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.

Question reference: S5W-00282

Asked by: Clare Haughey, MSP for Rutherglen, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Thursday, 26 May 2016
Current Status: Answered by Shona Robison on 8 June 2016

To ask the Scottish Government how many GPs there are per head of population, and how this compares with the rest of the UK.

<>The number of GPs working in Scotland has risen to a record high under this government – but we will go on working with family doctors and their representatives to help meet the challenges the profession faces over workload and recruitment. Scotland continues to have the most GPs per head of population in the UK, and spending on primary care per head has risen since this government came to office.

Country	No. Of GPs	Population	GPs: Per head of population
Scotland	4,938 as at Sept 2015	5,347,600	1 : 1,083
England	40,584 as at Sept 2014	54,316,600	1 : 1,338
Wales	2,249 as at Sept 2015	3,092,000	1 : 1,375
Northern Ireland	1,274 as at Oct 2015	1,840,500	1 : 1,445

Question reference: S5O-00027

Asked by: Clare Haughey, MSP for Rutherglen, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 01 June 2016
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 9 June 2016

To ask the Scottish Government whether the Clyde Gateway project will continue to receive core funding.

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