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-20376
- Asked by: Jamie Halcro Johnston, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 04 December 2018
- Current Status: Answered by Jamie Hepburn on 12 December 2018
To ask the Scottish Government how many participants in the Fair Start Scotland programme have (a) been offered and (b) received Individual Placement and Support, broken down by contract area.
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Question reference: S5O-02670
- Asked by: Jamie Halcro Johnston, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 05 December 2018
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 12 December 2018
To ask the Scottish Government what progress it has made in implementing the recommendations of the Chief Medical Officer’s advisory group on maternity and paediatric services at Dr Gray’s Hospital in Elgin.
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Question reference: S5O-02566
- Asked by: Jamie Halcro Johnston, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 07 November 2018
- Current Status: Answered by Kate Forbes on 15 November 2018
To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made of the impact of the local government financial settlement on public services.
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Question reference: S5W-19219
- Asked by: Jamie Halcro Johnston, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Friday, 05 October 2018
- Current Status: Answered by Jeane Freeman on 8 November 2018
To ask the Scottish Government how much compensation in excess of £500,000 has been paid by (a) it and (b) its agencies to settle (a) catastrophic personal injury claims in each year since 2012-13.
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Question reference: S5W-19218
- Asked by: Jamie Halcro Johnston, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Friday, 05 October 2018
- Current Status: Answered by Jeane Freeman on 8 November 2018
To ask the Scottish Government how much compensation in excess of £500,000 has been paid by the NHS to settle (a) catastrophic personal injury and (b) medical negligence claims in each year since 2012-13.
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Question reference: S5W-19214
- Asked by: Jamie Halcro Johnston, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Friday, 05 October 2018
- Current Status: Answered by Jeane Freeman on 8 November 2018
To ask the Scottish Government how many compensation claims against (a) it, (b) its agencies, (c) the NHS and (d) local authorities for catastrophic personal injury have been settled using (i) periodical payment orders since 28 March 2017 and (ii) the discount rate in each year since 2012-13.
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Question reference: S5W-19220
- Asked by: Jamie Halcro Johnston, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Friday, 05 October 2018
- Current Status: Answered by Jeane Freeman on 8 November 2018
To ask the Scottish Government how much compensation claims against (a) it, (b) its agencies, (c) the NHS and (d) local authorities will increase by following the decision to set the discount rate at -0.75%, effective from 28 March 2017; how much will be required to be set aside to meet these claims, and what additional funding it will provide to assist with payment.
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Question reference: S5O-02460
- Asked by: Jamie Halcro Johnston, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 17 October 2018
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 24 October 2018
To ask the Scottish Government what action the health secretary is taking to support those most vulnerable to the effects of winter weather.
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Question reference: S5O-02448
- Asked by: Jamie Halcro Johnston, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 26 September 2018
- Current Status: Answered by Kate Forbes on 4 October 2018
To ask the Scottish Government what discussions it has had with local authorities in the Highlands and Islands in advance of setting council budgets for the coming year.
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Question reference: S5W-18409
- Asked by: Jamie Halcro Johnston, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 28 August 2018
Submitting member has a registered interest.
- Current Status: Answered by Fergus Ewing on 24 September 2018
To ask the Scottish Government how many places were available in the New Entrants Capital Grants scheme in each year since its introduction, also broken down by local authority.