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-28144
- Asked by: Monica Lennon, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Monday, 30 March 2020
- Current Status: Answered by Joe FitzPatrick on 20 April 2020
To ask the Scottish Government how many people are currently permitted to attend funerals and burial services, and what COVID-19 (a) guidance and (b) personal protective equipment has been given to (i) grave diggers and (ii) other local authority staff working in this sector.
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Question reference: S5W-28143
- Asked by: Monica Lennon, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Monday, 30 March 2020
- Current Status: Answered by Joe FitzPatrick on 20 April 2020
To ask the Scottish Government whether funeral directors have been issued with (a) appropriate personal protective equipment and (b) sector-specific COVID-19 guidance on infection control.
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Question reference: S5W-28053
- Asked by: Monica Lennon, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Monday, 23 March 2020
- Current Status: Answered by Jeane Freeman on 17 April 2020
To ask the Scottish Government, in light of the COVID-19 outbreak, what its position is on the proposed closure of NHS laundry services.
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Question reference: S5W-28203
- Asked by: Monica Lennon, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 01 April 2020
- Current Status: Answered by Joe FitzPatrick on 15 April 2020
To ask the Scottish Government what specific funding is provided to family members, including parents or adult child carers, of people who have been infected with hepatitis C and/or HIV via infected blood or blood products.
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Question reference: S5W-27904
- Asked by: Monica Lennon, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Thursday, 12 March 2020
- Current Status: Answered by Jeane Freeman on 15 April 2020
To ask the Scottish Government what plans are in place to ensure that home carers have adequate protective equipment and are properly protected in the event of a large-scale outbreak of the coronavirus, COVID-19.
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Question reference: S5W-27902
- Asked by: Monica Lennon, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Thursday, 12 March 2020
- Current Status: Answered by Jeane Freeman on 15 April 2020
To ask the Scottish Government what plans are in place to ensure that NHS staff have adequate protective equipment in the event of a large-scale outbreak of the coronavirus, COVID-19.
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Question reference: S5W-27907
- Asked by: Monica Lennon, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Thursday, 12 March 2020
- Current Status: Answered by Jeane Freeman on 15 April 2020
To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made of the availability of oxygen supplies in the NHS, and whether it has any plans or considers it necessary to increase this, in light of the current outbreak of the coronavirus, COVID-19.
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Question reference: S5W-27808
- Asked by: Monica Lennon, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Monday, 09 March 2020
- Current Status: Answered by Jeane Freeman on 14 April 2020
To ask the Scottish Government how many diabetes specialist nurses there are in each NHS board; what its position is on whether this is a sufficient number, and what assessment it has made of how caseload, complex needs and projected demand for service can impact on these staffing levels.
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Question reference: S5W-28202
- Asked by: Monica Lennon, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 01 April 2020
- Current Status: Answered by Joe FitzPatrick on 7 April 2020
To ask the Scottish Government what funding is made available to each NHS board to support people who have been infected with hepatitis C and/or HIV via infected blood or blood products and to fund specialist care support for those requiring ongoing care.
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Question reference: S5W-28055
- Asked by: Monica Lennon, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 24 March 2020
- Current Status: Answered by Joe FitzPatrick on 7 April 2020
To ask the Scottish Government what steps it is taking to ensure that people can access pulmonary rehabilitation classes safely during the COVID-19 outbreak.
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