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-08627
- Asked by: Miles Briggs, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Monday, 03 April 2017
- Current Status: Answered by John Swinney on 24 April 2017
To ask the Scottish Government how much has beenspent (a) overall and (b) on average per pupil on additional support for learning education in each of the last five years, and what percentage of the overall education budget this represents, also broken down by local authority.
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Question reference: S5W-08383
- Asked by: Miles Briggs, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Friday, 24 March 2017
- Current Status: Answered by Paul Wheelhouse on 24 April 2017
To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to (a) sustain existing and (b) attract new manufacturing jobs in Livingston and West Lothian.
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Question reference: S5W-08727
- Asked by: Miles Briggs, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 06 April 2017
- Current Status: Answered by Maureen Watt on 24 April 2017
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the statement by the Minister for Mental Health on 30 March 2017 (Official Report, c. 44), when the first annual report on the Mental Health Strategy will be available.
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Question reference: S5W-08443
- Asked by: Miles Briggs, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 28 March 2017
- Current Status: Answered by Maureen Watt on 21 April 2017
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S5W-04415 by Maureen Watt on 16 November 2016, how it plans to increase awareness and usage by GPs of the ALISS system.
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Question reference: S5W-08618
- Asked by: Miles Briggs, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Monday, 03 April 2017
- Current Status: Answered by Shona Robison on 18 April 2017
To ask the Scottish Government what steps it is taking to tackle (a) Leber’s Hereditary Optic Neuropathy and (b) other forms of avoidable blindness.
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Question reference: S5W-08465
- Asked by: Miles Briggs, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 29 March 2017
- Current Status: Answered by Kevin Stewart on 18 April 2017
To ask the Scottish Government what guidance there is on the recording of emergency contacts for residents in sheltered housing accommodation regarding the minimum and maximum number of family members or friends of a resident that can be held.
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Question reference: S5W-08400
- Asked by: Miles Briggs, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Friday, 24 March 2017
- Current Status: Answered by Aileen Campbell on 18 April 2017
To ask the Scottish Government what its response is to the recent Which? report, Food law enforcement – putting consumers first, regarding how food hygiene standards are enforced by local authorities, and how it is working with councils to improve these standards, including learning from best practice.
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Question reference: S5W-08501
- Asked by: Miles Briggs, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 30 March 2017
- Current Status: Answered by John Swinney on 18 April 2017
To ask the Scottish Government how many children with additional support needs there have been in (a) Scotland and (b) each local authority in each of the last five years, also broken down by reason for support.
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Question reference: S5W-08494
- Asked by: Miles Briggs, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 29 March 2017
- Current Status: Answered by Shona Robison on 13 April 2017
To ask the Scottish Government what its position is on introducing a price cap for fees of agency staff working in the NHS.
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Question reference: S5W-08282
- Asked by: Miles Briggs, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 21 March 2017
- Current Status: Answered by Shona Robison on 13 April 2017
To ask the Scottish Government how many people in each NHS board area it estimates have Leber’s hereditary optic neuropathy, and what (a) support and (b) treatment options are available.
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