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-16002
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Friday, 17 March 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Kevin Stewart on 24 March 2023
To ask the Scottish Government how many people it estimates could be eligible for a free, short-term loan of a wheelchair under its guidance issued to health and social care partnerships.
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Question reference: S6W-16001
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Friday, 17 March 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Kevin Stewart on 24 March 2023
To ask the Scottish Government how many health and social care partnerships have implemented its guidance on the provision of wheelchairs on free, short-term loan.
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Question reference: S6W-15832
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Friday, 10 March 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 24 March 2023
To ask the Scottish Government how many people in Scotland are estimated to be living with coeliac disease, and, of those, how many are undiagnosed.
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Question reference: S6W-15831
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Friday, 10 March 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 24 March 2023
To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to improve diagnosis of coeliac disease.
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Question reference: S6W-15833
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Friday, 10 March 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 24 March 2023
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will develop a training programme for primary care professionals regarding understanding coeliac disease.
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Question reference: S6W-15834
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Friday, 10 March 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 24 March 2023
To ask the Scottish Government whether every NHS board has adopted the coeliac disease clinical pathway, and, if this is not the case, which NHS boards are yet to adopt it.
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Question reference: S6F-01960
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Monday, 20 March 2023
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 23 March 2023
To ask the First Minister what action the Scottish Government is taking to tackle the reportedly high levels of delayed discharge, which are estimated to have cost over £161 million in 2022-23 to date.
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Question reference: S6W-15681
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Monday, 06 March 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Ben Macpherson on 20 March 2023
To ask the Scottish Government (a) how many applications have been made and (b) what the average payment processing time has been for the Adult Disability Payment in each of the last six months.
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Question reference: S6W-15497
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Thursday, 02 March 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 20 March 2023
To ask the Scottish Government what discussions it has had with NHS Golden Jubilee regarding the use of the hotel to generate income.
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Question reference: S6W-15395
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Friday, 24 February 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 17 March 2023
To ask the Scottish Government what communication it has had with Boots, in light of reports that the pharmacy's wholesale arm will not transact with the manufacturer, Allium, which has left some patients in Scotland with endometriosis without a supply of medication.
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