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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 17 December 2025
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Question reference: S4W-17147

  • Asked by: Helen Eadie, MSP for Cowdenbeath, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 12 September 2013
  • Current Status: Answered by Alex Neil on 26 September 2013

To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to ensure that NHS boards deliver anthroplasty services locally and what its position is on the national contract for such services.

Question reference: S4W-17148

  • Asked by: Helen Eadie, MSP for Cowdenbeath, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 12 September 2013
  • Current Status: Answered by Alex Neil on 26 September 2013

To ask the Scottish Government, in light of the recent announcement that it will provide additional support for the Golden Jubilee National Hospital, whether it plans to centralise routine orthopaedic procedures.

Question reference: S4W-17149

  • Asked by: Helen Eadie, MSP for Cowdenbeath, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 12 September 2013
  • Current Status: Answered by Alex Neil on 26 September 2013

To ask the Scottish Government, in light of reports of significant reductions in waiting times for orthopaedic services, whether it will write to the staff who provide these services to thank them for their work.

Question reference: S4O-02447

  • Current Status: Withdrawn

Question reference: S4O-02378

  • Asked by: Helen Eadie, MSP for Cowdenbeath, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 04 September 2013
  • Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 12 September 2013

To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on the number of local jobs that have been created as a result of the construction works for the Forth replacement crossing.

Question reference: S4O-02317

  • Asked by: Helen Eadie, MSP for Cowdenbeath, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 19 June 2013
  • Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 27 June 2013

To ask the Scottish Government how much it will cost to repair the defects in roads in Fife.

Question reference: S4W-14231

  • Asked by: Helen Eadie, MSP for Cowdenbeath, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 07 May 2013
  • Current Status: Answered by Alex Neil on 17 May 2013

To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S4W-14201 by Alex Neil on 1 May 2013, what assessment was made of the impact on employment on other Scotland-based suppliers prior to signing the agreement with the supplier, Dimples.

Question reference: S4W-14708

  • Asked by: Helen Eadie, MSP for Cowdenbeath, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 08 May 2013
  • Current Status: Answered by Alex Neil on 17 May 2013

To ask the Scottish Government what guidance it has given to NHS boards on the provision of hairpieces and related services.

Question reference: S4W-14227

  • Asked by: Helen Eadie, MSP for Cowdenbeath, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 07 May 2013
  • Current Status: Answered by Alex Neil on 17 May 2013

To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S4W-14201 by Alex Neil on 1 May 2013, what information it has on whether each supplier has (a) met Maggie's Centre representatives and (b) considered the requirements of a patient-centred approach for people who experience hair loss as a result of cancer treatment.

Question reference: S4W-14709

  • Asked by: Helen Eadie, MSP for Cowdenbeath, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 08 May 2013
  • Current Status: Answered by Alex Neil on 17 May 2013

To ask the Scottish Government whether it will publish the standards of services that are required from each provider of hairpieces.