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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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Question reference: S4W-09578

Asked by: Helen Eadie, MSP for Cowdenbeath, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Thursday, 13 September 2012
Current Status: Answered by Michael Matheson on 24 September 2012

To ask the Scottish Government how many people who received NHS IVF treatment have (a) conceived and (b) delivered a child, in each of the last three years.

Question reference: S4W-09542

Asked by: Helen Eadie, MSP for Cowdenbeath, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Thursday, 13 September 2012
Current Status: Answered by Michael Matheson on 24 September 2012

To ask the Scottish Government how many IVF patients undergo private treatment due to the time taken to access NHS treatment.

Question reference: S4W-09552

Asked by: Helen Eadie, MSP for Cowdenbeath, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Thursday, 13 September 2012
Current Status: Answered by Michael Matheson on 24 September 2012

To ask the Scottish Government what recent discussions it has had with patients' groups about the provision of (a) treatment and (b) support for people with fertility problems.

Question reference: S4W-09543

Asked by: Helen Eadie, MSP for Cowdenbeath, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Thursday, 13 September 2012
Current Status: Answered by Michael Matheson on 24 September 2012

To ask the Scottish Government when it last reviewed its guidance on IVF treatment for compliance with the Equality Act 2010.

Question reference: S4W-09562

Asked by: Helen Eadie, MSP for Cowdenbeath, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Thursday, 13 September 2012
Current Status: Answered by Michael Matheson on 24 September 2012

To ask the Scottish Government how much will be spent in 2012-13 on addressing concerns about infertility treatment.

Question reference: S4W-09557

Asked by: Helen Eadie, MSP for Cowdenbeath, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Thursday, 13 September 2012
Current Status: Answered by Michael Matheson on 24 September 2012

To ask the Scottish Government whether there is a register of every patient who has been refused treatment for fertility problems and, if so, whether this is broken down by NHS board.

Question reference: S4W-09539

Asked by: Helen Eadie, MSP for Cowdenbeath, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Thursday, 13 September 2012
Current Status: Answered by Michael Matheson on 24 September 2012

To ask the Scottish Government whether it has published revised guidance for NHS boards following the revised recommendations from the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) on raising the age threshold from 39 to 42 for women seeking IVF treatment.

The National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) Fertility Guideline was produced for the NHS in England and Wales.

The National Infertility Group will submit its report to ministers, with recommendations on eligibility criteria, by the end of December 2012.

Guidance for NHS boards, replacing A National Service Framework for The Care of Infertile Couples in Scotland, will be produced in due course.

Question reference: S4W-09502

Asked by: Helen Eadie, MSP for Cowdenbeath, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Tuesday, 11 September 2012
Current Status: Answered by Michael Matheson on 24 September 2012

To ask the Scottish Government what progress has been made since 2009 in assisting the Information Services Division in sharing data and collecting information from the four level 3 fertility clinics.

Question reference: S4W-09569

Asked by: Helen Eadie, MSP for Cowdenbeath, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Tuesday, 11 September 2012
Current Status: Answered by Michael Matheson on 24 September 2012

To ask the Scottish Government how many multiple births of (a) two, (b) three or (c) four babies have occurred as a result of IVF treatment in each of the last 10 years.

Question reference: S4W-09570

Asked by: Helen Eadie, MSP for Cowdenbeath, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Tuesday, 11 September 2012
Current Status: Answered by Michael Matheson on 24 September 2012

To ask the Scottish Government how many women receiving IVF treatment were implanted with (a) one, (b) two, (c) three, (d) four, (e) five, (f) six, (g) seven, (h) eight and (i) more than eight embryos in the last 10 years.