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.

Question reference: S2W-24238

Asked by: Shona Robison, MSP for Dundee East, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Tuesday, 14 March 2006
Current Status: Answered by Lewis Macdonald on 27 March 2006

To ask the Scottish Executive which local authorities operate waiting lists for people eligible for free personal care.

Question reference: S2W-24313

Asked by: Shona Robison, MSP for Dundee East, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 15 March 2006
Current Status: Answered by Lewis Macdonald on 27 March 2006

To ask the Scottish Executive whether the outcomes of its review of NHS prescription charges and exemption arrangements will be enacted by primary or secondary legislation.

Provision for NHS prescriptioncharges and exemption from or remission of charges is made in secondary legislationby means of regulations. The regulations involved are the NHS (Charges for Drugsand Appliances) (Scotland) Regulations and the NHS (Travelling Expenses and Remission of Charges) (Scotland) Regulations. These statutoryinstruments are made by the Scottish ministers in exercise of the powers conferredon them by the relevant sections of the National Health Service (Scotland) Act1978. Any changes to NHS prescription charging and exemption arrangements resultingfrom the outcomes of the review would be brought into force by amending one or bothof these sets of NHS regulations.

Question reference: S2W-24059

Asked by: Shona Robison, MSP for Dundee East, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Thursday, 09 March 2006
Current Status: Answered by Lewis Macdonald on 20 March 2006

To ask the Scottish Executive when the final (a) group and (b) area to receive free dental checks will receive them.

Question reference: S2W-24074

Asked by: Shona Robison, MSP for Dundee East, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Thursday, 09 March 2006
Current Status: Answered by Lewis Macdonald on 20 March 2006

To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will meet its target that everyone will be able to receive free eye checks by 1 April 2006.

Question reference: S2W-24057

Asked by: Shona Robison, MSP for Dundee East, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Thursday, 09 March 2006
Current Status: Answered by Lewis Macdonald on 20 March 2006

To ask the Scottish Executive which groups and areas will be the first to receive free dental checks.

Question reference: S2W-24056

Asked by: Shona Robison, MSP for Dundee East, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Thursday, 09 March 2006
Current Status: Answered by Lewis Macdonald on 20 March 2006

To ask the Scottish Executive what progress it has made on meeting its target for everyone to receive free dental checks by 1 April 2007.

Question reference: S2W-24072

Asked by: Shona Robison, MSP for Dundee East, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Thursday, 09 March 2006
Current Status: Answered by Lewis Macdonald on 20 March 2006

To ask the Scottish Executive what the timetable is for rolling out free eye checks across Scotland.

Question reference: S2W-24073

Asked by: Shona Robison, MSP for Dundee East, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Thursday, 09 March 2006
Current Status: Answered by Lewis Macdonald on 20 March 2006

To ask the Scottish Executive which groups and areas of Scotland will be the first to receive free eye checks.

Question reference: S2W-24058

Asked by: Shona Robison, MSP for Dundee East, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Thursday, 09 March 2006
Current Status: Answered by Lewis Macdonald on 20 March 2006

To ask the Scottish Executive what the timetable is for rolling out free dental checks across Scotland.

Question reference: S2W-23160

Asked by: Shona Robison, MSP for Dundee East, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Friday, 10 February 2006
Current Status: Answered by Lewis Macdonald on 10 March 2006

To ask the Scottish Executive what the average waiting times have been for (a) emergency and (b) routine dental treatment in each year since 1999, broken down by NHS board area.

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