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-31416
- Asked by: Tim Eagle, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Monday, 18 November 2024
- Current Status: Answer expected on 3 December 2024
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S6W-19806 by Michael Matheson on 31 July 2023, whether it will provide an update on how many GPs have been recruited by NHS (a) Highland, (b) Western Isles, (c) Orkney, (d) Shetland and (e) Grampian through the Scottish Graduate Entry Medicine (ScotGEM) programme in the 2024 recruitment round, and how many of them remain in post.
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Question reference: S6W-31410
- Asked by: Tim Eagle, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Monday, 18 November 2024
- Current Status: Answer expected on 3 December 2024
To ask the Scottish Government in what ways it encourages healthcare staff who work in rural and remote settings to (a) innovate and (b) lead service improvements that meet the needs of their own communities.
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Question reference: S6W-31408
- Asked by: Tim Eagle, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Monday, 18 November 2024
- Current Status: Answer expected on 3 December 2024
To ask the Scottish Government in what ways it is investing in digital healthcare technology in order to improve (a) health outcomes and (b) data collection.
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Question reference: S6W-31439
- Asked by: Tim Eagle, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Monday, 18 November 2024
Submitting member has a registered interest.
- Current Status: Answer expected on 3 December 2024
To ask the Scottish Government what formal steps it has taken to develop the Rural Support Plan.
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Question reference: S6W-31440
- Asked by: Tim Eagle, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Monday, 18 November 2024
Submitting member has a registered interest.
- Current Status: Answer expected on 3 December 2024
To ask the Scottish Government when it will publish the Rural Support Plan.
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Question reference: S6W-31425
- Asked by: Tim Eagle, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Monday, 18 November 2024
- Current Status: Answer expected on 3 December 2024
To ask the Scottish Government, in light of the recommendations in the Health, Social Care and Sport Committee report, Remote and Rural Healthcare Inquiry, in what ways it will work with (a) local residents, (b) property owners and (c) tourist accommodation providers to offer temporary accommodation to health workers on placement.
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Question reference: S6W-31424
- Asked by: Tim Eagle, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Monday, 18 November 2024
- Current Status: Answer expected on 3 December 2024
To ask the Scottish Government, in light of the recommendations in the Health, Social Care and Sport Committee report, Remote and Rural Healthcare Inquiry, what steps it is taking to repurpose vacant (a) local authority and (b) NHS properties for use as accommodation for healthcare workers.
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Question reference: S6W-31436
- Asked by: Tim Eagle, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Monday, 18 November 2024
- Current Status: Answer expected on 3 December 2024
To ask the Scottish Government whether it plans to increase the number of travelling consultants within NHS (a) Highland, (b) Western Isles, (c) Orkney, (d) Shetland and (e) Grampian, and, if so, whether it will provide details of this.
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Question reference: S6W-31437
- Asked by: Tim Eagle, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Monday, 18 November 2024
- Current Status: Answer expected on 3 December 2024
To ask the Scottish Government, in light of the recommendations in the Health, Social Care and Sport Committee report, Remote and Rural Healthcare Inquiry, whether it plans to review the existing policy for reimbursement of travel and accommodation costs for patients in remote and rural areas accessing healthcare, and, if so, whether it will provide details of this.
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Question reference: S6W-31426
- Asked by: Tim Eagle, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Monday, 18 November 2024
- Current Status: Answer expected on 3 December 2024
To ask the Scottish Government on how many occasions it has conducted an island communities impact assessment for (a) health and (b) social care policies since the assessments were introduced, and whether it will provide details of any such assessments.
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