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, further to the answer to question S6W-24425 by Jenny Gilruth on 22 January 2024, whether it will provide an update on whether it has established the cost of (a) consulting on, (b) establishing, (c) launching and (d) the ongoing running of the Centre for Teaching Excellence (CTE); whether it will publish any updates regarding the work to establish the CTE by the Education Reform Programme, and, in light of its previous answer confirming that the costs had not been established at that stage, on what basis it determined that there will be sufficient funding for the CTE through "repurposing investment currently directed to Regional Improvement Collaboratives".
To ask the Scottish Government (a) how many and (b) what percentage of patients diagnosed with diabetes have been provided real-time glucose monitoring devices in each NHS board in each year since 1999.
To ask the Scottish Government what advances have been made in optometry services within primary care in the last five years, and what funding arrangements are in place to support at-home diagnostic and treatment services.
To ask the Scottish Government what data it collects about care experienced young people's school (a) attendance, (b) achievement, (c) attainment and (d) positive destinations; how any such data is analysed, and when it will next be reviewed.
To ask the Scottish Government what recent review it has undertaken of the provision of sexual health and wellbeing services for young people.
To ask the Scottish Government what work it is undertaking with local authorities to ensure that healthy foods are both (a) available and (b) affordable within the most deprived communities.
To ask the Scottish Government what joint training is currently offered to teachers and youth workers across Scotland.
To ask the Scottish Government what evidence it has gathered to assess the public's understanding of the self-referral routes to various primary care services.
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S6W-26010 by Fiona Hyslop on 18 March 2024, how many employees were involved in job-related and professional training courses, which amounted to £58,408.55, in (a) 2021-22 and (b) 2022-23.
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S6W-26010 by Fiona Hyslop on 18 March 2024, how many job-related and professional training courses, which amounted to £58,408.55, were completed in (a) 2021-22 and (b) 2022-23.