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-21441
- Asked by: Monica Lennon, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 05 February 2019
- Current Status: Answered by Jeane Freeman on 18 March 2019
To ask the Scottish Government, in light of reported comments by BMA Scotland that the matter should be treated with urgency, what immediate action it is taking to tackle NHS recruitment problems.
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Question reference: S5W-21931
- Asked by: Monica Lennon, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 06 March 2019
- Current Status: Answered by Jeane Freeman on 18 March 2019
To ask the Scottish Government how many women have received treatment for problems arising from an intrauterine (a) device and (b) system in each of the last five years, broken down by (i) NHS board area and (ii) age group.
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Question reference: S5W-21922
- Asked by: Monica Lennon, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 05 March 2019
- Current Status: Answered by Joe FitzPatrick on 18 March 2019
To ask the Scottish Government how many people (a) nationally and (b) in each NHS board area are affected by foetal alcohol spectrum disorder; what proportion of the population this represents, and what action it is taking in response to this.
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Question reference: S5W-21919
- Asked by: Monica Lennon, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 05 March 2019
- Current Status: Answered by Joe FitzPatrick on 13 March 2019
To ask the Scottish Government what its response is to research by University College London, which suggests that the standard urinary tract infection (UTI) test of a midstream urine culture fails to diagnose UTIs in most people with recurring or chronic conditions.
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Question reference: S5W-21577
- Asked by: Monica Lennon, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Friday, 08 February 2019
- Current Status: Answered by Clare Haughey on 6 March 2019
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S5O-02865 by John Swinney on 6 February (Official Report, c. 29), how many children and young people have died by suicide in each of the last five years, broken down by local authority area, and what information it has regarding how many were not enrolled at school.
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Question reference: S5W-21712
- Asked by: Monica Lennon, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Monday, 18 February 2019
- Current Status: Answered by Jeane Freeman on 6 March 2019
To ask the Scottish Government what its response is to the Standard Commission's recent survey, which recorded almost a quarter of NHS board members reporting that they have experienced "disrespectful conduct".
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Question reference: S5W-21769
- Asked by: Monica Lennon, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Thursday, 21 February 2019
- Current Status: Answered by Jeane Freeman on 5 March 2019
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S5F-02970 by Nicola Sturgeon on 17 January 2019 (Official Report, c. 23), what the outcome was of the National Planning Board meeting to consider proposals for the delivery of a national thrombectomy service for stroke patients, and what the timetable is for rolling out this treatment.
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Question reference: S5W-21402
- Asked by: Monica Lennon, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Monday, 04 February 2019
- Current Status: Answered by Clare Haughey on 4 March 2019
To ask the Scottish what dedicated services each NHS board offers for treating eating disorders, broken down by location.
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Question reference: S5W-21403
- Asked by: Monica Lennon, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Monday, 04 February 2019
- Current Status: Answered by Clare Haughey on 4 March 2019
To ask the Scottish Government what the average waiting time is for accessing treatment for an eating disorder, broken down by NHS board.
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Question reference: S5W-21394
- Asked by: Monica Lennon, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Monday, 04 February 2019
- Current Status: Answered by Clare Haughey on 4 March 2019
To ask the Scottish Government how many people in each NHS board area have an eating disorder, broken down by (a) age and (b) gender.
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