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-11840
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 01 November 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 15 November 2022
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S6W-04274 by Humza Yousaf on 17 November 2021, what records it maintains on the (a) return and (b) disposal of unused prescribed medicines.
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Question reference: S6W-11638
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Friday, 21 October 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 14 November 2022
To ask the Scottish Government when the first NHS Scotland patients were, or are expected to be, sent to the USA for mesh removal treatment by Dr Veronikis.
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Question reference: S6W-11637
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Friday, 21 October 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 14 November 2022
To ask the Scottish Government for what reasons has it reportedly allowed mesh survivors to be referred to the same doctors that first denied their experiences with mesh.
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Question reference: S6W-11639
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Friday, 21 October 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 14 November 2022
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on how many women have requested that they want to have mesh surgery carried out by (a) Dr Veronikis and (b) Professor Hashim.
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Question reference: S6W-11634
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Thursday, 20 October 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 14 November 2022
To ask the Scottish Government whether it plans to extend the Transvaginal Mesh Removal Reimbursement Scheme beyond December 2023, in light of reports that very few, if any, NHS Scotland patients have been referred to designated providers in Bristol and the USA for mesh removal surgery.
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Question reference: S6W-11632
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Thursday, 20 October 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 14 November 2022
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on what formal referral pathways are in place for women seeking mesh removal surgery.
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Question reference: S6W-11635
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Thursday, 20 October 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 14 November 2022
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on what the (a) average and (b) longest waiting time is for mesh surgery organised by the Complex Mesh Surgical Service in Glasgow.
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Question reference: S6W-11633
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Thursday, 20 October 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 14 November 2022
To ask the Scottish Government how many NHS Scotland patients have been referred to the designated providers in (a) Bristol and (b) the USA for mesh removal surgery.
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Question reference: S6W-11636
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Thursday, 20 October 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 14 November 2022
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-11482
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Thursday, 20 October 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 14 November 2022
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S6W-10866 by Humza Yousaf on 4 October 2022, whether it will clarify when National Cancer Medicines Advisory Group (NCMAG)-recommended cancer medicines will cease to be available to NHS boards, and when cancer services will have been deemed to be recovered following the impact of COVID-19 on waiting times.
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