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-20054
- Asked by: Douglas Ross, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 19 July 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Elena Whitham on 2 August 2023
To ask the Scottish Government for what reason the archive for data, information and research for the Scottish Drug Deaths Taskforce is only available through secure gateways.
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Question reference: S6W-20056
- Asked by: Douglas Ross, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 19 July 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Elena Whitham on 2 August 2023
To ask the Scottish Government what research studies have been commissioned by the Scottish Drug Deaths Taskforce, and whether it will provide a full breakdown of any such studies, including which organisation each study was allocated to and the costs of each study.
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Question reference: S6W-19555
- Asked by: Douglas Ross, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 29 June 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Gillian Martin on 12 July 2023
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on any discussions ministers have had with industry regarding the progress of systematic software upgrades to assist with the new ScotEID database ahead of 1 January 2024.
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Question reference: S6W-19556
- Asked by: Douglas Ross, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 29 June 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Gillian Martin on 12 July 2023
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on its plans to switch to electronic cattle tagging ahead of the scheduled date of 1 January 2024, and whether it can provide clarification on the status of paper passports past this date.
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Question reference: S6W-19369
- Asked by: Douglas Ross, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 22 June 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Elena Whitham on 10 July 2023
To ask the Scottish Government what funding has been put in place for the Public Health Scotland research study, being carried out by Figure 8 Consultancy, Glyndwr University and King's College London, into the demand for residential rehabilitation amongst people who use drugs in Scotland.
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Question reference: S6W-19368
- Asked by: Douglas Ross, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 22 June 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Elena Whitham on 10 July 2023
To ask the Scottish Government for what reason the research study, being carried out for Public Health Scotland by Figure 8 Consultancy, Glyndwr University and King's College London, into the demand for residential rehabilitation amongst those who use drugs in Scotland, does not also include in its scope those who are alcohol dependent, in light of it being "part of a wider national programme aiming to improve drug and alcohol support, involving a range of organisations, people with lived and living experience, and their family members/carers."
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Question reference: S6W-19371
- Asked by: Douglas Ross, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 22 June 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Elena Whitham on 10 July 2023
To ask the Scottish Government what the timescale is for the research study being carried out for Public Health Scotland, by Figure 8 Consultancy, Glyndwr University and King's College London, into the demand for residential rehabilitation amongst people who use drugs in Scotland.
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Question reference: S6W-19370
- Asked by: Douglas Ross, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 22 June 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Elena Whitham on 10 July 2023
To ask the Scottish Government whether there are any plans for a research study into the demand for residential rehabilitation amongst those who are alcohol dependent.
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Question reference: S6W-18897
- Asked by: Douglas Ross, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 15 June 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Michael Matheson on 28 June 2023
To ask the Scottish Government how much funding has been allocated to the Digital Prescribing and Dispensing Pathways programme to date.
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Question reference: S6F-02283
- Asked by: Douglas Ross, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Monday, 26 June 2023
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 29 June 2023
Question to be taken in Chamber.