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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-04850

Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Friday, 06 January 2012
Current Status: Answered by Nicola Sturgeon on 16 January 2012

To ask the Scottish Executive what its position is on whether the NHS should undertake corrective surgery for breast implants where these have been manufactured by PIP, or if the private sector should do so at no cost to the patient.

Question reference: S4W-04844

Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Friday, 06 January 2012
Current Status: Answered by Nicola Sturgeon on 16 January 2012

To ask the Scottish Executive what advice it is providing to women who have had breast implants where these have been manufactured by PIP.

Question reference: S4W-04846

Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Friday, 06 January 2012
Current Status: Answered by Nicola Sturgeon on 16 January 2012

To ask the Scottish Executive what its position is on whether corrective surgery is required for women with breast implants where these have been manufactured by PIP.

Question reference: S4W-04843

Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Friday, 06 January 2012
Current Status: Answered by Nicola Sturgeon on 16 January 2012

To ask the Scottish Executive how many women have had breast implants (a) on the NHS and (b) privately where these have been manufactured by PIP.

Question reference: S4W-04847

Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Friday, 06 January 2012
Current Status: Answered by Nicola Sturgeon on 16 January 2012

To ask the Scottish Executive how many women have had ruptured breast implants since 2007-08.

Question reference: S4W-04698

Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Tuesday, 20 December 2011
Current Status: Answered by Aileen Campbell on 12 January 2012

To ask the Scottish Executive whether a decision has been made on the merging of West Dunbartonshire and East Dunbartonshire children’s panels as part of the reforms to the children’s hearings system.

Question reference: S4F-00391

Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Monday, 09 January 2012
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 12 January 2012

To ask the First Minister what the Scottish Government’s most recent estimate is of the number of women in Scotland who have received breast implants manufactured by PIP.

Question reference: S4W-04498

Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Thursday, 08 December 2011
Current Status: Answered by Keith Brown on 22 December 2011

To ask the Scottish Executive what information it has on how many foster carers in social housing will be affected by changes to housing benefit regulations in light of reports that those of working age living in under-occupied homes could be penalised for having a spare room.

Due to the small numbers of households with foster children identified in either the Scottish Household Survey or Family Resources Survey, it is not possible to provide a robust estimate of the number of households in the social rented sector affected.

Furthermore, the final details of the Welfare Reform Bill, and its impacts on tenants living in the Social Rented Sector, have yet to emerge.

However, it is highly likely that there will be some foster carers living in social housing affected in Scotland and we remain concerned about the potential impacts of the reforms on them.

Question reference: S4W-04500

Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Thursday, 08 December 2011
Current Status: Answered by Keith Brown on 22 December 2011

To ask the Scottish Executive what action it will take to mitigate the impact of housing benefit changes in relation to foster carers.

Once the finalised details of the Welfare Reform Bill provisions as they relate to housing benefit for foster carers are available, we will work closely with stakeholders to assess the potential impacts and agree any mitigating action as appropriate.

The Scottish Government notes with interest that the UK Government’s preferred approach to supporting foster carers affected by the changes is through Local Authority use of Discretionary Housing Payments. Whilst we welcome the recently announced increase to the Discretionary Housing Payment budgets across the UK, we remain concerned about whether that approach provides a sustainable solution in longer term.

Question reference: S4W-04504

Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Thursday, 08 December 2011
Current Status: Answered by Michael Matheson on 20 December 2011

To ask the Scottish Executive whether it considers that there is a link between the incidence of hepatitis C and deprivation.