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-05908
- Asked by: Donald Cameron, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 22 December 2016
- Current Status: Answered by Shona Robison on 17 January 2017
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on the review of the Scottish Capital Investment Manual.
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Question reference: S5W-05907
- Asked by: Donald Cameron, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 22 December 2016
- Current Status: Answered by Shona Robison on 17 January 2017
To ask the Scottish Government whether NHS boards must follow the guidance in the Treasury's Green Book when carrying out an options appraisal of infrastructure investment.
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Question reference: S5W-05906
- Asked by: Donald Cameron, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 22 December 2016
- Current Status: Answered by Shona Robison on 17 January 2017
To ask the Scottish Government what guidance it has produced on the options appraisal process used by NHS boards to analyse infrastructure investment.
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Question reference: S5O-00558
- Asked by: Donald Cameron, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 11 January 2017
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 18 January 2017
To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to reduce teacher workload.
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Question reference: S5W-05225
- Asked by: Donald Cameron, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 30 November 2016
- Current Status: Answered by Shona Robison on 15 December 2016
To ask the Scottish Government how it will support NHS boards during the winter months, in light of (a) reports that there has been a reduction in the number of hospital beds and (b) Information Services Division (ISD) figures that suggest that the number of delayed discharges has been rising since April 2016.
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Question reference: S5W-05226
- Asked by: Donald Cameron, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 30 November 2016
- Current Status: Answered by Shona Robison on 15 December 2016
To ask the Scottish Government how it will support NHS boards to manage anticipated high levels of staff absences resulting from sickness during the winter months.
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Question reference: S5W-05083
- Asked by: Donald Cameron, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Friday, 25 November 2016
Submitting member has a registered interest.
- Current Status: Answered by Fiona Hyslop on 13 December 2016
To ask the Scottish Government how much VisitScotland has spent on promoting the Highlands and Islands (a) in and (b) outwith Scotland in each year since 2007.
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Question reference: S5W-05127
- Asked by: Donald Cameron, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Monday, 28 November 2016
- Current Status: Answered by Shona Robison on 13 December 2016
To ask the Scottish Government how much each NHS board allocated from its budget to support winter resilience for the 2015-16 season.
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Question reference: S5W-05130
- Asked by: Donald Cameron, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Monday, 28 November 2016
- Current Status: Answered by Shona Robison on 13 December 2016
To ask the Scottish Government what it is doing to encourage the use of NHS 24 during the winter months.
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Question reference: S5W-05123
- Asked by: Donald Cameron, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Monday, 28 November 2016
- Current Status: Answered by Shona Robison on 13 December 2016
To ask the Scottish Government which NHS boards attended the national unscheduled care event on 8 September 2016.
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