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
Urgent Questions aren't included in the Question and Answers search. There is a SPICe fact sheet listing Urgent and emergency questions.
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Question reference: S6O-01535
- Asked by: Pauline McNeill, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 02 November 2022
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 10 November 2022
To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to ensure that all fire and rescue officers have the appropriate decontamination facilities available to them.
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Question reference: S6W-10663
- Asked by: Pauline McNeill, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 31 August 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Jenny Gilruth on 5 October 2022
To ask the Scottish Government whether there are any plans to implement tactile paving in all train stations to help disabled passengers to travel safely using trains.
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Question reference: S6O-01423
- Asked by: Pauline McNeill, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 28 September 2022
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 5 October 2022
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on what new steps it has taken to tackle NHS waiting lists.
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Question reference: S6W-10643
- Asked by: Pauline McNeill, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Monday, 29 August 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 27 September 2022
To ask the Scottish Government how many haematology clinical nurse specialist posts are currently unfilled.
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Question reference: S6W-10641
- Asked by: Pauline McNeill, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Monday, 29 August 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 27 September 2022
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will consider including blood cancers as a grouping as part of the (a) Detect Cancer Early Programme and (b) Get Checked Early website.
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Question reference: S6W-10642
- Asked by: Pauline McNeill, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Monday, 29 August 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 27 September 2022
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on the number of clinical nurse specialists in NHS Scotland, broken down by NHS board.
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Question reference: S6W-10639
- Asked by: Pauline McNeill, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Monday, 29 August 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 27 September 2022
To ask the Scottish Government how the experiences of people living with blood cancer will be reflected in its new cancer strategy.
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Question reference: S6W-10640
- Asked by: Pauline McNeill, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Monday, 29 August 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 27 September 2022
To ask the Scottish Government how it will reflect any particular needs of blood cancer patients as part of its earlier diagnosis vision, as set out in its consultation on a new cancer strategy.
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Question reference: S6F-01389
- Asked by: Pauline McNeill, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Monday, 26 September 2022
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 29 September 2022
To ask the First Minister what the Scottish Government's response is to reports that police officer numbers dropped to 16,610 at the end of June, below Police Scotland’s “full officer establishment” of 17,234.
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Question reference: S6W-10966
- Asked by: Pauline McNeill, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Thursday, 08 September 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Clare Haughey on 22 September 2022
To ask the Scottish Government what plans it is developing to address child-on-child abuse.