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-26264
- Asked by: Jackie Dunbar, MSP for Aberdeen Donside, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 19 March 2024
- Current Status: Initiated by the Scottish Government. Answer expected on 17 April 2024
To ask the Scottish Government when the draft Bioenergy Policy Statement will be published.
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Question reference: S6W-26233
- Asked by: Paul Sweeney, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Monday, 18 March 2024
- Current Status: Answer expected on 16 April 2024
To ask the Scottish Government whether the submissions to the Wolfson Economics Prize 2021, in response to the problem question, "How would you design and plan new hospitals to radically improve patient experiences, clinical outcomes, staff wellbeing, and integration with wider health and social care?", have influenced Scottish Government policy on the design of healthcare facilities.
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Question reference: S6W-26231
- Asked by: Carol Mochan, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Monday, 18 March 2024
- Current Status: Answer expected on 16 April 2024
To ask the Scottish Government what information it holds on how many primary care appointments were cancelled in the last two years, broken down by NHS board.
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Question reference: S6W-26221
- Asked by: Monica Lennon, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Monday, 18 March 2024
- Current Status: Answer expected on 16 April 2024
To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to introduce drug checking services at music festivals and other cultural and entertainment venues, as a harm reduction measure.
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Question reference: S6W-26220
- Asked by: Monica Lennon, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Monday, 18 March 2024
- Current Status: Answer expected on 16 April 2024
To ask the Scottish Government what potential impact the COVID-19 pandemic is predicted to have on alcohol (a) consumption, (b) hospitalisations and (c) deaths in Scotland over the next 10 years.
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Question reference: S6W-26234
- Asked by: Carol Mochan, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Monday, 18 March 2024
- Current Status: Answer expected on 16 April 2024
To ask the Scottish Government what advances in training on perinatal mental health have been made following the recommendations made in the Health, Social Care and Sport Committee's 1st Report, 2022 (Session 6), Inquiry into perinatal mental health (SP Paper 104), which was published on 8 February 2022.
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Question reference: S6W-26230
- Asked by: Carol Mochan, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Monday, 18 March 2024
- Current Status: Answer expected on 16 April 2024
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on the development and use of single patient records within NHS Scotland.
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Question reference: S6W-26235
- Asked by: Carol Mochan, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Monday, 18 March 2024
- Current Status: Answer expected on 16 April 2024
To ask the Scottish Government what progress NHS Education for Scotland has made on its commissioned piece of work to develop a national midwifery career framework.
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Question reference: S6W-26216
- Asked by: Beatrice Wishart, MSP for Shetland Islands, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Monday, 18 March 2024
- Current Status: Answer expected on 16 April 2024
To ask the Scottish Government what information it holds on what the (a) shortest, (b) longest and (c) average duration was in the academic year 2022-23 that (i) a teacher and (ii) an educational worker was suspended from their duties following allegations made against them and pending investigation.
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Question reference: S6W-26228
- Asked by: Carol Mochan, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Monday, 18 March 2024
- Current Status: Answer expected on 16 April 2024
To ask the Scottish Government what work it has undertaken in the last 12 months to increase patient awareness of alternative pathways to primary care.