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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

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Question reference: S5W-25079

Asked by: Jeremy Balfour, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Tuesday, 03 September 2019
Current Status: Answered by Shirley-Anne Somerville on 13 September 2019

To ask the Scottish Government what action it will take to ensure that a balance of views is heard at each stage for the consultation on its proposed Gender Recognition Bill, and what the timetable is for each stage.

Question reference: S5O-03552

Asked by: Jeremy Balfour, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 11 September 2019
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 19 September 2019

To ask the Scottish Government how it will support councils in upholding the changes to the regulations regarding homelessness registration applications and people having a local connection.

Question reference: S5O-03513

Asked by: Jeremy Balfour, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 04 September 2019
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 11 September 2019

To ask the Scottish Government what advice it has received on the effect that the legal date of the UK’s exit from the EU will have on its continuity bill.

Question reference: S5O-03480

Asked by: Jeremy Balfour, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 28 August 2019
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 4 September 2019

To ask the Scottish Government how many farm businesses in the Lothians region are still to receive 2016-17 and 2017-18 CAP basic and pillar 2 payments.

Question reference: S5O-03463

Asked by: Jeremy Balfour, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 19 June 2019
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 27 June 2019

To ask the Scottish Government what analysis the transport secretary has carried out regarding how the proposed workplace parking levy could affect disabled people accessing employment.

Question reference: S5O-03415

Asked by: Jeremy Balfour, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 12 June 2019
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 20 June 2019

To ask the Scottish Government what steps it is taking to reduce excessive waiting times for young people in Lothian to access mental health support.

Question reference: S5O-03295

Asked by: Jeremy Balfour, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 22 May 2019
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 29 May 2019

To ask the Scottish Government what recent discussions it has had with NHS Lothian regarding staff car parking at the Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh.

Question reference: S5W-22420

Asked by: Jeremy Balfour, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Friday, 29 March 2019
Current Status: Answered by Ash Denham on 26 April 2019

To ask the Scottish Government whether it will consult on the recommendations of the Review of the Regulation of Legal Services (the Roberton Review).

Question reference: S5W-22521

Asked by: Jeremy Balfour, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 03 April 2019
Current Status: Answered by Clare Haughey on 24 April 2019

To ask the Scottish Government whether the number of babies born with Down syndrome is recorded and, if not, for what reason, and whether NHS boards will be instructed to collect this data in the future.

NHS Information Services Division (ISD) recently began work on a project setting up a congenital anomaly register. The project is called the Congenital Anomaly and Rare Disease Registration and Information System Scotland (CARDRISS). CARDRISS is at the beginning of a 3 year project; actively looking to do a complex linkage to produce best estimates of all anomaly types (including Down’s Syndrome) from existing data but the timescale for the results of this are not confirmed yet.

If you want to keep up to date with CARDRISS you can find out more on the ISD Website - https://www.isdscotland.org/Health-Topics/Maternity-and-Births/CARDRISS/ .

Question reference: S5W-22518

Asked by: Jeremy Balfour, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 03 April 2019
Current Status: Answered by Clare Haughey on 24 April 2019