Parliamentary questions

Jackie Baillie

9,379 questions tabled in the Scottish Parliament, most recent first.

11 May 2022 · Portfolio Question

To ask the Scottish Government what its position is on using Scottish Water's reserves to fund a £100 rebate for customers.

9 May 2022 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government which medicines are currently in short supply, and, in each case, which medicines can be used as alternatives, and by what date it expects each shortage to be resolved.

Answer · Humza Yousaf: I refer the member to the answer to question S6W-00456 on 18 June 2021. 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…

9 May 2022 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government on what date the meeting with COSLA, which is referenced in the answer to the question S6W-07924 by Humza Yousaf on 27 April 2022, took place.

Answer · Humza Yousaf: I refer you to the answer of the aforementioned question S6W-07924, specifically: "...We are, however, actively engaged with our partners, including local government, to understand what impact the increase in fuel prices is having across Scotland, and how so…

5 May 2022 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S6W-07924 by Humza Yousaf on 27 April 2022, whether its active engagement with partners, including local government, has included any meetings with COSLA, and, if so, when any such meetings took place.

Answer · Humza Yousaf: The Government has, as part of the aforementioned 'active engagement' been taking this work forward within normal business channels with COSLA.

3 May 2022 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government whether NHS Ayrshire and Arran is seeking properties for the purpose of housing doctors.

Answer · Humza Yousaf: I refer the member to the answer to question S6W-08411 on 17 May 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…

3 May 2022 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government how many publicly managed properties there are available for NHS clinical staff to use as homes; how much revenue is generated from these, and what the value is of the property portfolio, broken down by NHS board.

Answer · Humza Yousaf: The information requested is not collected or held centrally by the Scottish Government and would require to be obtained from Health Boards.

3 May 2022 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government whether NHS Ayrshire and Arran has undertaken a financial analysis of the cost of renovating former clinical staff quarters onsite compared with purchasing new properties.

Answer · Humza Yousaf: NHS Boards are responsible for managing their resources to meet the needs of their population’s workforce and in line with local and national priorities. The information requested is not collected or held centrally by the Scottish Government and would requir…

3 May 2022 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government how many training places it will provide for (a) psychiatrists and (b) mental health nurses in the next five years, and how this compares with the number in the last five years.

Answer · Humza Yousaf: (a) Psychiatry Table 1 sets out the number of established training places in each of the various psychiatric specialties. This data reflects trainee establishment levels from August 2016 – August 2022. Table 1 Trainee Establishment Training Programme A…

3 May 2022 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government what additional funding it is providing for mental health services to help people impacted by the cost-of-living crisis.

Answer · Kevin Stewart: Poverty is the single biggest driver of poor mental health and there is a structural relationship between wider socio-economic inequality and mental health. The Scottish Government is aware that many people across Scotland will experience financial hardship a…

3 May 2022 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government whether it is providing additional funding to Breathing Space in order to support people experiencing mental health impacts as a result of the cost-of-living crisis.

Answer · Kevin Stewart: In 2021-22, the Scottish Government funded NHS 24 £2,372,209 to support the delivery of Breathing Space, a free, confidential phone and web based service for people in Scotland experiencing low mood, depression or anxiety. The Scottish Government recognise …

3 May 2022 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government what progress has been made on arranging a meeting with Hourglass to discuss funding for its elder abuse helpline, in light of the commitment by the First Minister on 24 March 2022 to do so.

Answer · Christina McKelvie: The Minister for Equalities and Older People has invited Hourglass to meet with her to discuss funding for its elder abuse helpline. Hourglass have yet to suggest a date to meet.

29 Apr 2022 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government how many volunteer first responders have been called out in the last year to support the Scottish Ambulance Service.

Answer · Humza Yousaf: The numbers of Community First Responders (CFRs) that were allocated to and attended incidents in the last financial year are presented in the table below. For safety reasons as a result of Covid, Community First Responders were stood down for a six month per…

29 Apr 2022 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government how many volunteer first responders have been available to support the Scottish Ambulance Service in each of the last five years.

Answer · Humza Yousaf: There are currently 837 Community First Responders. The Scottish Ambulance Service maintain a rolling database of CFRs so do not hold historic figures.

29 Apr 2022 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government how much was spent on the campaign to raise awareness of deep vein thrombosis in 2011, and what this was spent on.

Answer · Humza Yousaf: Scottish Intercollegiate Guidelines Network (SIGN) Guideline 122 on the prevention and management of venous thromboembolism (VTE) was first published in December 2010. Healthcare Improvement Scotland (HIS), of which SIGN is a part, carried out awareness raisi…

27 Apr 2022 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government what its position is on the actions of Well Pharmacy, in light of reports that the company is insisting that staff who test positive for COVID-19 continue to work when they are in patient-facing roles and dealing with clinically vulnerable people.

Answer · Humza Yousaf: We expect health and social care employers, including community pharmacies, to follow the guidance on managing staff with symptoms of a respiratory infection, or a positive COVID-19 test. This specifies that if staff test positive for COVID/19, regardless of…

22 Apr 2022 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government whether it is considering a pilot newborn screening programme for spinal muscular atrophy, and, if so, what the aim of the pilot will be, and within what timescale.

Answer · Maree Todd: Scottish Government officials have been involved in initial discussions with academics and clinicians about the potential for a Scottish research study of newborn screening for Spinal Muscular Atrophy (SMA), and are awaiting a fully developed proposal. Any de…

22 Apr 2022 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government, in light of the first UK pilot study of newborn screening for spinal muscular atrophy (SMA), which was recently launched by the University of Oxford, what steps it will take to incorporate SMA screening in Scotland once this study is completed.

Answer · Maree Todd: Any decision on whether or not to introduce screening for Spinal Muscular Atrophy (SMA) in Scotland will be guided by the recommendations of the UK National Screening Committee (UK NSC), an independent expert advisory group which advises Ministers and the NHS…