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
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Question reference: S4W-13209
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 26 February 2013
- Current Status: Answered by Michael Matheson on 8 March 2013
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S4W-12473 by Michael Matheson on 31 January 2013, whether it will publish (a) national and (b) local implementation plans for self-directed support.
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Question reference: S4W-13206
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 26 February 2013
- Current Status: Answered by Michael Matheson on 8 March 2013
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S4W-12472 by Michael Matheson on 31 January 2013, whether the SDS Programme board has made a recommendation on the commencement of the Social Care (Self-directed Support) (Scotland) Act 2013.
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Question reference: S4W-13207
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 26 February 2013
- Current Status: Answered by Michael Matheson on 8 March 2013
To ask the Scottish Government what information it has on what proportion of transitional costs for self-directed support has been spent on (a) staffing and (b) services.
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Question reference: S4W-13208
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 26 February 2013
- Current Status: Answered by Michael Matheson on 8 March 2013
To ask the Scottish Government for what reason there is less funding in 2014-15 to assist local authorities with the implementation of self-directed support.
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Question reference: S4W-13211
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 26 February 2013
- Current Status: Answered by Michael Matheson on 8 March 2013
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S4W-12477 by Michael Matheson on 31 January 2013, whether the regulations will remove all existing charges for support services and what assessment has been made of the cost.
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Question reference: S4W-13210
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 26 February 2013
- Current Status: Answered by Michael Matheson on 8 March 2013
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S4W-12476 by Michael Matheson on 31 January 2013, for what reason there is no single common assessment for self-directed support across local authorities.
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Question reference: S4W-12978
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Thursday, 07 February 2013
- Current Status: Answered by Alex Neil on 7 March 2013
To ask the Scottish Government how many vacancies there are for medical physicists, broken down by NHS board.
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Question reference: S4W-12977
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Thursday, 07 February 2013
- Current Status: Answered by Alex Neil on 7 March 2013
To ask the Scottish Government how many medical physicists are employed by each NHS board.
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Question reference: S4W-12975
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Thursday, 07 February 2013
- Current Status: Answered by Alex Neil on 7 March 2013
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S4W-10782 by Alex Neil on 13 November 2012, whether the report by Lothian and Borders Police in relation to the Elsie Inglis Care Home has been passed to the Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service and, if so, what further action will be taken.
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Question reference: S4W-12972
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Friday, 08 February 2013
- Current Status: Answered by Alex Neil on 7 March 2013
To ask the Scottish Government whether the claims of bullying and intimidation at the Scottish Ambulance Academy have been investigated and, if so, when the report will be published.