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-06705
- Asked by: Miles Briggs, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Monday, 30 January 2017
- Current Status: Answered by Maureen Watt on 24 February 2017
To ask the Scottish Government what support it provides to people with agoraphobia and whether it plans to review this.
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Question reference: S5W-06700
- Asked by: Miles Briggs, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Monday, 30 January 2017
- Current Status: Answered by Shona Robison on 24 February 2017
To ask the Scottish Government what information it has regarding how many prescription items were uncollected after (a) one week, (b) two weeks, (c) three weeks and (d) four weeks or more in each year since 1999, broken down by NHS board; how much this has cost the NHS; what action it is taking to reduce this, and what guidance it issues on reusing uncollected items.
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Question reference: S5W-06730
- Asked by: Miles Briggs, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 31 January 2017
- Current Status: Answered by Shona Robison on 24 February 2017
To ask the Scottish Government how many (a) full- and (b) part-time staff are employed at the Scottish Health Council.
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Question reference: S5W-06731
- Asked by: Miles Briggs, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 31 January 2017
- Current Status: Answered by Shona Robison on 24 February 2017
To ask the Scottish Government what salary is paid to the Director of the Scottish Health Council and what the salary range is for managers.
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Question reference: S5W-06729
- Asked by: Miles Briggs, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 31 January 2017
- Current Status: Answered by Shona Robison on 24 February 2017
To ask the Scottish Government what remuneration (a) the chair and (b) members of the Committee of the Scottish Health Council receive and how many days per week this is based on.
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Question reference: S5W-06169
- Asked by: Miles Briggs, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Friday, 13 January 2017
- Current Status: Answered by Aileen Campbell on 24 February 2017
To ask the Scottish Government what its response is to reports that expectant mothers have been turned away from the maternity unit at the Queen Elizabeth University Hospital in Glasgow.
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Question reference: S5W-07020
- Asked by: Miles Briggs, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 08 February 2017
- Current Status: Answered by Aileen Campbell on 23 February 2017
To ask the Scottish Government how it ensures that the NHS makes best use of social media when engaging with young people with long-term conditions.
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Question reference: S5W-06779
- Asked by: Miles Briggs, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 01 February 2017
- Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 22 February 2017
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide (a) the number, (b) the names and (c) details of individual road safety campaigns that were planned for 2016-17.
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Question reference: S5W-06780
- Asked by: Miles Briggs, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 01 February 2017
- Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 22 February 2017
To ask the Scottish Government how much was budgeted for each road safety campaign in 2016-17.
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Question reference: S5W-06781
- Asked by: Miles Briggs, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 01 February 2017
- Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 22 February 2017
To ask the Scottish Government what the budget was for the Safer Roads campaign, which was designed to target men aged 22 to 40 and raise awareness of the risks of driving on country roads.
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