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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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Dates of parliamentary sessions
  1. Session 1: 12 May 1999 to 31 March 2003
  2. Session 2: 7 May 2003 to 2 April 2007
  3. Session 3: 9 May 2007 to 22 March 2011
  4. Session 4: 11 May 2011 to 23 March 2016
  5. Session 5: 12 May 2016 to 4 May 2021
  6. Current session: 13 May 2021 to 26 February 2026
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Question reference: S5W-01806

  • Asked by: Elaine Smith, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 04 August 2016
  • Current Status: Answered by Shona Robison on 1 September 2016

To ask the Scottish Government, in light of the proposed closure of trauma and orthopaedic services at Monklands Hospital, what discussions it has had with NHS Lanarkshire regarding whether this is considered a major service redesign.

Question reference: S5W-01805

  • Asked by: Elaine Smith, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 04 August 2016
  • Current Status: Answered by Shona Robison on 1 September 2016

To ask the Scottish Government, in light of the proposed closure of trauma and orthopaedic services at Monklands Hospital, what discussions it has had with NHS Lanarkshire regarding whether there will be an increase in homecare staffing.

Question reference: S5W-01797

  • Asked by: Elaine Smith, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 04 August 2016
  • Current Status: Answered by Shona Robison on 1 September 2016

To ask the Scottish Government, in light of the proposed closure of trauma and orthopaedic services at Monklands Hospital, what discussions it has had with NHS Lanarkshire regarding whether theatres will need to be reconfigured to accommodate the redesign at Hairmyres and Wishaw hospitals.

Question reference: S5W-01807

  • Asked by: Elaine Smith, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 04 August 2016
  • Current Status: Answered by Shona Robison on 1 September 2016

To ask the Scottish Government, in light of the proposed closure of trauma and orthopaedic services at Monklands Hospital, what discussions it has had with NHS Lanarkshire regarding when the last review of its major incident policy took place.

Question reference: S5W-01795

  • Asked by: Elaine Smith, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 04 August 2016
  • Current Status: Answered by Shona Robison on 1 September 2016

To ask the Scottish Government, in light of the proposed closure of trauma and orthopaedic services at Monklands Hospital, what discussions it has had with NHS Lanarkshire regarding whether other specialties will have to be transfered from Hairmyres and Wishaw hospitals to accommodate the redesign.

Question reference: S5W-01808

  • Asked by: Elaine Smith, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 04 August 2016
  • Current Status: Answered by Shona Robison on 1 September 2016

To ask the Scottish Government which stakeholders the Cabinet Secretary for Health and Sport referred to in the response to question S5O-00001 on 8 June 2016 (Official Report, c. 2).

Question reference: S5W-01799

  • Asked by: Elaine Smith, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 04 August 2016
  • Current Status: Answered by Shona Robison on 1 September 2016

To ask the Scottish Government, in light of the proposed closure of trauma and orthopaedic services at Monklands Hospital, what discussions it has had with NHS Lanarkshire regarding whether paramedics will be responsible for diagnosing orthopaedic fractures and deciding which need surgery, so that they can decide which hospital to take patients to.

Question reference: S5O-00103

  • Asked by: Elaine Smith, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 31 August 2016
  • Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 7 September 2016

To ask the Scottish Government how the Fair Work Framework fits into the recently published labour market strategy.

Question reference: S5W-01722

  • Asked by: Elaine Smith, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Friday, 29 July 2016
  • Current Status: Answered by Shona Robison on 26 August 2016

To ask the Scottish Government how many emergency admissions there have been in each NHS board area in each year since 2006, also broken down by hospital.

Question reference: S5W-01724

  • Asked by: Elaine Smith, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Friday, 29 July 2016
  • Current Status: Answered by Shona Robison on 26 August 2016

To ask the Scottish Government what the 10 busiest A&E departments have been in each of the last five years, broken down by (a) hospital and (b) the number of admissions.