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-13014
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Friday, 08 February 2013
- Current Status: Answered by Margaret Burgess on 5 March 2013
To ask the Scottish Government whether it is aware of the level of the Department of Work and Pensions allocation for discretionary housing benefit to each local authority in Scotland.
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Question reference: S4W-13012
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Friday, 08 February 2013
- Current Status: Answered by Margaret Burgess on 5 March 2013
To ask the Scottish Government what information it has on how many people in Scotland claim housing benefit and how many of them are in receipt of disability living allowance.
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Question reference: S4W-13015
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Friday, 08 February 2013
- Current Status: Answered by Margaret Burgess on 5 March 2013
To ask the Scottish Government whether it plans to issue additional guidance on the collection of arrears in the context of changes to the housing benefit system and, if so, what the guidance will contain.
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Question reference: S4W-13016
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Friday, 08 February 2013
- Current Status: Answered by Margaret Burgess on 5 March 2013
To ask the Scottish Government whether it plans to issue additional guidance on evictions in the context of changes to the housing benefit system and, if so, what the guidance will contain.
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Question reference: S4W-13013
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Friday, 08 February 2013
- Current Status: Answered by Margaret Burgess on 5 March 2013
To ask the Scottish Government what information it has on how much discretionary housing benefit was awarded by each local authority in 2011-12 and how much of it was allocated to (a) private sector, (b) local authority and (c) housing association tenants.
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Question reference: S4W-13146
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 19 February 2013
- Current Status: Answered by Alex Neil on 5 March 2013
To ask the Scottish Government how many staff each NHS board has to ensure that patients being treated for cancer are provided with follow-up health checks following surgery and whether it considers that these numbers are sufficient.
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Question reference: S4W-13142
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 19 February 2013
- Current Status: Answered by Alex Neil on 5 March 2013
To ask the Scottish Government how regularly patients being treated for cancer receive follow-up health checks from a consultant following surgery.
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Question reference: S4W-13143
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 19 February 2013
- Current Status: Answered by Alex Neil on 5 March 2013
To ask the Scottish Government how it ensures that patients being treated for cancer receive follow-up health checks following surgery.
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Question reference: S4W-13144
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 19 February 2013
- Current Status: Answered by Alex Neil on 5 March 2013
To ask the Scottish Government what aftercare treatment is available for patients being treated for cancer.
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Question reference: S4W-13145
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 19 February 2013
- Current Status: Answered by Alex Neil on 5 March 2013
To ask the Scottish Government what its position is on the number of NHS staff in West Scotland there are to provide patients being treated for cancer with follow-up health checks following surgery.