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-11516
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 12 October 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Kevin Stewart on 9 November 2022
To ask the Scottish Government, in relation to the creation of the National Care Service, whether it is the case that VAT free status will only apply to those care services that are delivered by local authorities.
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Question reference: S6W-11479
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 11 October 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Kevin Stewart on 9 November 2022
To ask the Scottish Government whether it expects the establishment of a National Care Service to give rise to VAT or other tax implications.
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Question reference: S6W-11478
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 11 October 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Kevin Stewart on 9 November 2022
To ask the Scottish Government on what basis it awarded a contract to Anderson Anderson & Brown LLP, which is reportedly worth £46,749, in relation to National Care Service VAT Support.
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Question reference: S6W-11474
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Monday, 10 October 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 8 November 2022
To ask the Scottish Government how many new recruits have been employed to work in each National Treatment Centre.
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Question reference: S6W-11629
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Thursday, 20 October 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Neil Gray on 8 November 2022
To ask the Scottish Government what action is being taken to provide financial support to the Edinburgh International Film Festival and the Edinburgh Filmhouse.
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Question reference: S6W-11468
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Monday, 10 October 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 8 November 2022
To ask the Scottish Government how much of the £600 million funding package, announced by the Cabinet Secretary for Health and Social Care on 4 October 2022, is in addition to the £1 billion of targeted investment, which is referred to in the NHS Recovery Plan 2021-2026.
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Question reference: S6W-11467
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Monday, 10 October 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 8 November 2022
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on whether it expects 27,500 additional inpatient and day case activity procedures to be performed by the end of 2022-23, as outlined in its NHS Recovery Plan 2021-2026.
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Question reference: S6W-11473
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Monday, 10 October 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 8 November 2022
To ask the Scottish Government how many clinical staff are employed in each National Treatment Centre.
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Question reference: S6W-11469
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Monday, 10 October 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 8 November 2022
To ask the Scottish Government whether the reported delay in the roll-out of the National Treatment Centres has resulted in a revision of its plan to increase the number of inpatient and day case activity procedures by 55,500 in 2025-26.
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Question reference: S6W-11476
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Monday, 10 October 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 8 November 2022
To ask the Scottish Government how many hospital beds, including acute beds and other beds, there have been in each financial year in (a) 2018-19, (b) 2019-20, (c) 2020-21, (d) 2021-22 and (e) 2022-23.