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: S5F-04901
- Asked by: Neil Findlay, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Monday, 15 March 2021
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 18 March 2021
To ask the First Minister whether the Scottish Government will adopt the Scottish mesh survivors charter.
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Question reference: S5W-34987
- Asked by: Neil Findlay, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Thursday, 04 February 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Mairi Gougeon on 15 March 2021
To ask the Scottish Government what equalities impact assessment was carried out regarding the roll-out of the COVID-19 vaccination programme.
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Question reference: S5W-35610
- Asked by: Neil Findlay, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Monday, 01 March 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 12 March 2021
To ask the Scottish Government what actions are available to Police Scotland when a person or organisation deliberately withholds materials that are subject to a search warrant.
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Question reference: S5W-35502
- Asked by: Neil Findlay, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Friday, 26 February 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Jeane Freeman on 12 March 2021
To ask the Scottish Government how many removal of transobturator meshes with the bilateral groin incision approach procedures were performed (a) prior to and (b) since 1 May 2019; how many surgeons took part, broken down by the number of procedures each performed; what information it has regarding who trained the surgeons, and (i) how many procedures they have carried out, (ii) when they carried out their first procedure, (iii) what evidence was accepted to confirm their accreditation, and who is responsible for the (A) trainer's appointment and (B) monitoring of their skills.
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Question reference: S5W-35759
- Asked by: Neil Findlay, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Friday, 05 March 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Kevin Stewart on 12 March 2021
To ask the Scottish Government what meetings it has had with the (a) energy, (b) house building, (c) environment and (d) community sectors regarding the national developments to be incorporated in the National Planning Framework 4.
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Question reference: S5W-35781
- Asked by: Neil Findlay, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Friday, 05 March 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Jeane Freeman on 12 March 2021
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S5W-35332 by Jeane Freeman on 5 March 2021, whether it will be possible for doctors, surgeons and services from outside the UK and EU to bid for these mesh removal services.
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Question reference: S5W-35760
- Asked by: Neil Findlay, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Friday, 05 March 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Kevin Stewart on 12 March 2021
To ask Scottish Government what plans it has to meet communities that might be affected by the national developments that will be incorporated in the National Planning Framework 4.
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Question reference: S5W-35454
- Asked by: Neil Findlay, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Monday, 22 February 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Jeane Freeman on 11 March 2021
To ask the Scottish Government what priority will be given to university staff in the COVID-19 vaccine roll-out.
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Question reference: S5W-35331
- Asked by: Neil Findlay, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Thursday, 18 February 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Jeane Freeman on 11 March 2021
To ask the Scottish Government whether the NHS will refund mesh-injured women who have used life savings or have borrowed money to fund removal abroad by internationally-recognised mesh surgeons.
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Question reference: S5O-05119
- Asked by: Neil Findlay, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 10 March 2021
- Current Status: Awaiting answer
To ask the Scottish Government what progress has been made on the pardoning of miners convicted of offences relating to the strike in 1984-85.