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-10225
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 09 August 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 30 August 2022
To ask the Scottish Government how much of the total budget for the national treatment centres has been (a) allocated and (b) spent to date, broken down by financial year.
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Question reference: S6W-10226
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 09 August 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 30 August 2022
To ask the Scottish Government how many additional staff will be recruited for the planned national treatment centres, broken down by each site.
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Question reference: S6W-10224
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 09 August 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 30 August 2022
To ask the Scottish Government how many national treatment centres have opened since 1 May 2021, and when any remaining national treatment centres are due to open.
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Question reference: S6W-10366
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 17 August 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 30 August 2022
To ask the Scottish Government how many dental nursing vacancies currently exist across Scotland, broken down by NHS board.
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Question reference: S6W-09962
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Monday, 25 July 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 24 August 2022
To ask the Scottish Government whether an analysis of deprivation was carried out but not published for the cancer survival statistics published on 5 July 2022.
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Question reference: S6W-09961
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Monday, 25 July 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 24 August 2022
To ask the Scottish Government whether future cancer survival statistics will include an analysis of deprivation.
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Question reference: S6W-09978
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 26 July 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 24 August 2022
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will extend access to antiviral medication to treat COVID-19 to people with illnesses such as Parkinson’s disease.
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Question reference: S6W-09960
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Monday, 25 July 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 23 August 2022
To ask the Scottish Government for what reason the cancer survival statistics published on 5 July 2022 did not contain any analysis of deprivation in the same way as the previous cancer survival statistics published in January 2021.
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Question reference: S6W-09963
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Monday, 25 July 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 23 August 2022
To ask the Scottish Government whether all future cancer statistics publications will include an analysis of deprivation.
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Question reference: S6W-09976
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 26 July 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Maree Todd on 16 August 2022
To ask the Scottish Government how it will address reported concerns from unpaid carers regarding access to free COVID-19 lateral flow tests.