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-18453
- Asked by: Alex Cole-Hamilton, MSP for Edinburgh Western, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 28 August 2018
- Current Status: Answered by Jeane Freeman on 18 September 2018
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the publication of NHS Board Projected Staff in Post Changes for 2018/19, whether it will provide a breakdown for mental health staff.
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Question reference: S5W-18518
- Asked by: Alex Cole-Hamilton, MSP for Edinburgh Western, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Monday, 03 September 2018
- Current Status: Answered by Maree Todd on 18 September 2018
To ask the Scottish Government for what reason a person employed as a manager in after-school care is required to have a graduate qualification, regardless of their experience level, and whether it has any plans to review this.
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Question reference: S5W-18282
- Asked by: Alex Cole-Hamilton, MSP for Edinburgh Western, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Friday, 17 August 2018
- Current Status: Answered by Jeane Freeman on 13 September 2018
To ask the Scottish Government for what reason the percentage of patients experiencing temporary kidney failure following hip and knee arthroplasty operations has reportedly risen from 0.29% in 2000 to 2.21% in 2017.
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Question reference: S5W-18523
- Asked by: Alex Cole-Hamilton, MSP for Edinburgh Western, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Monday, 03 September 2018
- Current Status: Answered by Jeane Freeman on 13 September 2018
To ask the Scottish Government what the timescales are for developing a service to deliver thrombectomy procedures.
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Question reference: S5W-18274
- Asked by: Alex Cole-Hamilton, MSP for Edinburgh Western, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Friday, 17 August 2018
- Current Status: Answered by Kevin Stewart on 11 September 2018
To ask the Scottish Government how much has (a) been allocated to and (b) remained unspent from the Town Centre Housing Fund in each year.
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Question reference: S5W-18275
- Asked by: Alex Cole-Hamilton, MSP for Edinburgh Western, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Friday, 17 August 2018
- Current Status: Answered by Kevin Stewart on 11 September 2018
To ask the Scottish Government how many vacant and derelict town centre buildings have been brought back into use as affordable housing through the Town Centre Housing Fund in each year, broken down by how many people each property accommodates.
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Question reference: S5W-18281
- Asked by: Alex Cole-Hamilton, MSP for Edinburgh Western, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Friday, 17 August 2018
- Current Status: Answered by Clare Haughey on 5 September 2018
To ask the Scottish Government how many people have been newly diagnosed with dementia in each year since the LDP standard was introduced, and what assessment it has made of how many of these were not referred for post-diagnostic support in each year.
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Question reference: S5W-18278
- Asked by: Alex Cole-Hamilton, MSP for Edinburgh Western, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Friday, 17 August 2018
- Current Status: Answered by Clare Haughey on 5 September 2018
To ask the Scottish Government for what reasons people newly diagnosed with dementia may not be referred for post-diagnostic support.
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Question reference: S5W-18280
- Asked by: Alex Cole-Hamilton, MSP for Edinburgh Western, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Friday, 17 August 2018
- Current Status: Answered by Clare Haughey on 5 September 2018
To ask the Scottish Government how many people newly diagnosed with dementia did not receive post-diagnostic support following a referral in each year since the LDP standard was introduced, broken down by the reason for this.
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Question reference: S5W-18279
- Asked by: Alex Cole-Hamilton, MSP for Edinburgh Western, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Friday, 17 August 2018
- Current Status: Answered by Clare Haughey on 5 September 2018
To ask the Scottish Government (a) how many and (b) what proportion of people newly diagnosed with dementia who are referred for post-diagnostic support have received it in each year since the LDP standard was introduced, and in accordance with it stating that they will receive a minimum one-year support.