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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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Dates of parliamentary sessions
  1. Session 1: 12 May 1999 to 31 March 2003
  2. Session 2: 7 May 2003 to 2 April 2007
  3. Session 3: 9 May 2007 to 22 March 2011
  4. Session 4: 11 May 2011 to 23 March 2016
  5. Session 5: 12 May 2016 to 5 May 2021
  6. Current session: 12 May 2021 to 2 April 2025
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Question reference: S6F-01919

  • Asked by: Craig Hoy, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Monday, 13 March 2023
  • Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 16 March 2023

To ask the First Minister whether the Scottish Government has made any assessment of the effect that long A&E waits have on patient mortality.

Question reference: S6W-14668

  • Asked by: Craig Hoy, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 07 February 2023
  • Current Status: Answered by Maree Todd on 7 March 2023

To ask the Scottish Government what action it has taken to (a) develop and (b) improve data collection for (i) high cholesterol, (ii) high blood pressure and (iii) atrial fibrillation at a (A) national and (B) regional level.

Question reference: S6W-14680

  • Asked by: Craig Hoy, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 07 February 2023
  • Current Status: Answered by Maree Todd on 7 March 2023

To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to ensure that computerised cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) meets the needs of people with heart disease, and how it is ensuring the delivery of access to computerised CBT across all cardiac rehabilitation and specialist cardiac nursing services nationally.

Question reference: S6W-14691

  • Asked by: Craig Hoy, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 07 February 2023
  • Current Status: Answered by Maree Todd on 7 March 2023

To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking with Public Health Scotland to deliver a cardiac audit programme with a governance structure to support the audit and improvement of services for people with heart disease, and, as part of this programme, whether it is supporting the development of a wider range of heart disease and risk factor quality indicators to gain a better understanding of the provision of care across the full pathway.

Question reference: S6W-14694

  • Asked by: Craig Hoy, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 07 February 2023
  • Current Status: Answered by Maree Todd on 7 March 2023

To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to (a) improve access to data relevant to, (b) agree indicators to support data mapping for and (c) support the streamlining and standardisation of information currently collected for heart disease.

Question reference: S6W-14672

  • Asked by: Craig Hoy, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 07 February 2023
  • Current Status: Answered by Maree Todd on 7 March 2023

To ask the Scottish Government whether it has established nationally-agreed pathways of care for heart disease, and, if so, what (a) these include and (b) resources it provides to support their implementation.

Question reference: S6W-14690

  • Asked by: Craig Hoy, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Monday, 06 February 2023
  • Current Status: Answered by Maree Todd on 6 March 2023

To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking with NHS Education for Scotland (NES) to ensure that the education and training related to heart disease adapts as changing models of care are implemented.

Question reference: S6W-14676

  • Asked by: Craig Hoy, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Monday, 06 February 2023
  • Current Status: Answered by Maree Todd on 6 March 2023

To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to (a) support the spread and adoption of holistic assessment and (b) ensure that appropriate self-management resources are available for people with cardiac disease.

Question reference: S6W-14689

  • Asked by: Craig Hoy, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Monday, 06 February 2023
  • Current Status: Answered by Maree Todd on 6 March 2023

To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to carry out a gap analysis of the cardiology and cardiac surgery workforce that has been informed by the nationally-agreed pathways and the developed competency framework.

Question reference: S6W-14674

  • Asked by: Craig Hoy, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Monday, 06 February 2023
  • Current Status: Answered by Maree Todd on 6 March 2023

To ask the Scottish Government whether it has established referral guidelines for common symptoms of heart disease to support timely access to diagnostics.