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: S5W-23723
- Asked by: Alison Johnstone, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Green Party
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 11 June 2019
- Current Status: Answered by Jeane Freeman on 18 June 2019
To ask the Scottish Government, in light of the plans by the NHS genomic medicine service in England to do so from 2020; whether it plans to roll out whole genome sequencing for children with undiagnosed conditions and, if so, when.
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Question reference: S5F-03414
- Asked by: Alison Johnstone, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Green Party
- Date lodged: Monday, 10 June 2019
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 13 June 2019
Question to be taken in Chamber.
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Question reference: S5W-23272
- Asked by: Alison Johnstone, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Green Party
- Date lodged: Friday, 17 May 2019
- Current Status: Answered by Jeane Freeman on 3 June 2019
To ask the Scottish Government what its position is on whether the reported decline in the number of podiatrists working in the NHS will worsen patient outcomes across a number of areas, including diabetes and amputation prevention, musculoskeletal complications and falls prevention.
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Question reference: S5W-23271
- Asked by: Alison Johnstone, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Green Party
- Date lodged: Friday, 17 May 2019
- Current Status: Answered by Jeane Freeman on 30 May 2019
To ask the Scottish Government what steps it will take to reverse the reported decline in the number of podiatrists working in the NHS in Scotland.
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Question reference: S5W-22999
- Asked by: Alison Johnstone, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Green Party
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 07 May 2019
- Current Status: Answered by Jeane Freeman on 21 May 2019
To ask the Scottish Government what the purpose and remit is of the system of regional cancer networks, and how they are held accountable for their decisions.
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Question reference: S5W-22998
- Asked by: Alison Johnstone, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Green Party
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 07 May 2019
- Current Status: Answered by Jeane Freeman on 21 May 2019
To ask the Scottish Government what the clinical impact has been of offering of a lower dosage of docetaxel for breast cancer treatment, and what impact this has had on survival rates.
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Question reference: S5F-03364
- Asked by: Alison Johnstone, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Green Party
- Date lodged: Monday, 20 May 2019
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 22 May 2019
Question to be taken in Chamber.
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Question reference: S5W-23001
- Asked by: Alison Johnstone, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Green Party
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 07 May 2019
- Current Status: Answered by Jeane Freeman on 16 May 2019
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S5W-19373 by Jeane Freeman on 8 November 2018, whether it will provide an update on each NHS board's frequency of the use of (a) Oncotype DX and (b) other breast cancer tumour profiling tests.
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Question reference: S5W-23000
- Asked by: Alison Johnstone, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Green Party
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 07 May 2019
- Current Status: Answered by Jeane Freeman on 16 May 2019
To ask the Scottish Government how it ensures that all NHS boards follow best practice guidelines regarding breast cancer treatment.
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Question reference: S5O-03260
- Asked by: Alison Johnstone, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Green Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 15 May 2019
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 22 May 2019
To ask the Scottish Government what scope it considers citizens' assemblies could have in the governance of Scotland.
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