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: S5W-35365
- Asked by: Pauline McNeill, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Friday, 19 February 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Mairi Gougeon on 15 March 2021
To ask the Scottish Government how many people with underlying health conditions are eligible for a COVID-19 vaccination as part of JCVI priority group 6, and how this compares with their eligibility for the annual flu vaccine.
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Question reference: S5W-35367
- Asked by: Pauline McNeill, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Friday, 19 February 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Mairi Gougeon on 15 March 2021
To ask the Scottish Government what advice has been given to GPs and vaccinators regarding how to identify people with underlying health conditions who are eligible for a COVID-19 vaccination under JCVI priority group 6.
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Question reference: S5W-35660
- Asked by: Pauline McNeill, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 02 March 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Kate Forbes on 11 March 2021
To ask the Scottish Government whether businesses offering mobile phone repairs and other similar businesses are eligible for COVID-19 business support funding, and what the reasons are for its position on this matter.
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Question reference: S5W-35140
- Asked by: Pauline McNeill, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 10 February 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Mairi Gougeon on 11 March 2021
To ask the Scottish Government what measures (a) Public Health Scotland, (b) NHS boards and (c) other stakeholders are taking to ensure that information promoting the COVID-19 vaccines is made available to people who are (i) refugees and (ii) seeking asylum and addresses fears caused by misinformation, and in what languages the material publishing this information will be produced.
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Question reference: S5W-35139
- Asked by: Pauline McNeill, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 10 February 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Mairi Gougeon on 11 March 2021
To ask the Scottish Government what discussions (a) Public Health Scotland, (b) NHS boards and (c) other stakeholders have had with accommodation providers to ensure access to the COVID-19 vaccines for people who are (i) refugees and (ii) seeking asylum.
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Question reference: S5W-35720
- Asked by: Pauline McNeill, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Thursday, 04 March 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Mairi Gougeon on 11 March 2021
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S5W-35154 by Mairi Gougeon on 2 March 2021, what flexibility COVID-19 vaccinators have regarding the disposal of unused doses before they become unsuitable for use, including vaccinating people who attend the centres on an unscheduled "walk-in" basis.
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Question reference: S5W-35719
- Asked by: Pauline McNeill, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Thursday, 04 March 2021
- Current Status: Answered by Mairi Gougeon on 11 March 2021
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S5W-35154 by Mairi Gougeon on 2 March 2021, whether its guidance for COVID-19 vaccinators is publicly available, and what the reasons are for its position on this matter.
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Question reference: S5W-33793
- Asked by: Pauline McNeill, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Friday, 04 December 2020
- Current Status: Answered by Jeane Freeman on 11 March 2021
To ask the Scottish Government whether, as part of the COVID-19 vaccination programme, antibody tests will be offered to people who are taking immunosuppressant medication for conditions such as Crohn’s and colitis in order to confirm the efficacy of the vaccine in such cases.
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Question reference: S5W-34058
- Asked by: Pauline McNeill, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 15 December 2020
- Current Status: Answered by Mairi Gougeon on 10 March 2021
To ask the Scottish Government how many COVID-19 vaccinators it plans to recruit.
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Question reference: S5W-34056
- Asked by: Pauline McNeill, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 15 December 2020
- Current Status: Answered by Mairi Gougeon on 10 March 2021
To ask the Scottish Government how many COVID-19 vaccine doses it estimates will be available by the end of each of the next five months.