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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.

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Question reference: S6W-28683

Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Thursday, 08 August 2024
Current Status: Answered by Kate Forbes on 5 September 2024

To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on the implementation of all of the recommendations from the report of the Committee on the Scottish Government Handling of Harassment Complaints.

The Continuous Improvement Programme, which delivered the Scottish Government’s implementation of the recommendations of the Scottish Parliament Committee on the Handling of Harassment Complaints, was concluded with the agreement of the Scottish Parliament’s Finance and Public Administration Committee in January 2023, with activities absorbed into ongoing work and annual reporting thereafter. The Scottish Government provided a written update to Parliament on ongoing actions on 17 May 2024, ahead of the Permanent Secretary giving evidence to the Committee on 21 May 2024.

Question reference: S6W-28681

Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Thursday, 08 August 2024
Current Status: Answered by Kate Forbes on 5 September 2024

To ask the Scottish Government how much it spent on legal fees for (a) former First Minister Nicola Sturgeon, (b) the former First Minister’s chief of staff and (c) the former Permanent Secretary, in connection with the inquiry of the Committee on the Scottish Government Handling of Harassment Complaints.

Legal advice was provided to individuals in relation to the Scottish Parliament Committee on the Scottish Government Handling of Harassment Complaints. The total costs were £151,811.17 (exclusive of VAT). This information is already published at Cost to Scottish Government of its participation of recent inquiry’s: FOI release - gov.scot (www.gov.scot)

The then First Minister, Nicola Sturgeon did not consult a lawyer of any kind ahead of her evidence session at the Scottish Parliament's Committee on the Scottish Government's Handling of Harassment Complaints.

Question reference: S6W-29142

Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Friday, 16 August 2024
Current Status: Answered by Neil Gray on 3 September 2024

To ask the Scottish Government whether it will set out a timescale for ensuring that all NHS clinical waste produced in Scotland is processed in Scotland.

Question reference: S6W-29144

Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Friday, 16 August 2024
Current Status: Answered by Neil Gray on 3 September 2024

To ask the Scottish Government whether it can provide the estimated number of miles travelled per month, since January 2018, in the transport of NHS Scotland clinical waste by road to Wales.

Question reference: S6W-29145

Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Friday, 16 August 2024
Current Status: Answered by Neil Gray on 3 September 2024

To ask the Scottish Government whether it will publish the estimated cost to NHS Scotland of transporting clinical waste by road to Wales.

Question reference: S6W-29147

Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Friday, 16 August 2024
Current Status: Answered by Neil Gray on 3 September 2024

To ask the Scottish Government whether it will encourage Tradebe to honour its reported pledge to process clinical waste in Scotland rather than transporting it to Wales.

Question reference: S6W-29146

Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Friday, 16 August 2024
Current Status: Answered by Neil Gray on 3 September 2024

To ask the Scottish Government whether the Malcolm Group is contracted to undertake the transportation of NHS Scotland clinical waste, and whether it will outline which other hauliers are also contracted to undertake such transportation.

Question reference: S6W-29143

Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Friday, 16 August 2024
Current Status: Answered by Neil Gray on 3 September 2024

To ask the Scottish Government whether it can provide the estimated number of lorry journeys being made by Tradebe per month to transport NHS Scotland clinical waste to Wales.

Question reference: S6F-03298

Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Monday, 02 September 2024
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 5 September 2024

To ask the First Minister what action the Scottish Government is taking in response to reports that newly qualified nurses are unable to find employment in the NHS despite there being over 3,300 whole-time equivalent unfilled nursing and midwifery vacancies.

Question reference: S6W-29167

Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Monday, 19 August 2024
Current Status: Answered by Neil Gray on 28 August 2024

To ask the Scottish Government how many whole-time equivalent anaesthetists have (a) been employed and (b) retired or left the profession, in each year since 2019.

The information requested on how many whole-time equivalent anaesthetists have been employed in each year since 2019 can be found on the TURAS NHS Education for Scotland workforce statistics site at: NHS Scotland workforce | Turas Data Intelligence (Employment over time tab, anaesthetics consultants).

The information requested on how many whole-time equivalent anaesthetists have left the profession, in each year since 2019 can be found on the TURAS NHS Education for Scotland workforce statistics site at: NHS Scotland workforce | Turas Data Intelligence (Turnover tab).

The requested information on how many whole-time equivalent anaesthetists have retired in each year since 2019 is not centrally available.