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-02184
- Asked by: Miles Briggs, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Friday, 26 August 2016
- Current Status: Answered by Shona Robison on 23 September 2016
To ask the Scottish Government what its position is on the delay in the construction of the new Royal Hospital for Sick Children in Edinburgh; what contingency plans were in place to deal with such a situation, and what action it is taking to hire new contractors to take over the work.
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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.
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Question reference: S5W-02521
- Asked by: Miles Briggs, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Friday, 09 September 2016
- Current Status: Answered by Aileen Campbell on 22 September 2016
To ask the Scottish Government what the average waiting time was for patients to see a chiropractor in each year since 1999, also broken down by NHS board.
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Question reference: S5W-02509
- Asked by: Miles Briggs, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Friday, 09 September 2016
- Current Status: Answered by Aileen Campbell on 22 September 2016
To ask the Scottish Government how much it provides to support young carers, and how this compares with 2007.
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Question reference: S5W-02514
- Asked by: Miles Briggs, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Friday, 09 September 2016
- Current Status: Answered by Aileen Campbell on 22 September 2016
To ask the Scottish Government how many complaints the NHS has received regarding over-intervention in patient treatment.
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Question reference: S5W-02147
- Asked by: Miles Briggs, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 25 August 2016
- Current Status: Answered by Shona Robison on 21 September 2016
To ask the Scottish Government how it will assess the impact of its cancer strategy on people with kidney cancer and, if it concludes that there has not been a significant improvement in outcomes, whether it will introduce further measures.
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Question reference: S5W-02145
- Asked by: Miles Briggs, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 25 August 2016
- Current Status: Answered by Shona Robison on 21 September 2016
To ask the Scottish Government how its cancer strategy will tackle the incidence of kidney cancer.
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Question reference: S5W-02146
- Asked by: Miles Briggs, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 25 August 2016
- Current Status: Answered by Shona Robison on 21 September 2016
To ask the Scottish Government how the £5 million in its cancer strategy to improve waiting times performance will be used to tackle reports of people with metastatic kidney cancer experiencing clinically significant delays between diagnosis and the beginning of treatment.
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Question reference: S5W-02628
- Asked by: Miles Briggs, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 13 September 2016
- Current Status: Answered by Maureen Watt on 21 September 2016
To ask the Scottish Government how it will ensure that patients and those making decisions about medication for minors are fully informed about the possible side effects of antidepressants prior to being taken.
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Question reference: S5W-02534
- Asked by: Miles Briggs, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Friday, 09 September 2016
- Current Status: Answered by Maureen Watt on 21 September 2016
To ask the Scottish Government what action it takes to ensure that people receiving care and treatment for addiction can access appropriate mental health services.