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-04148
- Asked by: Donald Cameron, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Monday, 31 October 2016
- Current Status: Answered by Shona Robison on 14 November 2016
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S5W-03243 by Shona Robison on 26 October 2016, what percentage of NHS funding will be spent on general practice in each of the next five years.
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Question reference: S5W-03869
- Asked by: Donald Cameron, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 19 October 2016
Submitting member has a registered interest.
- Current Status: Answered by Shona Robison on 14 November 2016
To ask the Scottish Government how much has been spent by the New Medicines Fund in each year since 2013-14, broken down by medicine.
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Question reference: S5W-03870
- Asked by: Donald Cameron, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 19 October 2016
Submitting member has a registered interest.
- Current Status: Answered by Shona Robison on 14 November 2016
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will publish the guidance it has provided to NHS boards regarding (a) the operation of and (b) access to the New Medicines Fund.
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Question reference: S5W-03871
- Asked by: Donald Cameron, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 19 October 2016
Submitting member has a registered interest.
- Current Status: Answered by Shona Robison on 14 November 2016
To ask the Scottish Government how much each NHS board has (a) requested and (b) received from the New Medicines Fund in each year since 2013-14.
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Question reference: S5W-04146
- Asked by: Donald Cameron, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Monday, 31 October 2016
- Current Status: Answered by Shona Robison on 10 November 2016
To ask the Scottish Government, further to its news release of 15 October 2016, Increased investment in primary care, whether it will provide a breakdown of how much money will be allocated each year and what this will be spent on.
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Question reference: S5W-04150
- Asked by: Donald Cameron, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Monday, 31 October 2016
- Current Status: Answered by Shona Robison on 10 November 2016
To ask the Scottish Government, further to its news release of 15 October 2016, Increased investment in primary care, what areas of treatment it defines as primary care.
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Question reference: S5W-04149
- Asked by: Donald Cameron, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Monday, 31 October 2016
- Current Status: Answered by Shona Robison on 10 November 2016
To ask the Scottish Government, further to its news release of 15 October 2016, Increased investment in primary care, whether it will provide a breakdown of how it will increase spending on primary care services each year until this reaches 11% of the frontline NHS budget.
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Question reference: S5W-04052
- Asked by: Donald Cameron, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 26 October 2016
- Current Status: Answered by Shona Robison on 8 November 2016
To ask the Scottish Government what its response is to the findings and recommendations in the United Kingdom Lung Cancer Coalition’s report, 25 by 25: a ten-year strategy to improve lung cancer survival rates.
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Question reference: S5W-03579
- Asked by: Donald Cameron, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Monday, 10 October 2016
- Current Status: Answered by Aileen Campbell on 4 November 2016
To ask the Scottish Government how many men aged 65 and over have (a) been invited to attend and (b) participated in an aortic aneurysm screening.
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Question reference: S5W-03243
- Asked by: Donald Cameron, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 28 September 2016
- Current Status: Answered by Shona Robison on 26 October 2016
To ask the Scottish Government what percentage of NHS funding is spent on general practice.