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-00438
- Asked by: Jamie Greene, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 03 June 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Michael Matheson on 18 June 2021
To ask the Scottish Government what information it has on how many overseas visitors arrived directly into Scottish airports or ports in 2021, broken down by, where available, (a) the stated reason for the visit, (b) how many of the visitors provided evidence of a negative COVID-19 test at the point of arrival, (c) how many visitors were tested for COVID-19 by health authorities on arrival, (d) how many visitors were found to be positive for COVID-19 on arrival and (e) how many visitors were denied entry on the grounds of public health alone.
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Question reference: S6W-00451
- Asked by: Stephen Kerr, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 03 June 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Michael Matheson on 18 June 2021
To ask the Scottish Government what exemptions from the £1,750 COVID-19 hotel quarantine charge it (a) is currently considering and (b) has considered and ruled out.
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Question reference: S6W-00444
- Asked by: Stephen Kerr, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 03 June 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 18 June 2021
To ask the Scottish Government how many NHS patients in the Central Scotland parliamentary region have waited over 12 weeks for treatment in each year since 2018-19.
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Question reference: S6W-00410
- Asked by: Alexander Stewart, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Thursday, 03 June 2021
Submitting member has a registered interest.
- Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 18 June 2021
To ask the Scottish Government what its response is to the appeal launched by the European Stroke Organisation in May 2021 calling for health ministers across Europe to sign a declaration for action on implementing a Europe-wide stroke action plan, and how its response impacts its Stroke Improvement Plan.
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Question reference: S6W-00446
- Asked by: Stephen Kerr, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 03 June 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 18 June 2021
To ask the Scottish Government how many planned NHS operations took place in the Central Scotland parliamentary region in each (a) of the last three years and (b) month since April 2021, and how many were cancelled, also broken down by reason for cancellation.
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Question reference: S6W-00409
- Asked by: Alexander Stewart, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Thursday, 03 June 2021
Submitting member has a registered interest.
- Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 18 June 2021
To ask the Scottish Government what plans it has to publish the definition of its progressive stroke service as detailed in its Programme for Government 2019-20; what plans it has to implement a progressive stroke service, and how it will ensure that people who survive a stroke in Scotland will have the same opportunity to achieve their recovery potential as those across the rest of the UK and North West Europe.
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Question reference: S6W-00470
- Asked by: Foysol Choudhury, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Thursday, 03 June 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 18 June 2021
To ask the Scottish Government what progress has been made by the COVID-19 vaccination programme management and delivery team in addressing lower confidence in vaccinations in some ethnic minority communities, and in identifying where there are continuing gaps in the take up of the vaccination.
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Question reference: S6W-00456
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Thursday, 03 June 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 18 June 2021
To ask the Scottish Government what medicines or other products are unavailable from the free prescription service due to shortages of supply, broken down by (a) the reason for each shortage, (b) when it expects each shortage to be resolved and (c) whether it will allow a substitution option for each medicine or product until supplies resume.
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Question reference: S6W-00447
- Asked by: Stephen Kerr, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 03 June 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 18 June 2021
To ask the Scottish Government by what date the independent public inquiry on care homes during the COVID-19 pandemic will (a) be launched, (b) conclude and (c) publish its findings.
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Question reference: S6W-00442
- Asked by: Annie Wells, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 03 June 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 18 June 2021
To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to ensure that there are no discrepancies in pay between nurses and other healthcare workers who administer COVID-19 vaccinations.
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