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-24107
- Asked by: Miles Briggs, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Monday, 01 July 2019
- Current Status: Answered by Clare Haughey on 18 July 2019
To ask the Scottish Government how many people with an eating disorder have been supported by the NHS in each year since 1999, broken down by NHS board.
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Question reference: S5W-24108
- Asked by: Miles Briggs, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Monday, 01 July 2019
- Current Status: Answered by Clare Haughey on 18 July 2019
To ask the Scottish Government how many people with an eating disorder have been referred by the NHS to a dietician in each year since 1999, broken down by NHS board.
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Question reference: S5W-24103
- Asked by: Miles Briggs, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Monday, 01 July 2019
- Current Status: Answered by Richard Lochhead on 18 July 2019
To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made of the report, Student Academic Experience Survey 2018, by the Higher Education Policy Institute and AdvanceHE, on student support at universities, colleges and other institutions and their preparedness to contact parents where students display mental health concerns.
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Question reference: S5W-24094
- Asked by: Miles Briggs, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Monday, 01 July 2019
- Current Status: Answered by Jeane Freeman on 18 July 2019
To ask the Scottish Government how many appointments to see a migraine specialist there have been in each year since 1999, broken down by NHS board.
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Question reference: S5W-24109
- Asked by: Miles Briggs, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Monday, 01 July 2019
- Current Status: Answered by Clare Haughey on 18 July 2019
To ask the Scottish Government what the (a) average and (b) longest waiting time to access cognitive therapy has been for people with an eating disorder in each year since 1999, broken down by NHS board.
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Question reference: S5W-24100
- Asked by: Miles Briggs, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Monday, 01 July 2019
- Current Status: Answered by Jeane Freeman on 18 July 2019
To ask the Scottish Government what percentage of NHS waste has been sent to landfill in each year since 2007.
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Question reference: S5W-24104
- Asked by: Miles Briggs, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Monday, 01 July 2019
- Current Status: Answered by Richard Lochhead on 18 July 2019
To ask the Scottish Government what recent discussions it has had with universities, colleges and other institutions regarding the provision of (a) mental health, (b) general practice and (c) sexual health clinic services for students.
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Question reference: S5W-24099
- Asked by: Miles Briggs, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Monday, 01 July 2019
- Current Status: Answered by Jeane Freeman on 18 July 2019
To ask the Scottish Government what discussions it has had regarding the establishment of a national NHS staff bank.
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Question reference: S5W-24096
- Asked by: Miles Briggs, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Monday, 01 July 2019
- Current Status: Answered by Jeane Freeman on 18 July 2019
To ask the Scottish Government how many patients who have started an initial consultation through the NHS have gone on to have surgery in the private sector in each year since 1999.
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Question reference: S5W-24197
- Asked by: Miles Briggs, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 03 July 2019
- Current Status: Answered by Joe FitzPatrick on 17 July 2019
To ask the Scottish Government how many respite care breaks have been provided to carers in each year since 2007.
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