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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: S6F-00327

Asked by: Anas Sarwar, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Monday, 04 October 2021
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 7 October 2021

Question to be taken in Chamber.

Question reference: S6F-00326

Asked by: Douglas Ross, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Monday, 04 October 2021
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 7 October 2021

Question to be taken in Chamber.

Question reference: S6W-03025

Asked by: Rachael Hamilton, MSP for Ettrick, Roxburgh and Berwickshire, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Monday, 20 September 2021
Current Status: Answered by Shona Robison on 4 October 2021

To ask the Scottish Government what constitutes overprovision in terms of the operation of the Civic Government (Scotland) Act 1982 (Licensing of Short-term Lets) Order 2021.

Question reference: S6W-03075

Asked by: Ariane Burgess, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Green Party
Date lodged: Monday, 20 September 2021
Current Status: Answered by Graeme Dey on 4 October 2021

To ask the Scottish Government how many responses were received to the Highlands and Islands Airports Limited (HIAL) consultation on the expansion of Inverness Airport, and, of these, how many were (a) supportive, (b) opposed and (c) neutral.

Question reference: S6W-03156

Asked by: Mark Ruskell, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Green Party
Date lodged: Monday, 20 September 2021
Current Status: Answered by Patrick Harvie on 4 October 2021

To ask the Scottish Government what the projected budget is for active travel in the financial year 2022-23, and whether it will provide a breakdown of how this will be spent.

Question reference: S6W-03077

Asked by: Neil Bibby, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Monday, 20 September 2021
Current Status: Answered by Graeme Dey on 4 October 2021

To ask the Scottish Government whether it can confirm that ScotRail Trains Ltd will not seek to make any changes to the existing final salary pension scheme for ScotRail workers.

Question reference: S6W-02305

Asked by: Alexander Stewart, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Tuesday, 17 August 2021
Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 4 October 2021

To ask the Scottish Government, in the period covered by the Scottish Stroke Improvement Programme 2021 national report, how many people who survived a stroke were discharged with (a) a significant, (b) a moderate, (c) a slight and (d) no disability; how their rehabilitation needs were assessed; how many patients received rehabilitation, and whether rehabilitation enabled them to achieve their recovery potential.

The Scottish Stroke Care Audit does not currently directly measure level of disability at the time of hospital discharge. The stroke improvement team rehabilitation sub group is currently considering future updates to measure rehabilitation service delivery, patient outcomes and experiences.

Rehabilitation is a person centred process. People with ongoing impairment and activity limitations following a stroke are assessed by a multidisciplinary team and their wishes and needs are agreed individually as part of their rehabilitation plan. All patients who require stroke rehabilitation should be offered it. Rehabilitation may be delivered via a variety of inpatient, early supported discharge and community teams

Question reference: S6W-02315

Asked by: Colin Smyth, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Tuesday, 17 August 2021
Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 4 October 2021

To ask the Scottish Government how many people have received a different COVID-19 vaccine for their second dose than the one they received for their first dose, broken down by the circumstances in which this has occurred.

As of August 23rd there are 8,220 records flagged receiving 2 doses of mixed COVID-19 vaccine products in the National Clinical Data Store (NCDS).

There are 7,697,632 total records ( first and second doses ) in the NCDS relating to COVID-19 vaccinations therefore this number is 0.11% of records flagged.

The circumstances for these are not recorded.

Data completeness and accuracy checks have not yet been carried out on each of these records, therefore some of these records may be duplicates, or in fact relate to more than a single individual.

Question reference: S6W-03175

Asked by: Paul Sweeney, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Monday, 20 September 2021
Current Status: Answered by Kate Forbes on 4 October 2021

To ask the Scottish Government whether guidance allows for employers to dismiss positive COVID-19 lateral flow tests taken by employees unless the individual has returned a positive PCR test result.

The Scottish Government’s guidance for employers on Test & Protect is regularly updated. This sets out the support that employers should give to employees who are required to self-isolate. It also sets out steps that employees can take if they feel that their employer is not enabling them to complete periods of requested self-isolation. The guidance is available at: https://www.gov.scot/publications/coronavirus-covid-19-test-and-protect/pages/advice-for-employers/ .

Anyone who returns a positive LFD test result should self-isolate and book a follow-up PCR test. Employers should be supportive of any colleague who needs to self-isolate following a positive LFD test while they await their follow-up PCR test results, even if the colleague remains asymptomatic.

Furthermore, employers should carry out COVID-19 risk assessments as part of managing risk in the workplace to reduce the risk of transmission.

Regulators (including local authorities and the Health and Safety Executive) have engaged with businesses throughout the pandemic to ensure they understand the guidance and are able to meet the regulatory requirements.

Question reference: S6W-02614

Asked by: Paul Sweeney, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Thursday, 02 September 2021
Current Status: Answered by Michael Matheson on 4 October 2021

To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on what criteria it uses to determine whether countries are listed as red on its international travel and managed isolation regime, and what information it has on the support available to people from Scotland who travel to countries listed as amber, which are subsequently listed as red, resulting in a need to change travel plans at short notice.

Ministers take decisions on travel restrictions based on evidence provided by the Joint Biosecurity Centre (JBC). These reports take into account a number of factors in judging the risk associated with travel from each country, including case numbers, incidence of the virus amongst the population, the prominence of variants of concern as well as any other practical factors relevant to each country.

The Scottish Government considers this data in relation to the public health situation in Scotland. Following careful consideration of clinical and scientific evidence, the four nations have agreed to ease inbound international travel restrictions from 4 October.

Restrictions put in place to protect public health have been substantially revised to make travel simpler, with green and amber classifications merged while the red list is retained for those countries deemed to have high COVID19 case rates or variants of concern.

Travellers from non-red list countries who have been fully vaccinated in a country that meets recognised standards of certifications will no longer be required to provide evidence of a negative test result before they can travel to Scotland. The requirement to self-isolate upon arrival will be removed and Scotland will also align with the UK post-arrival testing regime in due course.

In certain circumstances, there may be hardship or welfare arrangements available to travellers who are unable to afford hotel quarantine. The following link provides further information:

Coronavirus (COVID-19): international travel and managed isolation (quarantine) - gov.scot (www.gov.scot)