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: S4W-24659
- Asked by: Willie Rennie, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Thursday, 26 February 2015
- Current Status: Answered by John Swinney on 10 March 2015
To ask the Scottish Government for what reason its consultation on amendments to the National Health Service Central Register (Scotland) Regulations 2006 did not include details of the legal instruments that would be used to ensure that any extension of the register complied with data protection legislation.
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Question reference: S4W-24657
- Asked by: Willie Rennie, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Thursday, 26 February 2015
- Current Status: Answered by John Swinney on 10 March 2015
To ask the Scottish Government how long it would take to implement the changes to the NHS central register, as proposed in its consultation on amendments to the National Health Service Central Register (Scotland) Regulations 2006.
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Question reference: S4W-24661
- Asked by: Willie Rennie, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Thursday, 26 February 2015
- Current Status: Answered by John Swinney on 10 March 2015
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S4O-04026 by John Swinney on 19 February 2015 (Official Report, c.6), in light of the concerns raised regarding the proposed amendments to the NHS central register, what lessons it has learned from the decision of the UK Government in 2010 not to proceed with plans for either an ID database or ID cards.
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Question reference: S4W-24658
- Asked by: Willie Rennie, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Thursday, 26 February 2015
- Current Status: Answered by John Swinney on 10 March 2015
To ask the Scottish Government when the responses to its consultation on amendments to the National Health Service Central Register (Scotland) Regulations 2006 will be published online.
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Question reference: S4W-24656
- Asked by: Willie Rennie, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Thursday, 26 February 2015
- Current Status: Answered by John Swinney on 10 March 2015
To ask the Scottish Government how much it would cost to implement its proposals to expand the use of the NHS central register, as proposed in its consultation on amendments to the National Health Service Central Register (Scotland) Regulations 2006.
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Question reference: S4F-02651
- Asked by: Willie Rennie, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Monday, 09 March 2015
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 12 March 2015
To ask the First Minister what issues will be discussed at the next meeting of the Cabinet.
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Question reference: S4W-24600
- Asked by: Willie Rennie, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Monday, 23 February 2015
- Current Status: Answered by John Swinney on 4 March 2015
To ask the Scottish Government what consultation it carried out with external stakeholders regarding plans for the extension of access to the NHS Central Register ahead of the launch of the public consultation on the issue.
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Question reference: S4W-24599
- Asked by: Willie Rennie, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Monday, 23 February 2015
- Current Status: Answered by John Swinney on 4 March 2015
To ask the Scottish Government what consideration it has given to extending the public consultation on plans for the extension of access to the NHS Central Register until a privacy impact assessment is completed.
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Question reference: S4W-24598
- Asked by: Willie Rennie, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Monday, 23 February 2015
- Current Status: Answered by John Swinney on 4 March 2015
To ask the Scottish Government what consideration it has given to carrying out a privacy impact assessment on plans for the extension of access to the NHS Central Register.
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Question reference: S4F-02627
- Asked by: Willie Rennie, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Monday, 02 March 2015
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 5 March 2015
To ask the First Minister what issues will be discussed at the next meeting of the Cabinet.