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-01224
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Monday, 05 July 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Michael Matheson on 28 July 2021
To ask the Scottish Government whether the independent reviewers appointed to undertake the Gateway Review into the go-live date of the Deposit Return Scheme have interviewed representatives of small producers.
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Question reference: S6W-01223
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Monday, 05 July 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Michael Matheson on 28 July 2021
To ask the Scottish Government which organisations the independent reviewers appointed to undertake the Gateway Review into the go-live date of the Deposit Return Scheme have interviewed.
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Question reference: S6W-01267
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 07 July 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 28 July 2021
To ask the Scottish Government what funding it has provided for research into long COVID.
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Question reference: S6W-01270
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 07 July 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 28 July 2021
To ask the Scottish Government what plans it has to develop a network of specialist clinics for people who have long COVID.
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Question reference: S6W-01272
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 07 July 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 28 July 2021
To ask the Scottish Government what evidence it has regarding the effectiveness of (a) one dose and (b) two doses of the COVID-19 vaccines in preventing the development of long COVID.
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Question reference: S6W-01229
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Monday, 05 July 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Michael Matheson on 27 July 2021
To ask the Scottish Government by what date the revised fuel poverty strategy will be published; what consultation will take place; with whom, and over what timescale.
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Question reference: S6W-01228
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Monday, 05 July 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Michael Matheson on 27 July 2021
To ask the Scottish Government by what date the new Fuel Poverty Advisory Body will be established.
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Question reference: S6W-01230
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Monday, 05 July 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Michael Matheson on 27 July 2021
To ask the Scottish Government which fuel poverty organisations receive grant funding; how much they receive, and what decisions have been made regarding awards for 2021-22.
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Question reference: S6W-01095
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Friday, 25 June 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Maree Todd on 26 July 2021
To ask the Scottish Government how many suspected cancer referrals have been made by NHS dentists in each year since 2014-15.
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Question reference: S6W-00897
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Friday, 18 June 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Maree Todd on 26 July 2021
To ask the Scottish Government how many staff, including all personnel such as porters, healthcare assistants and volunteers, at the Queen Elizabeth University Hospital have tested positive for COVID-19, broken down by (a) date and (b) ward location at the time of testing.
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