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-17452
- Asked by: Miles Briggs, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Friday, 22 June 2018
- Current Status: Answered by Jeane Freeman on 6 July 2018
To ask the Scottish Government how much in Barnett consequentials that it has received in each year since 2010 has been allocated to the NHS.
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Question reference: S5W-17461
- Asked by: Miles Briggs, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Monday, 25 June 2018
- Current Status: Answered by Jeane Freeman on 4 July 2018
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S4W-24346 by Maureen Watt on 17 February 2015, whether a code now exists, and what consideration it has given to collecting this information.
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Question reference: S5W-17444
- Asked by: Miles Briggs, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Friday, 22 June 2018
- Current Status: Answered by John Swinney on 29 June 2018
To ask the Scottish Government how many pupils have (a) sat and (b) passed the SQA health and food technology exam in each year since 2007, broken down by level of exam.
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Question reference: S5W-17366
- Asked by: Miles Briggs, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 20 June 2018
- Current Status: Answered by Kevin Stewart on 27 June 2018
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to S5W-17210 by Kevin Stewart on 19 June 2018, whether it will provide the information for affordable new-build homes, broken down by local authority.
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Question reference: S5W-17071
- Asked by: Miles Briggs, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 06 June 2018
- Current Status: Answered by Shona Robison on 22 June 2018
To ask the Scottish Government what steps it is taking to review the implementation of health and social care integration.
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Question reference: S5O-02270
- Asked by: Miles Briggs, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 20 June 2018
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 27 June 2018
To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to reduce loneliness and isolation among older people.
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Question reference: S5W-17253
- Asked by: Miles Briggs, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 14 June 2018
- Current Status: Answered by Shona Robison on 20 June 2018
To ask the Scottish Government what its position is on implementing the recommendations of the Review on Access to New Medicines to allow people with type (a) 2 and (b) 3 of 5q spinal muscular atrophy to access the treatment, Spinraza.
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Question reference: S5W-17252
- Asked by: Miles Briggs, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 14 June 2018
- Current Status: Answered by Aileen Campbell on 20 June 2018
To ask the Scottish Government what support it provides to people with all forms of spinal muscular atrophy.
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Question reference: S5W-17210
- Asked by: Miles Briggs, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 12 June 2018
- Current Status: Answered by Kevin Stewart on 19 June 2018
To ask the Scottish Government how many affordable homes have been built in each year since 2016, broken down by local authority.
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Question reference: S5W-17129
- Asked by: Miles Briggs, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Friday, 08 June 2018
- Current Status: Answered by Shona Robison on 19 June 2018
To ask the Scottish Government what its response is to calls for the introduction of screening for the genetic condition, 22q11.2 deletion syndrome, also known as DiGeorge syndrome.
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