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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-42213
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Thursday, 27 November 2025
- Current Status: Answer expected on 12 December 2025
To ask the Scottish Government what consideration it has given to any impacts of the changes to the UK Drug Tariff Part IX's medical device listing process in England and Wales on patients and NHS services across Scotland.
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Question reference: S6W-42209
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Thursday, 27 November 2025
- Current Status: Answer expected on 12 December 2025
To ask the Scottish Government what impact the collapse of NRS Healthcare Limited, which supplied mobility aids and complex assistive technologies, has had on NHS Scotland and social services across Scotland.
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Question reference: S6W-42190
- Asked by: Carol Mochan, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Thursday, 27 November 2025
- Current Status: Answer expected on 12 December 2025
To ask the Scottish Government how many additional staff have been recruited to NHS 24 for winter 2025-26, and how it determined (a) the number required and (b) their geographical placement.
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Question reference: S6W-42205
- Asked by: Fergus Ewing, MSP for Inverness and Nairn, Independent
- Date lodged: Thursday, 27 November 2025
- Current Status: Answer expected on 12 December 2025
To ask the Scottish Government who prepares the influenza vaccination uptake statistics for NHS Highland, and whether it will publish all correspondence with the authors thereof.
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Question reference: S6W-42219
- Asked by: Liam McArthur, MSP for Orkney Islands, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Thursday, 27 November 2025
- Current Status: Answer expected on 12 December 2025
To ask the Scottish Government, further to its news release, Harnessing data and technology to revolutionise public services, on 20 November 2025, whether installation and use of its planned digital public services app will be mandatory, or optional, following its introduction.
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Question reference: S6W-42214
- Asked by: Liam McArthur, MSP for Orkney Islands, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Thursday, 27 November 2025
- Current Status: Answer expected on 12 December 2025
To ask the Scottish Government, further to its news release, Harnessing data and technology to revolutionise public services, on 20 November 2025, whether it has undertaken any impact assessment of how its planned digital public services app could affect (a)(i) older and (ii) disabled people and (b) people living in rural communities.
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Question reference: S6W-42203
- Asked by: Fergus Ewing, MSP for Inverness and Nairn, Independent
- Date lodged: Thursday, 27 November 2025
- Current Status: Answer expected on 12 December 2025
To ask the Scottish Government what the level of uptake of the influenza vaccination has been in the NHS Highland area in (a) the current year to date, and (b) each of the last five years.
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Question reference: S6W-42206
- Asked by: Fergus Ewing, MSP for Inverness and Nairn, Independent
- Date lodged: Thursday, 27 November 2025
- Current Status: Answer expected on 12 December 2025
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will ask NHS Highland to commit to provide to the public all data regarding the levels of uptake of influenza vaccination and to do so immediately upon that data becoming available.
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Question reference: S6W-42193
- Asked by: Carol Mochan, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Thursday, 27 November 2025
- Current Status: Answer expected on 12 December 2025
To ask the Scottish Government on what date the planning cycle for the NHS Scotland 2025-26 winter preparedness plan began.
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Question reference: S6W-42195
- Asked by: Carol Mochan, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Thursday, 27 November 2025
- Current Status: Answer expected on 12 December 2025
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the statement on 2025-26 Winter Preparedness by the Cabinet Secretary for Health and Social Care on 13 November 2025, for what reason this statement was made at a later point in the year than the similar statement for 2024-25, which was delivered on 24 September 2024.
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