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-28991
- Asked by: Monica Lennon, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Monday, 11 May 2020
- Current Status: Answered by Jeane Freeman on 2 June 2020
To ask the Scottish Government what information it has regarding staffing-to-patient ratios in intensive care unit settings during the COVID-19 outbreak.
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Question reference: S5W-29338
- Asked by: Monica Lennon, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 26 May 2020
- Current Status: Answered by Fiona Hyslop on 2 June 2020
To ask the Scottish Government whether it plans to introduce a four-day working week for its employees, including on a pilot basis.
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Question reference: S5W-28531
- Asked by: Monica Lennon, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Monday, 20 April 2020
- Current Status: Answered by Jeane Freeman on 2 June 2020
To ask the Scottish Government what information it has regarding how many people in Scotland with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) have access to the app, MyCOPD; what action it is taking to extend its availability, and how it supports older people in accessing it.
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Question reference: S5W-28974
- Asked by: Monica Lennon, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Monday, 11 May 2020
- Current Status: Answered by Jeane Freeman on 2 June 2020
To ask the Scottish Government, in light of reports that they might by at higher risk from the virus, what risk assessment has been carried out for the appropriate deployment of BAME workers in health and social care services in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Question reference: S5W-28982
- Asked by: Monica Lennon, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Monday, 11 May 2020
- Current Status: Answered by Jeane Freeman on 2 June 2020
To ask the Scottish Government for what reason people with untreated chronic lymphocytic leukaemia are not on the COVID-19 shielded list, and when they might be included.
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Question reference: S5W-28992
- Asked by: Monica Lennon, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 12 May 2020
- Current Status: Answered by Jeane Freeman on 2 June 2020
To ask the Scottish Government how many COVID-19-related deaths in each NHS board area have been reported to the Health and Safety Executive under the Reporting of Injuries, Diseases and Dangerous Occurrences regulations.
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Question reference: S5W-29116
- Asked by: Monica Lennon, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Monday, 18 May 2020
- Current Status: Answered by Shirley-Anne Somerville on 29 May 2020
To ask the Scottish Government how many unpaid carers it estimates will not receive the recently announced additional Carer’s Allowance Supplement payment of £230.10, and for what reason they are not eligible.
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Question reference: S5W-28990
- Asked by: Monica Lennon, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Monday, 11 May 2020
- Current Status: Answered by Clare Haughey on 28 May 2020
To ask the Scottish Government how many mental health patients have died in hospital from COVID-19.
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Question reference: S5O-04374
- Asked by: Monica Lennon, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 27 May 2020
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 4 June 2020
To ask the Scottish Government what specific funding the finance secretary is providing to ensure that dental practices remain viable during the COVID-19 pandemic and are able to meet any increase in demand when the outbreak is over.
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Question reference: S5W-28968
- Asked by: Monica Lennon, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Monday, 11 May 2020
- Current Status: Answered by Clare Haughey on 27 May 2020
To ask the Scottish Government (a) how many and (b) what proportion of referrals to mental health services during the COVID-19 pandemic have been identified as needing prioritised assessment.
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