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-11288
- Asked by: Miles Briggs, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 13 September 2017
- Current Status: Answered by Shona Robison on 26 September 2017
To ask the Scottish Government whether it has or plans to set targets for survival rates for pancreatic cancer.
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Question reference: S5W-11309
- Asked by: Miles Briggs, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 14 September 2017
- Current Status: Answered by Shona Robison on 26 September 2017
To ask the Scottish Government what action it takes to ensure that people requiring access to continuous glucose monitoring (CGM) devices can do so, and what its position is on rolling out the FreeStyle Libre System of CGMs.
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Question reference: S5O-01298
- Asked by: Miles Briggs, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 20 September 2017
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 27 September 2017
To ask the Scottish Government what plans it has to expand the number of places at medical schools for Scottish-domiciled students.
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Question reference: S5W-10972
- Asked by: Miles Briggs, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Monday, 28 August 2017
- Current Status: Answered by Aileen Campbell on 20 September 2017
To ask the Scottish Government what its response is to reported concerns that the one month period for ISD Scotland's consultation on the publication of chronic pain waiting times information is too short to provide everyone who may wish to participate sufficient time to respond, and how it will ensure that as many (a) people experiencing chronic pain and (b) other stakeholders as possible are able to submit their views to the consultation.
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Question reference: S5W-11120
- Asked by: Miles Briggs, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 07 September 2017
- Current Status: Answered by Shona Robison on 19 September 2017
To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to support the retention of consultant radiologists, in light of reported concerns regarding retention.
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Question reference: S5W-11119
- Asked by: Miles Briggs, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 07 September 2017
- Current Status: Answered by Shona Robison on 19 September 2017
To ask the Scottish Government how many (a) full- and (b) part-time (i) consultant and (ii) other radiologists have been employed in each year since 1999, broken down by NHS board.
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Question reference: S5W-10947
- Asked by: Miles Briggs, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Friday, 25 August 2017
- Current Status: Answered by John Swinney on 14 September 2017
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S5W-10644 by John Swinney on 24 August 2017, what action it is taking to increase the number of modern language assistants in (a) Lothian, (b) local authorities that do not currently employ any and (c) Scotland.
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Question reference: S5W-10986
- Asked by: Miles Briggs, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Monday, 28 August 2017
- Current Status: Answered by Shona Robison on 14 September 2017
To ask the Scottish Government how it ensures that (a) teachers, (b) lecturers and (c) career advisers in (i) schools and (ii) colleges are fully informed of the full range of career opportunities in nursing for men, and what plans (A) it and (B) its agencies have to refresh any guidance on this subject.
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Question reference: S5W-10985
- Asked by: Miles Briggs, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Monday, 28 August 2017
- Current Status: Answered by Shona Robison on 14 September 2017
To ask the Scottish Government what recent assessment it has made of any barriers to men entering the nursing profession.
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Question reference: S5W-10984
- Asked by: Miles Briggs, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Monday, 28 August 2017
- Current Status: Answered by Shona Robison on 14 September 2017
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on the action it is taking to attract more men into the nursing sector.
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