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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 26 December 2024
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Question reference: S6W-13895

  • Asked by: Craig Hoy, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Friday, 13 January 2023
  • Current Status: Answered by Keith Brown on 27 January 2023

To ask the Scottish Government whether the costs of specialist care for veterans who have suffered polytrauma will be funded through the National Services Division.

Question reference: S6W-13894

  • Asked by: Craig Hoy, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Friday, 13 January 2023
  • Current Status: Answered by Angela Constance on 27 January 2023

To ask the Scottish Government what measures it has introduced to tackle drugs misuse in the veterans community in Scotland.

Question reference: S6W-13902

  • Asked by: Craig Hoy, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Friday, 13 January 2023
  • Current Status: Answered by Keith Brown on 27 January 2023

To ask the Scottish Government what support it gives to assist the work of Veterans Champions.

Question reference: S6W-13955

  • Asked by: Craig Hoy, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Monday, 16 January 2023
  • Current Status: Answered by Kevin Stewart on 27 January 2023

To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S6W-13496 by Kevin Stewart on 13 January 2023, how many (a) health and social care partnerships and (b) provider representative organisations it has worked with to deliver webinars for social care employers, and what plans it has to engage with any such remaining organisations.

Question reference: S6W-13948

  • Asked by: Craig Hoy, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Monday, 16 January 2023
  • Current Status: Answered by Kevin Stewart on 27 January 2023

To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S6W-13495 by Kevin Stewart on 13 January 2023, how much it spent on the There’s More to Care Than Caring campaign, and how much it plans to spend on the 2023 campaign.

Question reference: S6W-13450

  • Asked by: Craig Hoy, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Monday, 09 January 2023
  • Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 26 January 2023

To ask the Scottish Government as stated as an action point in its National Workforce Strategy for Health and Social Care in Scotland, whether it has reviewed the Antimicrobial Stewardship, Health Protection and Infection Prevention and Control Workforce, and, if it is the case, what the conclusions were of any such review.

Question reference: S6W-13521

  • Asked by: Craig Hoy, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Monday, 09 January 2023
  • Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 26 January 2023

To ask the Scottish Government what work it has undertaken with NHS boards and health and social care partnerships to ensure that workforce plans are part of wider integrated plans, which include and triangulate with financial and service/operational planning arrangements.

Question reference: S6W-13869

  • Asked by: Craig Hoy, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 12 January 2023
  • Current Status: Answered by Shona Robison on 26 January 2023

To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on what it has done to address the issue of homelessness experienced by veterans.

Question reference: S6W-13857

  • Asked by: Craig Hoy, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 12 January 2023
  • Current Status: Answered by Keith Brown on 26 January 2023

To ask the Scottish Government what it has done to promote further recognition of skills and experience gained in military services to employers and the wider community.

Question reference: S6W-13451

  • Asked by: Craig Hoy, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Monday, 09 January 2023
  • Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 26 January 2023

To ask the Scottish Government what work it has undertaken to improve workforce equalities data obtained through national staff surveys to ensure that they capture the breadth and experience of people from all backgrounds.