by Mairi Gougeon on 24 March 2021
To ask the Scottish Government what percentage of the NHS supply of flu vaccines has already been dispensed, and how actual uptake compares with estimated uptake.
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Question reference: S5W-33861
- Asked by: Donald Cameron, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Monday, 07 December 2020
- Current Status: Answered by Jeane Freeman on 24 March 2021
To ask the Scottish Government when the new national protocol allowing healthcare support workers to administer vaccinations will come into effect.
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Question reference: S5W-33908
- Asked by: Donald Cameron, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 08 December 2020
- Current Status: Answered by Jeane Freeman on 19 March 2021
To ask the Scottish Government how many (a) NHS and (b) social care staff in total will be vaccinated as part of the COVID-19 vaccination programme.
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Question reference: S5W-33650
- Asked by: Donald Cameron, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Monday, 30 November 2020
- Current Status: Answered by Jeane Freeman on 19 March 2021
To ask the Scottish Government how it plans to prioritise end-of-life patients for a COVID-19 vaccine.
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Question reference: S5W-35190
- Asked by: Donald Cameron, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Friday, 12 February 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Jeane Freeman on 19 March 2021
To ask the Scottish Government whether third sector staff who are not registered with the Care Inspectorate but who are contracted by NHS boards and health and social care partnerships to provide care and support to clients will receive the £500 payment for health and social care staff.
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Question reference: S5W-35162
- Asked by: Donald Cameron, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 11 February 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Mairi Gougeon on 17 March 2021
To ask the Scottish Government on how many occasions the COVID-19 Vaccination Helpline has been unable to reschedule appointments due to faults with the booking system, and over which dates these faults occurred.
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Question reference: S5W-34191
- Asked by: Donald Cameron, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Monday, 21 December 2020
- Current Status: Answered by Jeane Freeman on 16 March 2021
To ask the Scottish Government how the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency’s requirement for the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine to be packed down and administered by the same legal entity will affect the (a) mass roll-out of the vaccine and (b) use of (i) mass vaccination centres, (ii) GP surgeries and (iii) mobile units to administer the vaccine in Scotland.
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Question reference: S5W-33860
- Asked by: Donald Cameron, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Monday, 07 December 2020
- Current Status: Answered by Jeane Freeman on 16 March 2021
To ask the Scottish Government how the 530 WTE vaccinators required for the commencement of the COVID-19 vaccination programme are split across NHS boards.
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Question reference: S5W-33859
- Asked by: Donald Cameron, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Monday, 07 December 2020
- Current Status: Answered by Jeane Freeman on 16 March 2021
To ask the Scottish Government how many of the 530 WTE vaccinators required for the commencement of the COVID-19 vaccination programme are currently in place, and when all 530 will be in place.
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Question reference: S5W-33858
- Asked by: Donald Cameron, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Monday, 07 December 2020
- Current Status: Answered by Jeane Freeman on 16 March 2021
To ask the Scottish Government how many healthcare professionals each week it plans to provide with (a) generic vaccination training and (b) training specific to the characteristics of the COVID-19 vaccine.
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