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: S6W-23851
- Asked by: Miles Briggs, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 13 December 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Michael Matheson on 9 January 2024
To ask the Scottish Government how many outpatient appointments there have been at the Princess Alexandra Eye Pavilion in Edinburgh in each year since 1999.
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Question reference: S6W-24191
- Asked by: Miles Briggs, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 21 December 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Neil Gray on 29 December 2023
To ask the Scottish Government how much it has allocated to each Regional Growth Deal, broken down by how much has been allocated to each individual project.
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Question reference: S6W-23854
- Asked by: Miles Briggs, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 13 December 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Jenni Minto on 29 December 2023
To ask the Scottish Government what support it has made available to help cover the costs of running vital medical equipment for patients at home.
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Question reference: S6W-23855
- Asked by: Miles Briggs, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 13 December 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Jenni Minto on 29 December 2023
To ask the Scottish Government how many deaths have been attributed to thrombosis in Scotland in each year since 1999.
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Question reference: S6O-02948
- Asked by: Miles Briggs, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 20 December 2023
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 11 January 2024
To ask the Scottish Government what it is doing to address any challenges in relation to the accessibility of traditional skills programmes to ensure that young people have access to the same career opportunities.
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Question reference: S6W-23436
- Asked by: Miles Briggs, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 07 December 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Joe FitzPatrick on 20 December 2023
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on how it is supporting the progress of the European Charter of Local Self-Government (Incorporation) (Scotland) Bill.
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Question reference: S6W-23437
- Asked by: Miles Briggs, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 07 December 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Joe FitzPatrick on 20 December 2023
To ask the Scottish Government what engagement it has had with stakeholders regarding the incorporation of the European Charter of Local Self-Government into Scots law, in light of its support for the European Charter of Local Self-Government (Incorporation) (Scotland) Bill.
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Question reference: S6W-23615
- Asked by: Miles Briggs, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 05 December 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Jenni Minto on 19 December 2023
To ask the Scottish Government whether (a) chronic pain patients and (b) MSPs are involved in discussions regarding any changes to the Scottish National Pain Management Programme, in light of the service having been established following years of campaigning by patients and a unanimous vote of the Scottish Parliament on 29 May 2013.
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Question reference: S6W-23689
- Asked by: Miles Briggs, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 07 December 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Jenni Minto on 19 December 2023
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S6W-22410 by Jenni Minto on 7 November 2023, what data it has on any variation in practice regarding reimbursement policies for electricity costs relating to home dialysis in the financial year (a) 2020-21, (b) 2021-22 and (c) 2022-23.
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Question reference: S6W-23690
- Asked by: Miles Briggs, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 07 December 2023
- Current Status: Answered by Jenni Minto on 19 December 2023
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S6W-22410 by Jenni Minto on 7 November 2023, what the nature is of the activity that it has undertaken with NHS boards to work towards achieving national consistency regarding reimbursement policies for electricity costs relating to home dialysis, in order to ensure that NHS costs are not being passed on to patients.
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