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
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Question reference: S5W-08278
- Asked by: Anas Sarwar, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 21 March 2017
- Current Status: Answered by Angela Constance on 13 April 2017
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S5O-00690 by Angela Constance on 23 February 2017 (Official Report, c. 2), what steps it is taking to ensure that Islamophobia is not a barrier to young Muslims participating in politics and society.
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Question reference: S5W-08279
- Asked by: Anas Sarwar, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 21 March 2017
- Current Status: Answered by Angela Constance on 13 April 2017
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S5O-00690 by Angela Constance on 23 February 2017 (Official Report, c. 2), in light of the barriers arising from Islamophobia and gender stereotyping, what steps is it taking to enable young Muslim women to participate in politics and society.
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Question reference: S5W-08578
- Asked by: Anas Sarwar, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Monday, 03 April 2017
- Current Status: Answered by Roseanna Cunningham on 13 April 2017
To ask the Scottish Government what air quality monitoring takes place in schools, and whether it will consider placing air quality monitors in all schools.
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Question reference: S5O-00878
- Asked by: Anas Sarwar, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 12 April 2017
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 20 April 2017
To ask the Scottish Government what its assessment is of NHS workforce morale.
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Question reference: S5W-08240
- Asked by: Anas Sarwar, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Friday, 17 March 2017
- Current Status: Answered by Aileen Campbell on 29 March 2017
To ask the Scottish Government what its position is on introducing longer-term funding models for NHS boards to provide more certainty for longer-term plans to identify, diagnose and treat hepatitis C in order to meet its commitment to eliminate the infection as a public health concern by 2030.
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Question reference: S5W-08242
- Asked by: Anas Sarwar, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Friday, 17 March 2017
- Current Status: Answered by Aileen Campbell on 29 March 2017
To ask the Scottish Government what discussions NHS National Procurement has had with (a) NHS boards and (b) the Hepatitis C Treatment and Therapies Group regarding elimination of the infection.
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Question reference: S5W-08239
- Asked by: Anas Sarwar, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Friday, 17 March 2017
- Current Status: Answered by Aileen Campbell on 29 March 2017
To ask the Scottish Government what (a) action it is taking and (b) funding has been allocated to identify people who have hepatitis C but who have not been diagnosed or who are unaware of their infection.
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Question reference: S5W-08243
- Asked by: Anas Sarwar, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Friday, 17 March 2017
- Current Status: Answered by Aileen Campbell on 29 March 2017
To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made of the suitability of the support provided for people living with arthritis.
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Question reference: S5W-08244
- Asked by: Anas Sarwar, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Friday, 17 March 2017
- Current Status: Answered by Aileen Campbell on 29 March 2017
To ask the Scottish Government what steps it is taking to (a) increase the number of consultant rheumatologists and (b) improve the availability of early arthritis clinics.
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Question reference: S5W-08241
- Asked by: Anas Sarwar, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Friday, 17 March 2017
- Current Status: Answered by Aileen Campbell on 29 March 2017
To ask the Scottish Government what plans it has to review the six-monthly procurement process for hepatitis C treatments and the impact that this has on NHS services' delivery of longer-term plans for the elimination of hepatitis C as a public health concern by 2030.
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