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-25997
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 06 March 2024
- Current Status: Answered by Jenni Minto on 18 March 2024
To ask the Scottish Government, in light of Scottish Intercollegiate Guidelines Network (SIGN) guidelines recommending that long COVID patients should have support from a doctor-led integrated service, what its response is to reported concerns that this is not uniformly followed across NHS boards, which may risk exacerbating any health inequalities in accessing care.
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Question reference: S6W-26000
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 06 March 2024
- Current Status: Answered by Jenni Minto on 18 March 2024
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on what work has been undertaken to specifically measure (a) the impact of long COVID on (i) older people and (ii) ethnic minorities and (b) the ability of these groups to access long COVID treatment.
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Question reference: S6W-25995
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 06 March 2024
- Current Status: Answered by Jenni Minto on 18 March 2024
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on what steps have been taken to review public health messaging on long COVID.
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Question reference: S6W-25994
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 06 March 2024
- Current Status: Answered by Jenni Minto on 18 March 2024
To ask the Scottish Government whether it has considered any spending changes to funding for long COVID, in light of the recommendations of the COVID-19 Recovery Committee’s report, Long COVID.
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Question reference: S6W-26001
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 06 March 2024
- Current Status: Answered by Jenni Minto on 18 March 2024
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on what monitoring has been undertaken to ensure that long COVID services provide equitable care across all NHS boards and do not widen existing health inequalities for patients in deprived areas.
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Question reference: S6W-25998
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 06 March 2024
- Current Status: Answered by Jenni Minto on 18 March 2024
To ask the Scottish Government whether it can provide a breakdown of which NHS boards have specific doctor-led services for long COVID patients.
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Question reference: S6W-25999
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 06 March 2024
- Current Status: Answered by Jenni Minto on 18 March 2024
To ask the Scottish Government whether long COVID data from the Scottish Health Survey have been used in the development of its long COVID service design.
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Question reference: S6W-26029
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Thursday, 07 March 2024
- Current Status: Answered by Neil Gray on 15 March 2024
To ask the Scottish Government whether the £237.5 million of Barnett consequential funding arising from the Chancellor of the Exchequer’s Budget statement on 6 March 2024, as a result of the NHS productivity plan, will all be spent on the NHS in Scotland.
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Question reference: S6F-02918
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Monday, 11 March 2024
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 14 March 2024
To ask the First Minister what urgent action is being taken to address long waits in A&E departments, in light of reports that over 7,300 patients waited for more than a day in 2023, with some waiting much longer.
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Question reference: S6W-25806
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 27 February 2024
- Current Status: Answered by Maree Todd on 11 March 2024
To ask the Scottish Government for what reason Care Inspectorate employees are reportedly still waiting to receive a 2023-24 pay offer, in light of employees of similar organisations, including Scottish Government civil servants, having already received pay offers for this financial year.