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-26602
- Asked by: Carol Mochan, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 02 April 2024
- Current Status: Answered by Neil Gray on 23 April 2024
To ask the Scottish Government what work is currently being prioritised by the Centre for Sustainable Delivery, which is based at the Golden Jubilee National Hospital special NHS board.
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Question reference: S6W-26635
- Asked by: Carol Mochan, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 03 April 2024
- Current Status: Answered by Neil Gray on 23 April 2024
To ask the Scottish Government what its position is on whether NHS boards have been offered sufficient support to implement the Health and Care (Staffing) (Scotland) Act 2019.
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Question reference: S6W-26658
- Asked by: Carol Mochan, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 03 April 2024
- Current Status: Answered by Neil Gray on 23 April 2024
To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to address the reported lack of primary care services and GPs in Lanark and the surrounding areas.
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Question reference: S6W-26603
- Asked by: Carol Mochan, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 02 April 2024
- Current Status: Answered by Neil Gray on 23 April 2024
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the comment made by the former Cabinet Secretary for NHS Recovery, Health and Social Care to the Scottish Parliament's Health, Social Care and Sport Committee on 16 January 2024 that the Scottish Government is "taking forward a range of work to encourage the adoption of good practice where it has been established in one board", what examples it can provide of such work.
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Question reference: S6W-26605
- Asked by: Carol Mochan, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 02 April 2024
- Current Status: Answered by Neil Gray on 23 April 2024
To ask the Scottish Government how many NHS staff have worked within the HR function of the NHS in each of the last 10 years, also broken down by NHS board.
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Question reference: S6W-26919
- Asked by: Carol Mochan, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Friday, 19 April 2024
- Current Status: Answer expected on 3 May 2024
To ask the Scottish Government how many medical records team leaders currently work in the NHS, broken down by NHS board.
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Question reference: S6W-26927
- Asked by: Carol Mochan, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Friday, 19 April 2024
- Current Status: Answer expected on 3 May 2024
To ask the Scottish Government how many primary schools have physical education teachers based within them, broken down by local authority.
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Question reference: S6W-26928
- Asked by: Carol Mochan, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Friday, 19 April 2024
- Current Status: Answer expected on 3 May 2024
To ask the Scottish Government how many secondary school physical education teachers were employed by each local authority in 2023-24.
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Question reference: S6W-26918
- Asked by: Carol Mochan, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Friday, 19 April 2024
- Current Status: Answer expected on 3 May 2024
To ask the Scottish Government what discussions it has had with NHS Scotland regarding how NHS boards record complaints about food provision to patients during hospital stays.
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Question reference: S6W-26921
- Asked by: Carol Mochan, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Friday, 19 April 2024
- Current Status: Answer expected on 3 May 2024
To ask the Scottish Government how many patients have asked to access their medical records in (a) the last 12 months and (b) each of the previous 10 years.