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-20569
- Asked by: Bob Doris, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 03 April 2014
- Current Status: Answered by Alex Neil on 9 April 2014
To ask the Scottish Government what information it has on the number of qualified nurses there are in (a) Scotland and (b) England per head of population.
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Question reference: S4W-20593
- Asked by: Bob Doris, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 03 April 2014
- Current Status: Initiated by the Scottish Government. Answered by Alex Neil on 4 April 2014
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S4W-18890 by Alex Neil on 8 January 2014, when it will make an announcement on the proposed way forward in relation to its consideration of no-fault compensation for patients who have been harmed as a result of clinical treatment.
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Question reference: S4O-03031
- Asked by: Bob Doris, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 12 March 2014
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 19 March 2014
To ask the Scottish Government how the Scottish Welfare Fund supports vulnerable families in Glasgow and across the country.
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Question reference: S4O-02987
- Asked by: Bob Doris, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 05 March 2014
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 12 March 2014
To ask the Scottish Government what recent discussions it has had with NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde.
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Question reference: S4W-19389
- Asked by: Bob Doris, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Monday, 27 January 2014
- Current Status: Answered by Margaret Burgess on 21 February 2014
To ask the Scottish Government how many applications the Help to Buy (Scotland) scheme has received, broken down by applicant's local authority.
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Question reference: S4W-19390
- Asked by: Bob Doris, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Monday, 27 January 2014
- Current Status: Answered by Margaret Burgess on 21 February 2014
To ask the Scottish Government how many people have received support from the Help to Buy (Scotland) scheme, broken down by local authority area of (a) applicant and (b) property purchased.
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Question reference: S4O-02908
- Asked by: Bob Doris, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 12 February 2014
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 19 February 2014
To ask the Scottish Government what lessons it can learn from the results of the recent UK Commission's Employer Skills Survey in relation to its youth work strategy.
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Question reference: S4O-02791
- Asked by: Bob Doris, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 08 January 2014
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 15 January 2014
To ask the Scottish Government how its small business bonus scheme supports businesses in Glasgow.
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Question reference: S4F-01803
- Asked by: Bob Doris, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Monday, 06 January 2014
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 9 January 2014
To ask the First Minister what assessment the Scottish Government has made of the potential impact on the Scottish economy of a reported additional £25 billion reduction in spending planned by the UK Government.
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Question reference: S4W-18799
- Asked by: Bob Doris, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Monday, 09 December 2013
- Current Status: Answered by Alex Neil on 19 December 2013
To ask the Scottish Government how many general dental service dentists were employed by the NHS in September (a) 2006, (b) 2007, (c) 2008, (d) 2009, (e) 2010, (f) 2011, (g) 2012 and (h) 2013, and what the change was over this period expressed as a percentage.
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