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-13458
- Asked by: Craig Hoy, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 22 December 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 23 January 2023
To ask the Scottish Government whether it has introduced in every NHS board area new (a) national target measures to promote recruitment through apprenticeships and (b) employability programmes, and what the focus of any such programmes has been.
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Question reference: S6W-13449
- Asked by: Craig Hoy, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 22 December 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 23 January 2023
To ask the Scottish Government what it has done to ensure that it captures primary healthcare workforce data to inform policy-making and any service changes.
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Question reference: S6W-13448
- Asked by: Craig Hoy, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 22 December 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 23 January 2023
To ask the Scottish Government whether it has introduced an annual survey of the general practice workforce.
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Question reference: S6W-13516
- Asked by: Craig Hoy, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Monday, 09 January 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Clare Haughey on 20 January 2023
To ask the Scottish Government how much it has invested in the Social Work Professional Support Service - Scotland.
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Question reference: S6W-13542
- Asked by: Craig Hoy, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 04 January 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 20 January 2023
To ask the Scottish Government what work it has done with NHS Education for Scotland to improve mandatory equality, diversity and inclusion training for health and social care staff and ensure that this is up to date and relevant.
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Question reference: S6W-13541
- Asked by: Craig Hoy, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 04 January 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 20 January 2023
To ask the Scottish Government what it has done to improve the granularity of workforce data regarding protected characteristics, in order to provide information on pay, promotion and recruitment, and ensure that this is recorded in a standardised way, and whether it publishes any such information.
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Question reference: S6W-13900
- Asked by: Craig Hoy, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Friday, 13 January 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Neil Gray on 20 January 2023
To ask the Scottish Government what consideration it has given to Scotland hosting the Invictus Games.
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Question reference: S6W-13524
- Asked by: Craig Hoy, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Friday, 23 December 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Clare Haughey on 20 January 2023
To ask the Scottish Government whether it still plans to establish a National Social Work Agency as part of the new National Care Service infrastructure.
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Question reference: S6W-13523
- Asked by: Craig Hoy, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Friday, 23 December 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Clare Haughey on 20 January 2023
To ask the Scottish Government what consideration it has given to professional registration of any unregistered groups within the social care workforce.
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Question reference: S6W-13787
- Asked by: Craig Hoy, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 11 January 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Mairi McAllan on 19 January 2023
To ask the Scottish Government how much funding has been awarded in Private Water Supply Grants to (a) homes and (b) commercial premises in the South Scotland region, in each year since 2007.