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
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Question reference: S6W-31424
- Asked by: Tim Eagle, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Monday, 18 November 2024
- Current Status: Answer expected on 3 December 2024
To ask the Scottish Government, in light of the recommendations in the Health, Social Care and Sport Committee report, Remote and Rural Healthcare Inquiry, what steps it is taking to repurpose vacant (a) local authority and (b) NHS properties for use as accommodation for healthcare workers.
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Question reference: S6W-31436
- Asked by: Tim Eagle, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Monday, 18 November 2024
- Current Status: Answer expected on 3 December 2024
To ask the Scottish Government whether it plans to increase the number of travelling consultants within NHS (a) Highland, (b) Western Isles, (c) Orkney, (d) Shetland and (e) Grampian, and, if so, whether it will provide details of this.
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Question reference: S6W-31395
- Asked by: Annie Wells, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Monday, 18 November 2024
- Current Status: Answer expected on 3 December 2024
To ask the Scottish Government for what reason the designated target for the number of rehabilitation placements by 2026 is 1,000.
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Question reference: S6W-31437
- Asked by: Tim Eagle, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Monday, 18 November 2024
- Current Status: Answer expected on 3 December 2024
To ask the Scottish Government, in light of the recommendations in the Health, Social Care and Sport Committee report, Remote and Rural Healthcare Inquiry, whether it plans to review the existing policy for reimbursement of travel and accommodation costs for patients in remote and rural areas accessing healthcare, and, if so, whether it will provide details of this.
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Question reference: S6W-31426
- Asked by: Tim Eagle, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Monday, 18 November 2024
- Current Status: Answer expected on 3 December 2024
To ask the Scottish Government on how many occasions it has conducted an island communities impact assessment for (a) health and (b) social care policies since the assessments were introduced, and whether it will provide details of any such assessments.
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Question reference: S6W-31433
- Asked by: Tim Eagle, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Monday, 18 November 2024
- Current Status: Answer expected on 3 December 2024
To ask the Scottish Government how many residential rehabilitation beds there have been within NHS (a) Highland, (b) Western Isles, (c) Orkney, (d) Shetland and (e) Grampian in each year since 2021.
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Question reference: S6W-31400
- Asked by: Annie Wells, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Monday, 18 November 2024
- Current Status: Answer expected on 3 December 2024
To ask the Scottish Government how it plans to test for the use of any newer illicit substances by prisoners, such as psychoactive drugs, that are currently undetectable by urine tests.
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Question reference: S6W-31441
- Asked by: Tim Eagle, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Monday, 18 November 2024
Submitting member has a registered interest.
- Current Status: Answer expected on 3 December 2024
To ask the Scottish Government what plans it has (a) set out and (b) acted upon for consultation on the Rural Support Plan.
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Question reference: S6W-31434
- Asked by: Tim Eagle, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Monday, 18 November 2024
- Current Status: Answer expected on 3 December 2024
To ask the Scottish Government, in light of the recommendations in the Health, Social Care and Sport Committee report, Remote and Rural Healthcare Inquiry, whether it will commit to delivering “a comprehensive audit of social, palliative and end of life care services in remote and rural areas to develop a clear picture of service provision, including the availability of care at home services”.
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Question reference: S6W-31413
- Asked by: Tim Eagle, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Monday, 18 November 2024
- Current Status: Answer expected on 3 December 2024
To ask the Scottish Government, in light of the recommendations in the Health, Social Care and Sport Committee report, Remote and Rural Healthcare Inquiry, whether it will commit to including so-called earn as you learn opportunities within its remote and rural workforce recruitment strategy.
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