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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: S5O-02157

Asked by: Anas Sarwar, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Wednesday, 23 May 2018
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 31 May 2018

To ask the Scottish Government how it will meet its carbon emission targets and lower air pollution in Glasgow.

Question reference: S5O-02121

Asked by: Anas Sarwar, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Wednesday, 16 May 2018
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 23 May 2018

To ask the Scottish Government what its response is to recent figures showing that Scottish productivity has fallen 1.9% in real terms.

Question reference: S5W-16177

Asked by: Anas Sarwar, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Friday, 27 April 2018
Current Status: Answered by Shona Robison on 10 May 2018

To ask the Scottish Government, in light of the Cabinet Secretary for Health and Sport's reported commitment to increase NHS staff pay as of 1 April 2018, for what reason this action has not been taken, and by what date staff can expect to be given the pay rise.

We are committed to any pay for Agenda for Change NHS Scotland staff being on a no detriment basis relative to NHS pay elsewhere in the UK. A pay deal for 2018-18 to 2019-21 is currently being negotiated, with representatives from the Scottish Government, NHS Employers and Staff Side partners meeting weekly from 3 May. Agreement on a pay deal is being sought as a matter of priority, and we aim to make uplift payments as soon as possible, backdated to 1 April 2018.

Question reference: S5O-02034

Asked by: Anas Sarwar, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Wednesday, 25 April 2018
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 2 May 2018

To ask the Scottish Government what its response is to the EIS campaign, Value Education Value Teachers, which is calling for a restorative pay rise for teachers.

Question reference: S5T-01044

Asked by: Anas Sarwar, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Monday, 23 April 2018
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 24 April 2018

To ask the Scottish Government what its response is to reports that the number of doctors who are seeking early retirement has doubled in the last eight years.

Question reference: S5W-15568

Asked by: Anas Sarwar, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Thursday, 22 March 2018
Current Status: Answered by Shona Robison on 10 April 2018

To ask the Scottish Government what its position is on mandatory risk assessments being carried out on all adult admissions to hospitals; whether it provides guidance on this, and which NHS boards carry out such assessments.

The Scottish Government considers that it is crucial for clinicians to use their judgement on an individual basis when carrying out risk assessments on adults admitted to hospital.

Qualified, highly trained staff within health boards carry out risk assessments based on individual circumstances, and therefore the Scottish Government does not provide mandatory risk assessments guidance. However we would expect health boards ensure that their own risk assessment clinical guidance is followed.

The Scottish Government do not hold information centrally on risk assessments as this is a matter for health boards.

Question reference: S5F-02197

Asked by: Anas Sarwar, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Monday, 26 March 2018
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 29 March 2018

To ask the First Minister what steps the Scottish Government is taking to reassure and protect communities in response to the "punish a Muslim" campaign.

Question reference: S5T-00987

Asked by: Anas Sarwar, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Monday, 19 March 2018
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 20 March 2018

To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on the response to, and the impact of, the contamination of water at the cancer ward at the Royal Hospital for Children in Glasgow.

Question reference: S5O-01900

Asked by: Anas Sarwar, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Wednesday, 07 March 2018
Current Status: Answered by Shona Robison on 14 March 2018

To ask the Scottish Government what its response is to the Health and Social Care Staff Experience Report 2017.

The Health and Social Care Staff Experience Report represents a new way to measure staff experience.

Through iMatter and the Dignity at Work Survey we have gathered more views in one year than any of the previous staff surveys. Almost three times as many compared to 2015.

In the 70th year of the NHS I’m pleased that the vast majority would recommend it as a good place to work.

It’s also encouraging to see that more staff are engaged and feel empowered to speak up. This reflects our focussed effort over the last few years on supporting and encouraging whistleblowing. This is contributing to an increasingly honest and open reporting culture within the NHS.

Question reference: S5W-14947

Asked by: Anas Sarwar, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Wednesday, 28 February 2018
Current Status: Answered by Shona Robison on 13 March 2018

To ask the Scottish Government which (a) health and social care partnerships and (b) NHS boards provide wheelchair loans to people with short-term mobility needs.