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-09963
- Asked by: Donald Cameron, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Monday, 26 June 2017
- Current Status: Answered by Aileen Campbell on 20 July 2017
To ask the Scottish Government what universal health checks are carried out on schoolchildren (a) when in the school premises and (b) at other facilities.
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Question reference: S5W-09917
- Asked by: Donald Cameron, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Thursday, 22 June 2017
Submitting member has a registered interest.
- Current Status: Answered by Fergus Ewing on 13 July 2017
To ask the Scottish Government what communication it has had from Merck (a) directly or (b) via the Scottish Salmon Producers’ Organisation on the continued licensing of the in-feed treatment, Slice, for use on salmon farms.
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Question reference: S5W-09916
- Asked by: Donald Cameron, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Thursday, 22 June 2017
Submitting member has a registered interest.
- Current Status: Answered by Roseanna Cunningham on 13 July 2017
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will ban or phase out the use of the in-feed treatment, Slice, in salmon farms and, if so, when.
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Question reference: S5W-09918
- Asked by: Donald Cameron, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Thursday, 22 June 2017
Submitting member has a registered interest.
- Current Status: Answered by Roseanna Cunningham on 13 July 2017
To ask the Scottish Government whether it was involved in the apparent reversal of the decision made in February 2016 by SEPA to phase out the use of the in-feed treatment, Slice, and, if so, what its involvement was.
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Question reference: S5W-09915
- Asked by: Donald Cameron, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Thursday, 22 June 2017
Submitting member has a registered interest.
- Current Status: Answered by Fergus Ewing on 13 July 2017
To ask the Scottish Government how much funding it provided to the Scottish Aquaculture Research Forum Project 098 on the impact of the in-feed treatment, Slice.
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Question reference: S5W-09598
- Asked by: Donald Cameron, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Friday, 02 June 2017
- Current Status: Answered by Shona Robison on 16 June 2017
To ask the Scottish Government how it ensures that integrated joint boards appropriately assess the levels of multimorbidity among people in their areas with (a) arthritis and (b) other similar musculoskeletal conditions.
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Question reference: S5W-09404
- Asked by: Donald Cameron, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 23 May 2017
- Current Status: Answered by Shona Robison on 6 June 2017
To ask the Scottish Government what plans it has to expand the provision of thrombectomy to stroke patients.
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Question reference: S5F-01357
- Asked by: Donald Cameron, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Monday, 05 June 2017
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 7 June 2017
To ask the First Minister what the Scottish Government’s response is to reports that more than one-in-four GP practices have a vacancy.
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Question reference: S5W-09386
- Asked by: Donald Cameron, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 23 May 2017
- Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 1 June 2017
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S5W-08948 by Humza Yousaf on 9 May 2017, how many of the (a) sea-going and (b) land-based employees of CalMac Ferries Limited reside on the islands served by CalMac.
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Question reference: S5W-09262
- Asked by: Donald Cameron, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 16 May 2017
Submitting member has a registered interest.
- Current Status: Answered by Shona Robison on 31 May 2017
To ask the Scottish Government what the timetable is for implementing each of the recommendations of the Review of Access to New Medicines.
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