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-05118
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 14 December 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Maree Todd on 10 January 2022
To ask the Scottish Government whether it supports the use of a centralised network, such as The Circuit, which provides a national overview on the locations of defibrillators and connects defibrillators to NHS ambulance services across the UK.
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Question reference: S6W-05123
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 14 December 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Maree Todd on 10 January 2022
To ask the Scottish Government whether it plans to make it easier for overseas pharmacists to come to Scotland to work.
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Question reference: S6W-05079
- Asked by: Colin Smyth, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Monday, 13 December 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Maree Todd on 10 January 2022
To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to improve the early diagnosis of (a) idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis and (b) interstitial lung disease.
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Question reference: S6W-05259
- Asked by: Foysol Choudhury, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Monday, 20 December 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Kevin Stewart on 7 January 2022
To ask the Scottish Government what proportion of patients who are awaiting discharge require an intermediate care facility, broken down by NHS board area, and how it will increase the availability of intermediate care provision where it is most needed.
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Question reference: S6W-05047
- Asked by: Fiona Hyslop, MSP for Linlithgow, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Monday, 13 December 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Clare Haughey on 7 January 2022
To ask the Scottish Government, what support is available for wraparound child care services that have been impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic, but remain essential to its new wraparound plans.
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Question reference: S6W-05073
- Asked by: Rhoda Grant, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Monday, 13 December 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Graeme Dey on 7 January 2022
To ask the Scottish Government how many applications for places on the board of David MacBrayne Ltd were received in the most recent recruitment process.
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Question reference: S6W-05204
- Asked by: Oliver Mundell, MSP for Dumfriesshire, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 21 December 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Shirley-Anne Somerville on 7 January 2022
To ask the Scottish Government, in light of reports that there have been around 200 cases referred to the General Teaching Council for Scotland in the last three years that were concluded as "closed after initial consideration", whether it is confident that there are no safeguarding or child protection matters included as part of those cases.
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Question reference: S6W-05241
- Asked by: Daniel Johnson, MSP for Edinburgh Southern, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Monday, 20 December 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Kevin Stewart on 7 January 2022
To ask the Scottish Government how it is supporting businesses in providing psychologically healthy workplaces in (a) an office and (b) home-based working environment.
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Question reference: S6W-05258
- Asked by: Foysol Choudhury, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Monday, 20 December 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Kevin Stewart on 7 January 2022
To ask the Scottish Government further to the answer to question S6W-04471 by Kevin Stewart on 26 November 2021, whether it will provide details of (a) the factors and (b) specific challenges identified that are giving rise to higher delayed discharge figures in Edinburgh.
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Question reference: S6W-05074
- Asked by: Rhoda Grant, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Monday, 13 December 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Graeme Dey on 7 January 2022
To ask the Scottish Government how many people who (a) live on or (b) have direct links to Scottish islands applied to be on the board of David MacBrayne Ltd in the most recent recruitment process.
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