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, regarding the Final Business and Regulatory Impact Assessment for its Deposit Return Scheme, published in 2021, and the statements regarding local authority benefits as a result of half a billion containers being removed from local authorities, what its position is on whether such a removal of containers would represent a reduction in benefits for local authorities.
To ask the Scottish Government, regarding the Final Business and Regulatory Impact Assessment for its Deposit Return Scheme, published in 2021, in light of it including an additional half a billion containers within the scheme and additional 20,000 return points, how it was calculated that the costs to regulators will remain the same, and how this calculation has been validated.
To ask the Scottish Government, regarding the Final Business and Regulatory Impact Assessment for its Deposit Return Scheme, published in 2021, which includes an additional half a billion containers within the scheme and additional 20,000 return points, which is a 118% increase on its initial estimate of the number of return points, for what reason there is no corresponding increase in costs to reflect this.
To ask the Scottish Government how many tonnes of Scotland-produced malting barley have been used in the production of whisky in Scotland in each year since 2007.
To ask the Scottish Government what recent discussions have been held with NHS Grampian about increasing capacity for elective surgeries to reduce patient waiting times.
To ask the Scottish Government (a) whether and (b) how the routine vaccination programme for children aged one to 18 has been impacted by recent health restrictions, school closures and reported strain on the NHS.
To ask the Scottish Government what steps are being taken by NHS Grampian to clear the waiting lists for patients who need elective cardiac surgery, in order to ensure that they can be seen within recommended guidelines.
To ask the Scottish Government whether free COVID-19 lateral flow tests will be retained for (a) unpaid carers, (b) caregivers and (c) visitors entering (i) care homes and (ii) other healthcare settings.
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S6W-05334 by Humza Yousaf on 10 January 2022, whether it plans to make sapropterin available for routine use in the NHS for patients with phenylketonuria (PKU), and, if so, when will this take place.
To ask the Scottish Government when it expects agreement to be reached on the salary claim for 2022-23 for NHS Scotland staff.