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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 25 December 2024
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Question reference: S6W-14157

  • Asked by: Craig Hoy, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Friday, 20 January 2023
  • Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 2 February 2023

To ask the Scottish Government what it considers the impact of digital technology is on the health and care workforce.

Question reference: S6W-14156

  • Asked by: Craig Hoy, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Friday, 20 January 2023
  • Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 2 February 2023

To ask the Scottish Government what it has done to develop communities of practice and learning networks, so that staff can share learning about the uses of technology within the health and care sector.

Question reference: S6W-14162

  • Asked by: Craig Hoy, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Friday, 20 January 2023
  • Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 2 February 2023

To ask the Scottish Government what work it has done with (a) the Digital Health & Care Innovation Centre (DHI) (b) Innovation Centres other than DHI, (c) The Scotland 5G Centre, (d) the cyber resilience sector, (e) the Centre for Sustainable Delivery and (f) Public Health Scotland to ensure that Scotland gets maximum benefit from digital health and care.

Question reference: S6W-14161

  • Asked by: Craig Hoy, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Friday, 20 January 2023
  • Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 2 February 2023

To ask the Scottish Government how many staff have used the Turas platform in each year since it was launched.

Question reference: S6W-14163

  • Asked by: Craig Hoy, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Friday, 20 January 2023
  • Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 2 February 2023

To ask the Scottish Government how much it has invested in (a) the Digital Health & Care Innovation Centre (DHI) (b) Innovation Centres other than DHI, (c) The Scotland 5G Centre, (d) the cyber resilience sector, (e) the Centre for Sustainable Delivery and (f) Public Health Scotland to ensure that Scotland gets maximum benefit from digital health and care.

Question reference: S6W-14027

  • Asked by: Craig Hoy, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 18 January 2023
  • Current Status: Answered by Maree Todd on 2 February 2023

To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S6W-13514 by Maree Todd on 16 January 2023, when it anticipates the Menopause and Menstrual Health Policy Working Group will have developed a menopause and menstrual health workplace policy for NHS Scotland.

Question reference: S6W-14266

  • Asked by: Craig Hoy, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 24 January 2023
  • Current Status: Answered by Maree Todd on 2 February 2023

To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S6W-13688 by Maree Todd on 23 January 2023, whether it will provide a list of the 35 projects, broken down by (a) the work that each project completed as a result of the funding, (b) how much funding each project was awarded and (c) the area in which each project is based.

Question reference: S6W-14285

  • Asked by: Craig Hoy, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 25 January 2023
  • Current Status: Answered by Kevin Stewart on 1 February 2023

To ask the Scottish Government, in light of the recommendation in Coming Home Implementation: A report from the working group on complex care and delayed discharge, whether it will provide an update on what it has done to develop the Dynamic Support Register into a tool for national use.

Question reference: S6W-14284

  • Asked by: Craig Hoy, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 25 January 2023
  • Current Status: Answered by Kevin Stewart on 1 February 2023

To ask the Scottish Government, in light of the recommendation in Coming Home Implementation: A report from the working group on complex care and delayed discharge, what it has done to increase the amount of available evidence for, and to explore the issues related to, people with enduring mental health conditions who are subject to delayed discharge from hospital.

Question reference: S6W-14286

  • Asked by: Craig Hoy, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 25 January 2023
  • Current Status: Answered by Kevin Stewart on 1 February 2023

To ask the Scottish Government, in light of the recommendation in Coming Home Implementation: A report from the working group on complex care and delayed discharge, whether it will provide an update on the establishment of a National Support Panel, including what its (a) role and (b) remit is, or will be.