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-20691
- Asked by: Brian Whittle, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 19 December 2018
- Current Status: Answered by Jeane Freeman on 15 January 2019
To ask the Scottish Government whether NHS boards' Practical Obstetric Multi-professional Training (PROMPT) for health care professionals in maternity services includes a cardiotocography (CTG) scanning elopement.
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Question reference: S5W-20292
- Asked by: Brian Whittle, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 29 November 2018
- Current Status: Answered by Michael Matheson on 20 December 2018
To ask the Scottish Government what consideration it has given to the suggestion of building a road and rail bridge between Scotland and Northern Ireland.
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Question reference: S5O-02739
- Asked by: Brian Whittle, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 19 December 2018
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 9 January 2019
To ask the Scottish Government how many of the 38,000 people that Fair Start Scotland aims to support it expects to participate in each year to 2020.
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Question reference: S5W-20087
- Asked by: Brian Whittle, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 21 November 2018
- Current Status: Answered by Michael Matheson on 6 December 2018
To ask the Scottish Government what discussions it has had with (a) VisitScotland and (b) Transport Scotland regarding the potential for cycle tourism at the proposed Maybole bypass.
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Question reference: S5O-02678
- Asked by: Brian Whittle, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 05 December 2018
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 12 December 2018
To ask the Scottish Government what it is doing to ensure that sport and physical activity are available to all, irrespective of background or personal circumstances.
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Question reference: S5O-02610
- Asked by: Brian Whittle, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 21 November 2018
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 28 November 2018
To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to boost tourism in rural areas through the promotion of industrial heritage sites.
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Question reference: S5W-19619
- Asked by: Brian Whittle, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Friday, 26 October 2018
- Current Status: Answered by Jeane Freeman on 20 November 2018
To ask the Scottish Government what its response is to reports from clinicians that accessing the drug, Orkambi, by people with cystic fibrosis, is time consuming, and leads to inequitable access for patients, and what action it can take to simplify the process.
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Question reference: S5O-02542
- Asked by: Brian Whittle, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 07 November 2018
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 14 November 2018
To ask the Scottish Government what it is doing to ensure that farmers have access to public procurement contracts for food.
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Question reference: S5F-02759
- Asked by: Brian Whittle, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Monday, 05 November 2018
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 8 November 2018
To ask the First Minister, in light of the study, Defying Arthritis at Every Age, what the Scottish Government is doing to reduce loneliness and isolation among people with the condition.
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Question reference: S5W-19620
- Asked by: Brian Whittle, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Friday, 26 October 2018
- Current Status: Answered by Jeane Freeman on 2 November 2018
To ask the Scottish Government whether it is considering giving the cystic fibrosis drug, Orkambi, ultra orphan status, and, if so, when it will publish its findings.
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