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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: S4F-02802

Asked by: Kenneth Gibson, MSP for Cunninghame North, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Monday, 18 May 2015
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 21 May 2015

To ask the First Minister what discussions the Scottish Government has had with the UK Government regarding the safety of Trident nuclear submarines.

Question reference: S4O-04361

Asked by: Kenneth Gibson, MSP for Cunninghame North, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 13 May 2015
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 21 May 2015

To ask the Scottish Government what the current status is of the proposed Dalry bypass.

Question reference: S4O-04326

Asked by: Kenneth Gibson, MSP for Cunninghame North, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 06 May 2015
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 14 May 2015

To ask the Scottish Government when the next meeting of the Joint Exchequer Committee will take place and what will be discussed.

Question reference: S4W-25302

Asked by: Kenneth Gibson, MSP for Cunninghame North, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Thursday, 16 April 2015
Current Status: Answered by Richard Lochhead on 5 May 2015

To ask the Scottish Government what discussions it has had with animal welfare organisations about electric shock collars, following the debate on motion S4M-11431, A Shocking Way to Treat Your Dog, on 8 January 2015.

The Scottish Government have regular meetings with animal welfare organisations to discuss a range of welfare issues, including electronic shock collars. We are aware of continuing concerns on this matter and are keeping our position under review. In particular, officials are currently in the process of gathering further information on the use of electronic shock collars both in Scotland and in other countries. They will also consider the views of the Public Petitions Committee following a recent petition on this subject.

Question reference: S4O-04271

Asked by: Kenneth Gibson, MSP for Cunninghame North, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 22 April 2015
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 30 April 2015

To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to raise educational attainment in North Ayrshire.

Question reference: S4F-02673

Asked by: Kenneth Gibson, MSP for Cunninghame North, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Monday, 16 March 2015
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 19 March 2015

To ask the First Minister what the implications for Scotland are of the UK Budget.

Question reference: S4F-02654

Asked by: Kenneth Gibson, MSP for Cunninghame North, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Monday, 09 March 2015
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 12 March 2015

To ask the First Minister what the impact on rural businesses and communities will be of Royal Mail's decision to reduce collection times at 3,300 Scottish postboxes.

Question reference: S4O-04115

Asked by: Kenneth Gibson, MSP for Cunninghame North, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 04 March 2015
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 12 March 2015

To ask the Scottish Government how many additional whole time equivalent staff are employed in NHS Ayrshire and Arran compared with 2007 and what impact this has had on patient care.

Question reference: S4O-04081

Asked by: Kenneth Gibson, MSP for Cunninghame North, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 25 February 2015
Current Status: Answered by Shona Robison on 4 March 2015

To ask the Scottish Government what the percentage reduction in patient mortality has been in NHS Ayrshire hospitals since 2007, and how many lives are estimated to have been saved.

Since 2007, there has been a 14.5% reduction in hospital standardised mortality ratios at University Hospital and a 34.2% reduction at University Hospital, Crosshouse. This compares with a national reduction of 16.3%. These excellent figures reflect the tremendous efforts of staff at both hospital with regard to patient safety and the work of the Scottish Patient Safety Programme. These data indicate that nationally, 15,000 lives have been saved since data collection commenced.

Question reference: S4W-24480

Asked by: Kenneth Gibson, MSP for Cunninghame North, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Tuesday, 17 February 2015
Current Status: Answered by Maureen Watt on 25 February 2015

To ask the Scottish Government whether it plans to provide enhanced screening for (a) maple syrup urine disease, (b) homocystinuria, (c) glutaric acidemia type 1 and (d) isovaleric acidemia and, if so, when such a service will commence.