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-19422
- Asked by: Mary Scanlon, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 28 January 2014
- Current Status: Answered by Alasdair Allan on 25 February 2014
To ask the Scottish Government whether Education Scotland is planning to undertake a review of the material available to schools to support pupils with ADHD.
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Question reference: S4W-19420
- Asked by: Mary Scanlon, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 28 January 2014
- Current Status: Answered by Alasdair Allan on 25 February 2014
To ask the Scottish Government what is being done to measure (a) the impact of ADHD on learning, (b) the location of pupils with ADHD and (c) how pupils with ADHD are being supported in their school work.
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Question reference: S4W-19421
- Asked by: Mary Scanlon, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 28 January 2014
- Current Status: Answered by Alasdair Allan on 25 February 2014
To ask the Scottish Government what information is available on pupils with ADHD (a) dropping out of and (b) being excluded from school.
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Question reference: S4W-19417
- Asked by: Mary Scanlon, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 28 January 2014
- Current Status: Answered by Alasdair Allan on 25 February 2014
To ask the Scottish Government for what reason it is not expanding the provision of free school meals at the same time as the UK Government.
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Question reference: S4W-19419
- Asked by: Mary Scanlon, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 28 January 2014
- Current Status: Answered by Alasdair Allan on 25 February 2014
To ask the Scottish Government at what (a) age and (b) stage of development children are screened for a learning difficulty or developmental disorder.
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Question reference: S4W-19476
- Asked by: Mary Scanlon, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 30 January 2014
- Current Status: Answered by Alex Neil on 24 February 2014
To ask the Scottish Government what the benefit to stroke patients is of being admitted to a stroke unit on the day of diagnosis or the day following presentation.
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Question reference: S4W-19467
- Asked by: Mary Scanlon, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 30 January 2014
- Current Status: Answered by Alex Neil on 24 February 2014
To ask the Scottish Government how many people in Scotland have been sent for medical treatment in (a) England and (b) other EU countries in each of the last 10 years, broken down by NHS board.
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Question reference: S4W-19658
- Asked by: Mary Scanlon, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Friday, 07 February 2014
- Current Status: Answered by Keith Brown on 20 February 2014
To ask the Scottish Government what consideration it has given to the construction of so-called green bridges over the A9 as part of the dualling programme.
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Question reference: S4W-19474
- Asked by: Mary Scanlon, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 30 January 2014
- Current Status: Answered by Michael Matheson on 19 February 2014
To ask the Scottish Government how many additional staff were employed in each clinical category in order to achieve the 26-week child and adolescent mental health services waiting times target.
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Question reference: S4W-19475
- Asked by: Mary Scanlon, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 30 January 2014
- Current Status: Answered by Michael Matheson on 19 February 2014
To ask the Scottish Government how many additional staff in each clinical category the NHS will employ in order to achieve the 18-week child and adolescent mental health services waiting time target from December 2014.
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