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-30498
- Asked by: Jackson Carlaw, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 08 March 2016
- Current Status: Answered by Jamie Hepburn on 16 March 2016
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will review residential care for people with neurological conditions to identify how many people are placed inappropriately in older people's care homes rather than specialist residential care.
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Question reference: S4W-30333
- Asked by: Jackson Carlaw, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 03 March 2016
- Current Status: Answered by Jamie Hepburn on 15 March 2016
To ask the Scottish Government what standards are in place for neurological care and whether it plans to change them.
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Question reference: S4W-29958
- Asked by: Jackson Carlaw, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Monday, 15 February 2016
- Current Status: Answered by Shona Robison on 3 March 2016
To ask the Scottish Government what influence the Macmillan Cancer Support programme, Transforming Care After Treatment, has on the (a) NHS and (b) social care system.
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Question reference: S4W-29960
- Asked by: Jackson Carlaw, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Monday, 15 February 2016
- Current Status: Answered by Shona Robison on 3 March 2016
To ask the Scottish Government how it ensures that cancer patients are able to provide full feedback about their care and support.
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Question reference: S4W-29959
- Asked by: Jackson Carlaw, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Monday, 15 February 2016
- Current Status: Answered by Shona Robison on 3 March 2016
To ask the Scottish Government how it ensures that the (a) emotional, (b) practical, (c) financial and (d) physical needs of cancer patients are fully assessed.
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Question reference: S4W-29679
- Asked by: Jackson Carlaw, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 03 February 2016
- Current Status: Answered by Maureen Watt on 26 February 2016
To ask the Scottish Government what lifestyle advice and support it makes available to people when attending breast screenings.
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Question reference: S4W-29678
- Asked by: Jackson Carlaw, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 03 February 2016
- Current Status: Answered by Shona Robison on 26 February 2016
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on what progress the Detect Cancer Early Programme is making in meeting its objectives.
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Question reference: S4W-29677
- Asked by: Jackson Carlaw, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 03 February 2016
- Current Status: Answered by Shona Robison on 26 February 2016
To ask the Scottish Government how much funding it allocates to improve access to life-extending medicines.
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Question reference: S4O-05616
- Asked by: Jackson Carlaw, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 24 February 2016
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 3 March 2016
To ask the Scottish Government when it will make a final decision on a deposit return scheme for beverage containers.
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Question reference: S4W-29680
- Asked by: Jackson Carlaw, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 03 February 2016
- Current Status: Answered by Jamie Hepburn on 22 February 2016
To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to encourage more clinicians to participate in breast cancer research.