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-22485
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Thursday, 26 October 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Jenni Minto on 7 November 2023
To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made of the impact of respiratory infections, including COVID-19 and flu, on people with lung conditions, such as cystic fibrosis, ahead of the winter months.
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Question reference: S6W-22442
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Thursday, 26 October 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Jenni Minto on 7 November 2023
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on the Right to Rehab proposals for people with chest, heart and stroke conditions.
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Question reference: S6W-22489
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Thursday, 26 October 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Jenni Minto on 7 November 2023
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will publish all the evidence and data on which it reportedly decided to downgrade neonatal services at University Hospital Wishaw.
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Question reference: S6W-22477
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Thursday, 26 October 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Fiona Hyslop on 7 November 2023
To ask the Scottish Government whether any road projects, which are underway or planned, have had their costs reprofiled, and, in relation to any such projects, whether it will set out the detail of the project, the revised timescale, and the revised cost.
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Question reference: S6W-22490
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Thursday, 26 October 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Jenni Minto on 7 November 2023
To ask the Scottish Government what experts were consulted before it took the reported decision to downgrade neonatal services at University Hospital Wishaw.
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Question reference: S6W-22450
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Friday, 27 October 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Jenni Minto on 7 November 2023
To ask the Scottish Government what estimate it has made of any savings to hospitals that transfer patients undergoing high energy use intensity treatment in hospital to home treatment, such as home dialysis for people with chronic kidney disease.
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Question reference: S6W-22447
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Friday, 27 October 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Jenni Minto on 7 November 2023
To ask the Scottish Government, in light of the Kidney Care UK publication, Home Dialysis Energy Reimbursement in Scotland, what support is available to people with chronic kidney disease who undertake home dialysis and experience higher energy bills as a result of their treatment.
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Question reference: S6W-22449
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Friday, 27 October 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Jenni Minto on 7 November 2023
To ask the Scottish Government what percentage of energy costs are reimbursed to patients with chronic kidney disease who undergo NHS dialysis treatment at home.
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Question reference: S6W-22448
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Friday, 27 October 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Jenni Minto on 7 November 2023
To ask the Scottish Government how many people it estimates there currently are who have chronic kidney disease and are not being reimbursed for the costs of their home dialysis treatment.
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Question reference: S6W-22451
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Friday, 27 October 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Jenni Minto on 7 November 2023
To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made of the average cost of running an energy-dependent piece of medical equipment, such as a dialysis machine, in the home, and whether it has assessed the adequacy of government grants or NHS reimbursement policies in covering these costs.
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