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.
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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To ask the Scottish Government many Scotland-domiciled students there have been at each university medical school in each year since 1999.
To ask the Scottish Government how many patients have been taken off methadone treatment in each year since 1999.
To ask the Scottish Government which local authorities charge for providing a personal medical alarm service for older people, broken down by the amount charged.
To ask the Scottish Government what plans it has to increase mental health officer support in light of the finding from the Mental Welfare Commission for Scotland that nearly 44% of emergency detentions initiated by a doctor did not have the support and expertise of a mental health officer at the point that the decision was made.
To ask the Scottish Government how many people without a fixed address have been discharged from hospital in each year since 1999.
To ask the Scottish Government what action it will take to address each of the areas of concern raised by the Mental Welfare Commission for Scotland in its paper, Young Person Monitoring Report 2015-16.
To ask the Scottish Government what its position is on the statistical monitoring reports for 2015-16 published by the Mental Welfare Commission for Scotland regarding the levels of compulsory mental health treatment, and for what reasons these levels have risen.
To ask the First Minister what the Scottish Government's position is on the statement from the RCN that nursing in Scotland is facing "a perfect storm".
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on the work of the Funeral Poverty and Funeral Payment Reference Group.
To ask the Scottish Government when it will publish data on how NHS services are performing against the standards set out in the Standards of Care for Dementia.