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-12897
- Asked by: Craig Hoy, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 08 December 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 16 December 2022
To ask the Scottish Government how many calls have been received by the long COVID support advice line, and how much funding has been allocated to the advice line through the long COVID Support Fund.
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Question reference: S6W-12894
- Asked by: Craig Hoy, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 06 December 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 16 December 2022
To ask the Scottish Government how much NHS Scotland’s new National Digital Platform (NDP) cost to build.
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Question reference: S6W-12896
- Asked by: Craig Hoy, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 06 December 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 16 December 2022
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on how much funding has been awarded through the long COVID Support Fund, and to which sources.
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Question reference: S6W-12895
- Asked by: Craig Hoy, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 06 December 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 16 December 2022
To ask the Scottish Government who produced NHS Scotland’s new National Digital Platform (NDP).
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Question reference: S6W-12839
- Asked by: Craig Hoy, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Monday, 05 December 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Kevin Stewart on 15 December 2022
To ask the Scottish Government how it plans to undertake the process of co-design for the National Care Service.
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Question reference: S6W-12830
- Asked by: Craig Hoy, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Monday, 05 December 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Kevin Stewart on 15 December 2022
To ask the Scottish Government whether only local authority staff will potentially be transferred to the National Care Service, and not NHS staff, and, if so, what the reasons are for this.
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Question reference: S6W-12828
- Asked by: Craig Hoy, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Monday, 05 December 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Kevin Stewart on 15 December 2022
To ask the Scottish Government what length of time it expects the transfer of staff to the National Care Service to take under Transfer of Undertakings (Protection of Employment) (TUPE) regulations.
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Question reference: S6W-12834
- Asked by: Craig Hoy, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Monday, 05 December 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Kevin Stewart on 15 December 2022
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will inherit any local authority liabilities in relation to any assets transferred to the National Care Service.
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Question reference: S6W-12838
- Asked by: Craig Hoy, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Monday, 05 December 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Kevin Stewart on 15 December 2022
To ask the Scottish Government what its preferred method is of making appointments to care boards in the National Care Service.
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Question reference: S6W-12825
- Asked by: Craig Hoy, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Monday, 05 December 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Kevin Stewart on 15 December 2022
To ask the Scottish Government what it estimates the value of any liabilities, including pensions, to be of any staff transferred to the National Care Service.
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