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-05787
- Asked by: Miles Briggs, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 20 December 2016
- Current Status: Answered by Shona Robison on 13 January 2017
To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made of the merits of single budgeting for integration joint boards.
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Question reference: S5W-05779
- Asked by: Miles Briggs, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 20 December 2016
- Current Status: Answered by Shona Robison on 13 January 2017
To ask the Scottish Government what plans it has to provide women who have a history of breast cancer in their family the opportunity to self-refer to the breast screening programme.
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Question reference: S5W-05786
- Asked by: Miles Briggs, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 20 December 2016
- Current Status: Answered by Shona Robison on 13 January 2017
To ask the Scottish Government how many people have accessed drugs via patient access schemes in each year since 1999.
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Question reference: S5W-05792
- Asked by: Miles Briggs, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 20 December 2016
- Current Status: Answered by Shona Robison on 13 January 2017
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide a list of NHS buildings that have been rated poor/in need of maintenance, broken down by NHS board.
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Question reference: S5W-05791
- Asked by: Miles Briggs, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 20 December 2016
- Current Status: Answered by Shona Robison on 13 January 2017
To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made of the NHS buildings estate and when it envisages all buildings to be classified as being in a good condition.
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Question reference: S5W-05822
- Asked by: Miles Briggs, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 20 December 2016
- Current Status: Answered by Shona Robison on 13 January 2017
To ask the Scottish Government how much each NHS board has spent on services in the (a) independent and (b) private sector in each year since 1999.
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Question reference: S5W-05782
- Asked by: Miles Briggs, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 20 December 2016
- Current Status: Answered by Aileen Campbell on 12 January 2017
To ask the Scottish Government how many respite care breaks have been provided to carers in each year since 1999.
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Question reference: S5W-05789
- Asked by: Miles Briggs, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 20 December 2016
- Current Status: Answered by John Swinney on 10 January 2017
To ask the Scottish Government what its position is on mental health provision being part of inspections by Her Majesty's Inspectorate of Schools.
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Question reference: S5W-05564
- Asked by: Miles Briggs, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 14 December 2016
- Current Status: Answered by John Swinney on 10 January 2017
To ask the Scottish Government how many school support staff each local authority has employed in each year since 2010, broken down by category of employment.
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Question reference: S5W-05587
- Asked by: Miles Briggs, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 15 December 2016
- Current Status: Answered by Kevin Stewart on 10 January 2017
To ask the Scottish Government, in light of the report published by the Scottish Affairs Committee following its inquiry into the demography of Scotland and the implications for devolution, how its forthcoming White Paper on planning will (a) address the links between the health and housing needs of the country’s ageing population, (b) ensure that the housing needs of the country’s ageing population, including the need for more retirement housing, will be met across all local authorities and (c) take account of the country’s ageing population.