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-12573
- Asked by: Miles Briggs, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 09 November 2017
- Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 22 November 2017
To ask the Scottish Government what plans it has to improve the Gogar roundabout to improve traffic flow eastbound.
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Question reference: S5W-12601
- Asked by: Miles Briggs, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 09 November 2017
- Current Status: Answered by Aileen Campbell on 22 November 2017
To ask the Scottish Government what plans it has to support people with MS to access autologous haematopoietic stem cell transplantation (AHSCT).
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Question reference: S5W-12591
- 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 22 November 2017
To ask the Scottish Government how many care residents have died following (a) admission and (b) readmission to hospital in each year since 1999.
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Question reference: S5W-12571
- Asked by: Miles Briggs, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 09 November 2017
- Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 22 November 2017
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on the plans to (a) upgrade the Sherriffhall junction and (b) (i) expand capacity and (ii) reduce congestion on the Edinburgh city bypass.
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Question reference: S5W-12572
- Asked by: Miles Briggs, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 09 November 2017
- Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 22 November 2017
To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made of whether using underpasses instead of roundabouts on the Edinburgh city bypass could improve traffic flow.
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Question reference: S5W-12580
- Asked by: Miles Briggs, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 09 November 2017
- Current Status: Answered by Aileen Campbell on 22 November 2017
To ask the Scottish Government how many environmental health officers each local authority has employed in each year since 1999.
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Question reference: S5W-12589
- 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 21 November 2017
To ask the Scottish Government how many ministerial meetings have been held with each NHS board regarding potential budget overspends in each year since 2007.
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Question reference: S5W-12598
- 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 21 November 2017
To ask the Scottish Government how many district nurses there have been in each year since 1999, broken down by NHS board.
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Question reference: S5W-12582
- 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 21 November 2017
To ask the Scottish Government how many incorrect prescriptions have been issued in each year since 1999, and how much this has cost, broken down by NHS board.
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Question reference: S5W-12602
- 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 21 November 2017
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S5W-11658 by Shona Robison on 25 October 2017, when it will publish the timeline for the implementation of free personal care for people under 65 (Frank’s Law).
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