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: S4W-22708
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Friday, 03 October 2014
- Current Status: Answered by Alex Neil on 30 October 2014
To ask the Scottish Government when it will publish its new guidance on access to medicines.
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Question reference: S4W-22709
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Friday, 03 October 2014
- Current Status: Answered by Alex Neil on 30 October 2014
To ask the Scottish Government what the reason is for the delay in publishing its new guidance on access to medicines, which was due to be published in May 2014.
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Question reference: S4W-22710
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Friday, 03 October 2014
- Current Status: Answered by Alex Neil on 30 October 2014
To ask the Scottish Government whether the delay in publishing its new guidance on access to medicines has disadvantaged any patients.
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Question reference: S4W-22707
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Friday, 03 October 2014
- Current Status: Answered by Alex Neil on 30 October 2014
To ask the Scottish Government how many individual patient treatment requests that were or have been approved by NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde in (a) 2012-13, (b) 2013-14 and (c) since April 2014 were for medicines for treating end of life or rare conditions that had been declined by the Scottish Medicines Consortium.
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Question reference: S4W-22706
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Friday, 03 October 2014
- Current Status: Answered by Alex Neil on 30 October 2014
To ask the Scottish Government how many individual patient treatment requests that were or have been approved by NHS Lothian in (a) 2012-13, (b) 2013-14 and (c) since April 2014 were for medicines for treating end of life or rare conditions that had been declined by the Scottish Medicines Consortium.
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Question reference: S4W-22702
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Friday, 03 October 2014
- Current Status: Answered by Alex Neil on 30 October 2014
To ask the Scottish Government how many individual patient treatment requests were or have been approved by NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde in (a) 2012-13, (b) 2013-14 and (c) since April 2014, also broken down by requests from residents of other NHS board areas.
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Question reference: S4W-22665
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 01 October 2014
- Current Status: Answered by Alex Neil on 29 October 2014
To ask the Scottish Government what the status is of the recently leaked paper suggesting that the NHS will have to meet a funding gap of up to £450 million.
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Question reference: S4W-22660
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 01 October 2014
- Current Status: Answered by Alex Neil on 29 October 2014
To ask the Scottish Government what financial challenge West Dunbartonshire Health and Social Care Partnership will have in (a) 2015-16 and (b) 2016-17 in light of NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde projecting a 10% budget reduction over those years.
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Question reference: S4W-22661
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 01 October 2014
- Current Status: Answered by Alex Neil on 29 October 2014
To ask the Scottish Government what the budget will be for each new health and social care partnership in (a) 2015-16 and (b) 2016-17.
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Question reference: S4W-22659
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 01 October 2014
- Current Status: Answered by Alex Neil on 29 October 2014
To ask the Scottish Government whether all health and social care partnerships in the NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde area will be subject to a 10% reduction in budget for (a) 2015-16 and (b) 2016-17.