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-18484
- Asked by: Sandesh Gulhane, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 27 June 2023
Submitting member has a registered interest.
- Current Status: Answered by Jenni Minto on 24 July 2023
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S6W-17364 by Jenni Minto on 10 May 2023, what specific progress the Minister for Public Health and Women's Health has made in relation to introducing buffer zones for premises that provide abortion services since being appointed to her ministerial role.
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Question reference: S6W-19339
- Asked by: Sandesh Gulhane, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 21 June 2023
Submitting member has a registered interest.
- Current Status: Answered by Richard Lochhead on 18 July 2023
To ask the Scottish Government what its assessment is of what role the pharmaceutical industry is playing in developing the Scottish life sciences sector.
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Question reference: S6W-19349
- Asked by: Sandesh Gulhane, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 21 June 2023
Submitting member has a registered interest.
- Current Status: Answered by Richard Lochhead on 12 July 2023
To ask the Scottish Government how its upcoming innovation strategy will support pandemic preparedness.
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Question reference: S6W-19347
- Asked by: Sandesh Gulhane, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 21 June 2023
Submitting member has a registered interest.
- Current Status: Answered by Jenni Minto on 11 July 2023
To ask the Scottish Government how many doses of COVID-19 vaccines it currently has in stock.
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Question reference: S6W-19343
- Asked by: Sandesh Gulhane, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 21 June 2023
Submitting member has a registered interest.
- Current Status: Answered by Jenni Minto on 11 July 2023
To ask the Scottish Government what engagement it has had with pharmaceutical companies regarding pandemic preparedness.
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Question reference: S6W-19350
- Asked by: Sandesh Gulhane, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 21 June 2023
Submitting member has a registered interest.
- Current Status: Answered by Jenni Minto on 11 July 2023
To ask the Scottish Government what its assessment is of how the pharmaceutical industry is supporting pandemic preparedness and resilience in Scotland.
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Question reference: S6W-19342
- Asked by: Sandesh Gulhane, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 21 June 2023
Submitting member has a registered interest.
- Current Status: Answered by Michael Matheson on 6 July 2023
To ask the Scottish Government how it plans to deliver on the 27 recommendations set out in the Lord O’Shaughnessy review of commercial clinical trials in the UK, as they relate to Scotland.
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Question reference: S6W-19346
- Asked by: Sandesh Gulhane, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 21 June 2023
Submitting member has a registered interest.
- Current Status: Answered by Michael Matheson on 6 July 2023
To ask the Scottish Government, as it relates to Scotland, what engagement it has had with the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) regarding improving the clinical trials system across the UK.
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Question reference: S6W-19344
- Asked by: Sandesh Gulhane, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 21 June 2023
Submitting member has a registered interest.
- Current Status: Answered by Michael Matheson on 6 July 2023
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on what action it is taking to improve recruitment rates for clinical trials, especially among ethnically diverse communities.
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Question reference: S6W-19345
- Asked by: Sandesh Gulhane, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 21 June 2023
Submitting member has a registered interest.
- Current Status: Answered by Michael Matheson on 6 July 2023
To ask the Scottish Government what dialogue it has had with the UK Government regarding streamlining the processes involved in clinical trials of new medicines and therapies.