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-20993
- Asked by: Richard Leonard, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 05 September 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Tom Arthur on 19 September 2023
To ask the Scottish Government what the total (a) number and (b) value is of contracts awarded by public sector organisations to consulting companies in each of the last five fiscal years.
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Question reference: S6W-20996
- Asked by: Richard Leonard, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 05 September 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Michael Matheson on 15 September 2023
To ask the Scottish Government what information it holds on the total (a) number and (b) value of contracts awarded by NHS boards to consulting companies in each of the last five fiscal years.
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Question reference: S6W-20863
- Asked by: Richard Leonard, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Friday, 25 August 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Michael Matheson on 14 September 2023
To ask the Scottish Government how many consultations with nurse practitioners that are based in GP surgeries took place (a) face-to-face, in the GP surgery, (b) by telephone, (c) during a home visit, (d) in a clinic, (e) by eConsult and (f) by video consultation between (i) March 2018 and February 2019, (ii) March 2019 and February 2020, (iii) March 2021 and February 2022 and (iv) March 2022 and February 2023, broken down by NHS board area.
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Question reference: S6W-20864
- Asked by: Richard Leonard, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Friday, 25 August 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Michael Matheson on 14 September 2023
To ask the Scottish Government how many consultations with GPs took place (a) face-to-face, in the GP surgery, (b) by telephone, (c) during a home visit, (d) in a clinic, (e) by eConsult and (f) by video consultation between (i) March 2018 and February 2019, (ii) March 2019 and February 2020, (iii) March 2021 and February 2022 and (iv) March 2022 and February 2023, broken down by NHS board area.
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Question reference: S6W-20999
- Asked by: Richard Leonard, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 05 September 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Tom Arthur on 14 September 2023
To ask the Scottish Government what information it holds on the total (a) number and (b) value of contracts awarded by public corporations to consulting companies in each of the last five fiscal years.
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Question reference: S6W-20997
- Asked by: Richard Leonard, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 05 September 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Tom Arthur on 14 September 2023
To ask the Scottish Government what the total (a) number and (b) value is of contracts awarded by executive agencies to consulting companies in each of the last five fiscal years.
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Question reference: S6W-20998
- Asked by: Richard Leonard, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 05 September 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Tom Arthur on 14 September 2023
To ask the Scottish Government what the total (a) number and (b) value is of contracts awarded by non-ministerial offices to consulting companies in each of the last five fiscal years.
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Question reference: S6W-21000
- Asked by: Richard Leonard, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 05 September 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Tom Arthur on 14 September 2023
To ask the Scottish Government what information it holds on the total (a) number and (b) value of contracts awarded by (i) executive, (ii) advisory and (iii) tribunal non-departmental public bodies to consulting companies in each of the last five fiscal years.
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Question reference: S6W-20994
- Asked by: Richard Leonard, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 05 September 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Tom Arthur on 12 September 2023
To ask the Scottish Government what the total (a) number and (b) value is of contracts that it has awarded to consulting companies in each of the last five fiscal years.
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Question reference: S6W-20763
- Asked by: Richard Leonard, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Monday, 21 August 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Siobhian Brown on 6 September 2023
To ask the Scottish Government whether personal emergency evacuation plans are in place for all residents of tower blocks in Scotland whose ability to self-evacuate may be compromised, such as people with reduced mobility or cognition, as recommended by the Grenfell Tower Inquiry.