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: S5W-28936
- Asked by: Miles Briggs, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 07 May 2020
- Current Status: Answered by Kate Forbes on 26 May 2020
To ask the Scottish Government how much of the £30 million received from the National Lottery Communities Fund has been distributed.
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Question reference: S5W-28906
- Asked by: Miles Briggs, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 06 May 2020
- Current Status: Answered by Jeane Freeman on 26 May 2020
To ask the Scottish Government how many people received chemotherapy in April (a) 2019 and (b) 2020 for the treatment of (i) breast, (ii) bowel, (iii) lung, (iv) blood and (v) prostate cancer, and what impact it considers the COVID-19 outbreak had on any variation in the figures.
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Question reference: S5W-28197
- Asked by: Miles Briggs, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 01 April 2020
- Current Status: Answered by Jeane Freeman on 20 May 2020
To ask the Scottish Government what steps it has taken to ensure that COVID-19 guidance is underpinned by appropriate psychological knowledge, and how it ensures that its decisions on such matters are clearly communicated to the public.
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Question reference: S5W-28575
- Asked by: Miles Briggs, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 21 April 2020
- Current Status: Answered by Jeane Freeman on 20 May 2020
To ask the Scottish Government how much hospital waste is being stored in each NHS board.
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Question reference: S5W-28587
- Asked by: Miles Briggs, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 21 April 2020
- Current Status: Answered by Jeane Freeman on 20 May 2020
To ask the Scottish Government how many people have received cancer treatment in each week since 1 January 2020.
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Question reference: S5W-28565
- Asked by: Miles Briggs, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 21 April 2020
- Current Status: Answered by Jeane Freeman on 20 May 2020
To ask the Scottish Government which NHS (a) wards, (b) respiratory wards and admission units (c) other facilities are not providing staff with full personal protective equipment (PPE) and for what reasons.
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Question reference: S5W-28574
- Asked by: Miles Briggs, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 21 April 2020
- Current Status: Answered by Jeane Freeman on 20 May 2020
To ask the Scottish Government how many staff are trained to care for a patient on a ventilator in each NHS board.
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Question reference: S5W-28602
- Asked by: Miles Briggs, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 21 April 2020
- Current Status: Answered by Jeane Freeman on 19 May 2020
To ask the Scottish Government what research its COVID-19 advisory group has carried out or plans on rates of infection and death from the virus among black and minority ethnic (BAME) people.
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Question reference: S5W-28586
- Asked by: Miles Briggs, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 21 April 2020
- Current Status: Answered by Jeane Freeman on 19 May 2020
To ask the Scottish Government what discussions it has had with the GMC regarding relaxing restrictions on retired medics being able to return to practice in response to the COVID-19 outbreak.
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Question reference: S5W-28604
- Asked by: Miles Briggs, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 21 April 2020
- Current Status: Answered by Jeane Freeman on 19 May 2020
To ask the Scottish Government what discussions it has had with the BMA, GMC and RCGP regarding the provision of exams for trainee GPs during the COVID-19 outbreak.
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