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-09266
- Asked by: Lewis Macdonald, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Monday, 27 August 2012
- Current Status: Answered by Roseanna Cunningham on 13 September 2012
To ask the Scottish Government (a) what percentage of and (b) how many methadone recipients have (i) entered, (ii) completed and (iii) re-entered drug rehabilitation in each year since 1999.
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Question reference: S4W-09274
- Asked by: Lewis Macdonald, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Monday, 27 August 2012
- Current Status: Answered by Roseanna Cunningham on 13 September 2012
To ask the Scottish Government what the economic and social cost of drug abuse has been in each year since 1999.
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Question reference: S4W-09267
- Asked by: Lewis Macdonald, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Monday, 27 August 2012
- Current Status: Answered by Roseanna Cunningham on 13 September 2012
To ask the Scottish Government when it last reviewed its (a) drugs and (b) drugs treatment strategy and what conclusions were made.
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Question reference: S4W-09265
- Asked by: Lewis Macdonald, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Monday, 27 August 2012
- Current Status: Answered by Roseanna Cunningham on 13 September 2012
To ask the Scottish Government (a) what percentage of and (b) how many methadone recipients have undergone periodic urine testing in each year since 1999.
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Question reference: S4W-09264
- Asked by: Lewis Macdonald, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Monday, 27 August 2012
- Current Status: Answered by Roseanna Cunningham on 13 September 2012
To ask the Scottish Government how many people have been prescribed methadone in each year since 1999 and what the average length of time is of a course.
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Question reference: S4W-09270
- Asked by: Lewis Macdonald, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Monday, 27 August 2012
- Current Status: Answered by Roseanna Cunningham on 13 September 2012
To ask the Scottish Government how many people are in drug treatment programmes and how many of those are (a) in employment and (b) in training.
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Question reference: S4W-09271
- Asked by: Lewis Macdonald, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Monday, 27 August 2012
- Current Status: Answered by Roseanna Cunningham on 13 September 2012
To ask the Scottish Government what is the (a) purchase price and (b) dispensing cost for a litre of methadone for (i) the NHS and (ii) pharmacies.
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Question reference: S4W-09272
- Asked by: Lewis Macdonald, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Monday, 27 August 2012
- Current Status: Answered by Roseanna Cunningham on 13 September 2012
To ask the Scottish Government how many hospital admissions have been related to drug abuse in each year since 1999.
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Question reference: S4W-09269
- Asked by: Lewis Macdonald, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Monday, 27 August 2012
- Current Status: Answered by Roseanna Cunningham on 13 September 2012
To ask the Scottish Government how many drug rehabilitation places have been made available in each year since 1999, also broken down by those made available by (a) each NHS board and (b) the Scottish Prison Service.
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Question reference: S4W-09273
- Asked by: Lewis Macdonald, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Monday, 27 August 2012
- Current Status: Answered by Roseanna Cunningham on 13 September 2012
To ask the Scottish Government how much it has cost the NHS to deal with drug abuse in each year since 1999.
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