Parliamentary questions
Jackie Baillie
9,393 questions tabled in the Scottish Parliament, most recent first.
11 Jun 2021 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Government what resources were made available to health and social care partnerships to facilitate home working by social workers.
Answer · Clare Haughey: Social workers have made an immense contribution as Scotland has dealt with, and continues to recover from, the pandemic. Supporting and resourcing social workers to work from home is primarily a matter for their employer. We are aware of the stresses and em…
11 Jun 2021 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Government what advice was given to health and social care partnerships in relation to the discharge of patients from hospitals to care homes, during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Answer · Kevin Stewart: I refer the member to the answer to question S6W-00649 on 5 July 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/…
11 Jun 2021 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Government what advice it has given to health and social care partnerships on the easement of section 13za of the Social Work (Scotland) Act 1968.
Answer · Kevin Stewart: The chief officers of health and social care partnerships were provided with a link to guidance on the Scottish Government website regarding the Coronavirus (Scotland) Act 2020 and Coronavirus (Scotland) (No.2) Act 2020. This was provided on 7 April, the day …
11 Jun 2021 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Government what advice was given to hospitals on the discharge of older people from hospitals to care homes during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Answer · Kevin Stewart: The Scottish Government and Health Protection Scotland issued a range of clinical guidance relating to the discharge of older people from hospital into community settings. This guidance has been continuously updated and a timeline of the clinical guidance i…
11 Jun 2021 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Government whether it is on track to meet the proposed summer 2022 deadline for the delivery of personal independence payments by Social Security Scotland.
Answer · Shona Robison: We remain on track to deliver the disability benefits to the timetable announced in November last year, starting with Child Disability Payment which will be piloted in summer this year and rolled out fully from the autumn. Adult Disability Payment, our repla…
10 Jun 2021 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide a breakdown of the additional costs associated with the remedial works and delayed opening of the new Royal Hospital for Children and Young People in Edinburgh.
Answer · Humza Yousaf: The cost of rectification for the Royal Hospital for Children and Young People in Edinburgh project is £16.8 million. This consists of: £10.3 million relating to remedial works at the new facilities; £2.8 million for maintaining existing sites; and £3.7 milli…
10 Jun 2021 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Government what the basis is for the different COVID-19 restrictions relating to people being allowed to attend Euro 2020 fan zones each day and parents not being permitted to attend nursery school graduation ceremonies.
Answer · Humza Yousaf: On 15 June 2021, the Advisory Sub-group for Education and Children’s Issues provided advice on whether groups of parents should be permitted to attend ELC settings for outdoor events such as nursery graduations. Their advice was that groups of parents and c…
10 Jun 2021 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answers to questions S4W-18890 and S4W-20593 by Alex Neil on 8 January and 4 April 2014 and S4W-27915 by Shona Robison 29 October 2015, the 2011 report, A Study of Medical Negligence Claiming in Scotland, which was published by the No-fault Compensation Review Group that…
Answer · Humza Yousaf: We have no plans to bring forward secondary legislation to introduce a no-fault compensation scheme at this time. Despite carrying out considerable research and a number of consultations since no-fault compensation proposals were first introduced in 2007, fo…
3 Jun 2021 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Government what its position is on providing COVID-19 vaccinations for under 16-year-olds.
Answer · Humza Yousaf: We are not currently vaccinating children under 16 years old, except for those seriously at risk. As COVID-19 vaccines are currently unlicensed for those under 16, vaccines can only be offered on an exceptional case by case basis by a prescriber based on a ri…
3 Jun 2021 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Government how many young people aged (a) under 12, (b) 12 to 15 and (c) 16 to 17 have been in hospital with COVID-19 each week in 2021.
Answer · Humza Yousaf: This data is available on the Public Health Scotland Education Surveillance Dashboard which provides a three-weekly rolling average of hospital admissions for 2-17 years olds - COVID-19 Education Surveillance dashboard - Enhanced surveillance of COVID-19 in …
3 Jun 2021 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Government what medicines are excluded from free prescriptions.
Answer · Humza Yousaf: All medicines prescribed for patients in Scotland on the NHS are free. Prescription charges were removed by the Scottish Government in 2011. Scottish Ministers believe that prescription charges are a barrier to good health for many people. This is particularl…
3 Jun 2021 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Government what medicines or other products are unavailable from the free prescription service due to shortages of supply, broken down by (a) the reason for each shortage, (b) when it expects each shortage to be resolved and (c) whether it will allow a substitution option for each medicine or produ…
Answer · Humza Yousaf: Shortages of medicines are an ongoing part of the day to day management of the NHS. The pricing and supply of medicines are reserved to the UK Government. The Scottish Government have regular engagement with the UK Government regarding the management medicine…
3 Jun 2021 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Government how much has been spent on the minor ailments scheme in each of the last five years, and how many people have received support from the service.
Answer · Maree Todd: Table 1 shows the Number of Items dispensed, Gross Ingredient Cost (GIC) of dispensed items, remuneration cost for provision of the service, and patient registration numbers for the Minor Ailment Service (MAS) in each of the last five financial years. MAS da…
3 Jun 2021 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Government how much it has spent on prescriptions in each of the last five years, and how many people received a prescription.
Answer · Humza Yousaf: The cost of medicines and appliances in the past five financial years, 2016-17 to 2020-21, is shown in Table 1. These data relate to community dispensing only. Table 1 – Gross Ingredient Cost (£), 2016/17 – 2020/21 Year Gross Ingredient Cost (GIC) (£) 2016…
28 May 2021 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Government how many radiotherapists worked for NHS Scotland at the end of each financial year since 2015-16.
Answer · Humza Yousaf: The number of Allied Health Professionals with a specialty of Therapeutic Radiography working for NHS Scotland at the end of each financial year since 2015-16 can be found in the following table: NHSScotland Allied Health Professionals with a specialty of Th…
28 May 2021 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Government how many social care providers have access to PPE distribution hubs, and how this will change following its review of eligibility.
Answer · Kevin Stewart: The PPE Hubs provide top up and emergency PPE to social care providers across Scotland if their existing supply routes fail. Those eligible to access the Hubs include staff in care homes, care home visitors, care at home providers, unpaid carers, personal ass…
28 May 2021 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Government how many radiotherapy training places have there been in each academic year, since 2015.
Answer · Humza Yousaf: Radiography education is not commissioned or controlled by the Scottish Government. The following table sets out the number of entrants to accredited radiography courses at Scottish Universities each academic year. The courses included match the Health and Ca…
28 May 2021 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Government how many claims have been made to the Social Care Staff Support Fund, and what the total spend of the fund has been, broken down by month.
Answer · Kevin Stewart: The Scottish Government launched the Social Care Staff Support Fund on 25 June 2020 to ensure that social care workers receive their expected income should they be off ill or self-isolating due to coronavirus. Following detailed review of the financial posit…
28 May 2021 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Government how many women (a) have received private mesh-removal surgery and (b) would be eligible for reimbursement under its proposed legislation.
Answer · Humza Yousaf: The Scottish Government does not hold any official information about the number of persons who may have undergone mesh removal surgery privately in the past and as a consequence, cannot confirm how many people may be eligible for reimbursement under the propo…
28 May 2021 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Government by what date its fast-track cancer diagnostic centres will be open in (a) NHS Fife (b) NHS Ayrshire and Arran, and (c) all other health boards.
Answer · Humza Yousaf: Referrals to Scotland’s first Early Cancer Diagnostic Centres (ECDC) went live in NHS Dumfries & Galloway on 17 May 2021, NHS Fife on 7 June 2021, with NHS Ayrshire & Arran due to come on stream on 21 June 2021. Wider roll-out will be determined by an indepen…
26 May 2021 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will introduce a Test and Release programme, similar to that introduced by the UK Government, for people with a COVID-19 vaccination certificate.
Answer · Humza Yousaf: No, in summer 2021 our current vaccination status letters will be replaced by fully digital Covid Status Certificates to be used for outbound international travel. There are no plans at this stage to also use these certificates to introduce Test and Release f…
17 May 2021 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Government what discussions it had with Police Scotland and Rangers FC prior to 15 May 2021 regarding potential concerns in relation to the mass gathering of football fans.
Answer · Keith Brown: The former Cabinet Secretary for Justice Humza Yousaf MSP, and Scottish Government officials had extensive engagement with Rangers Football Club, Police Scotland and Glasgow City Council to discuss the preparations for the fixture on 15 May.
17 May 2021 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Government how many arrests were made by Police Scotland following the behaviour of some Rangers football fans on 15 May 2021 in Glasgow.
Answer · Keith Brown: Police Scotland have confirmed that 28 arrests have been made in connection with the disorder in Glasgow City Centre on 15 May 2021. Police Scotland have also confirmed that enquiries in relation to the disorder continue and where evidence exists more arrests…
17 May 2021 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Government what steps were taken by Police Scotland and others prior to the Rangers football fans gatherings on 15 May 2021 to avoid such large events.
Answer · Keith Brown: The Scottish Government worked closely with Rangers Football Club, Police Scotland and Glasgow City Council to prepare and provide appropriate communications and support the policing plan informed by the events of 6 and 7 March when Rangers FC were confirmed …
17 May 2021 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Government whether it has plans to provide proof of vaccinations and, if so, whether such proof will be in a physical form or on an NHS Scotland app.
Answer · Humza Yousaf: I refer the member to the answer to question S6T-00019 on? 26 May 2021. The answer is available on the Parliament's website at: Official Report - Parliamentary Business : Scottish Parliament
17 May 2021 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Government what discussions it has had with ScotRail in regard to the ongoing industrial action.
Answer · Graeme Dey: Responsibility for collective bargaining rests with ScotRail and the Unions concerned. The Scottish Government has advised both railway Unions and ScotRail of the substantial additional funding provided to maintain full employment of railway staff throughout …
17 May 2021 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to resolve the industrial action by ScotRail staff that is impacting on the delivery of train services.
Answer · Graeme Dey: I refer the member to the answer to question S6W-00055 on? 2 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-committee…
8 Mar 2021 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Government how much funding is available for the replacement of unsafe cladding.
Answer · Kevin Stewart: I refer the member to the answer to question S5W-35832 on? 12 March 2021. All answers to written Parliamentary Questions are available on the Parliament's website, the search facility for which can be found at http://www.parliament.scot/parliamentarybusiness…
8 Mar 2021 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Government how much it received in Barnett consequentials arising from the UK fund to replace unsafe cladding.
Answer · Kevin Stewart: I refer the member to the answer to question S5W-35832 on? 12 March 2021. All answers to written Parliamentary Questions are available on the Parliament's website, the search facility for which can be found at http://www.parliament.scot/parliamentarybusiness…
8 Mar 2021 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Government how much of the funding available to replace unsafe cladding has been distributed to those affected.
Answer · Kevin Stewart: I refer the member to the answer to question S5W-35832 on 12 March 2021. All answers to written Parliamentary Questions are available on the Parliament's website, the search facility for which can be found at http://www.parliament.scot/parliamentarybusiness/…