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-05312
- Asked by: Anas Sarwar, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Monday, 12 December 2016
- Current Status: Answered by Shona Robison on 9 January 2017
To ask the Scottish Government what safeguards are in place to ensure that the security measures specified by the UK Government for the transportation of controlled drugs are adhered to by (a) NHS boards and (b) private and independent pharmacies.
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Question reference: S5W-05313
- Asked by: Anas Sarwar, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Monday, 12 December 2016
- Current Status: Answered by Shona Robison on 9 January 2017
To ask the Scottish Government how it ensures that pharmacies are correctly auditing their couriers on a routine basis to ensure that they are fit for purpose, as specified in UK Government guidelines.
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Question reference: S5W-05331
- Asked by: Anas Sarwar, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Thursday, 08 December 2016
- Current Status: Answered by Shona Robison on 22 December 2016
To ask the Scottish Government how many district nurses each NHS board employs, also broken down by how many have been employed in each year since 2007.
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Question reference: S5W-05336
- Asked by: Anas Sarwar, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Thursday, 08 December 2016
- Current Status: Answered by Maureen Watt on 22 December 2016
To ask the Scottish Government how much each NHS board is spending on psychiatric care, also broken down by the amount spent in each year since 2007.
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Question reference: S5W-05338
- Asked by: Anas Sarwar, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Thursday, 08 December 2016
- Current Status: Answered by Shona Robison on 22 December 2016
To ask the Scottish Government what the Scottish Ambulance Service emergency response time has been in each year since 2007, broken down by regional operational division.
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Question reference: S5W-05330
- Asked by: Anas Sarwar, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Thursday, 08 December 2016
- Current Status: Answered by Shona Robison on 22 December 2016
To ask the Scottish Government how much each NHS board is spending on social care, also broken down by the amount spent in each year since 2007.
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Question reference: S5W-05335
- Asked by: Anas Sarwar, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Thursday, 08 December 2016
- Current Status: Answered by Maureen Watt on 22 December 2016
To ask the Scottish Government how many psychiatric care units there are, broken down by NHS board.
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Question reference: S5W-05332
- Asked by: Anas Sarwar, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Thursday, 08 December 2016
- Current Status: Answered by Shona Robison on 22 December 2016
To ask the Scottish Government how many consultants each NHS board employs on a 9:1 contract, also broken down by how many were employed on this basis in each year since 2007.
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Question reference: S5W-05337
- Asked by: Anas Sarwar, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Thursday, 08 December 2016
- Current Status: Answered by Shona Robison on 22 December 2016
To ask the Scottish Government what the value of stolen medical equipment has been in each year since 2007, broken down by NHS board.
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Question reference: S5W-05334
- Asked by: Anas Sarwar, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Thursday, 08 December 2016
- Current Status: Answered by Maureen Watt on 21 December 2016
To ask the Scottish Government how many people aged 26 and under with a mental health problem are being treated in adult services, broken down by age group.