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-18147
- Asked by: Brian Whittle, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 09 August 2018
- Current Status: Answered by Jeane Freeman on 13 September 2018
To ask the Scottish Government what the average waiting time has been for (a) routine and (b) urgent outpatient appointments for rheumatology patients in (i) 2016, (ii) 2017 and (iii) 2018.
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Question reference: S5W-18567
- Asked by: Brian Whittle, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 04 September 2018
- Current Status: Answered by Michael Matheson on 13 September 2018
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the commitment by the former Minister for Transport and the Islands in Maybole in November 2017 that construction of the Maybole Bypass was expected to commence in 2018, when construction will commence.
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Question reference: S5W-18148
- Asked by: Brian Whittle, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 09 August 2018
- Current Status: Answered by Jeane Freeman on 3 September 2018
To ask the Scottish Government what steps it is taking to develop networks between rural and urban hospitals.
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Question reference: S5W-18149
- Asked by: Brian Whittle, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 09 August 2018
- Current Status: Answered by Jeane Freeman on 29 August 2018
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the commitment in its Programme for Government 2015-16, what action it has taken to support rural hospitals in recruiting and retaining medical staff.
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Question reference: S5W-18145
- Asked by: Brian Whittle, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 09 August 2018
- Current Status: Answered by Jeane Freeman on 28 August 2018
To ask the Scottish Government what steps it is taking to support rheumatic and musculoskeletal disease specific training for medical students at (a) undergraduate and (b) postgraduate level.
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Question reference: S5W-18146
- Asked by: Brian Whittle, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 09 August 2018
- Current Status: Answered by Jeane Freeman on 28 August 2018
To ask the Scottish Government what significance is placed on rheumatic musculoskeletal diseases in GP training programmes as part of FY1 and FY2 (foundation) posts.
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Question reference: S5W-18180
- Asked by: Brian Whittle, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 14 August 2018
- Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 24 August 2018
To ask the Scottish Government what its position is on corroboration in relation to child sex abuse cases, given that abusers often isolate victims.
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Question reference: S5W-17515
- Asked by: Brian Whittle, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 27 June 2018
- Current Status: Answered by Joe FitzPatrick on 13 July 2018
To ask the Scottish Government, in light of 600 people taking part in the Walking Football Scotland Scottish Cup, how it is (a) supporting and (b) funding the organisation to ensure (i) its viability and (ii) that it is able to provide the opportunity to more participants.
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Question reference: S5W-17525
- Asked by: Brian Whittle, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 27 June 2018
- Current Status: Answered by Michael Matheson on 12 July 2018
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S5W-16949 by Humza Yousaf on 14 June 2018, on what date it will consider the A70 and the A77 Bellfield Interchange as part of its second Strategic Transport Projects Review.
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Question reference: S5W-17233
- Asked by: Brian Whittle, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 14 June 2018
- Current Status: Answered by Aileen Campbell on 27 June 2018
To ask the Scottish Government what its timeline is for the elimination of the hepatitis C virus, and whether its expected eradication date is in line with (a) France, which has set a target of 2025, and (b) other European countries.