Portfolio Questions

Health and Social Care Liz Smith S6O-00724 1. To ask the Scottish Government how many people have received free personal care, under Frank’s Law, since it came into effect in 2019. Clare Adamson S6O-00725 2. To ask the Scottish Government what action it has taken to raise awareness of the potential risks to the health and wellbeing of children posed by button batteries. Alexander Burnett S6O-00726 3. To ask the Scottish Government what steps it is taking to support NHS and social care recruitment in rural areas. Stephanie Callaghan S6O-00727 4. To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on the roll-out of its national Cancer Plan. Mercedes Villalba S6O-00728 5. To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on what steps it is taking to improve the provision of services for NHS Tayside breast cancer patients. Sandesh Gulhane S6O-00729 6. To ask the Scottish Government whether it will meet its chronic pain clinic waiting time target during the current reporting quarter, 1 January to 31 March. Fiona Hyslop S6O-00730 7. To ask the Scottish Government how it plans to review and assess the pilots conducted as part of the strategy, The best start: five-year plan for maternity and neonatal care. Craig Hoy S6O-00731 8. To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on the NHS Recovery Plan. Social Justice, Housing and Local Government Pam Gosal S6O-00732 1. To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on homelessness rates in Scotland. David Torrance S6O-00733 2. To ask the Scottish Government what support it is giving to local authorities to help tackle homelessness. Russell Findlay S6O-00734 3. To ask the Scottish Government when ministers last met with officials from the Office of the Scottish Charity Regulator. Karen Adam S6O-00735 4. To ask the Scottish Government what its position is on calls by the anti-poverty campaigner, Jack Monroe, for policy makers to take a more comprehensive view of tracking the full cost of poverty, as highlighted by the Vimes Boots Index. Gillian Mackay S6O-00736 5. To ask the Scottish Government how it is supporting households that are facing hardship and debt as a result of the rising cost of living. Jackie Baillie S6O-00737 6. To ask the Scottish Government whether it anticipates that the lifting of the eviction ban, in place during the COVID-19 pandemic, will result in increased homelessness. Sarah Boyack S6O-00738 7. To ask the Scottish Government what it is doing to ensure that children living in temporary accommodation have access to permanent homes. Jackson Carlaw 8. [Not Lodged]