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-10527
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 24 August 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 21 September 2022
To ask the Scottish Government how many Early Cancer Diagnosis Centres have been opened to date, and how many new medical and nursing staff have been recruited to work in these centres.
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Question reference: S6W-10532
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 24 August 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 21 September 2022
To ask the Scottish Government how many nursing and midwifery training places were unfilled for the academic year (a) 2019-20, (b) 2020-21 and (c) 2021-22.
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Question reference: S6W-10529
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 24 August 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 21 September 2022
To ask the Scottish Government when the remaining Early Cancer Diagnosis Centres will be opened, and how many additional medical and nursing staff will be employed in each of these locations.
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Question reference: S6W-10528
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 24 August 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 21 September 2022
To ask the Scottish Government how many patients have been treated in each of the Early Cancer Diagnosis Centres that are currently operational to date.
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Question reference: S6W-10531
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 24 August 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 21 September 2022
To ask the Scottish Government how much of the £50 million announced in June 2022 to support a new approach to reduce A&E waiting times has been allocated to date, broken down by the amount allocated to each NHS board.
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Question reference: S6W-10533
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 24 August 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 21 September 2022
To ask the Scottish Government how many nursing and midwifery training places that are available for the academic year 2022-23 are unfilled.
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Question reference: S6W-10870
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 06 September 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 20 September 2022
To ask the Scottish Government what steps it is taking to reduce the number of emergency blood cancer diagnoses following presentation at accident and emergency departments.
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Question reference: S6W-10869
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 06 September 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 20 September 2022
To ask the Scottish Government what discussions it has had with NHS Education for Scotland regarding specific training for primary care staff on identifying symptoms of and diagnosing blood cancer.
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Question reference: S6W-10868
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 06 September 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 20 September 2022
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will include blood cancer-specific questions as part of the next Scottish Cancer Patient Experience Survey, and if this is the case, whether any data collected will be broken down by cancer type to facilitate comparison between blood cancers and solid tumour cancers.
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Question reference: S6W-10406
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Thursday, 18 August 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 20 September 2022
To ask the Scottish Government whether any NHS board is failing to meet national stroke service standards.
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