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.
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To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on whether the use of anti-viral medication to treat COVID-19 will be extended to all people who were on the shielding list.
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will publish statistics on the availability of anti-viral medication to treat people with COVID-19.
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S6W-07108 by Lorna Slater on 22 March 2022, which states that the number of reverse vending machines (RVMs) that will be used in Scotland’s Deposit Return Scheme (DRS) was estimated at 3,021, whether it now estimates that number to be around 5,000, in light of this reportedly being stated in a DRS workshop held by Circularity Scotland in March 2022, and, if so, what action it will take to further amend the final BRIA to reflect the additional costs associated with this increased estimate.
To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking in response to reports that the number of children hospitalised for deliberate self-poisoning from paracetamol in NHS Grampian was almost three times higher in 2021 than in 2019.
To ask the Scottish Government, in relation to the statement on the Circularity Scotland website that the retailer handling fee will be determined “annually by independent consultants”, whether (a) this statement is correct and (b) the consultants referred to are PwC, and, if so, what its response is to reports that PwC are not in fact determining the fee, but rather providing advice on the basis of which the fee will be determined by Circularity Scotland.
To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to improve the availability of high-quality BSL and English interpreters in courts and police stations.
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will take action to improve the accessibility of train stations following ScotRail moving into public ownership.
To ask the Scottish Government what consultation it has carried out with disabled people and their supporting organisations in relation to Low Emission Zones.
To ask the Scottish Government whether the NHS will continue on the emergency footing that the Cabinet Secretary for Health and Social Care previously extended to the 30 April 2022.
To ask the Scottish Government what steps it is taking to improve the provision of BSL interpreters in care homes.