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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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Dates of parliamentary sessions
  1. Session 1: 12 May 1999 to 31 March 2003
  2. Session 2: 7 May 2003 to 2 April 2007
  3. Session 3: 9 May 2007 to 22 March 2011
  4. Session 4: 11 May 2011 to 23 March 2016
  5. Session 5: 12 May 2016 to 4 May 2021
  6. Current session: 13 May 2021 to 30 December 2025
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Question reference: S6W-13589

  • Asked by: Craig Hoy, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 22 December 2022
  • Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 24 January 2023

To ask the Scottish Government whether it has developed an engagement programme across the health and social care workforce to inform a set of shared values.

Question reference: S6W-13462

  • Asked by: Craig Hoy, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 22 December 2022
  • Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 24 January 2023

To ask the Scottish Government how much it has spent on the Centre for Workforce Supply.

Question reference: S6W-13463

  • Asked by: Craig Hoy, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 22 December 2022
  • Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 24 January 2023

To ask the Scottish Government whether it has set new international recruitment targets (a) focusing on key areas of shortage and (b) directly supporting key commitments set out in their NHS Recovery Plan, including meeting its anticipated 1% net growth, and, if so, what these targets are.

Question reference: S6W-13487

  • Asked by: Craig Hoy, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 22 December 2022
  • Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 24 January 2023

To ask the Scottish Government whether it has published a scoping review of Allied Health Professional (AHP) and Health Care Science (HCS) education; what gaps it has identified in training programmes, and what actions are required to meet future service needs.

Question reference: S6W-13482

  • Asked by: Craig Hoy, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 22 December 2022
  • Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 24 January 2023

To ask the Scottish Government what work it has done with stakeholders to determine the feasibility of developing multi-year intake numbers for nurse and paramedic training places in order to provide certainty and sustainability for this workforce.

Question reference: S6W-13447

  • Asked by: Craig Hoy, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 22 December 2022
  • Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 24 January 2023

To ask the Scottish Government what work has been undertaken to develop an effective workforce planning system for the health and social care sector that enables the prediction of future capacity and capability requirements, along with the identification of any gaps and pressure points.

Question reference: S6W-13484

  • Asked by: Craig Hoy, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 22 December 2022
  • Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 24 January 2023

To ask the Scottish Government whether it has (a) reviewed any wider opportunities available to access a career in nursing and midwifery, as an Allied Health Professional (AHP) or in Health Care Science (HCS) and (b) explored the potential to further increase the use of approaches such as the Open University and apprenticeship models.

Question reference: S6W-13438

  • Asked by: Craig Hoy, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 22 December 2022
  • Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 24 January 2023

To ask the Scottish Government whether it has completed a needs assessment of available health and social care workforce data and sources, and used this to build recommendations for workforce data collection design, quantity, and quality.

Question reference: S6W-13486

  • Asked by: Craig Hoy, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 22 December 2022
  • Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 24 January 2023

To ask the Scottish Government, in light of the aim set out in the National Workforce Strategy for Health and Social Care in Scotland, whether it has increased paramedic training numbers by 32%, bringing the total student numbers for 2022-23 to 941.

Question reference: S6W-13465

  • Asked by: Craig Hoy, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 22 December 2022
  • Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 24 January 2023

To ask the Scottish Government whether it has created a learning source for “Preparation for Work in Health and Social Care” to help immediate winter pressures, as set out in its Health and Social Care: national workforce strategy.