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-16340
- Asked by: Miles Briggs, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 02 May 2018
- Current Status: Answered by Shona Robison on 15 May 2018
To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking in response to the reported concerns raised by residents in the area regarding the impact of the closure of the Stoneyburn Health Centre GP service in West Lothian, and what discussions it has had with NHS Lothian about this.
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Question reference: S5W-16223
- Asked by: Miles Briggs, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 26 April 2018
- Current Status: Answered by Shona Robison on 10 May 2018
To ask the Scottish Government which drugs are available through the NHS in England but not in Scotland, and vice-versa.
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Question reference: S5W-16178
- Asked by: Miles Briggs, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 25 April 2018
- Current Status: Answered by Shona Robison on 10 May 2018
To ask the Scottish Government how many opioids have been prescribed by (a) GPs and (b) hospitals in each year since 1999, broken down by type of opioid.
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Question reference: S5W-16158
- Asked by: Miles Briggs, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 24 April 2018
- Current Status: Answered by Shona Robison on 10 May 2018
To ask the Scottish Government what its response is to reports that, based on the NHS Resource Allocation Committee (NRAC) formula, NHS Lothian is predicting a £31 million shortfall in funding; what contingency measures the board is considering to meet this, and whether ministers plan to review the NRAC formula.
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Question reference: S5W-12577
- Asked by: Miles Briggs, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 09 November 2017
- Current Status: Answered by Shona Robison on 10 May 2018
To ask the Scottish Government how many people have been admitted into acute NHS settings from care homes in each year since 1999, broken down by NHS board.
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Question reference: S5O-02093
- Asked by: Miles Briggs, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 09 May 2018
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 16 May 2018
To ask the Scottish Government how it ensures that the planning system supports the development of infrastructure in areas with a growing population.
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Question reference: S5W-16303
- Asked by: Miles Briggs, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Monday, 30 April 2018
- Current Status: Answered by John Swinney on 9 May 2018
To ask the Scottish Government (a) how many and (b) what percentage of pupils with additional support needs (ASN) there were in each Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation decile in each of the last five years.
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Question reference: S5W-15931
- Asked by: Miles Briggs, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 17 April 2018
- Current Status: Answered by Aileen Campbell on 8 May 2018
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S5W-14095 by Aileen Campbell on 8 February 2018, how much was spent in 2017-18 in smoking cessation campaigning, and how much it plans to spend in 2018-19.
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Question reference: S5W-16111
- Asked by: Miles Briggs, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Monday, 23 April 2018
- Current Status: Answered by Maree Todd on 8 May 2018
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S5W-14772 by Maree Todd on 6 March 2018, in light of (a) the reported staff shortages in adult social care and (b) its campaign to recruit more people to work in the childcare sector, whether it plans to work with (i) the Scottish Founding Council, (ii) the SQA and (iii) others to collect the information regarding the number of training places that are made available.
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Question reference: S5W-16383
- Asked by: Miles Briggs, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 03 May 2018
- Current Status: Answered by Aileen Campbell on 8 May 2018
To ask the Scottish Government what the return rate has been for bowel cancer screening tests in each year since the programme was established, also broken down by NHS board.
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