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.
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To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question to S5W-06697 by Shona Robison on 24 February 2017, what data on osteoarthritis prevalence (a) NHS and (b) integrated joint boards collect, and what its position is on centralising this.
To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking in light of Marine Scotland seafarers' recent vote in favour of industrial action over pay.
To ask the Scottish Government what measures it is taking to ensure that schools can fill teacher vacancies.
To ask the Scottish Government what infrastructure has been installed (a) on each ferry and (b) at each port as part of the Calmac Ferries Wi-Fi and broadband project.
To ask the Scottish Government how much has been spent on the Calmac Ferries Wi-Fi and broadband project, including the amount spent on each (a) ferry and (b) port.
To ask the Scottish Government what its response is to the reported concerns regarding the Scottish Ambulance Service's operation of emergency and patient transport services in the Highlands and Islands, including proposed industrial action by Unite members.
To ask the Scottish Government how many accidental electrical house fires there have been in the Highlands and Islands in each of the last five years; and what steps it is taking to reduce the number of such fires, including in areas where properties are not connected to the gas network and rely more on electricity.
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the comments by the Cabinet Secretary for Environment, Climate Change and Land Reform in a letter dated 17 January 2017 regarding the recruitment and retention allowance paid to Marine Scotland seafarers and the wage differentials between them and seafarers from Caledonian MacBrayne Ltd in which the cabinet secretary said, “to draw conclusions we need comparative data across the industry, rather than comparing one shipping operation to another where their core functions are very different and indeed the roles of the seamen may vary considerably. I will therefore ask my officials to undertake some work on this and will contact you again once this has been concluded”, by what date the survey of comparative data will be concluded.
To ask the Scottish Government whether it plans to develop SIGN guidelines on the management of osteoarthritis.