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-00651
- Asked by: Alex Cole-Hamilton, MSP for Edinburgh Western, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Monday, 11 September 2017
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 12 September 2017
To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to reduce congestion on the approaches to the Queensferry Crossing.
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Question reference: S5W-10682
- Asked by: Alex Cole-Hamilton, MSP for Edinburgh Western, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Thursday, 10 August 2017
- Current Status: Answered by James Wolffe QC on 7 September 2017
To ask the Scottish Government whether the Lord Advocate has received details regarding the proposed safer drug consumption facility and heroin assisted treatment service in Glasgow, including what legal and policy changes this would require and, if so, what his response was.
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Question reference: S5W-10783
- Asked by: Alex Cole-Hamilton, MSP for Edinburgh Western, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 15 August 2017
- Current Status: Answered by Paul Wheelhouse on 6 September 2017
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the holding answer to question S5W-09972 by Paul Wheelhouse on 25 July 2017, when it will provide a full response, and for what reason it was unable to answer the question in full by the expected answer date.
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Question reference: S5W-10683
- Asked by: Alex Cole-Hamilton, MSP for Edinburgh Western, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Thursday, 10 August 2017
- Current Status: Answered by Shona Robison on 1 September 2017
To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made of the need for pill testing at festivals and venues.
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Question reference: S5W-10618
- Asked by: Alex Cole-Hamilton, MSP for Edinburgh Western, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Monday, 07 August 2017
- Current Status: Answered by Shona Robison on 1 September 2017
To ask the Scottish Government whether dental patients whose registrations have been placed in abeyance are included in Information Services Division Scotland statistics, and, if so, what impact would excluding them have on figures for the proportion of the population registered with an NHS dentist, broken down by NHS board.
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Question reference: S5W-10615
- Asked by: Alex Cole-Hamilton, MSP for Edinburgh Western, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Monday, 07 August 2017
- Current Status: Answered by Shona Robison on 1 September 2017
To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made of unmet demand for registration with an NHS dentist, broken down by NHS board.
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Question reference: S5W-10614
- Asked by: Alex Cole-Hamilton, MSP for Edinburgh Western, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Monday, 07 August 2017
- Current Status: Answered by Shona Robison on 1 September 2017
To ask the Scottish Government what treatment is available to dental patients whose registration has been placed in abeyance.
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Question reference: S5W-10616
- Asked by: Alex Cole-Hamilton, MSP for Edinburgh Western, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Monday, 07 August 2017
- Current Status: Answered by Shona Robison on 1 September 2017
To ask the Scottish Government whether there are any differences between the figures for patients registered with an NHS dentist provided by Information Services Division Scotland and those provided by NHS boards.
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Question reference: S5W-10617
- Asked by: Alex Cole-Hamilton, MSP for Edinburgh Western, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Monday, 07 August 2017
- Current Status: Answered by Shona Robison on 1 September 2017
To ask the Scottish Government how many dental patients’ registrations have been placed in abeyance, broken down by NHS board.
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Question reference: S5W-10681
- Asked by: Alex Cole-Hamilton, MSP for Edinburgh Western, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Thursday, 10 August 2017
- Current Status: Answered by Maureen Watt on 31 August 2017
To ask the Scottish Government what information it has regarding the number of anti-depressant prescriptions issued in each of the last three years by each NHS board.