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-30305
- Asked by: Monica Lennon, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Monday, 29 June 2020
- Current Status: Answered by Jeane Freeman on 3 August 2020
To ask the Scottish Government how many telephone or video consultations have been carried out for outpatient clinic appointments since March 2020, broken down by NHS board.
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Question reference: S5W-30294
- Asked by: Monica Lennon, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Monday, 29 June 2020
- Current Status: Answered by Jeane Freeman on 3 August 2020
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide a breakdown of the (a) construction, (b) equipment and (c) monthly running costs of the NHS Louisa Jordan.
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Question reference: S5W-30293
- Asked by: Monica Lennon, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Monday, 29 June 2020
- Current Status: Answered by Jeane Freeman on 3 August 2020
To ask the Scottish Government when the current lease for the NHS Louisa Jordan expires, and what plans it has to extend it.
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Question reference: S5W-30556
- Asked by: Monica Lennon, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 08 July 2020
- Current Status: Answered by Christina McKelvie on 31 July 2020
To ask the Scottish Government what progress is being made with delivery of its strategy for responding to loneliness and social isolation, A Connected Scotland; what work is being carried out by the national implementation group, and whether it will publish the group’s minutes.
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Question reference: S5W-30698
- Asked by: Monica Lennon, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 14 July 2020
- Current Status: Answered by Jeane Freeman on 30 July 2020
To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to ensure that appropriate data is available quickly in order to target local COVID-19 spikes.
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Question reference: S5W-30699
- Asked by: Monica Lennon, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 14 July 2020
- Current Status: Answered by John Swinney on 30 July 2020
To ask the Scottish Government what action it has taken in response to its COVID-19 Advisory Group stating that young people are the group that "will be most impacted by long term non-covid impacts".
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Question reference: S5W-30561
- Asked by: Monica Lennon, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 08 July 2020
- Current Status: Answered by Jeane Freeman on 30 July 2020
To ask the Scottish Government what discussions the Cabinet Secretary for Health and Sport has had with NHS boards, care providers and trade unions regarding the quality of PPE distributed to workers in health and social care settings regarding the COVID-19 pandemic response.
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Question reference: S5W-30562
- Asked by: Monica Lennon, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 08 July 2020
- Current Status: Answered by Jeane Freeman on 30 July 2020
To ask the Scottish Government what steps it has taken to ensure that there is an adequate supply of PPE for health, social care and other key workers to prepare for any further COVID-19 outbreak.
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Question reference: S5W-30642
- Asked by: Monica Lennon, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Friday, 10 July 2020
- Current Status: Answered by Jeane Freeman on 30 July 2020
To ask the Scottish Government what its position is on giving relatives and friends of care home residents the equivalent of key worker status and access to COVID-19 testing to enable them to actively contribute to residents' care and support, in light of the reported concerns by charities of a "hidden catastrophe" in care homes in relation to mental and physical health.
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Question reference: S5W-30159
- Asked by: Monica Lennon, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Monday, 22 June 2020
- Current Status: Answered by Jeane Freeman on 29 July 2020
To ask the Scottish Government how many people on the COVID-19 shielding list have died, and what information it has regarding how many died from conditions other than the virus.