Portfolio Questions

Portfolio Questions Health and Social Care Claire Baker S6O-00201 1. To ask the Scottish Government how it is supporting NHS boards to mitigate the impact of COVID-19 on service provision over the winter. Meghan Gallacher S6O-00202 2. To ask the Scottish Government how many systemic reaction specialists there are who can support people who have had an allergic reaction to their first COVID-19 vaccine. Katy Clark S6O-00203 3. To ask the Scottish Government what it is doing to raise awareness among the public and healthcare professionals of the symptoms of leukaemia. Audrey Nicoll S6O-00204 4. To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to support GPs and other healthcare professionals to engage with traditionally hard-to-reach groups. Finlay Carson 5. [Not Lodged] Stuart McMillan S6O-00206 6. To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on any plans to reintroduce a full GP out-of-hours service in Inverclyde. Rachael Hamilton S6O-00207 7. To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to recruit GPs in the Borders. Joe FitzPatrick S6O-00208 8. To ask the Scottish Government what discussions it has had with NHS Tayside regarding the grading of district nurse roles. Social Justice, Housing and Local Government The Presiding Officer has grouped the following questions: 5, 7 and 8. Beatrice Wishart S6O-00209 1. To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to mitigate housing shortages and rising housing costs. Jamie Greene S6O-00210 2. To ask the Scottish Government what engagement it has with local government regarding additional support that it can provide in order to maintain local authority services in areas that are required to host or are affected by planned major events. Pam Duncan-Glancy 3. [Not Lodged] Martin Whitfield S6O-00212 4. To ask the Scottish Government whether the recent funding announcement of £50 million for homeless services will be new money or funds previously allocated to existing budgets. Gordon MacDonald S6O-00213 5. To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on the discussions it has had with the UK Government regarding the £20 reduction to universal credit. Russell Findlay 6. [Not Lodged] Willie Coffey S6O-00215 7. To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made of the impact that the £20 reduction to universal credit could have on households in Kilmarnock and Irvine Valley. Carol Mochan S6O-00216 8. To ask the Scottish Government what measures it has taken to address the consequences of the reduction of universal credit and any potential impact on child poverty.