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-28988
- Asked by: Monica Lennon, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Monday, 11 May 2020
- Current Status: Answered by Jeane Freeman on 10 June 2020
To ask the Scottish Government what its position is on whether communal activities in care homes that do not maintain two-metre physical distancing should be happening during the COVID-19 outbreak.
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Question reference: S5W-28978
- Asked by: Monica Lennon, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Monday, 11 May 2020
- Current Status: Answered by Jeane Freeman on 10 June 2020
To ask the Scottish Government how social distancing in response to the COVID-19 outbreak can be applied in dormitory hospital wards, and what plans are in place to ensure an adequate supply of personal protective equipment (PPE) to staff in these settings.
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Question reference: S5W-29378
- Asked by: Monica Lennon, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 26 May 2020
- Current Status: Answered by Jeane Freeman on 10 June 2020
To ask the Scottish Government how many care home residents died in hospital of COVID-19 in Scotland in 2020.
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Question reference: S5W-29340
- Asked by: Monica Lennon, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 26 May 2020
- Current Status: Answered by Jeane Freeman on 10 June 2020
To ask the Scottish Government what discussions or contact it has had with representatives of (a) Nike, (b) Hilton Edinburgh Carlton and (c) Health Protection Scotland regarding a COVID-19 outbreak at the hotel and subsequent communications and handling.
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Question reference: S5W-29379
- Asked by: Monica Lennon, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 26 May 2020
- Current Status: Answered by Jeane Freeman on 10 June 2020
To ask the Scottish Government whether any care home residents who died in hospital as a result of COVID-19 were included in the care home location category in the weekly publication by the National Records of Scotland in 2020.
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Question reference: S5W-28984
- Asked by: Monica Lennon, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Monday, 11 May 2020
- Current Status: Answered by Jeane Freeman on 8 June 2020
To ask the Scottish Government whether it has assessed the resilience plans of the health and social care partnerships in light of the COVID-19 outbreak.
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Question reference: S5W-29279
- Asked by: Monica Lennon, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Thursday, 21 May 2020
- Current Status: Answered by Jeane Freeman on 8 June 2020
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on its position on publishing the scientific advice it has received that was used as the basis for its decisions on the COVID-19 response since the beginning of the outbreak.
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Question reference: S5W-27809
- Asked by: Monica Lennon, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Monday, 09 March 2020
- Current Status: Answered by Clare Haughey on 8 June 2020
To ask the Scottish Government, in light of the comment by the World Health Organization regarding the reaction to the coronavirus, COVID-19, that "severe and mounting disruption to the global supply of personal protective equipment, caused by rising demand, panic buying, hoarding and misuse, is putting lives at risk", what action it is taking to ensure that NHS and emergency service staff have adequate supplies of such equipment, including gloves, medical masks, respirators, goggles, face shields, gowns and aprons.
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Question reference: S5W-28332
- Asked by: Monica Lennon, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 14 April 2020
- Current Status: Answered by Jeane Freeman on 8 June 2020
To ask the Scottish Government how many care home residents were tested for COVID-19 during the delay phase, and how many tested positive.
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Question reference: S5W-28989
- Asked by: Monica Lennon, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Monday, 11 May 2020
- Current Status: Answered by Clare Haughey on 8 June 2020
To ask the Scottish Government whether Tiger Eye protective goggles and frames form part of the country's pandemic personal protective equipment (PPE) supplies, and, if so, (a) how many items there are and (b), in light of the Health and Safety Executive's assessment, what action has been taken to review the supply chain and remove products that do not meet safety standards.
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