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-21816
- Asked by: Miles Briggs, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Monday, 25 February 2019
- Current Status: Answered by Jeane Freeman on 5 March 2019
To ask the Scottish Government what discussions the NHS has had regarding the reclaiming of excess prescribing costs for the drug, Pregabalin.
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Question reference: S5W-21804
- Asked by: Miles Briggs, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Monday, 25 February 2019
- Current Status: Answered by John Swinney on 5 March 2019
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S5W-15037 by John Swinney on 15 March 2018, whether it will provide the information for 2017-18.
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Question reference: S5W-21800
- Asked by: Miles Briggs, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Monday, 25 February 2019
- Current Status: Answered by Jeane Freeman on 5 March 2019
To ask the Scottish Government what plans it has to publish an updated version of the Charter of Patient Rights and Responsibilities.
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Question reference: S5W-21704
- Asked by: Miles Briggs, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Monday, 18 February 2019
- Current Status: Answered by Jeane Freeman on 4 March 2019
To ask the Scottish Government what plans it has to promote the Daffodil Standards, which were created in partnership between Marie Curie and the Royal College of General Practitioners, in GP practices.
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Question reference: S5W-21702
- Asked by: Miles Briggs, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Monday, 18 February 2019
- Current Status: Answered by Joe FitzPatrick on 4 March 2019
To ask the Scottish Government how many people have been treated with Duodopa since it was approved for use by the Scottish Medicines Consortium (SMC) in June 2016.
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Question reference: S5W-21701
- Asked by: Miles Briggs, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Monday, 18 February 2019
- Current Status: Answered by Joe FitzPatrick on 4 March 2019
To ask the Scottish Government how many people with advanced Parkinson’s disease are being treated with (a) apomorphine, (b) deep brain stimulation and (c) Duodopa.
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Question reference: S5W-21324
- Asked by: Miles Briggs, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 30 January 2019
- Current Status: Answered by Jeane Freeman on 27 February 2019
To ask the Scottish Government how many safety and cleanliness inspections have taken place in hospitals in each of the last nine years.
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Question reference: S5W-21700
- Asked by: Miles Briggs, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Monday, 18 February 2019
- Current Status: Answered by Joe FitzPatrick on 27 February 2019
To ask the Scottish Government how many people it estimates have advanced Parkinson’s disease.
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Question reference: S5W-21703
- Asked by: Miles Briggs, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Monday, 18 February 2019
- Current Status: Answered by Joe FitzPatrick on 27 February 2019
To ask the Scottish Government what plans it has to review SIGN guideline 113 for the treatment of Parkinson’s disease.
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Question reference: S5W-21602
- Asked by: Miles Briggs, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Monday, 11 February 2019
- Current Status: Answered by Jeane Freeman on 27 February 2019
To ask the Scottish Government when it will publish an NHS capital investment strategy.
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