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 assessment it has made of the Child Disability Payment pilot, and when a full evaluation will be carried out and published.
To ask the Scottish Government for what reason the average number of Test and Protect primary contacts per case has reduced from six in May 2021 to 1.8 in October 2021, while restrictions have eased and socialising has increased.
To ask the Scottish Government how many individual users of the COVID-19 vaccine passport scheme, who have used either the App or the paper form, there have been, broken down by age group.
To ask the Scottish Government what estimate it has made of the number of staff shortages in NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde.
To ask the Scottish Government what data it has on any causational link, direct or indirect, between the roll-out of the COVID-19 vaccine passport scheme for certain entertainment, sporting or large-scale events and any changes in (a) the take-up of the COVID-19 vaccine and (b) COVID-19 rates of infection since the scheme launched.
To ask the Scottish Government how many individuals have downloaded the COVID-19 vaccine passport app on a digital device and, of those who have downloaded it, how many have (a) successfully used it to produce evidence of a vaccination on the device of their choice, (b) called or emailed the service provider to report a fault with the app or process and (c) been unable to use the app due to database issues that have resulted in an incorrect vaccination status being shown.
To ask the Scottish Government which NHS boards have (a) declared themselves to be Code Black and (b) triggered escalation procedures for Code Black since 1 September 2021.
To ask the Scottish Government on what dates during COP26 (a) the First Minister and (b) its officials met the former Governor of the Bank of England, Mark Carney, and what was discussed.
To ask the Scottish Government what steps are being taken to reach a mutual agreement between NHS Scotland, England and Wales regarding COVID-19 vaccine certification.
To ask the Scottish Government what the procurement process was for the NHS Covid Status App; which company was chosen for the design and production of the app; what the cost was of (a) the app's procurement and (b) any initial (i) research, (ii) development and (iii) launch of the app; what the ongoing operational costs (A) have been to date and (B) are estimated to be for the period that the app is operational, including any licence fees or other costs related to the use of the app by it and its agencies.