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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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Dates of parliamentary sessions
  1. Session 1: 12 May 1999 to 31 March 2003
  2. Session 2: 7 May 2003 to 2 April 2007
  3. Session 3: 9 May 2007 to 22 March 2011
  4. Session 4: 11 May 2011 to 23 March 2016
  5. Session 5: 12 May 2016 to 5 May 2021
  6. Current session: 12 May 2021 to 17 January 2025
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Question reference: S2W-07897

  • Asked by: Christine Grahame, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish National Party
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 28 April 2004
  • Current Status: Answered by Tom McCabe on 25 June 2004

To ask the Scottish Executive, with reference to the Royal National Institute of the Blind's report, Unseen: Neglect, isolation and household poverty amongst older people with sight loss, what steps will be taken to increase the number of rehabilitation officers for blind and partially-sighted people.

Question reference: S2W-08922

  • Asked by: Christine Grahame, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish National Party
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 09 June 2004
  • Current Status: Answered by Tom McCabe on 25 June 2004

To ask the Scottish Executive, with reference to the Smoking Epidemic paragraph on page 11 of the Public Health Institute for Scotland's Two Year Report January 2001 - March 2003, whether the promised “atlas showing estimated smoking prevalence and smoking related mortality rates at post code sector, local authority, parliamentary constituency and NHS board level”, due for completion in autumn 2003, has been published; if so, where it can be accessed and, if not, when it will be published.

Question reference: S2W-08833

  • Asked by: Christine Grahame, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish National Party
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 08 June 2004
  • Current Status: Answered by Margaret Curran on 24 June 2004

To ask the Scottish Executive how many people are currently (a) on waiting lists for housing and (b) homeless, broken down by local authority area.

Question reference: S2W-08826

  • Asked by: Christine Grahame, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish National Party
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 08 June 2004
  • Current Status: Answered by Malcolm Chisholm on 24 June 2004

To ask the Scottish Executive when the Scottish Medicines Consortium (SMC) will consider its position on Zevalin; how long thereafter guidance will be issued on its use, and whether Zevalin, which has a UK and European Commission licence, can be prescribed by NHS Lothian or NHS Borders without first being assessed by the SMC.

Question reference: S2W-08970

  • Asked by: Christine Grahame, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish National Party
  • Date lodged: Friday, 11 June 2004
  • Current Status: Answered by Euan Robson on 24 June 2004

To ask the Scottish Executive what consideration has been given during the review of the children's hearings system to how the provisions within the Additional Support for Learning (Scotland) Act 2004 relate to children's panels.

Question reference: S2W-08971

  • Asked by: Christine Grahame, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish National Party
  • Date lodged: Friday, 11 June 2004
  • Current Status: Answered by Tom McCabe on 24 June 2004

To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will review the NHS continuing care criteria introduced in 1996 and what the reasons are for its position on this matter.

Question reference: S2W-08972

  • Asked by: Christine Grahame, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish National Party
  • Date lodged: Friday, 11 June 2004
  • Current Status: Answered by Tom McCabe on 24 June 2004

To ask the Scottish Executive whether the NHS continuing care criteria are standardised across Scotland.

Question reference: S2W-08994

  • Asked by: Christine Grahame, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish National Party
  • Date lodged: Monday, 14 June 2004
  • Current Status: Answered by Tom McCabe on 24 June 2004

To ask the Scottish Executive what concerns it has that the only NHS dental practice in Eyemouth has intimated that it will be withdrawing from the NHS at the end of May 2004 and simultaneously reducing its patient list from 2,000 to 1,000 and whether any funding will be made available to those people, for example on benefits or low wages who may be required to travel considerable distances to access dental treatment.

Question reference: S2W-08995

  • Asked by: Christine Grahame, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish National Party
  • Date lodged: Monday, 14 June 2004
  • Current Status: Answered by Tom McCabe on 24 June 2004

To ask the Scottish Executive which dental practices in the Borders area (a) provide NHS dental treatment and (b) have vacancies for new patients.

Question reference: S2W-08992

  • Asked by: Christine Grahame, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish National Party
  • Date lodged: Monday, 14 June 2004
  • Current Status: Answered by Tom McCabe on 24 June 2004

To ask the Scottish Executive in how many practices NHS dental treatment has ceased to be provided in (a) 2001-02, (b) 2002-03, (c) 2003-04 and (d) 2004-05 to date, broken down by NHS board area.