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 Executive for what reason the indicator to reduce the number of Scottish public bodies by 25% by 2011 was removed from the National Performance Framework.
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it met its target to reduce the number of Scottish public bodies by 25% by 2011.
To ask the Scottish Executive what (a) work is being done and (b) action it is taking to ensure that people over 65 are not excluded from receiving mental health services provided by the voluntary sector.
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it is aware of difficulties experienced by older people in accessing or receiving mental health services provided by the voluntary sector.
To ask the Scottish Executive what funding the Scottish Book Trust has received (a) in total and (b) for the Bookbug programme in each year since 2007.
To ask the Scottish Executive what impact its proposed reductions to college budgets will have on widening access to education.
To ask the First Minister what the Scottish Government’s position is on the Educational Institute of Scotland's call for a ballot on industrial action about proposed changes to the McCrone agreement.
To ask the Scottish Executive what assessment has been made of the redesign of paediatric scoliosis services.
To ask the Scottish Executive whether children and young people are waiting longer for spinal surgery in 2011-12 than they did in (a) 2009-10 and (b) 2010-11.
To ask the Scottish Executive whether additional funding will be provided to assist NHS boards to implement the Scottish Service Standards for Neonatal Care when they are published.