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-06305
- Asked by: Alexander Burnett, MSP for Aberdeenshire West, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 18 January 2017
- Current Status: Answered by Aileen Campbell on 31 January 2017
To ask the Scottish Government what plans the NHS has to review its method of (a) diagnosis and (b) treatment for Lyme disease.
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Question reference: S5W-06306
- Asked by: Alexander Burnett, MSP for Aberdeenshire West, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 18 January 2017
- Current Status: Answered by Aileen Campbell on 31 January 2017
To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to raise awareness of Lyme disease, in light of the reported increase in the number of cases.
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Question reference: S5W-06475
- Asked by: Alexander Burnett, MSP for Aberdeenshire West, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Monday, 23 January 2017
- Current Status: Answered by Jeane Freeman on 30 January 2017
To ask the Scottish Government what action it will take to ensure that personal independence payment (PIP) recipients are given the chance to review and sign their assessment questionnaires during home visits.
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Question reference: S5W-06183
- Asked by: Alexander Burnett, MSP for Aberdeenshire West, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Monday, 16 January 2017
- Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 26 January 2017
To ask the Scottish Government what its position is on the National Entitlement Card not being accepted on the Edinburgh Trams service, and what discussions it has had or plans with the City of Edinburgh Council regarding this.
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Question reference: S5W-06206
- Asked by: Alexander Burnett, MSP for Aberdeenshire West, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Monday, 16 January 2017
- Current Status: Answered by Shona Robison on 26 January 2017
To ask the Scottish Government, in light of the recent subsidy given to charities in recognition of their palliative care for children, what criteria other charities providing palliative care for children would need to meet in order to be eligible to receive a similar subsidy.
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Question reference: S5W-06182
- Asked by: Alexander Burnett, MSP for Aberdeenshire West, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Monday, 16 January 2017
- Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 26 January 2017
To ask the Scottish Government what its position is on the National Entitlement Card not being accepted on the Glasgow Subway service, and what discussions it has had or plans with Glasgow City Council regarding this.
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Question reference: S5W-06289
- Asked by: Alexander Burnett, MSP for Aberdeenshire West, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 18 January 2017
- Current Status: Answered by Jeane Freeman on 25 January 2017
To ask the Scottish Government when the administration for personal independence payments will be fully implemented.
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Question reference: S5W-06113
- Asked by: Alexander Burnett, MSP for Aberdeenshire West, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 12 January 2017
- Current Status: Answered by Shona Robison on 25 January 2017
To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to reduce waiting lists for operations in NHS Grampian for (a) cancer and (b) other patients, and whether this will include providing funding for (i) hiring specialist nurses and (ii) procedures to be carried out in the private sector.
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Question reference: S5W-05886
- Asked by: Alexander Burnett, MSP for Aberdeenshire West, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 22 December 2016
- Current Status: Answered by John Swinney on 23 January 2017
To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to reduce the risk of human error arising from the digitised scanning of exam papers.
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Question reference: S5W-05882
- Asked by: Alexander Burnett, MSP for Aberdeenshire West, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 22 December 2016
- Current Status: Answered by Shirley-Anne Somerville on 19 January 2017
To ask the Scottish Government for what reason Student Awards Agency For Scotland (SAAS) loans are based on parental income and what criteria SAAS used to set the current bands.
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