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-10632
- Asked by: Miles Briggs, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 09 August 2017
- Current Status: Answered by Shona Robison on 1 September 2017
To ask the Scottish Government how much it has cost each local authority to means test social care services for people over 65 in each year since 1999.
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Question reference: S5W-10638
- Asked by: Miles Briggs, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 09 August 2017
- Current Status: Answered by Shona Robison on 1 September 2017
To ask the Scottish Government how many people have been admitted to hospital after overdosing on opioids in each year since 1999.
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Question reference: S5W-10624
- Asked by: Miles Briggs, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 09 August 2017
- Current Status: Answered by Shona Robison on 1 September 2017
To ask the Scottish Government what progress has been made on the commitment in its 2016 cancer plan to increase the number of nurse endoscopists in training by 40% by 2017.
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Question reference: S5W-10642
- Asked by: Miles Briggs, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 09 August 2017
- Current Status: Answered by Shona Robison on 1 September 2017
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S5W-06240 by Shona Robison on 26 January 2017, whether it will provide an update on the (a) current and (b) future areas of focus of the Effective Prescribing Programme.
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Question reference: S5W-10654
- Asked by: Miles Briggs, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 09 August 2017
- Current Status: Answered by Shona Robison on 1 September 2017
To ask the Scottish Government how many people have died after overdosing on opioids in each year since 1999.
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Question reference: S5W-10655
- Asked by: Miles Briggs, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 09 August 2017
- Current Status: Answered by Shona Robison on 1 September 2017
To ask the Scottish Government under what circumstances a father would not be allowed to register a baby or child with the NHS.
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Question reference: S5W-10631
- Asked by: Miles Briggs, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 09 August 2017
- Current Status: Answered by Shona Robison on 1 September 2017
To ask the Scottish Government how much each hospital charges patients to access television.
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Question reference: S5W-10640
- Asked by: Miles Briggs, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 09 August 2017
- Current Status: Answered by Shona Robison on 1 September 2017
To ask the Scottish Government what plans it has to publish a new respiratory prescribing strategy.
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Question reference: S5W-10656
- Asked by: Miles Briggs, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 09 August 2017
- Current Status: Answered by Shona Robison on 1 September 2017
To ask the Scottish Government what its response is to reports of fathers being told that only the mother can register a baby or child with the NHS.
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Question reference: S5W-10634
- Asked by: Miles Briggs, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 09 August 2017
- Current Status: Answered by Shona Robison on 1 September 2017
To ask the Scottish Government what guidance it issues to NHS boards and GP practices regarding who can register a baby or child with the NHS.