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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: S6W-39074
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Monday, 30 June 2025
- Current Status: Answer expected on 28 July 2025
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on progress regarding the commitment in its strategy, Genomics in Scotland: Building our Future, which was published in April 2024, to develop a sustainable funding model to allow new tests approved through the SG-TAG process to be funded and implemented as quickly as possible following an SMC approval of a medicine with associated genomic testing to help ensure that patients have access to potentially lifesaving targeted cancer medicines.
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Question reference: S6W-39075
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Monday, 30 June 2025
- Current Status: Answer expected on 28 July 2025
To ask the Scottish Government whether molecular testing for (a) PIK3CA, (b) AKT1 and (c) PTEN gene alterations in breast cancer is (i) on the Scottish Strategic Network for Genomic Medicine horizon scanner and (ii) currently being considered for inclusion in the Scottish Genomic Test Directory.
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Question reference: S6W-38812
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 18 June 2025
- Current Status: Answered by Jenni Minto on 26 June 2025
To ask the Scottish Government what (a) patient, (b) clinical and (c) third sector engagement was undertaken in the long-term conditions framework consultation, and whether it will summarise the feedback given on the strategic direction.
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Question reference: S6W-38813
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 18 June 2025
- Current Status: Answered by Jenni Minto on 26 June 2025
To ask the Scottish Government how funding will be allocated to condition-specific projects under the long-term conditions framework.
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Question reference: S6W-38811
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 18 June 2025
- Current Status: Answered by Jenni Minto on 26 June 2025
To ask the Scottish Government what impact it anticipates the long-term conditions framework will have on the role of the current national advisory committees and taskforces that provide clinical leadership to the delivery of strategies.
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Question reference: S6W-38814
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 18 June 2025
- Current Status: Answered by Jenni Minto on 26 June 2025
To ask the Scottish Government how many full-time equivalent civil servants currently work within its (a) cancer policy unit, (b) long-term conditions policy unit, broken down by condition, and (c) long-term conditions strategy unit.
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Question reference: S6W-38815
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 18 June 2025
- Current Status: Answered by Jenni Minto on 26 June 2025
To ask the Scottish Government what changes will be made to the civil servant resource for conditions such as stroke and heart disease within the long-term conditions policy unit, in light of the publication of the long-term conditions framework.
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Question reference: S6W-38986
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 25 June 2025
- Current Status: Answer expected on 23 July 2025
To ask the Scottish Government what action it will take to ensure that paramedics do not work more than six hours without a break.
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Question reference: S6W-38960
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 25 June 2025
- Current Status: Answer expected on 23 July 2025
To ask the Scottish Government what steps it is taking to implement the World Health Organization’s resolution on reducing the burden of noncommunicable diseases through promotion of kidney health and strengthening prevention and control of kidney disease, particularly in relation to ensuring equitable access to psychosocial support services for people with chronic kidney disease, as highlighted in the Kidney Care UK report, 'Left to get on with it': The real impact of inadequate psychosocial support in kidney care, published in June 2025.
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Question reference: S6W-38987
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 25 June 2025
- Current Status: Answer expected on 23 July 2025
To ask the Scottish Government how many (a) adults and (b) children with learning disabilities have been housed in out-of-area accommodation in each of the last five years.
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