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-07343
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Monday, 20 February 2017
- Current Status: Answered by Shona Robison on 2 March 2017
To ask the Scottish Government for what reason NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde closed the out-of-hours GP service at the Vale of Leven Hospital on (a) 5, (b) 12 and (c) 19 February 2017, and what discussions it has had regarding this with the NHS board.
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Question reference: S5W-07342
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Monday, 20 February 2017
- Current Status: Answered by Shona Robison on 2 March 2017
To ask the Scottish Government what its position is on the decision to review the opening hours for the out-of-hours GP service at the Vale of Leven Hospital, and what discussions it has had regarding this with NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde.
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Question reference: S5W-07341
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Monday, 20 February 2017
- Current Status: Answered by Shona Robison on 2 March 2017
To ask the Scottish Government what its position is on whether reducing the opening hours for the out-of-hours GP service at the Vale of Leven Hospital would contravene the commitments made in the Vision for the Vale.
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Question reference: S5W-07349
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Monday, 20 February 2017
- Current Status: Answered by Shona Robison on 2 March 2017
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will take action to ensure that there is no permanent reduction in the opening hours of the out-of-hours GP service at the Vale of Leven Hospital.
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Question reference: S5W-06823
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Thursday, 02 February 2017
- Current Status: Answered by Derek Mackay on 2 March 2017
To ask the Scottish Government what the time limit is to claim a backdated council tax reduction.
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Question reference: S5W-06815
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Thursday, 02 February 2017
- Current Status: Answered by Derek Mackay on 2 March 2017
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S5O-00622 by Jeanne Freeman on 1 February 2017, whether the Financial Health Check Service will assist low-income pensioner households to ensure that they claim council tax reduction.
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Question reference: S5W-06820
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Thursday, 02 February 2017
- Current Status: Answered by Derek Mackay on 2 March 2017
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S5O-00622 by Jeanne Freeman on 1 February 2017, how many low income pensioner households in band E to H properties in each constituency will be newly entitled to council tax reduction, and what the take-up target is.
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Question reference: S5W-06821
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Thursday, 02 February 2017
- Current Status: Answered by Derek Mackay on 2 March 2017
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S5O-00622 by Jeanne Freeman on 1 February 2017, how many band E to H properties in each constituency will be newly entitled to council tax reduction.
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Question reference: S5W-06822
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Thursday, 02 February 2017
- Current Status: Answered by Derek Mackay on 2 March 2017
To ask the Scottish Government what advice it has provided to low income pensioner households in band E to H properties regarding their entitlement to claim council tax reduction since 31 December 2016.
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Question reference: S5W-06851
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Thursday, 09 February 2017
- Current Status: Answered by Shona Robison on 2 March 2017
To ask the Scottish Government how many acute care beds there are in each hospital in NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde, and how this compares with 2007.
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