- Asked by: Edward Mountain, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 22 June 2022
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Current Status:
Taken in the Chamber on 29 June 2022
To ask the Scottish Government what level of grant per property will be made available to assist homeowners to achieve an EPC rating of band C or better by 2025.
Answer
Taken in the Chamber on 29 June 2022
- Asked by: Monica Lennon, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 22 June 2022
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Current Status:
Taken in the Chamber on 29 June 2022
To ask the Scottish Government whether its COVID-19 recovery planning will include measures to improve access to interpreters and translators for people using public services.
Answer
Taken in the Chamber on 29 June 2022
- Asked by: Sarah Boyack, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 22 June 2022
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Current Status:
Taken in the Chamber on 29 June 2022
To ask the Scottish Government how its cross-government Covid Recovery policies will take account of the recommendations of its COVID-19 Ventilation Short-Life Working Group.
Answer
Taken in the Chamber on 29 June 2022
- Asked by: Rachael Hamilton, MSP for Ettrick, Roxburgh and Berwickshire, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 22 June 2022
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Current Status:
Taken in the Chamber on 29 June 2022
To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to improve water quality in Scotland's rivers.
Answer
Taken in the Chamber on 29 June 2022
- Asked by: Rhoda Grant, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 22 June 2022
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Current Status:
Taken in the Chamber on 29 June 2022
To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to safeguard food production.
Answer
Taken in the Chamber on 29 June 2022
- Asked by: Paul McLennan, MSP for East Lothian, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Thursday, 09 June 2022
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Current Status:
Answered by Clare Haughey on 22 June 2022
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide a response to the Health, Social Care and Sport Committee report, Health and Wellbeing of Children and Young People.
Answer
We will respond fully to the Health, Social Care and Sport Committee report, Health and Wellbeing of Children and Young People , in line with the protocol to respond to the Committee two months from the date of publication.
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Thursday, 09 June 2022
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Current Status:
Answered by Humza Yousaf on 22 June 2022
To ask the Scottish Government how much NHS National Services Scotland has spent on the purchase of (a) PPE items and (b) lateral flow tests that were provided to unpaid carers in each month since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, also broken down by financial year.
Answer
I refer the member to the answer to question S6W-08988 on
22 June 2022. All answers to written parliamentary questions are available on the Parliament's website, the search facility for which can be found at https://www.parliament.scot/chamber-and-committees/written-questions-and-answers
- Asked by: Alex Rowley, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Thursday, 09 June 2022
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Current Status:
Answered by Humza Yousaf on 22 June 2022
To ask the Scottish Government how many hospital beds there have been in NHS Fife in each of the last 10 years.
Answer
A set of data tables for the most recent and historical hospital bed numbers for each board is available in the annual PHS publication, which was released on 28 September 2021, which be found at https://publichealthscotland.scot/publications/acute-hospital-activity-and-nhs-beds-information-annual/acute-hospital-activity-and-nhs-beds-information-annual-annual-year-ending-31-march-2021/
Data is available from financial year 2011-12 to financial year 2020-21. Hospital beds data is presented in the Table 4 – beds data file, and the measure of interest is Average Available Staffed Beds for All Specialties.
A set of data tables for the most recent and historical hospital bed numbers for each board is available in the annual PHS publication, which was released on 28 September 2021, which be found at https://publichealthscotland.scot/publications/acute-hospital-activity-and-nhs-beds-information-annual/acute-hospital-activity-and-nhs-beds-information-annual-annual-year-ending-31-march-2021/
Data is available from financial year 2011-12 to financial year 2020-21. Hospital beds data is presented in the Table 4 – beds data file, and the measure of interest is Average Available Staffed Beds for All Specialties.
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Thursday, 09 June 2022
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Current Status:
Answered by Humza Yousaf on 22 June 2022
To ask the Scottish Government how much NHS National Services Scotland has spent on the purchase of (a) PPE and (b) lateral flow tests in each month since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, also broken down by financial year.
Answer
NHS National Services Scotland (NSS) publish spending in relation to PPE and Covid-19 testing kits as part of their annual accounts, which are published on their website.
NSS’ 2021-22 annual accounts, once finalised, will be published in line with their financial reporting timetable.
Detail not provided within their accounts would require to be requested from NSS.
- Asked by: Beatrice Wishart, MSP for Shetland Islands, Scottish Liberal Democrats
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Date lodged: Friday, 10 June 2022
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Current Status:
Answered by Humza Yousaf on 22 June 2022
To ask the Scottish Government what the current waiting time is for oncology patients in the NHS Grampian area to begin their treatment post-diagnosis.
Answer
Data published by PHS on 29 March 2022 shows that following a decision to treat, patients in NHS Grampian wait on average six days to begin their first definitive treatment for cancer. This may include surgery, chemotherapy, radiotherapy or other treatment.