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.

Question reference: S1W-14771

Asked by: Nicola Sturgeon, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Tuesday, 03 April 2001
Current Status: Answered by Susan Deacon on 17 April 2001

To ask the Scottish Executive what is happening to any MRI scanners it has purchased which are not being used by NHS Trusts due to insufficient resources.

Question reference: S1W-14402

Asked by: Nicola Sturgeon, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Thursday, 22 March 2001
Current Status: Answered by Susan Deacon on 5 April 2001

To ask the Scottish Executive whether it plans to meet parents from the organisation Fastrax to discuss improvements in the provision of paediatric wheelchairs.

Question reference: S1W-14400

Asked by: Nicola Sturgeon, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Thursday, 22 March 2001
Current Status: Answered by Susan Deacon on 5 April 2001

To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S1W-6954 by Susan Deacon on 2 June 2000, when the Rehabilitation Technology Information Service will report its findings.

Question reference: S1W-14401

Asked by: Nicola Sturgeon, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Thursday, 22 March 2001
Current Status: Answered by Susan Deacon on 5 April 2001

To ask the Scottish Executive how many children in Scotland use a wheelchair.

Question reference: S1W-13331

Asked by: Nicola Sturgeon, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Tuesday, 13 February 2001
Current Status: Answered by Susan Deacon on 29 March 2001

To ask the Scottish Executive what reimbursement of travel costs NHS patients receive when they are required to travel outwith their local authority health board area to take up an appointment at a private facility.

Question reference: S1W-14009

Asked by: Nicola Sturgeon, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 07 March 2001
Current Status: Answered by Malcolm Chisholm on 29 March 2001

To ask the Scottish Executive what proportion of women smoke during pregnancy according to latest available figures.

Question reference: S1W-13330

Asked by: Nicola Sturgeon, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Tuesday, 13 February 2001
Current Status: Answered by Susan Deacon on 22 March 2001

To ask the Scottish Executive how many NHS patients are offered appointments at private facilities outwith their local health board area each month.

Question reference: S1W-13328

Asked by: Nicola Sturgeon, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Tuesday, 13 February 2001
Current Status: Answered by Susan Deacon on 22 March 2001

To ask the Scottish Executive how many patients are removed each month from NHS Trust waiting lists having declined an appointment at a private facility outwith their local health board area, broken down by NHS Trust.

Question reference: S1W-13329

Asked by: Nicola Sturgeon, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Tuesday, 13 February 2001
Current Status: Answered by Susan Deacon on 22 March 2001

To ask the Scottish Executive how many NHS patients are offered appointments at facilities outwith their local health board area each month.

Question reference: S1W-13327

Asked by: Nicola Sturgeon, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Tuesday, 13 February 2001
Current Status: Answered by Susan Deacon on 22 March 2001

To ask the Scottish Executive how many patients are removed each month from NHS Trust waiting lists having declined an appointment at a private facility, broken down by NHS Trust.

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