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
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Question reference: S6W-26034
- Asked by: Carol Mochan, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Thursday, 07 March 2024
- Current Status: Answered by Maree Todd on 21 March 2024
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on its National Eating Disorder Network, which it committed to establishing in 2023.
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Question reference: S6W-26031
- Asked by: Carol Mochan, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Thursday, 07 March 2024
- Current Status: Answered by Maree Todd on 21 March 2024
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on primary care provision of eating disorder services.
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Question reference: S6W-26032
- Asked by: Carol Mochan, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Thursday, 07 March 2024
- Current Status: Answered by Maree Todd on 21 March 2024
To ask the Scottish Government how many GPs have completed "Beyond the Symptoms" training to date, to help them to identify patients with eating disorders.
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Question reference: S6W-26033
- Asked by: Carol Mochan, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Thursday, 07 March 2024
- Current Status: Answered by Maree Todd on 21 March 2024
To ask the Scottish Government how many non-GP healthcare professionals have completed "Beyond the Symptoms" training to date, to help them to identify patients with eating disorders, broken down by profession.
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Question reference: S6W-26061
- Asked by: Carol Mochan, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Friday, 08 March 2024
- Current Status: Answered by Graeme Dey on 20 March 2024
To ask the Scottish Government what recent consideration it has given to any impact on care experienced young people who have to travel long distances from their home to the colleges that provide the education and training for their apprenticeships.
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Question reference: S6W-26059
- Asked by: Carol Mochan, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Friday, 08 March 2024
- Current Status: Answered by Graeme Dey on 20 March 2024
To ask the Scottish Government what action it has taken to support the provision of training for traditional building apprenticeships locally, as opposed to at regional colleges.
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Question reference: S6W-26067
- Asked by: Carol Mochan, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Friday, 08 March 2024
- Current Status: Answered by Neil Gray on 20 March 2024
To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to encourage allied health professionals to take up roles within Public Health Scotland.
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Question reference: S6W-26066
- Asked by: Carol Mochan, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Friday, 08 March 2024
- Current Status: Answered by Neil Gray on 20 March 2024
To ask the Scottish Government how many full-time equivalent allied health professional (AHP) practice educators currently work within NHS Scotland, broken down by (a) profession and (b) NHS board.
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Question reference: S6W-26065
- Asked by: Carol Mochan, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Friday, 08 March 2024
- Current Status: Answered by Graeme Dey on 20 March 2024
To ask the Scottish Government how many allied health professionals (AHPs) have accessed AHP courses through the Scottish Wider Access Programme (SWAP) in each of the last five years.
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Question reference: S6W-26060
- Asked by: Carol Mochan, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Friday, 08 March 2024
- Current Status: Answered by Graeme Dey on 20 March 2024
To ask the Scottish Government what recent consideration it has given to any (a) financial and (b) social impact on apprentices who do not live close to the colleges that provide the education and training that they need to complete their course.