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-17333
- Asked by: Alison Johnstone, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Green Party
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 19 June 2018
- Current Status: Answered by Shirley-Anne Somerville on 12 July 2018
To ask the Scottish Government what its response is to the MS Society report, PIP: A step too far.
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Question reference: S5W-17289
- Asked by: Alison Johnstone, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Green Party
- Date lodged: Friday, 15 June 2018
- Current Status: Answered by Jeane Freeman on 2 July 2018
To ask the Scottish Government what its position is on whether all GP surgeries should have access to electrocardiogram equipment.
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Question reference: S5W-17290
- Asked by: Alison Johnstone, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Green Party
- Date lodged: Friday, 15 June 2018
- Current Status: Answered by Joe FitzPatrick on 29 June 2018
To ask the Scottish Government what consideration it has given to restricting the opening of new fast food outlets near schools.
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Question reference: S5W-17287
- Asked by: Alison Johnstone, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Green Party
- Date lodged: Friday, 15 June 2018
- Current Status: Answered by Joe FitzPatrick on 29 June 2018
To ask the Scottish Government what work it is leading to increase awareness of its advice on vitamin D supplementation.
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Question reference: S5W-17286
- Asked by: Alison Johnstone, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Green Party
- Date lodged: Friday, 15 June 2018
- Current Status: Answered by Aileen Campbell on 27 June 2018
To ask the Scottish Government how many households (a) were entitled to and (b) received healthy start vouchers in 2016-17.
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Question reference: S5W-17293
- Asked by: Alison Johnstone, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Green Party
- Date lodged: Friday, 15 June 2018
- Current Status: Answered by Shirley-Anne Somerville on 26 June 2018
To ask the Scottish Government what work it is leading to ensure that pupils from low-income families who do not live in areas of multiple deprivation are reached by initiatives to widen access to medical education.
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Question reference: S5W-17288
- Asked by: Alison Johnstone, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Green Party
- Date lodged: Friday, 15 June 2018
- Current Status: Answered by Maureen Watt on 26 June 2018
To ask the Scottish Government whether it plans to increase the number of health psychologists in primary care settings.
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Question reference: S5W-17296
- Asked by: Alison Johnstone, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Green Party
- Date lodged: Friday, 15 June 2018
- Current Status: Answered by Shona Robison on 26 June 2018
To ask the Scottish Government what progress it is making on the recommendation in the Montgomery Review for a comparative review to be undertaken of the arrangements in place in the healthcare systems of other countries for the introduction of new medicines.
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Question reference: S5W-17294
- Asked by: Alison Johnstone, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Green Party
- Date lodged: Friday, 15 June 2018
- Current Status: Answered by Shirley-Anne Somerville on 26 June 2018
To ask the Scottish Government what work it is leading to support students in further education to access medical education.
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Question reference: S5W-17292
- Asked by: Alison Johnstone, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Green Party
- Date lodged: Friday, 15 June 2018
- Current Status: Answered by Jamie Hepburn on 22 June 2018
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide details of how the first round of funding from the Workplace Equality Fund has been distributed.
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