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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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Question reference: S7W-04990
- Asked by: Craig Hoy, MSP for Dumfriesshire, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 10 November 2026
- Current Status: Answer expected on 24 November 2026
To ask the Scottish Government what steps it is taking to ensure equitable access to hybrid closed loop technology across all NHS boards.
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Question reference: S7W-04537
- Asked by: Craig Hoy, MSP for Dumfriesshire, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 27 October 2026
- Current Status: Holding Answer by Ivan McKee on 10 November 2026
To ask the Scottish Government how many external recruitment exercises it authorised in each financial year from 2021-22 to 2025-26 where one or more employees of the relevant grade were on the priority movers list, and in how many of those cases an appointment was made following an assessment that no suitable priority mover was available.
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Question reference: S7W-04533
- Asked by: Craig Hoy, MSP for Dumfriesshire, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 27 October 2026
- Current Status: Holding Answer by Ivan McKee on 10 November 2026
To ask the Scottish Government what the total salary costs were for core civil servants in the redeployment process, broken down by Directorate-General, in each financial year from 2021-22 to 2025-26.
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Question reference: S7W-04535
- Asked by: Craig Hoy, MSP for Dumfriesshire, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 27 October 2026
- Current Status: Holding Answer by Ivan McKee on 10 November 2026
To ask the Scottish Government what engagement it has had with staff and public sector trade unions regarding any changes to its policy of no compulsory redundancies within the civil service and wider public sector.
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Question reference: S7W-04531
- Asked by: Craig Hoy, MSP for Dumfriesshire, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 27 October 2026
- Current Status: Holding Answer by Ivan McKee on 10 November 2026
To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made of the financial implications of retaining its no compulsory redundancy policy while implementing its planned reductions in public sector headcount, including the cost of employees awaiting redeployment and potential voluntary severance payments.
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Question reference: S7W-04536
- Asked by: Craig Hoy, MSP for Dumfriesshire, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 27 October 2026
- Current Status: Holding Answer by Ivan McKee on 10 November 2026
To ask the Scottish Government how many core civil servants on the priority movers list were (a) successfully redeployed, (b) granted voluntary severance, (c) made compulsorily redundant and (d) still awaiting redeployment, in each financial year from 2021-22 to 2025-26.
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Question reference: S7W-04538
- Asked by: Craig Hoy, MSP for Dumfriesshire, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 27 October 2026
- Current Status: Holding Answer by Ivan McKee on 10 November 2026
To ask the Scottish Government how many offers of suitable alternative employment have been declined by core civil servants awaiting redeployment in each financial year from 2021-22 to 2025-26.
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Question reference: S7W-04532
- Asked by: Craig Hoy, MSP for Dumfriesshire, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 27 October 2026
- Current Status: Holding Answer by Ivan McKee on 10 November 2026
To ask the Scottish Government how many core civil servants entered the redeployment process, broken down by Directorate-General, in each financial year from 2021-22 to 2025-26.
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Question reference: S7W-04534
- Asked by: Craig Hoy, MSP for Dumfriesshire, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 27 October 2026
- Current Status: Holding Answer by Ivan McKee on 10 November 2026
To ask the Scottish Government what calculation it has made of the total salary and pension costs for public sector staff engaged in redeployment processes.
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Question reference: S7W-04844
- Asked by: Craig Hoy, MSP for Dumfriesshire, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 05 November 2026
- Current Status: Answer expected on 19 November 2026
To ask the Scottish Government what steps it is taking, in partnership with NHS Education for Scotland and dental schools, to ensure that undergraduate dental education and continuing professional development equip general dental practitioners to meet the needs of people born with a cleft lip and/or palate, including recognising when referral to specialist cleft services is required.
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