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-10388
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 23 October 2012
- Current Status: Answered by Alex Neil on 6 November 2012
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S4W-09794 by Alex Neil on 22 October 2012, when it will consult on the draft Adult Health and Social Integration Bill.
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Question reference: S4W-10541
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Thursday, 25 October 2012
- Current Status: Answered by John Swinney on 6 November 2012
To ask the Scottish Government what the underspend in its 2011-12 budget was, broken down by directorate.
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Question reference: S4F-00956
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Monday, 05 November 2012
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 8 November 2012
To ask the First Minister what steps it is taking to improve treatment for people with dementia.
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Question reference: S4W-10296
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 17 October 2012
- Current Status: Answered by Michael Matheson on 5 November 2012
To ask the Scottish Government what specific treatment is provided for chronic pain patients at the Royal National Hospital for Rheumatic Diseases in Bath.
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Question reference: S4W-10294
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 17 October 2012
- Current Status: Answered by Michael Matheson on 5 November 2012
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S4W-09291 by Michael Matheson on 11 September 2012, for what reason the report of the audit of pain management services anticipated by the end of September 2012 has not been published and when it will be published.
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Question reference: S4W-10295
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 17 October 2012
- Current Status: Answered by Michael Matheson on 5 November 2012
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S4W-09736 by Michael Matheson on 27 September 2012, whether it will provide specialist services for chronic pain treatment in Scotland rather than sending patients to Bath at a cost in excess of £1.1 million since 2008-09.
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Question reference: S4W-10336
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Friday, 19 October 2012
- Current Status: Answered by Alex Neil on 1 November 2012
To ask the Scottish Government whether body armour will be issued to ambulance staff who have been previously assaulted on duty.
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Question reference: S4W-10334
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Friday, 19 October 2012
- Current Status: Answered by Alex Neil on 1 November 2012
To ask the Scottish Government when a risk assessment on the use of body armour by ambulance staff was last conducted.
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Question reference: S4W-10331
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Friday, 19 October 2012
- Current Status: Answered by Alex Neil on 1 November 2012
To ask the Scottish Government whether body armour is routinely issued to (a) frontline, (b) special operations and (c) other ambulance staff and what the reasons are for its position on this matter.
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Question reference: S4W-10332
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Friday, 19 October 2012
- Current Status: Answered by Alex Neil on 1 November 2012
To ask the Scottish Government what the criteria are for issuing body armour to ambulance staff.
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