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-13334
- Asked by: Anas Sarwar, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 12 December 2017
- Current Status: Answered by Aileen Campbell on 22 December 2017
To ask the Scottish Government what information it has on how many asylum seekers accessed antenatal classes in each of the last three years.
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Question reference: S5W-12954
- Asked by: Anas Sarwar, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Thursday, 23 November 2017
- Current Status: Answered by Shona Robison on 7 December 2017
To ask the Scottish Government what the average cost per day is of keeping a person in hospital who has been medically cleared for discharge.
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Question reference: S5O-01492
- Asked by: Anas Sarwar, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 15 November 2017
- Current Status: Answered by Shona Robison on 23 November 2017
To ask the Scottish Government what progress it is making on NHS recruitment.
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Question reference: S5O-01463
- Asked by: Anas Sarwar, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 08 November 2017
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 15 November 2017
To ask the Scottish Government how much the integration of British Transport Police in Scotland into Police Scotland will cost.
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Question reference: S5W-11731
- Asked by: Anas Sarwar, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Monday, 02 October 2017
- Current Status: Answered by Maureen Watt on 26 October 2017
To ask the Scottish Government how much of the additional £150 million investment in mental health services, which was announced in the Mental Health Strategy 2017-2027, will be allocated to specialist services for asylum seekers and refugees.
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Question reference: S5W-11730
- Asked by: Anas Sarwar, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Monday, 02 October 2017
- Current Status: Answered by Maureen Watt on 26 October 2017
To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to ensure that all asylum seekers and refugees can access specialist mental health support services in each NHS area.
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Question reference: S5W-11732
- Asked by: Anas Sarwar, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Monday, 02 October 2017
- Current Status: Answered by Shona Robison on 25 October 2017
To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to ensure that all primary care staff are aware of the rights and entitlements of asylum seekers and refugees.
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Question reference: S5O-01311
- Asked by: Anas Sarwar, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 20 September 2017
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 28 September 2017
To ask the Scottish Government what progress it is making with the GP contract.
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Question reference: S5W-10388
- Asked by: Anas Sarwar, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 18 July 2017
- Current Status: Answered by Aileen Campbell on 24 August 2017
To ask the Scottish Government what programme is in place for training neuroradiologists to carry out mechanical thrombectomy treatment; how many are being trained, broken down by when this training will be completed, and what impact this will have on the number of acute ischaemic stroke patients who will receive treatment in each of the next five years.
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Question reference: S5W-10450
- Asked by: Anas Sarwar, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Monday, 24 July 2017
- Current Status: Answered by Shona Robison on 23 August 2017
To ask the Scottish Government what proportion of stroke patients (a) overall and (b) in each NHS board received a brain scan within the 24-hour post-diagnosis target in 2016-17, also broken down the by the proportion of the patients that were given the scan within the target time in (i) less than four, (ii) four to eight, (iii) eight to 12 and (iv) over 12 hours.
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