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: S6W-21507
- Asked by: Claire Baker, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 20 September 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Elena Whitham on 29 September 2023
To ask the Scottish Government whether it has developed and implemented guidance on assertive outreach specifically for alcohol use, targeting those at most risk, as included at action point 7a in the updated Rights, Respect and Recovery Action Plan 2019-2021, which was published in December 2020.
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Question reference: S6W-21510
- Asked by: Claire Baker, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 20 September 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Elena Whitham on 29 September 2023
To ask the Scottish Government whether it has produced an evaluation report of the nationally funded pathway from people leaving prison to residential rehab, as noted in relation to action point 8j in the updated Rights, Respect and Recovery Action Plan 2019-2021, which was published in December 2020.
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Question reference: S6W-21509
- Asked by: Claire Baker, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 20 September 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Elena Whitham on 29 September 2023
To ask the Scottish Government whether it has provided dedicated support to the implementation of quality improvement methodology across Scotland, as included at action point 8d in the updated Rights, Respect and Recovery Action Plan 2019-2021, which was published in December 2020.
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Question reference: S6W-21517
- Asked by: Claire Baker, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 20 September 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Elena Whitham on 29 September 2023
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will publish a paper on improving operational practice to support better health outcomes for people with alcohol problems.
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Question reference: S6W-21518
- Asked by: Claire Baker, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 20 September 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Elena Whitham on 29 September 2023
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will establish and evaluate tests of change to improve access to alcohol treatment through the justice system.
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Question reference: S6W-21514
- Asked by: Claire Baker, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 20 September 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Elena Whitham on 29 September 2023
To ask the Scottish Government when the drug and alcohol public health surveillance system for Scotland will go live, as referred to at action point 14a in the updated Rights, Respect and Recovery Action Plan 2019-2021, which was published in December 2020.
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Question reference: S6W-21516
- Asked by: Claire Baker, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 20 September 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Elena Whitham on 29 September 2023
To ask the Scottish Government whether it has identified pathways to recovery through (a) community support, (b) primary care, (c) treatment services, (d) hospital, (e) the justice system including prisons and (f) other settings as needed, as included at action point 15b in the updated Rights, Respect and Recovery Action Plan 2019-2021, which was published in December 2020.
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Question reference: S6W-21508
- Asked by: Claire Baker, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 20 September 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Elena Whitham on 29 September 2023
To ask the Scottish Government whether it has developed and tested a quality assurance tool to support the implementation of The Quality Principles: Standard Expectations of Care and support in Drug and Alcohol Services, as included at action point 8a in the updated Rights, Respect and Recovery Action Plan 2019-2021, which was published in December 2020.
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Question reference: S6W-21506
- Asked by: Claire Baker, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 20 September 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Elena Whitham on 27 September 2023
To ask the Scottish Government whether it has undertaken a review of the evidence of trends, challenges and interventions for those young people at risk of developing problem drug and alcohol use, as included at action point 4a in the updated Rights, Respect and Recovery Action Plan 2019-2021, which was published in December 2020.
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Question reference: S6W-21505
- Asked by: Claire Baker, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 20 September 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Elena Whitham on 27 September 2023
To ask the Scottish Government whether it has developed a comprehensive approach to early intervention amongst young people who are at risk, though deprivation, inequality or other factors of developing problem alcohol and drug use, as included at action point 4 in the updated Rights, Respect and Recovery Action Plan 2019-2021, which was published in December 2020.