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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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Dates of parliamentary sessions
  1. Session 1: 12 May 1999 to 31 March 2003
  2. Session 2: 7 May 2003 to 2 April 2007
  3. Session 3: 9 May 2007 to 22 March 2011
  4. Session 4: 11 May 2011 to 23 March 2016
  5. Session 5: 12 May 2016 to 5 May 2021
  6. Current session: 12 May 2021 to 8 July 2025
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Question reference: S5W-27365

  • Asked by: Miles Briggs, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Friday, 07 February 2020
  • Current Status: Answered by Clare Haughey on 26 February 2020

To ask the Scottish Government what information it has on the links between air pollution and depression and suicide; what plans it has to undertake further research on this, and whether it will provide an update on the action it is taking to reduce air pollution.

Question reference: S5W-27243

  • Asked by: Miles Briggs, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 04 February 2020
  • Current Status: Answered by Jeane Freeman on 25 February 2020

To ask the Scottish Government what proportion of Waiting Times Improvement Plan funding has been spent on the Medinet system.

Question reference: S5W-27082

  • Asked by: Miles Briggs, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 22 January 2020
  • Current Status: Answered by Jeane Freeman on 20 February 2020

To ask the Scottish Government what its response is to reports that some health and social care staff are not aware of the extension of free personal care to under 65s (Frank's law) and have been seeking financial assessments for care.

Question reference: S5W-27244

  • Asked by: Miles Briggs, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 04 February 2020
  • Current Status: Answered by Jeane Freeman on 19 February 2020

To ask the Scottish Government which NHS boards use the Medinet system, and how much each NHS board has spent on the Medinet system in each of the last five years.

Question reference: S5W-27224

  • Asked by: Miles Briggs, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Monday, 03 February 2020
  • Current Status: Answered by Jeane Freeman on 19 February 2020

To ask the Scottish Government how much it will cost to change the domain name on NHS staff email addresses from "nhs.net" to "nhs.scot"; what its position is on the cost effectiveness of this project, and what the timetable is for its completion.

Question reference: S5W-27155

  • Asked by: Miles Briggs, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 28 January 2020
  • Current Status: Answered by Joe FitzPatrick on 19 February 2020

To ask the Scottish Government what progress Information Services Division is making in gathering the data that it agreed to collect for the Cross Party Group on Chronic Pain regarding (a) (i) new and (ii) returning patients, including how the waiting times for return treatment compare with the recommended timings of clinicians, and (b) clinic staffing figures.

Question reference: S5W-27157

  • Asked by: Miles Briggs, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 28 January 2020
  • Current Status: Answered by Joe FitzPatrick on 19 February 2020

To ask the Scottish Government for what reason there is no statutory time limit for chronic pain patients to receive return treatment, and whether it will consider setting one.

Question reference: S5W-27156

  • Asked by: Miles Briggs, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 28 January 2020
  • Current Status: Answered by Joe FitzPatrick on 19 February 2020

To ask the Scottish Government how much of the £257,000 grant that it provided to the University of Dundee to finance dataset work on chronic pain was used to collect information regarding returning patients.

Question reference: S5W-27068

  • Asked by: Miles Briggs, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 22 January 2020
  • Current Status: Answered by Jeane Freeman on 19 February 2020

To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to ensure that all health and social care staff are aware of the extension of free personal care to under 65s (Frank's law).

Question reference: S5O-04150

  • Asked by: Miles Briggs, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 12 February 2020
  • Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 20 February 2020

To ask the Scottish Government what discussions it has had regarding the future rebuild of the Edinburgh Cancer Centre.