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-09460
- Asked by: Alex Cole-Hamilton, MSP for Edinburgh Western, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 29 June 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 13 July 2022
To ask the Scottish Government how many applications to the Long COVID Support Fund from NHS boards in order to provide services for people with long COVID have been (a) accepted and (b) rejected.
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Question reference: S6W-09382
- Asked by: Alex Cole-Hamilton, MSP for Edinburgh Western, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Monday, 27 June 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 13 July 2022
To ask the Scottish Government what information it has on how many Scottish Ambulance Service call-outs were alcohol related in each of the last four years.
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Question reference: S6W-08295
- Asked by: Alex Cole-Hamilton, MSP for Edinburgh Western, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Thursday, 19 May 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 13 July 2022
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S6W-07727 by Humza Yousaf on 22 April 2022, whether it will provide the information requested regarding what continuing pay arrangements NHS Scotland staff, who are experiencing prolonged absence from work specifically due to long COVID, are currently entitled to, and what changes it plans to make to these arrangements.
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Question reference: S6W-09294
- Asked by: Alex Cole-Hamilton, MSP for Edinburgh Western, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Thursday, 23 June 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Neil Gray on 12 July 2022
To ask the Scottish Government what language support is available to people hosting Ukrainian refugees.
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Question reference: S6W-09406
- Asked by: Alex Cole-Hamilton, MSP for Edinburgh Western, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 28 June 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Kevin Stewart on 12 July 2022
To ask the Scottish Government what the recruitment target is for mental health workers in primary care settings specifically.
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Question reference: S6W-09208
- Asked by: Alex Cole-Hamilton, MSP for Edinburgh Western, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Friday, 17 June 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Ash Regan on 30 June 2022
To ask the Scottish Government what action it has taken to ensure that building evacuation alert systems are installed in (a) new and (b) existing high-rise buildings over 11 metres in height.
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Question reference: S6W-09207
- Asked by: Alex Cole-Hamilton, MSP for Edinburgh Western, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Friday, 17 June 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Ash Regan on 30 June 2022
To ask the Scottish Government whether it has implemented the recommendation of the Grenfell Tower Inquiry to provide a personal fire evacuation plan for all disabled tenants in Scotland.
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Question reference: S6W-09152
- Asked by: Alex Cole-Hamilton, MSP for Edinburgh Western, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Thursday, 16 June 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 30 June 2022
To ask the Scottish Government how many specialist psychiatrists for children and young people have been trained in each year since 2007.
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Question reference: S6W-09158
- Asked by: Alex Cole-Hamilton, MSP for Edinburgh Western, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Thursday, 16 June 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 30 June 2022
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answers to questions S6W-8571, S6W-8573 and S6W-8574 by Humza Yousaf on 30 May 2022, what treatments will be included on the new NHS website, and whether it will provide the information requested regarding by what date it anticipates the new website will go live.
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Question reference: S6W-09175
- Asked by: Alex Cole-Hamilton, MSP for Edinburgh Western, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Thursday, 16 June 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 29 June 2022
To ask the Scottish Government what support exists to allow people who have experienced vaccine injury to recoup any lost earnings.
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