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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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Dates of parliamentary sessions
  1. Session 1: 12 May 1999 to 31 March 2003
  2. Session 2: 7 May 2003 to 2 April 2007
  3. Session 3: 9 May 2007 to 22 March 2011
  4. Session 4: 11 May 2011 to 23 March 2016
  5. Session 5: 12 May 2016 to 5 May 2021
  6. Current session: 12 May 2021 to 16 March 2025
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Question reference: S6W-24330

  • Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 04 January 2024
  • Current Status: Answered by Michael Matheson on 30 January 2024

To ask the Scottish Government when the planned elements of reform to the Agenda for Change pay structure will be (a) approved by the Cabinet Secretary for NHS Recovery, Health and Social Care and (b) implemented.

Question reference: S6F-02767

  • Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Monday, 29 January 2024
  • Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 1 February 2024

To ask the First Minister when the Scottish Government expects the remainder of the National Treatment Centres to be opened, in light of reports that NHS capital infrastructure projects have been paused.  

Question reference: S6W-24508

  • Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Monday, 15 January 2024
  • Current Status: Answered by Siobhian Brown on 29 January 2024

To ask the Scottish Government for what reason it has reportedly withdrawn funding support for the 2024-25 Mark Scott Leadership for Life Award.

Question reference: S6W-24550

  • Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 16 January 2024
  • Current Status: Answered by Michael Matheson on 25 January 2024

To ask the Scottish Government whether any funding for training anaesthesia associates and physician associates is allocated from (a) the NHS Scotland workforce training budget or (b) a separate funding stream.

Question reference: S6W-24551

  • Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 16 January 2024
  • Current Status: Answered by Michael Matheson on 25 January 2024

To ask the Scottish Government what public awareness campaigns it has planned regarding the use of medical associate professions across NHS Scotland. 

Question reference: S6W-24392

  • Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 09 January 2024
  • Current Status: Answered by Paul McLennan on 17 January 2024

To ask the Scottish Government what metrics will be used to consider the effectiveness of its short-term let licensing policy, and, consequently, what information it has requested from local authorities as part of this.

Question reference: S6W-24331

  • Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Monday, 08 January 2024
  • Current Status: Answered by Jenni Minto on 16 January 2024

To ask the Scottish Government what information it has on how many women in the West Scotland region have had ovarian cancer surgery privately in each of the last five years.

Question reference: S6W-23896

  • Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Friday, 15 December 2023
  • Current Status: Answered by Jenni Minto on 15 January 2024

To ask the Scottish Government, in light of the Supreme Court judgement that the Scottish Parliament does not have the power to legislate for a referendum on Scottish independence, whether it will reallocate funding for the Constitutional Futures Division to help the charitable hospice sector address the reported £16 million deficit that it faces.

Question reference: S6W-24049

  • Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 19 December 2023
  • Current Status: Answered by Michael Matheson on 11 January 2024

To ask the Scottish Government how much Barnett consequential funding it has received for the treatment of long COVID in each financial year from 2020-21 to date.

Question reference: S6W-23825

  • Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 12 December 2023
  • Current Status: Answered by Jenni Minto on 9 January 2024

To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to improve the accessibility of ovarian cancer surgery, in light of reports from women who have had to travel to England for treatment.