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-03381
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Friday, 14 October 2011
- Current Status: Answered by Michael Russell on 7 November 2011
To ask the Scottish Executive what account is taken of levels of deprivation when deciding individual budget allocations for colleges.
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Question reference: S4W-03380
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Friday, 14 October 2011
- Current Status: Answered by Michael Russell on 7 November 2011
To ask the Scottish Executive whether there will be a reduction in the number of student places at Clydebank College as a result of the proposed budget settlement and, if so, what this will be.
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Question reference: S4W-03382
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Friday, 14 October 2011
- Current Status: Answered by Michael Russell on 7 November 2011
To ask the Scottish Executive what allowance is made for supported learning in individual budget allocations for colleges.
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Question reference: S4W-03376
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Friday, 14 October 2011
- Current Status: Answered by Michael Russell on 7 November 2011
To ask the Scottish Executive when the Scottish Funding Council will provide the detailed outline of budget allocations to colleges.
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Question reference: S4W-03507
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 25 October 2011
- Current Status: Answered by Nicola Sturgeon on 7 November 2011
To ask the Scottish Executive what its position is on Sir Ian Kennedy’s recommendation for paediatric cardiac surgery that a minimum of four surgeons carrying out 400-500 operations per year is required to ensure safety and sustainability.
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Question reference: S4W-03506
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 25 October 2011
- Current Status: Answered by Nicola Sturgeon on 7 November 2011
To ask the Scottish Executive how many paediatric cardiac surgeons are based at Yorkhill Hospital and how many operations they have carried out in each year since 2007-08.
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Question reference: S4W-03505
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Thursday, 20 October 2011
- Current Status: Answered by Nicola Sturgeon on 7 November 2011
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will review paediatric cardiac surgery at Yorkhill Hospital and, if so, when this will be carried out and by whom.
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Question reference: S4W-03510
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Thursday, 20 October 2011
- Current Status: Answered by Nicola Sturgeon on 7 November 2011
To ask the Scottish Executive how many distinction awards were made to clinicians in (a) 2009-10 and (b) 2010-11 and have been made in 2011-12, broken down by category of award.
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Question reference: S4W-03454
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 18 October 2011
- Current Status: Answered by Nicola Sturgeon on 7 November 2011
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it has considered the benefit of training radiographers to undertake plain film reporting and what this would save to the NHS.
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Question reference: S4W-03457
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 18 October 2011
- Current Status: Answered by Nicola Sturgeon on 7 November 2011
To ask the Scottish Executive whether paediatric cardiac surgery standards in Scotland are the same as those in England and Wales and what action it will take to secure the future of paediatric cardiac surgery at Yorkhill Hospital.