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-17506
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 26 April 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Jenni Minto on 15 May 2023
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on what the (a) average and (b) longest waiting time is for women to receive a first appointment at the Complex Mesh Surgical Service in Glasgow.
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Question reference: S6W-17503
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 26 April 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Jenni Minto on 15 May 2023
To ask the Scottish Government what the (a) average and (b) longest waiting time is for women to receive a first appointment at the Complex Mesh Surgical Service in Glasgow as of 31 March 2023.
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Question reference: S6W-17211
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Friday, 28 April 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Paul McLennan on 12 May 2023
To ask the Scottish Government what its response is to the Association of Scotland’s Self-Caterers survey from March 2023, which reported that 39% of respondents will be leaving the self-catering sector due to short-term let licensing, and how many businesses in Scotland it estimates will close as a consequence of short-term let licensing.
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Question reference: S6W-17551
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Thursday, 27 April 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Jenni Minto on 12 May 2023
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on the recruitment of any additional clinical advisory capacity to enable the creation of a short-life working group on domiciliary care.
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Question reference: S6W-17552
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Thursday, 27 April 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Jenni Minto on 12 May 2023
To ask the Scottish Government what steps it has taken to ensure that community eyecare services are being accessed fairly by those who rely on domiciliary visits and those who live in remote and rural locations.
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Question reference: S6W-17550
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Thursday, 27 April 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Jenni Minto on 12 May 2023
To ask the Scottish Government when it will establish short-life working groups for (a) optical coherence tomography and (b) domiciliary care.
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Question reference: S6W-17636
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 03 May 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Angela Constance on 12 May 2023
To ask the Scottish Government what steps it is taking to ensure that relevant data is collated on the abuse of older people.
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Question reference: S6W-17508
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 26 April 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Jenni Minto on 11 May 2023
To ask the Scottish Government how many NHS Scotland patients have had mesh removal surgery in each of the last three years.
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Question reference: S6W-17509
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 26 April 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Jenni Minto on 11 May 2023
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will extend the contract of Dr Veronikis, in light of reports that very few, if any, NHS Scotland patients have been referred to designated providers in the USA for mesh removal surgery.
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Question reference: S6W-17504
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 26 April 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Jenni Minto on 11 May 2023
To ask the Scottish Government how many patients have been referred to the designated providers in (a) Bristol and (b) the USA for mesh removal surgery by the Complex Mesh Surgical Service in Glasgow, broken down by year.
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