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.
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To ask the Scottish Government what commitments have been made by (a) the First Minister or (b) any other minister in relation to the Independent Living Fund, when any such commitments were made, and whether they have been delivered.
To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to reduce waiting times for surgical interventions for patients with endometriosis.
To ask the Scottish Government how many NHS staff have participated in the NHS Scotland Interim National Arrangement on Retire and Return since it was established, broken down by (a) NHS board and (b) job role.
To ask the Scottish Government what the total budget of the Independent Living Fund is for 2022-23.
To ask the Scottish Government when the Independent Living Fund was transferred from the UK Government, and, at the point of transfer, (a) how many people were in receipt of funding and (b) what the total budget was.
To ask the Scottish Government what it is doing to support women with endometriosis, in light of reports of long waiting times for surgery and medication being unavailable.
To ask the Scottish Government whether the budget for the Independent Living Fund is currently underspent and, if so, by how much.
To ask the Scottish Government when it expects to set out its strategic intent for the delivery of an equitable genomics health service in Scotland, and its genomics strategy and implementation plan.
To ask the Scottish Government how it will ensure the alignment of the processes for medicines approval by the Scottish Medicines Consortium (SMC) and the commissioning of companion diagnostics in NHS laboratories, to avoid patients being denied access to SMC-accepted precision treatments due to the NHS not having the necessary associated laboratory test in place.
To ask the Scottish Government what steps it has taken to address the reported reduction in the number of women attending cervical cancer screening appointments.