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: S5T-01996
- Asked by: Alex Cole-Hamilton, MSP for Edinburgh Western, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Monday, 03 February 2020
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 4 February 2020
To ask the Scottish Government what plans it has for the leadership of NHS Lothian, in light of the recent resignation of its Chairman and forthcoming retirement of its Chief Executive.
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Question reference: S5O-04060
- Asked by: Alex Cole-Hamilton, MSP for Edinburgh Western, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 22 January 2020
- Current Status: Answered by Jeane Freeman on 29 January 2020
To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to protect standards in publicly-owned care homes.
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Question reference: S5W-26835
- Asked by: Alex Cole-Hamilton, MSP for Edinburgh Western, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Friday, 10 January 2020
- Current Status: Answered by Kevin Stewart on 23 January 2020
To ask the Scottish Government, in light of all unintentional and intentional homeless households being entitled to temporary accommodation or settled accommodation, how many households (a) were and (b) were not provided such accommodation in (i) 2017, (ii) 2018 and (iii) 2019, and for what reason households were not provided accommodation.
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Question reference: S5W-26852
- Asked by: Alex Cole-Hamilton, MSP for Edinburgh Western, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Monday, 06 January 2020
- Current Status: Answered by Jeane Freeman on 23 January 2020
To ask the Scottish Government what its response is to reports that, since 2009, the number of GP practices in NHS Lothian has fallen from 126 to 119, while the average practice list size has increased.
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Question reference: S5W-26987
- Asked by: Alex Cole-Hamilton, MSP for Edinburgh Western, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 15 January 2020
- Current Status: Answered by Jeane Freeman on 23 January 2020
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide a breakdown of what action it is taking to address the "distinct recruitment issues across health and social care in remote, rural and Island areas", which were referred to in the paper, An Integrated Health and Social Care Workforce Plan for Scotland.
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Question reference: S5W-26988
- Asked by: Alex Cole-Hamilton, MSP for Edinburgh Western, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 15 January 2020
- Current Status: Answered by Jeane Freeman on 23 January 2020
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on the project that is referred to in the paper, An Integrated Health and Social Care Workforce Plan for Scotland, which is testing whether having medical consultant roles that enable overseas work alongside delivering services in rural general hospitals can attract and retain staff.
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Question reference: S5W-26790
- Asked by: Alex Cole-Hamilton, MSP for Edinburgh Western, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Thursday, 19 December 2019
- Current Status: Answered by Jeane Freeman on 21 January 2020
To ask the Scottish Government what plans it has to create 120 additional pharmacy preregistration training places over the next three years, in light of reports of concerns in the pharmacy sector about whether there are enough pharmacists in the profession.
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Question reference: S5W-26986
- Asked by: Alex Cole-Hamilton, MSP for Edinburgh Western, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 15 January 2020
- Current Status: Answered by Jeane Freeman on 21 January 2020
To ask the Scottish Government how many so-called Golden Hello payments have been made to GPs in each year since this incentive was introduced, broken down by NHS board.
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Question reference: S5W-26788
- Asked by: Alex Cole-Hamilton, MSP for Edinburgh Western, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Thursday, 19 December 2019
- Current Status: Answered by Jeane Freeman on 20 January 2020
To ask the Scottish Government whether all radiologists will be trained to perform mechanical thrombectomy, as stated in its integrated health and social care plan, and how it will ensure that training is up to date.
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Question reference: S5W-26850
- Asked by: Alex Cole-Hamilton, MSP for Edinburgh Western, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Monday, 06 January 2020
- Current Status: Answered by Michael Matheson on 17 January 2020
To ask the Scottish Government when it expects the one-year review of the Queensferry Crossing to be published.
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