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, further to the answer to question S6W-01420 by Graeme Dey on 6 August 2021, what plans it has to review the governance structures at Caledonian Maritime Assets Limited (CMAL).
Submitting member has a registered interest.
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S6W-01419 by Graeme Dey on 6 August 2021, by what date it expects to report to the Scottish Parliament on the outcome of its consideration of the UK Government’s draft legislation.
Submitting member has a registered interest.
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S6W-01420 by Graeme Dey on 6 August 2021, which organisation is carrying out the independent review; when the contract for this work was signed by Transport Scotland, and whether it will publish the terms of reference for this review.
Submitting member has a registered interest.
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S6W-01202 by Graeme Dey on 6 August 2021, whether it will list (a) the seven core and (b) any additional shipbrokers that Caledonian Maritime Assets Limited (CMAL) are working with to identify suitable tonnage for charter on routes in the contract for Clyde and Hebrides Ferry Services, and (c) any vessels that have been recommended by a shipbroker to CMAL for purchase since 1 January 2015.
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on its commitment to supporting the building of affordable homes for rent.
To ask the Scottish Government which companies have supplied PPE as part of a Scottish Government contract since March 2020, what the value of each contract was, and whether each contract followed the normal procurement arrangements.
To ask the Scottish Government, in light of the alleged findings of the report, External Review – Culture and Governance, Emergency Department, Forth Valley Royal Hospital, what (a) action it is taking and (b) discussions it is having with NHS Forth Valley to ensure that people who had not been informed of mistakes in their patient care are now advised of these errors, and, to avoid the risk of a claim being time-barred, whether it will ensure that any subsequent legal or civil action can be dated from the date that the person was informed an error had taken place, and not the date of the error.
To ask the Scottish Government what its response is to the alleged findings of the report, External Review – Culture and Governance, Emergency Department, Forth Valley Royal Hospital, that some people were directed away from the A&E department at the hospital, often to minor injuries or a pharmacy, without a proper clinical assessment, and what (a) action it is taking and (b) discussions it has had with NHS Forth Valley to ensure that this practice is stopped.
To ask the Scottish Government, in light of the alleged findings of the report, External Review – Culture and Governance, Emergency Department, Forth Valley Royal Hospital, what (a) action it is taking and (b) discussions it is having with NHS Forth Valley to (i) protect and (ii) offer independent support to staff at the hospital who did not report mistakes in patient care for fear of being victimised.
To ask the Scottish Government how many people were directed away from the A&E department at Forth Valley Royal Hospital without a correct clinical assessment (a) in 2020 and (b) from 1 January to 30 June 2021.