Portfolio Questions

Health and Social Care Brian Whittle S6O-00303 1. To ask the Scottish Government what progress it has made on the commitments in its Programme for Government to tackle the consumption of tobacco, alcohol and unhealthy food and drinks. Russell Findlay S6O-00304 2. To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on what it is doing to ensure that patients have access to dental treatment. Daniel Johnson S6O-00305 3. To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking in response to reports of patients being given appointments for a COVID-19 booster vaccine within six months of their second dose of the vaccine and who were therefore unable to have the booster at the appointment. Bill Kidd S6O-00306 4. To ask the Scottish Government what action it has taken, and will take, to support the mental and physical health of ethnic minority women who are victims of domestic abuse. Rhoda Grant S6O-00307 5. To ask the Scottish Government what assistance it is providing to NHS boards that are currently experiencing pressures ahead of winter. Jim Fairlie S6O-00308 6. To ask the Scottish Government what measures are in place to support people who have experienced long-term mental or physical harm as a result of NHS negligence or misdiagnosis. Sandesh Gulhane S6O-00309 7. To ask the Scottish Government what measures it has put in place to ensure that COVID-19 vaccine trial volunteers have the same access to public events and travel as other people. Liam McArthur S6O-00310 8. To ask the Scottish Government what its response is to claims by the British Dental Association Scotland that “plans to return NHS practices to pre-COVID models of work may devastate dental services". Social Justice, Housing and Local Government Jamie Greene S6O-00311 1. To ask the Scottish Government to what extent it takes local government decision making into account when considering proposals previously rejected by a local authority. Finlay Carson S6O-00312 2. To ask the Scottish Government what support it is providing to encourage more affordable homes to be built in remote and rural areas. Gillian Martin S6O-00313 3. To ask the Scottish Government how its housing strategy ensures that all new affordable housing is built to be as energy efficient as possible. Pauline McNeill S6O-00314 4. To ask the Scottish Government when it plans to introduce a system of nationwide rent controls. Miles Briggs S6O-00315 5. To ask the Scottish Government what support it plans to provide to first-time buyers. Mark Griffin S6O-00316 6. To ask the Scottish Government what its response is to a report from Falkirk Council that states that the average cost of building a new affordable home is set to rise to £240,000, from £144,823 in 2014. Gillian Mackay S6O-00317 7. To ask the Scottish Government how it ensures that welfare entitlements and other benefits such as council tax exemptions are taken up by care experienced young people. Stephanie Callaghan 8. [Not Lodged]