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-12717
- Asked by: Claire Baker, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Thursday, 01 December 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Angela Constance on 16 December 2022
To ask the Scottish Government which NHS boards have not been following up with everyone who has had a near-fatal overdose, as described on page 44 of the Drug Deaths Taskforce's July 2022 final report Changing Lives.
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Question reference: S6W-12711
- Asked by: Claire Baker, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Thursday, 01 December 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Angela Constance on 16 December 2022
To ask the Scottish Government how many drug-related deaths there have been in each year since 2010, broken down by (a) local authority ward and (b) Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation (SIMD) data zone quintile.
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Question reference: S6W-12715
- Asked by: Claire Baker, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Thursday, 01 December 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Angela Constance on 16 December 2022
To ask the Scottish Government when Public Health Scotland will next publish data on the prevalence rate for problematic drug use in Scotland, and what years this data will cover.
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Question reference: S6W-12716
- Asked by: Claire Baker, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 30 November 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Angela Constance on 15 December 2022
To ask the Scottish Government how many individuals Police Scotland have administered naloxone to, and how many of these individuals were referred to drug treatment services, in each month since the roll-out of naloxone to Police Scotland officers.
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Question reference: S6W-12709
- Asked by: Claire Baker, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 30 November 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Angela Constance on 15 December 2022
To ask the Scottish Government how many times the National Drugs Mission Implementation Group has met in 2022, what dates any meetings took place, and whether it will publish the minutes for any such meetings.
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Question reference: S6W-12710
- Asked by: Claire Baker, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 30 November 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Angela Constance on 15 December 2022
To ask the Scottish Government whether its National Drugs Mission Oversight Group has met since its June 2022 meeting, and, if this is the case, whether it will publish the minutes for any subsequent meetings.
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Question reference: S6W-12723
- Asked by: Claire Baker, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Thursday, 01 December 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Keith Brown on 12 December 2022
To ask the Scottish Government for what reason alternatives to custody for non-violent women with dependency issues, such as Turning Point Scotland's 218 service, have not been (a) replicated in other cities and (b) piloted for men.
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Question reference: S6W-12722
- Asked by: Claire Baker, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 30 November 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Maree Todd on 12 December 2022
To ask the Scottish Government, in each of the last three financial years, how many remand prisoners have been assessed for (a) substance use and (b) mental health issues; what proportion of those on remand this represents, and, of those assessed, how many have accessed (i) drug treatment services and (ii) mental health services.
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Question reference: S6W-12721
- Asked by: Claire Baker, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 30 November 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Maree Todd on 12 December 2022
To ask the Scottish Government what evaluation it has carried out on the effectiveness of the Scottish Prison Service's (a) assessments for and (b) support for and/or treatment of (i) substance use and (ii) mental health issues for remand prisoners, and whether this has been published.
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Question reference: S6W-12720
- Asked by: Claire Baker, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 30 November 2022
- Current Status: Answered by Maree Todd on 12 December 2022
To ask the Scottish Government what steps the Scottish Prison Service is taking to ensure that those on remand are (a) assessed for and (b) offered support and/or treatment for (i) substance use and (ii) mental health issues.