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.
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To ask the Scottish Government what the estimated cost is of establishing a 24/7 thrombectomy service across all relevant hospitals in Scotland.
To ask the Scottish Government how many patients in each of the last five years were assessed as eligible for mechanical thrombectomy within the recommended six-hour treatment window but did not receive the procedure due to the unavailability of local thrombectomy services.
To ask the Scottish Government what its response is to the findings laid out in the British Society for Haematology’s 2025 workforce report, The Haematology Workforce: A comprehensive view.
To ask the Scottish Government what steps it is taking to improve recruitment and retention levels among the blood cancer workforce.
To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made of the reported findings by the British Society for Haematology that 19.7% of consultant haematologists in Scotland are due to retire in the next three years.
To ask the Scottish Government what plans it has to boost the cancer workforce, and whether haematology professionals are included in any such plans.
To ask the Scottish Government, with reference to Kidney Care UK’s report, Left to get on with it: The real impact of inadequate psychosocial support in kidney care, which was published in June 2025, whether it will conduct a national audit of psychosocial service provision for people living with kidney disease and, if so, how the findings of any audit will be used to inform service improvement and reduce any regional variation in psychosocial support for people with chronic kidney disease.
To ask the Scottish Government how many funeral directors have registered with the Funeral Sector Register.
To ask the Scottish Government what information it has on how many funeral directors there are in Scotland.
To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to promote financial literacy to young people in schools.