Questions and answers
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
Urgent Questions aren't included in the Question and Answers search. There is a SPICe fact sheet listing Urgent and emergency questions.
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Question reference: S5W-20013
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Monday, 19 November 2018
- Current Status: Answered by Joe FitzPatrick on 4 December 2018
To ask the Scottish Government how many (a) people over 65, (b) two- to five-year-old children and (c) people with an eligible health condition (i) have received and (ii) are yet to receive the 2018-19 flu vaccine.
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Question reference: S5W-20012
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Monday, 19 November 2018
- Current Status: Answered by Joe FitzPatrick on 4 December 2018
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S5W-19483 by Joe FitzPatrick on 6 November 2018, how much flu vaccine has been purchased using the additional funding and when this will be made available for use.
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Question reference: S5W-20080
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 21 November 2018
- Current Status: Answered by Jamie Hepburn on 4 December 2018
To ask the Scottish Government how many (a) female and (b) male retail apprenticeships there have been in each of the last five years.
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Question reference: S5W-20124
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Thursday, 22 November 2018
- Current Status: Answered by Kevin Stewart on 3 December 2018
To ask the Scottish Government what funding is in place for each of the next three years to alleviate fuel poverty.
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Question reference: S5W-19996
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Monday, 19 November 2018
- Current Status: Answered by Joe FitzPatrick on 3 December 2018
To ask the Scottish Government what the (a) longest and (b) average waiting time has been in each year since 2010-11 for a breast screening appointment, broken down by NHS board.
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Question reference: S5W-19993
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Monday, 19 November 2018
- Current Status: Answered by Joe FitzPatrick on 3 December 2018
To ask the Scottish Government which NHS boards have a backlog for breast screening examinations, broken down by length of backlog.
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Question reference: S5W-19994
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Monday, 19 November 2018
- Current Status: Answered by Joe FitzPatrick on 3 December 2018
To ask the Scottish Government what each NHS board's recommended frequency is for breast screening appointments, and how this compares with the actual frequency.
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Question reference: S5W-19984
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Friday, 16 November 2018
- Current Status: Answered by Jamie Hepburn on 29 November 2018
To ask the Scottish Government what percentage of SMEs are women-owned.
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Question reference: S5W-19980
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Friday, 16 November 2018
- Current Status: Answered by Jamie Hepburn on 29 November 2018
To ask the Scottish Government how many people have been employed in women-owned businesses in each year since 2011.
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Question reference: S5W-19983
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Friday, 16 November 2018
- Current Status: Answered by Jamie Hepburn on 29 November 2018
To ask the Scottish Government how much women- (a) owned and (b) led businesses contribute to the economy.
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