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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 ��˿�� 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: S6W-00334

Asked by: Alexander Burnett, MSP for Aberdeenshire West, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 02 June 2021
Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 17 June 2021

To ask the Scottish Government what long COVID-related initiatives (a) are currently in place (b) will be put in place to (i) track and record data relating to those affected by the condition and (ii) educate GPs to help them to recognise the symptoms of long COVID in adults and children, in order to ensure proper and timely diagnosis of the virus.

Diagnostic codes for post-COVID-19 syndrome, or long COVID, were recently added into the primary care information systems used by GP practices. Guidance on coding has been issued to GP Practices, most recently in the Scottish Government ‘Implementation Support Note’ published on the SIGN website.

NHS Education for Scotland has an educational session, which covers long COVID, scheduled in August as part of its series of online webinars for primary care clinicians. All of their resources for health and care staff related to COVID-19 can be found on their dedicated Turas Learn Site ( ). In addition to their own resources, they plan to signpost through Turas Learn to appropriate resources on long COVID developed by partner organisations as these emerge.

The University of Edinburgh’s EAVE II project has used pseudonymised GP and other patient data to track the COVID-19 pandemic as it unfolded across Scotland, and its analysis has helped inform Scottish Government policy.

That project now has funding from the Scottish Government’s Chief Scientist Office to use this pseudonymised data to investigate long COVID. The project will generate analysis on the number of people assessed as having long COVID. This analysis will be shared with the Scottish Government and will be used to inform the planning of services for people with long COVID. The analysis will inform publications on long COVID in due course.

Question reference: S6W-00424

Asked by: Sue Webber, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 02 June 2021
Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 17 June 2021

To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide a breakdown of COVID-19 vaccine take-up in each NHS board, also broken down by age group.

Question reference: S6W-00343

Asked by: Liam Kerr, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 02 June 2021
Current Status: Answered by Ivan McKee on 17 June 2021

To ask the Scottish Government what information it has on how much the UK Government contract with the Babcock shipyard in Rosyth shipyard for five new Type 31 frigates is worth.

Question reference: S6W-00267

Asked by: Liam Kerr, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Thursday, 27 May 2021
Current Status: Answered by Michael Matheson on 17 June 2021

To ask the Scottish Government what role it anticipates the oil and gas sector will have in a future (a) energy strategy and (b) economy.

The oil and gas sector continues to play an important role in Scotland's economy and energy mix, including in helping to ensure a secure energy supply. The Robert Gordon University Energy Transition Institute have estimated that while employment supporting oil and gas is expected to decrease as we transition to net zero, there will still be an estimated 70,000 UK offshore jobs supporting oil and gas in 2030. Importantly, 90 per cent of current oil and gas jobs have high or medium transferability to low-carbon offshore energy roles, which are expected to make up over 65 per cent of the 200,000 expected UK offshore workforce in 2030.

We are wholly committed to ending Scotland’s contribution to climate change and doing so in a way that is fair for all, ensuring a green recovery and a just transition that supports good green jobs, skills and expertise and leaves no-one behind. The new administration has committed to starting to refresh Scotland's energy strategy in 2021, reflecting our commitment to net zero and key decisions on the pathways to take us there.

Question reference: S6O-00060

Asked by: Alex Rowley, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Wednesday, 16 June 2021
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 23 June 2021

To ask the Scottish Government what its response is to an NASUWT Scotland survey, which suggests that 53% of teachers have considered leaving the profession in the last year, feeling demoralised, unsupported and unrecognised.

Question reference: S6O-00061

Asked by: Liam McArthur, MSP for Orkney Islands, Scottish Liberal Democrats
Date lodged: Wednesday, 16 June 2021
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 23 June 2021

To ask the Scottish Government what support it is providing to schools to enable them to hold modified sports events that can be attended by parents and carers.

Question reference: S6O-00052

Asked by: Claire Baker, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Wednesday, 16 June 2021
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 23 June 2021

To ask the Scottish Government how it is supporting the economic recovery of town centres.

Question reference: S6O-00062

Asked by: Paul O'Kane, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Wednesday, 16 June 2021
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 23 June 2021

To ask the Scottish Government when the National Qualifications Group agreed on the appeals process for 2021 National Qualifications, and whether the decision was unanimous.

Question reference: S6O-00049

Asked by: Liz Smith, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 16 June 2021
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 23 June 2021

To ask the Scottish Government what revenue it estimates it will receive from Land and Buildings Transaction Tax in 2021-22.

Question reference: S6O-00063

Asked by: Jenni Minto, MSP for Argyll and Bute, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 16 June 2021
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 23 June 2021

To ask the Scottish Government what its plans are for future investment in the school estate.