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-03614
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Friday, 08 October 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 8 November 2021
To ask the Scottish Government, in relation to the funding announced by the Cabinet Secretary for Health and Social Care in his statement to the Parliament on 5 October 2021, Health and Social Care (Winter Planning), whether it includes new funding, and, if so, how much, and what its source is.
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Question reference: S6W-03780
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Friday, 15 October 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 8 November 2021
To ask the Scottish Government what plans it has to join the National Metastatic Breast Cancer Audit.
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Question reference: S6W-03618
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Friday, 08 October 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 8 November 2021
To ask the Scottish Government for what reason it decided to develop a separate Covid Status App, and whether the NHS Scotland app has any additional functionality compared with the England and Wales version of the app.
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Question reference: S6W-03779
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Friday, 15 October 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Maree Todd on 2 November 2021
To ask the Scottish Government whether it is making the necessary progress to meet its commitment to establish a miscarriage service tailored to the needs of women by the end of 2023.
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Question reference: S6W-03890
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Thursday, 21 October 2021
- Current Status: Answered by John Swinney on 2 November 2021
To ask the Scottish Government what plans it has in place to respond to any potential rise in COVID-19 cases.
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Question reference: S6F-00410
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Monday, 01 November 2021
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 4 November 2021
To ask the First Minister what immediate steps the Scottish Government is taking to address the reported continuing inequalities in cancer mortality rates across Scotland.
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Question reference: S6W-03883
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Thursday, 21 October 2021
- Current Status: Answered by John Swinney on 1 November 2021
To ask the Scottish Government what discussions it has had with the UK Government in relation to the reintroduction of previously relaxed COVID-19 restrictions in light of the increasing number of cases.
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Question reference: S6W-03684
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 12 October 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Maree Todd on 29 October 2021
To ask the Scottish Government what its response is to the MS Society report, Neurology Now, and, in light of the report's findings, what its position is on introducing a national reporting framework to measure improvements in care and support.
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Question reference: S6W-03683
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 12 October 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Maree Todd on 29 October 2021
To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to improve data collection regarding the (a) prevalence of, (b) treatment waiting times for and (c) cost of treating neurological conditions.
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Question reference: S6W-03417
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Thursday, 30 September 2021
- Current Status: Answered by George Adam on 28 October 2021
To ask the Scottish Government whether the First Minister’s ex-chief of staff, who left the role in May 2021, received any payment, additional to her monthly salary, when leaving the role.
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