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: S4W-19459
- Asked by: Rhoda Grant, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 29 January 2014
- Current Status: Answered by Alex Neil on 20 February 2014
To ask the Scottish Government when its consultation on strengthening the governance and accountability of NHS boards will (a) begin and (b) report.
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Question reference: S4O-02940
- Asked by: Rhoda Grant, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 19 February 2014
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 26 February 2014
To ask the Scottish Government what areas of tourism it is prioritising in 2014.
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Question reference: S4F-01898
- Asked by: Rhoda Grant, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Monday, 17 February 2014
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 20 February 2014
To ask the First Minister what steps the Scottish Government is taking to improve the inspection of care services.
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Question reference: S4W-19370
- Asked by: Rhoda Grant, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Friday, 24 January 2014
- Current Status: Answered by Derek Mackay on 4 February 2014
To ask the Scottish Government how many applications there were to the Town Centre Housing Fund and how many came from (a) private sector bodies, (b) housing associations, (c) other landlords and (d) local authorities in the Highlands and Islands region.
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Question reference: S4F-01878
- Asked by: Rhoda Grant, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Monday, 03 February 2014
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 6 February 2014
To ask the First Minister what steps beyond minimum pricing the Scottish Government will take to tackle alcohol misuse.
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Question reference: S4W-19265
- Asked by: Rhoda Grant, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 22 January 2014
- Current Status: Answered by Alex Neil on 29 January 2014
To ask the Scottish Government when the Scottish Cosmetic Interventions Expert Group will report on setting up a feasibility study on a breast implant register.
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Question reference: S4W-19190
- Asked by: Rhoda Grant, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Monday, 13 January 2014
- Current Status: Answered by Roseanna Cunningham on 23 January 2014
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S4W-18946 by Roseanna Cunningham on 10 January 2014, what priorities and objectives it has set for the Scottish Fire and Rescue Service.
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Question reference: S4W-19066
- Asked by: Rhoda Grant, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 08 January 2014
- Current Status: Answered by Alex Neil on 16 January 2014
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will request that the Department of Health include Scotland in the proposed registration scheme for breast implant surgery or plans to implement its own scheme.
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Question reference: S4W-19033
- Asked by: Rhoda Grant, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Friday, 20 December 2013
- Current Status: Answered by Alex Neil on 15 January 2014
To ask the Scottish Government, in light of the independent investigation into the NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde IT failure not establishing "the exact root cause", whether it has established the cause of the failure and what its position is on the effectiveness of the proposals for future prevention.
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Question reference: S4W-19031
- Asked by: Rhoda Grant, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Friday, 20 December 2013
- Current Status: Answered by Alex Neil on 14 January 2014
To ask the Scottish Government whether the financial position of the company, Charteris, will have an impact on NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde's IT systems.
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