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.
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To ask the Scottish Government what plans it has to reintroduce face-to-face health visitor appointments for new mothers, in light of reports that NHS boards are currently only offering telephone and video appointments.
To ask the Scottish Government what plans it has to introduce a financial scheme to support the use of hydrotreated vegetable oil (HVO) fuel to run existing boilers, in an effort to reduce carbon emissions.
To ask the Scottish Government what its response is to reports that, in NHS Grampian, the (a) average waiting time for the psychological therapy services is 28 weeks, with 240 people waiting and (b) current waiting for a first assessment for psychotherapy services is 32 weeks, with 124 people waiting, and what action it is taking to support the NHS board in reducing these times.
To ask the Scottish Government when it will publish its review of the Scottish Strategy for Autism.
To ask the Scottish Government what measures it (a) can take and (b) is taking to support the approval of further COVID-19 vaccines.
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S6W-01147 by Maree Todd on 29 July 2021, what measures it is taking to improve the efficacy of COVID-19 antibody testing, in light of reports that current testing is unreliable.
To ask the Scottish Government what its response is to the suggestion that the TURAS vaccination management database should allow vaccination registrations to be added by GPs so that vaccines that have been administered abroad are recognised and recorded on the database.
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To ask the Scottish Government what plans it has to support red squirrel conservation, following the conclusion of the five-year Developing Community Action phase of the Saving Scotland's Red Squirrels project.
To ask the Scottish Government what progress it is making on reviewing the criteria for organisational blue badges, in light of reports that some local community transport services have had their blue badge renewals declined despite holding a badge for many years.
To ask the Scottish Government what support it will provide to women who have been unable to access their legal right to routine dental treatment during pregnancy and for a year after the birth of their child due to the COVID-19 pandemic.