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: S5W-32260
- Asked by: Richard Leonard, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Monday, 05 October 2020
- Current Status: Answered by Jeane Freeman on 23 October 2020
To ask the Scottish Government what concerns have been raised with Ministers by (a) health professionals and (b) trade unions regarding the surgical type two face masks being used by staff, and what action it has taken to rectify any problems.
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Question reference: S5F-04449
- Asked by: Richard Leonard, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Monday, 05 October 2020
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 8 October 2020
Question to be taken in Chamber.
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Question reference: S5F-04422
- Asked by: Richard Leonard, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Monday, 28 September 2020
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 1 October 2020
Question to be taken in Chamber.
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Question reference: S5F-04400
- Asked by: Richard Leonard, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Monday, 21 September 2020
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 24 September 2020
Question to be taken in Chamber.
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Question reference: S5W-30910
- Asked by: Richard Leonard, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Friday, 24 July 2020
- Current Status: Answered by Jeane Freeman on 16 September 2020
To ask the Scottish Government what the monthly running costs are of the NHS Louisa Jordan hospital, also broken down by cost category.
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Question reference: S5F-04377
- Asked by: Richard Leonard, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Monday, 14 September 2020
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 17 September 2020
Question to be taken in Chamber.
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Question reference: S5W-31301
- Asked by: Richard Leonard, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Thursday, 20 August 2020
- Current Status: Answered by Joe FitzPatrick on 10 September 2020
To ask the Scottish Government what discussions NHS Information Services Division (ISD) has had with the Scottish Drug Deaths Taskforce and its sub-groups since July 2019.
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Question reference: S5W-31303
- Asked by: Richard Leonard, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Thursday, 20 August 2020
- Current Status: Answered by Joe FitzPatrick on 10 September 2020
To ask the Scottish Government what its response is to figures suggesting that drug deaths in Scotland have risen by more than three times since 2005, and have been the world's worst since November 2008.
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Question reference: S5W-31302
- Asked by: Richard Leonard, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 26 August 2020
- Current Status: Answered by Joe FitzPatrick on 9 September 2020
To ask the Scottish Government what its position is on recommendation 9 of the Scottish Advisory Committee on Drug Misuse Drug-related Deaths Working Group's 2005 report, which stated that "priority must be given to greater development of the Single Shared Assessment (SSA11) as highlighted by the EIU in Integrated Care for Drug Users, Principles and Practice; improving and standardising clinical note taking, and developing effective methods for dealing with clients’ case files across Scotland. To support these efforts, it is essential that robust systems for sharing of information between local generic, specific and voluntary services are developed as a matter of urgency".
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Question reference: S5W-31305
- Asked by: Richard Leonard, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 26 August 2020
- Current Status: Answered by Joe FitzPatrick on 9 September 2020
To ask the Scottish Government on what dates the Drug and Alcohol Intervention Service (DAISy) advisory or supervision committee has met, and whether it will publish (a) the minutes of and (b) a list of the attendees at each meeting.
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