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-08881
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Monday, 06 June 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Jenny Gilruth on 20 June 2022
To ask the Scottish Government how many British Transport Police officers there have been in Scotland in each of the last five years.
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Question reference: S6W-08937
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 07 June 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 17 June 2022
To ask the Scottish Government what support people who are waiting for joint replacement surgery can access (a) before and (b) after their operation.
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Question reference: S6W-08932
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 07 June 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 17 June 2022
To ask the Scottish Government what it will do to address reports that elective surgeries account for 30% of all NHS waiting lists in Scotland.
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Question reference: S6W-08948
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 08 June 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Kevin Stewart on 17 June 2022
To ask the Scottish Government how much funding it has allocated to Health and Social Care Partnerships for the purpose of implementing Frank’s Law.
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Question reference: S6W-08947
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 08 June 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Kevin Stewart on 17 June 2022
To ask the Scottish Government how much money has been collected by Health and Social Care Partnerships as payment to cover care charges in each of the last five years.
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Question reference: S6W-08939
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 08 June 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 17 June 2022
To ask the Scottish Government whether it plans to utilise the independent sector to address any capacity issues within orthopaedic and elective surgery.
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Question reference: S6W-08938
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 08 June 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 17 June 2022
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will consider adopting a similar model of support for elective surgery candidates to that which is currently available in Wales, which uses an app to manage communication with patients pre- and post-operation.
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Question reference: S6W-08989
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Thursday, 09 June 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Kevin Stewart on 17 June 2022
To ask the Scottish Government how many unpaid carers there were in Scotland on 1 April 2022.
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Question reference: S6W-08928
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 07 June 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 17 June 2022
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will introduce more fast-access one-stop clinics for melanoma cases similar to that at the Royal Alexandra Hospital.
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Question reference: S6W-08934
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 07 June 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 17 June 2022
To ask the Scottish Government what plans it has to tackle the reported backlog of elective surgery.