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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

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Question reference: S4W-19926

Asked by: George Adam, MSP for Paisley, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Tuesday, 25 February 2014
Current Status: Answered by Alex Neil on 6 March 2014

To ask the Scottish Government what progress the Scottish Medicines Consortium is making on establishing a value-based assessment of medicines for the treatment of long-term conditions, and whether it plans to develop this approach further.

The work that has been taken forward for the Scottish Medicines Consortium (SMC) to apply different approaches in the evaluation of medicines for use at end of life and to treat rare diseases was identified as a priority by the Health and Sport Committee.

The new approach is recognised as the first step in a wider process to determine Scotland’s requirement for a value based approach for assessment of all new medicines. The Scottish Government does plan to develop the value based approach further; however the successful implementation of SMC’s new approach must be the priority.

Question reference: S4O-02924

Asked by: George Adam, MSP for Paisley, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 12 February 2014
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 20 February 2014

To ask the Scottish Government how it would reform welfare in an independent Scotland.

Question reference: S4O-02602

Asked by: George Adam, MSP for Paisley, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 13 November 2013
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 21 November 2013

To ask the Scottish Government how much it spent in 2012-13 on costs associated with PPP/PFI contracts for schools.

Question reference: S4O-02535

Asked by: George Adam, MSP for Paisley, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 30 October 2013
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 6 November 2013

To ask the Scottish Government what opportunities there are for people with mobility issues to participate in viewing events during the Commonwealth Games at Hampden.

Question reference: S4O-02522

Asked by: George Adam, MSP for Paisley, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 23 October 2013
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 31 October 2013

To ask the Scottish Government what recent discussions it has had with management at the BASF manufacturing plant in Paisley.

Question reference: S4O-02396

Asked by: George Adam, MSP for Paisley, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 11 September 2013
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 18 September 2013

To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to tackle bowel cancer.

Question reference: S4O-02344

Asked by: George Adam, MSP for Paisley, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 28 August 2013
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 5 September 2013

To ask the Scottish Government what statutory duties local education authorities must consider when reorganising school estates.

Question reference: S4O-02200

Asked by: George Adam, MSP for Paisley, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 29 May 2013
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 5 June 2013

To ask the Scottish Government what support is available for people with autism when engaging with the legal system.

Question reference: S4O-02158

Asked by: George Adam, MSP for Paisley, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 15 May 2013
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 23 May 2013

To ask the Scottish Government what help is available to local authorities and social housing agencies to build new homes.

Question reference: S4W-14427

Asked by: George Adam, MSP for Paisley, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 24 April 2013
Current Status: Answered by Michael Russell on 7 May 2013

To ask the Scottish Government how many full-time students from the country's most deprived areas, and who started their course over the last three years, would have been eligible to pay the graduate endowment fee.