- Asked by: Stephanie Callaghan, MSP for Uddingston and Bellshill, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Thursday, 15 February 2024
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Current Status:
Answered by Jenni Minto on 29 February 2024
To ask the Scottish Government, in relation to mesh survivors in Scotland, what consideration it has given to The Hughes Report, by the Patient Safety Commissioner for England, which sets out options for redress for those harmed by valproate and pelvic mesh.
Answer
I refer the member to the answer to question S6O-03094 on 21 February 2024. Answers to Oral parliamentary questions are available on the Parliament's website, the search facility for which can be found at Meeting of the Parliament: 21/02/2024 | Scottish Parliament Website .
- Asked by: Stephanie Callaghan, MSP for Uddingston and Bellshill, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 31 January 2024
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Current Status:
Answered by Graeme Dey on 27 February 2024
To ask the Scottish Government what consideration has been given to extending the current limit of three years of Student Awards Agency Scotland funding, for part-time postgraduate MSc courses with no full-time equivalent, to support people who may need extra time to complete their course, such as those who work full time, are disabled or have caring responsibilities.
Answer
As set out in the 2023-24 Programme for Government, we are currently undertaking a review of student support for those wishing to study part-time or flexibly. As part of this we will consider the range of circumstances that impact on the way in which people wish to study as part of this work.
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Current Status:
Withdrawn
- Asked by: Stephanie Callaghan, MSP for Uddingston and Bellshill, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Monday, 29 January 2024
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Current Status:
Taken in the Chamber on 1 February 2024
To ask the First Minister what steps the Scottish Government is taking to prevent a resurgence of measles in Scotland.
Answer
Taken in the Chamber on 1 February 2024
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Current Status:
Withdrawn
- Asked by: Stephanie Callaghan, MSP for Uddingston and Bellshill, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 19 December 2023
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Current Status:
Answered by Joe FitzPatrick on 21 December 2023
To ask the Scottish Government when it expects to publish its response to the phase 3 consultation on permitted development rights.
Answer
We are carefully considering the responses to the consultation and using the feedback to finalise the proposals. An analysis of the consultation responses will be published when the statutory instrument giving effect to the final Phase 3 package is laid in Parliament, which we anticipate doing in March.
- Asked by: Stephanie Callaghan, MSP for Uddingston and Bellshill, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 20 December 2023
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Current Status:
Taken in the Chamber on 11 January 2024
To ask the Scottish Government what measures it is taking to encourage the uptake of Education Maintenance Allowance among eligible pupils.
Answer
Taken in the Chamber on 11 January 2024
- Asked by: Stephanie Callaghan, MSP for Uddingston and Bellshill, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 13 December 2023
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Current Status:
Taken in the Chamber on 20 December 2023
To ask the Scottish Government what its response is to the recent Public Health Scotland report, Infant Feeding Statistics Scotland.
Answer
Taken in the Chamber on 20 December 2023
- Asked by: Stephanie Callaghan, MSP for Uddingston and Bellshill, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Monday, 13 November 2023
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Current Status:
Taken in the Chamber on 16 November 2023
To ask the First Minister what assessment the Scottish Government has made of the impact of the Low Emission Zone in Glasgow.
Answer
Taken in the Chamber on 16 November 2023
- Asked by: Stephanie Callaghan, MSP for Uddingston and Bellshill, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Monday, 30 October 2023
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Current Status:
Answered by Jenni Minto on 13 November 2023
To ask the Scottish Government how many dentists there currently are per head of population in Scotland, and what information it has on how this compares with (a) England and (b) Wales.
Answer
In Scotland there are 55.3 dentists per 100,000 of the population, compared to 42.7 in England and 46.2 in Wales.
Information on the number of dentists per 100,000 of the population in Scotland can be found in the data tables of the NHS Scotland workforce statistics on NHS Education for Scotland’s website: All official statistics publications | Turas Data Intelligence (nhs.scot) .
Information on the dental workforce in England and Wales is available online at: NHS Dental Statistics for England, 2022-23, Annual Report - NHS Digital and NHS Dental workforce by local health board, age group, gender, contract type and dentist type (gov.wales) and p opulation estimates by UK country can be found at: Population estimates - Office for National Statistics (ons.gov.uk) .