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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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Dates of parliamentary sessions
  1. Session 1: 12 May 1999 to 31 March 2003
  2. Session 2: 7 May 2003 to 2 April 2007
  3. Session 3: 9 May 2007 to 22 March 2011
  4. Session 4: 11 May 2011 to 23 March 2016
  5. Session 5: 12 May 2016 to 5 May 2021
  6. Current session: 12 May 2021 to 27 July 2024
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Question reference: S6W-28729

  • Asked by: Tess White, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 25 July 2024
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 22 August 2024

To ask the Scottish Government what its response is to the report in the Daily Record on 23 July 2024 that paediatric nursing graduates from Glasgow Caledonian University were interviewed recently for roles in NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde but were told that no jobs were available.

Question reference: S6W-28749

  • Asked by: Tess White, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 25 July 2024
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 22 August 2024

To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to address the reportedly higher than average rates of neonatal mortality in five NHS boards, including NHS Grampian, where the rate in 2022 was reportedly 24% higher than the group average.

Question reference: S6W-28725

  • Asked by: Tess White, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 25 July 2024
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 22 August 2024

To ask the Scottish Government, in light of the 2022 report by Endometriosis UK, Analysis of Endometriosis Service Provision in Scotland, which suggested that the average length of time from the onset of symptoms of the condition to diagnosis was 8.5 years, with 32% of women waiting over 10 years, what action it has taken to reduce the waiting time for diagnosis, and what analysis it has carried out of the effectiveness of this.

Question reference: S6W-28731

  • Asked by: Tess White, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 25 July 2024
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 22 August 2024

To ask the Scottish Government how much funding has been allocated to the National Wellbeing Hub for health and social care workers in each year since 2020.

Question reference: S6W-28750

  • Asked by: Tess White, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 25 July 2024
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 22 August 2024

To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on the implementation of the recommendations of the review into neonatal deaths in Scotland between April 2021 and March 2022, which was led by Dr Helen Mactier.

Question reference: S6W-28727

  • Asked by: Tess White, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 25 July 2024
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 22 August 2024

To ask the Scottish Government by what date the Acorn carbon capture, usage and storage (CCUS) project in St Cyrus will receive the full £80 million in funding that it earmarked towards it in January 2022.

Question reference: S6W-28726

  • Asked by: Tess White, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 25 July 2024
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 22 August 2024

To ask the Scottish Government how many prisoners from HMP Grampian have been released under the Emergency Early Release programme.

Question reference: S6W-28730

  • Asked by: Tess White, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 25 July 2024
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 22 August 2024

To ask the Scottish Government, in light of the report in The Scotsman on 2 July 2024, which stated that the Scotland director of the Royal College of Nursing Scotland had said that they are experiencing a "stress and anxiety crisis", what action it is taking to support the mental health of health and social care workers.

Question reference: S6W-28728

  • Asked by: Tess White, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 25 July 2024
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 22 August 2024

To ask the Scottish Government how it is working with NHS boards to improve the stability and reliability of IT services, including the GP Vision system, in light of reports that some GPs are experiencing performance issues with this.

Question reference: S6W-28751

  • Asked by: Tess White, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 25 July 2024
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 22 August 2024

To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide the most up-to-date estimate of the costs of developing and implementing the proposed National Care Service, including the money spent to date on the proposals.