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-23658
- Asked by: Alex Cole-Hamilton, MSP for Edinburgh Western, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Thursday, 06 June 2019
- Current Status: Answered by Jeane Freeman on 19 June 2019
To ask the Scottish Government, in light of the recent Royal College of General Practitioners report, From the Frontline, what its position is on the need to substantially increase monitoring of GPs’ physical and mental wellbeing through the overhaul of appraisals and the development of dedicated health services for doctors.
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Question reference: S5W-23657
- Asked by: Alex Cole-Hamilton, MSP for Edinburgh Western, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Thursday, 06 June 2019
- Current Status: Answered by Jeane Freeman on 19 June 2019
To ask the Scottish Government, in light of the recent Royal College of General Practitioners report, From the Frontline, how it plans to increase investment in IT infrastructure urgently to improve accessibility, reliability and inter-operability of clinical systems.
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Question reference: S5W-23574
- Asked by: Alex Cole-Hamilton, MSP for Edinburgh Western, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Monday, 03 June 2019
- Current Status: Answered by Jeane Freeman on 19 June 2019
To ask the Scottish Government what the outcome was of the National Planning Board meeting in May 2019 that considered proposals for the delivery of a national thrombectomy service for stroke patients, and what the timetable is for the roll out of this service.
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Question reference: S5W-23564
- Asked by: Alex Cole-Hamilton, MSP for Edinburgh Western, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Monday, 03 June 2019
- Current Status: Answered by Kevin Stewart on 17 June 2019
To ask the Scottish Government whether the landlords of purpose-built student housing with fewer than 30 bedrooms can let these to non-students under the Private Housing (Tenancies) (Scotland) Act 2016.
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Question reference: S5W-23565
- Asked by: Alex Cole-Hamilton, MSP for Edinburgh Western, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Monday, 03 June 2019
- Current Status: Answered by Kevin Stewart on 17 June 2019
To ask the Scottish Government for what reason it concluded that the minimum let property and other properties together must include at least 30 bedrooms to qualify as student housing under the Private Housing (Tenancies) (Scotland) Act 2016 and, in light of reported concerns that this approach might discriminate against small business investors, whether its position is on amending section 5(4)(b) of Schedule 1 of the Act.
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Question reference: S5W-23655
- Asked by: Alex Cole-Hamilton, MSP for Edinburgh Western, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Thursday, 06 June 2019
- Current Status: Answered by Jeane Freeman on 13 June 2019
To ask the Scottish Government what its response is to the statement in the recent Royal College of General Practitioners report, From the Frontline, that access to medical schools must be widened, particularly for young people in deprived areas.
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Question reference: S5W-23664
- Asked by: Alex Cole-Hamilton, MSP for Edinburgh Western, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Thursday, 06 June 2019
- Current Status: Answered by Jeane Freeman on 13 June 2019
To ask the Scottish Government what its response is to the statement in the recent Royal College of General Practitioners report, From the Frontline, that the spectrum of recruitment for GPs must be widened.
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Question reference: S5W-23663
- Asked by: Alex Cole-Hamilton, MSP for Edinburgh Western, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Thursday, 06 June 2019
- Current Status: Answered by Jeane Freeman on 13 June 2019
To ask the Scottish Government what its response is to the statement in the recent Royal College of General Practitioners report, From the Frontline, that practices in deprived areas must be more adequately represented in undergraduate teaching and postgraduate training for GPs.
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Question reference: S5W-23656
- Asked by: Alex Cole-Hamilton, MSP for Edinburgh Western, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Thursday, 06 June 2019
- Current Status: Answered by Jeane Freeman on 13 June 2019
To ask the Scottish Government what its response is to the statement in the Royal College of General Practitioners report, From the Frontline, that GPs should have a minimum of four years' competency-based training that includes 25% of study time embedded within practice, which is a rise from the current 8% of study time embedded within practice over three years.
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Question reference: S5W-23598
- Asked by: Alex Cole-Hamilton, MSP for Edinburgh Western, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 04 June 2019
- Current Status: Answered by Jeane Freeman on 13 June 2019
To ask the Scottish Government for what reason the MS drug, Ocrevus (ocrelizumab), is not available in Scotland.
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