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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: S6O-00687

Asked by: Michael Marra, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Wednesday, 19 January 2022
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 27 January 2022

To ask the Scottish Government what its plans are for service continuity for breast cancer oncology services in NHS Tayside, in light of reports of further resignations within the service.

Question reference: S6O-00685

Asked by: Brian Whittle, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 19 January 2022
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 27 January 2022

To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to mitigate the effect that reduced access to physical activity during lockdown has had on the health of young people.

Question reference: S6O-00690

Asked by: Kenneth Gibson, MSP for Cunninghame North, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 19 January 2022
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 27 January 2022

To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on the implementation of its Endoscopy and Urology Diagnostic Recovery and Renewal Plan.

Question reference: S6O-00688

Asked by: Jenni Minto, MSP for Argyll and Bute, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 19 January 2022
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 27 January 2022

To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on its plans for a National Care Service.

Question reference: S6O-00684

Asked by: Dr Alasdair Allan, MSP for Na h-Eileanan an Iar, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 19 January 2022
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 27 January 2022

To ask the Scottish Government what financial support is offered to patients and authorised escorts who need to travel significant distances for medical appointments.

Question reference: S6W-05600

Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Monday, 10 January 2022
Current Status: Answered by Maree Todd on 19 January 2022

To ask the Scottish Government whether it plans to introduce a national lung cancer screening programme.

Any decision on whether or not to introduce a new national screening programme in Scotland is guided by the recommendations of the UK National Screening Committee (UK NSC), an independent expert advisory group which advises all four nations of the United Kingdom on screening policy.

In 2007, the UK NSC recommended against the introduction of a lung cancer screening programme; however, it is currently reviewing this and will take into account new evidence that has emerged since the previous recommendation.

We do not have a definite timescale for when the NSC will publish its findings, but we are expecting an update in the coming months.

Following completion of this review, the UK NSC will make a new recommendation. If the recommendation is to introduce lung cancer screening then the Scottish Screening Committee, in consultation with medical experts in this field, will advise Scottish Ministers on the most appropriate course of action for Scotland.

Question reference: S6W-05655

Asked by: Liam McArthur, MSP for Orkney Islands, Scottish Liberal Democrats
Date lodged: Tuesday, 11 January 2022
Current Status: Answered by Mairi McAllan on 19 January 2022

To ask the Scottish Government (a) whether it has provided or (b) when it will provide a full response to the previous parliamentary session's Environment, Climate Change and Land Reform Committee’s Inquiry into Regional Marine Planning, as committed to in the Minister for Rural Affairs and the Natural Environment’s letter to the Committee of 23 March 2021.

We welcomed the previous Environment, Climate Change and Land Reform (ECCLR) Committee’s Inquiry report into regional marine planning. This report and its 29 recommendations have been carefully considered to help inform our future approach to regional marine planning. There will be a formal response to the ECCLR inquiry, with individual responses to each recommendation, made in advance of an announcement about the next steps for marine planning in Spring 2022.

Question reference: S6W-05601

Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Monday, 10 January 2022
Current Status: Answered by Maree Todd on 19 January 2022

To ask the Scottish Government what work it is undertaking to test the efficacy of a national lung cancer screening programme.

As noted in the answer to question S6W-05600 on 19 January 2022, the Scottish Government is currently awaiting the outcome of the UK National Screening Committee’s review into whether a programme of national lung screening should be introduced. This will rigorously review the harms and benefits of lung screening, and will include consideration of efficacy, health economics and mortality.

At the same time as the ongoing UK NSC review, the Scottish Government has provided funding to the University of Edinburgh to support an exploratory piece of research into the feasibility of the introduction of lung health checks within Scotland targeting those from areas of deprivation at higher risk of lung cancer.

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/written-questions-and-answers .

Question reference: S6W-05618

Asked by: Oliver Mundell, MSP for Dumfriesshire, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Monday, 10 January 2022
Current Status: Answered by Ivan McKee on 19 January 2022

To ask the Scottish Government what financial support is available to (a) bed and breakfast and guest house operators that have been impacted by ongoing COVID-19 restrictions.

Our £9 million funding package to deal with the Omicron crisis has been targeted at those businesses most severely impacted. We recognise that the public health advice to reduce the spread of omicron and the re-introduction of regulations has affected some businesses more than others within tourism and hospitality.

B&Bs and Guesthouses are not as severely affected by restrictions as other businesses, and therefore not in scope for this tranche of funding. We recognise that this is a challenging time for businesses of all kinds and are continuing to press the UK Government for more comprehensive support.

Question reference: S6W-05578

Asked by: Monica Lennon, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Friday, 07 January 2022
Current Status: Answered by Maree Todd on 19 January 2022

To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide a breakdown of how the Chronic Pain Winter Support Fund will be distributed.

The Chronic Pain Winter Support Fund has been distributed as follows:

Organisation	Project	Availability	Value of award
Pain Association Scotland	Increased access to self-management service	National	£38,518
Purple Orchid Health Limited with Bladder Health UK	Bladder and pelvic pain management programme	National	£37,450
Pain Concern	Telephone support for pain management waiting list	National	£32,700
Health All Round	Online and in-home mental health, physical activity and isolation support	NHS Lothian	£21,875
NHS Grampian	Enhanced pain waiting list support	NHS Grampian*	£20,885
NHS GGC	Pain review for housebound patients	NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde	£17,000
NHS Ayrshire and Arran/ Flippin’ Pain	Information on pain management and education	National	£16,180
Fife Sports and Leisure Trust	Pain management and physical activity support	NHS Fife	£15,100
NHS Highland	Support for chronic hip, knee and back pain	NHS Highland	£13,000
East Lothian Rehabilitation Service	Expansion of pain and rehab service to full-time provision	NHS Lothian	£11,702
Fife Pain Management Service	Community chronic pain drop-in service	NHS Fife	£8,802
Borders General Hospital	Community-based pain management support Hub	NHS Borders	£4,393
NHS Shetland	Audit of chronic pain patient population	NHS Shetland	£1,500
		Total allocation	£239,105

*NHS Grampian has arrangements in place to accept referrals in specific circumstances with NHS Western Isles, NHS Orkney and NHS Shetland.