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-15453
- Asked by: Jamie Greene, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 20 March 2018
- Current Status: Answered by Shona Robison on 18 April 2018
To ask the Scottish Government whether it has undertaken a cost-benefit analysis of charging patients for missed appointments.
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Question reference: S5W-15449
- Asked by: Jamie Greene, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 20 March 2018
- Current Status: Answered by Shona Robison on 18 April 2018
To ask the Scottish Government how many people have missed medical appointments in each of the last five years, broken down by (a) NHS board and (b) category of health appointment.
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Question reference: S5W-15438
- Asked by: Jamie Greene, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 20 March 2018
- Current Status: Answered by Shona Robison on 18 April 2018
To ask the Scottish Government what analysis it has undertaken to evaluate the reasons for over 800,000 hospital appointments reportedly being missed in 2016.
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Question reference: S5W-15489
- Asked by: Jamie Greene, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 27 March 2018
- Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 18 April 2018
To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to make roads (a) safer and (b) more driver friendly, in light of reports that over a third of roads are in need of inspection or require work.
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Question reference: S5W-15496
- Asked by: Jamie Greene, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 27 March 2018
- Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 18 April 2018
To ask the Scottish Government what analysis it has undertaken to quantify the cost of potholes to the economy.
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Question reference: S5W-15498
- Asked by: Jamie Greene, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 27 March 2018
- Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 18 April 2018
To ask the Scottish Government what analysis it has undertaken regarding how accessible the Edinburgh tram system is to people on a low income.
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Question reference: S5W-15497
- Asked by: Jamie Greene, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 27 March 2018
- Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 18 April 2018
To ask the Scottish Government what analysis it has undertaken regarding the (a) cost and (b) benefits of the Edinburgh tram lines, and what the impact could be of extending the tram line to Newhaven.
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Question reference: S5W-15494
- Asked by: Jamie Greene, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 27 March 2018
- Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 18 April 2018
To ask the Scottish Government how many bicycle-related road traffic accidents have occurred in each year since 2012.
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Question reference: S5W-15491
- Asked by: Jamie Greene, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 27 March 2018
- Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 18 April 2018
To ask the Scottish Government what costs are incurred by publicly- (a) subsidised and (b) owned transportation each year as a result of damage to roads.
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Question reference: S5W-15499
- Asked by: Jamie Greene, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 27 March 2018
- Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 18 April 2018
To ask the Scottish Government what its position is on extending CalMac ferry discounts for island residents to people with family on the islands.
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