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
Urgent Questions aren't included in the Question and Answers search. There is a SPICe fact sheet listing Urgent and emergency questions.
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Question reference: S6W-26760
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 09 April 2024
- Current Status: Answered by Jenni Minto on 25 April 2024
To ask the Scottish Government whether it has undertaken an assessment of any current unmet need for people with hearing loss.
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Question reference: S6W-26763
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 09 April 2024
- Current Status: Answered by Jenni Minto on 25 April 2024
To ask the Scottish Government whether it plans for community audiology services to be able to make direct referrals to ear, nose and throat (ENT) consultants without going through a GP.
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Question reference: S6W-26738
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Monday, 08 April 2024
- Current Status: Answered by Jenni Minto on 25 April 2024
To ask the Scottish Government which NHS boards provide 24/7 end of life care at home for children.
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Question reference: S6W-26744
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Monday, 08 April 2024
- Current Status: Answered by Jenni Minto on 25 April 2024
To ask the Scottish Government what progress has been made to ensure that the new national strategy for palliative and end of life care addresses the needs of children.
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Question reference: S6W-26757
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 09 April 2024
- Current Status: Answered by Jenni Minto on 25 April 2024
To ask the Scottish Government what additional services could be provided by high street ophthalmologists that could alleviate the reported current pressure on hospital and GP services.
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Question reference: S6W-27021
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 24 April 2024
- Current Status: Answer expected on 9 May 2024
To ask the Scottish Government which datasets will be improved to ensure that action 131 of the Cancer Action Plan for Scotland 2023 to 2026, to improve data collection on metastatic breast cancer, is met.
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Question reference: S6W-26995
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 24 April 2024
- Current Status: Answer expected on 9 May 2024
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will pause the commissioning of a new gender service by NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde and NHS National Services Scotland while consideration is given to the Cass Review recommendations.
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Question reference: S6W-26996
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 24 April 2024
- Current Status: Answer expected on 9 May 2024
To ask the Scottish Government for what reason it has reportedly set up a new working group to consider the recommendations of the Cass Review, in light of the existence of the National Gender Identity Healthcare Reference Group.
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Question reference: S6W-26998
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 24 April 2024
- Current Status: Answer expected on 9 May 2024
To ask the Scottish Government what information it holds on how many times Dr Hilary Cass has met with (a) clinicians in Scotland and (b) Scottish Government officials, and when.
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Question reference: S6W-27022
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 24 April 2024
- Current Status: Answer expected on 9 May 2024
To ask the Scottish Government, in light of the publication of the first set of quarterly data from the National Audit of Metastatic Breast Cancer for England and Wales, whether improved data collected on metastatic breast cancer will be published in Scotland.