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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-29101

Asked by: Bob Doris, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Tuesday, 22 December 2015
Current Status: Initiated by the Scottish Government. Answered by Shona Robison on 23 December 2015

To ask the Scottish Government when it will provide an update on the legal challenge against minimum unit pricing.

The European Court of Justice (ECJ) has now provided its preliminary ruling. A copy can be found here:

http://curia.europa.eu/juris/document/document.jsf?text=&docid=173249&pageIndex=0&doclang=en&mode=req&dir=&occ=first&part=1&cid=586956

The case will now return to the Court of Session which will make its judgement in light of the ECJ preliminary ruling.

A further update will be provided after the Court of Session has concluded its consideration of the case.

Question reference: S4W-29076

Asked by: Bob Doris, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Friday, 18 December 2015
Current Status: Initiated by the Scottish Government. Answered by Shona Robison on 18 December 2015

To ask the Scottish Government when it will publish the Palliative and End of Life Care Strategic Framework for Action.

Question reference: S4O-05229

Asked by: Bob Doris, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 16 December 2015
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 7 January 2016

To ask the Scottish Government how it supports unpaid carers in Glasgow.

Question reference: S4O-04884

Current Status: Withdrawn

Question reference: S4O-04863

Current Status: Withdrawn

Question reference: S4O-04800

Asked by: Bob Doris, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 11 November 2015
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 18 November 2015

To ask the Scottish Government how it is seeking to enhance community optometry services in the Glasgow region.

Question reference: S4O-04739

Asked by: Bob Doris, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 28 October 2015
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 4 November 2015

To ask the Scottish Government when the Cabinet Secretary for Finance, Constitution and Economy last met the Chancellor of the Exchequer and what issues were discussed.

Question reference: S4W-27810

Asked by: Bob Doris, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 30 September 2015
Current Status: Initiated by the Scottish Government. Answered by Shona Robison on 1 October 2015

To ask the Scottish Government on what date the independent review of transvaginal mesh implants will publish its interim report.

Question reference: S4W-27685

Asked by: Bob Doris, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Thursday, 24 September 2015
Current Status: Initiated by the Scottish Government. Answered by Shona Robison on 25 September 2015

To ask the Scottish Government how much funding it is providing to NHS to meet increased demand due to the winter.

We are investing over £10.7 million of additional funding this year (2015-16) to support NHS boards manage winter pressures. This funding will be used to help boards improve weekend discharge, increase staffing over the festive period, provide more patient transport and improve outpatient performance.

This is on top of £44 million of funding, linked to winter resilience, that has already been allocated to NHS boards this year which includes:

Over £30 million for 2015-16 from the £100 million investment over three years to tackle delays in patients being discharged from hospital;

£9 million from the £50 million Unscheduled Care Fund which NHS boards are using to implement the six essential actions for A&E this winter;

£5 million from the performance fund to support NHS Greater and Clyde to manage resilience and capacity over the first winter following the opening of the new Queen Elizabeth University Hospital and other linked acute service changes.

In addition to the Scottish Government’s investment, NHS boards will also be allocating funding from their own budgets to support winter resilience.

Question reference: S4O-04660

Asked by: Bob Doris, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 23 September 2015
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 1 October 2015

To ask the Scottish Government how it is encouraging young people in Glasgow from disadvantaged backgrounds to participate in physical activity and sports.