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-02733
- Asked by: Miles Briggs, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 14 September 2016
- Current Status: Answered by Shona Robison on 28 September 2016
To ask the Scottish Government what its response is to the survey carried out by Leuchie House National Respite Centre suggesting that 71% of wheelchair users spend seven hours or more per day in their chair, 45% spend more than 10, and 43% do not leave their chair.
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Question reference: S5W-02738
- Asked by: Miles Briggs, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 14 September 2016
- Current Status: Answered by Shona Robison on 28 September 2016
To ask the Scottish Government what support it offers to the carers of wheelchair users to help the people that they care for spend part of the day out of their chairs.
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Question reference: S5W-02848
- Asked by: Miles Briggs, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 15 September 2016
- Current Status: Answered by Angela Constance on 27 September 2016
To ask the Scottish Government what discussions it has had with the UK Government and other stakeholders regarding funeral costs, funeral poverty and the funeral payment scheme.
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Question reference: S5W-02847
- Asked by: Miles Briggs, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 15 September 2016
- Current Status: Answered by Angela Constance on 27 September 2016
To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to tackle funeral poverty.
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Question reference: S5W-02846
- Asked by: Miles Briggs, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 15 September 2016
- Current Status: Answered by Angela Constance on 27 September 2016
To ask the Scottish Government what its view is on the report from Citizens Advice Scotland, The Cost of Saying Goodbye 2016, and its finding that the cost of a basic burial in Edinburgh is the highest in Scotland.
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Question reference: S5W-02629
- Asked by: Miles Briggs, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 13 September 2016
- Current Status: Answered by Aileen Campbell on 27 September 2016
To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to raise awareness of the risks and symptoms of blood clots, and what leaflets and materials it provides to patients and medical staff in this regard.
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Question reference: S5W-02188
- Asked by: Miles Briggs, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Monday, 29 August 2016
- Current Status: Answered by Shona Robison on 26 September 2016
To ask the Scottish Government what the running costs are each year of the NHSScotland confidential alert line.
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Question reference: S5W-02523
- Asked by: Miles Briggs, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Friday, 09 September 2016
- Current Status: Answered by Shona Robison on 26 September 2016
To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made of the potential impact on adult cleft lip and palate surgery at St John’s Hospital in Livingston if cleft surgery is centralised.
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Question reference: S5W-02522
- Asked by: Miles Briggs, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Friday, 09 September 2016
- Current Status: Answered by Shona Robison on 23 September 2016
To ask the Scottish Government how many MS nurses there are in each NHS board area.
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Question reference: S5W-02520
- Asked by: Miles Briggs, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Friday, 09 September 2016
- Current Status: Answered by Shona Robison on 23 September 2016
To ask the Scottish Government how many people did not attend NHS dental appointments in each year since 1999.