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: S5O-01145
- Asked by: Anas Sarwar, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 14 June 2017
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 21 June 2017
To ask the Scottish Government how many patients in NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde were not treated within the legally guaranteed treatment waiting time in 2016.
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Question reference: S5W-09241
- Asked by: Anas Sarwar, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Friday, 19 May 2017
- Current Status: Answered by Derek Mackay on 5 June 2017
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the statement by the Cabinet Secretary for Health and Sport on 16 May 2017 (Official Report, c. 4), when it acted on the alert issued by Microsoft in March 2017; whether it will publish any warnings that it subsequently issued to departments and agencies for which it has responsibility, and which of those failed to respond.
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Question reference: S5W-09245
- Asked by: Anas Sarwar, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Friday, 19 May 2017
- Current Status: Answered by Derek Mackay on 5 June 2017
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the statement by the Cabinet Secretary for Health and Sport on 16 May 2017 (Official Report, c. 4), whether it will publish details of any action it has taken in response to warnings issued by the National Cyber Security Centre regarding the need to protect services from hackers.
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Question reference: S5W-09243
- Asked by: Anas Sarwar, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Friday, 19 May 2017
- Current Status: Answered by Derek Mackay on 5 June 2017
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the statement by the Cabinet Secretary for Health and Sport on 16 May 2017 (Official Report, c. 4), whether it will list the departments and agencies for which it has responsibility that continue to use unsupported software systems.
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Question reference: S5W-09242
- Asked by: Anas Sarwar, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Friday, 19 May 2017
- Current Status: Answered by Derek Mackay on 5 June 2017
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the statement by the Cabinet Secretary for Health and Sport on 16 May 2017 (Official Report, c. 4), what contractual arrangements it put in place with Microsoft to provide customised support for Windows XP after Microsoft stopped issuing updates.
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Question reference: S5W-09235
- Asked by: Anas Sarwar, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Friday, 19 May 2017
- Current Status: Answered by Shona Robison on 1 June 2017
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the statement by the Cabinet Secretary for Health and Sport on 16 May 2017 (Official Report, c. 4), for what reason the NHS in Scotland was affected by the recent cyber-attacks when the NHS in Wales was not.
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Question reference: S5W-09236
- Asked by: Anas Sarwar, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Friday, 19 May 2017
- Current Status: Answered by Shona Robison on 1 June 2017
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the statement by the Cabinet Secretary for Health and Sport on 16 May 2017 (Official Report, c. 4), for what reason it did not take pre-emptive action, similar to that taken in Wales, which might have prevented the recent cyber-attack affecting the NHS in Scotland.
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Question reference: S5W-09238
- Asked by: Anas Sarwar, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Friday, 19 May 2017
- Current Status: Answered by Shona Robison on 1 June 2017
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the statement by the Cabinet Secretary for Health and Sport on 16 May 2017 (Official Report, c. 4), whether it is responsible for NHS Scotland not taking sufficient action to prevent the recent cyber-attacks.
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Question reference: S5W-09240
- Asked by: Anas Sarwar, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Friday, 19 May 2017
- Current Status: Answered by Shona Robison on 1 June 2017
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the statement by the Cabinet Secretary for Health and Sport on 16 May 2017 (Official Report, c. 4), for what reason the NHS in Scotland still uses Windows XP.
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