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-27281
- Asked by: Bob Doris, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 02 September 2015
- Current Status: Initiated by the Scottish Government. Answered by Shona Robison on 3 September 2015
To ask the Scottish Government when it will provide an update on the legal challenge to minimum unit pricing.
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Question reference: S4O-04564
- Asked by: Bob Doris, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 02 September 2015
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 9 September 2015
To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made to mitigate the economic impact of the UK Government’s austerity measures in Glasgow.
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Question reference: S4W-27186
- Asked by: Bob Doris, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Monday, 24 August 2015
- Current Status: Initiated by the Scottish Government. Answered by Shona Robison on 25 August 2015
To ask the Scottish Government what the national support team it put at the Queen Elizabeth University Hospital to help improve performance against the four-hour A&E target identified as the key issues, and what actions have been progressed.
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Question reference: S4W-26391
- Asked by: Bob Doris, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Monday, 13 July 2015
- Current Status: Answered by Shona Robison on 3 August 2015
To ask the Scottish Government what the estimated savings for patients will be in 2015-16 arising from free prescriptions that would not be age-exempt from charging in England for medications associated with long-term (a) mental health and (b) dermatological conditions.
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Question reference: S4W-26389
- Asked by: Bob Doris, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Monday, 13 July 2015
- Current Status: Answered by Shona Robison on 3 August 2015
To ask the Scottish Government what the estimated savings for patients will be in 2015-16 arising from free prescriptions that would not be age-exempt from charging in England for medications associated with the long-term conditions, (a) asthma, (b) chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and (c) cardiovascular disease.
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Question reference: S4W-26603
- Asked by: Bob Doris, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 08 July 2015
- Current Status: Initiated by the Scottish Government. Answered by Maureen Watt on 9 July 2015
To ask the Scottish Government when it will publish the Scottish Cosmetic Interventions Expert Group’s report and recommendations on the future regulation of independent healthcare provision.
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Question reference: S4O-04451
- Asked by: Bob Doris, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 03 June 2015
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 11 June 2015
To ask the Scottish Government how it works in partnership with Glasgow City Council to tackle homelessness and help sustain tenancies.
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Question reference: S4O-04407
- Asked by: Bob Doris, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 27 May 2015
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 3 June 2015
To ask the Scottish Government how the CashBack for Communities scheme has contributed to supporting sport and physical activity opportunities for young people in the Glasgow region.
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Question reference: S4O-04393
- Asked by: Bob Doris, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 20 May 2015
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 28 May 2015
To ask the Scottish Government what recourse is available to tenants in the social rented sector who believe that their housing association rent cannot be considered an affordable rent.
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Question reference: S4W-25571
- Asked by: Bob Doris, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Friday, 15 May 2015
- Current Status: Initiated by the Scottish Government. Answered by Shona Robison on 18 May 2015
To ask the Scottish Government how much funding it has allocated to the New Medicines Fund for 2015-16.
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