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-26912
- Asked by: Kevin Stewart, MSP for Aberdeen Central, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 18 April 2024
- Current Status: Answered by Neil Gray on 30 April 2024
To ask the Scottish Government whether the registration record of all NHS staff, irrespective of job title, is checked on an ongoing basis in regard to (a) Health and Care Professionals Council, (b) Social Work England, (c) Social Care Wales, (d) Northern Ireland Social Care Council, (e) General Teaching Council for Scotland, (f) General Teaching Council for Northern Ireland, (g) Education Workforce Council, (h) General Chiropractic Council, (i) General Dental Council, (j) General Medical Council, (k) General Optical Council, (l) General Osteopathic Council, (m) Nursing and Midwifery Council, (n) General Pharmaceutical Council and (o) Scottish Social Services Council.
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Question reference: S6F-03047
- Asked by: Kevin Stewart, MSP for Aberdeen Central, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Monday, 22 April 2024
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 25 April 2024
To ask the First Minister whether he will provide an update on NHS Scotland's ability to treat patients, in light of the reported scarcity of life-saving medicines in the UK due to Brexit.
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Question reference: S6W-26153
- Asked by: Kevin Stewart, MSP for Aberdeen Central, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 13 March 2024
- Current Status: Answered by Jenni Minto on 26 March 2024
To ask the Scottish Government what action it will take to encourage people who have been diagnosed with HIV but who are no longer considered as attending specialist care to re-engage with these services, in light of reports that there are an estimated 961 such people in Scotland.
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Question reference: S6W-26149
- Asked by: Kevin Stewart, MSP for Aberdeen Central, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 13 March 2024
- Current Status: Answered by Jenni Minto on 26 March 2024
To ask the Scottish Government whether it is on track to achieve its aim of ending new cases of HIV by 2030.
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Question reference: S6W-26151
- Asked by: Kevin Stewart, MSP for Aberdeen Central, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 13 March 2024
- Current Status: Answered by Jenni Minto on 26 March 2024
To ask the Scottish Government whether it has any plans to extend blood borne virus testing to other A&E departments across Scotland.
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Question reference: S6W-26154
- Asked by: Kevin Stewart, MSP for Aberdeen Central, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 13 March 2024
- Current Status: Answered by Jenni Minto on 26 March 2024
To ask the Scottish Government how many people with undiagnosed HIV it estimates there are in Scotland, and what action it plans to take to encourage people to access HIV testing.
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Question reference: S6W-26150
- Asked by: Kevin Stewart, MSP for Aberdeen Central, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 13 March 2024
- Current Status: Answered by Jenni Minto on 26 March 2024
To ask the Scottish Government how it plans to monitor the blood borne virus testing pilot that is currently taking place at Aberdeen Royal Infirmary's A&E department.
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Question reference: S6W-26152
- Asked by: Kevin Stewart, MSP for Aberdeen Central, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 13 March 2024
- Current Status: Answered by Jenni Minto on 26 March 2024
To ask the Scottish Government whether it plans to introduce a national HIV testing week.
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Question reference: S6W-26145
- Asked by: Kevin Stewart, MSP for Aberdeen Central, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 13 March 2024
- Current Status: Answered by Fiona Hyslop on 22 March 2024
To ask the Scottish Government what work it or its agencies have undertaken to investigate the potential for using liquid hydrogen to power aircraft.
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Question reference: S6W-26144
- Asked by: Kevin Stewart, MSP for Aberdeen Central, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 13 March 2024
- Current Status: Answered by Gillian Martin on 21 March 2024
To ask the Scottish Government what analysis it has undertaken to ascertain whether there is any presence of naturally produced "gold hydrogen" in Scotland.