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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 9 March 2026
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Question reference: S3W-36992

  • Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Monday, 18 October 2010
  • Current Status: Answered by Nicola Sturgeon on 11 November 2010

To ask the Scottish Executive whether it has estimated the cost of redundancy payments for the proposed 25% reduction in senior managers in the NHS.

Question reference: S3W-37024

  • Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 21 October 2010
  • Current Status: Answered by Shona Robison on 11 November 2010

To ask the Scottish Executive whether the project team responsible for Social Care and Social Work Improvement Scotland is working under the assumption of a 12.5% budget cut and, if so, whether part of this reduction will be achieved by voluntary severance.

Question reference: S3W-37023

  • Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 21 October 2010
  • Current Status: Answered by Shona Robison on 11 November 2010

To ask the Scottish Executive what level of job losses it anticipates in the first three years of the operation of Social Care and Social Work Improvement Scotland, as outlined in the Draft Transitional Operating Plan.

Question reference: S3W-37021

  • Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 21 October 2010
  • Current Status: Answered by Shona Robison on 11 November 2010

To ask the Scottish Executive when the senior management team of Social Care and Social Work Improvement Scotland will be appointed and when they will take up their posts.

Question reference: S3W-37022

  • Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 21 October 2010
  • Current Status: Answered by Shona Robison on 11 November 2010

To ask the Scottish Executive what planning it has undertaken with regard to the staffing and budget of Social Care and Social Work Improvement Scotland and when it will provide this information to the Parliament.

Question reference: S3W-37019

  • Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 21 October 2010
  • Current Status: Answered by Shona Robison on 11 November 2010

To ask the Scottish Executive when the chief executive of Social Care and Social Work Improvement Scotland will be appointed and when they will take up the post.

Question reference: S3W-37020

  • Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 21 October 2010
  • Current Status: Answered by Shona Robison on 11 November 2010

To ask the Scottish Executive whether the planned launch of Social Care and Social Work Improvement Scotland in April 2011 is on track.

Question reference: S3W-37380

  • Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Monday, 08 November 2010
  • Current Status: Answered by Nicola Sturgeon on 11 November 2010

To ask the Scottish Executive whether it plans to evaluate the performance of community health partnerships and community health and care partnerships.

Question reference: S3W-37262

  • Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 04 November 2010
  • Current Status: Answered by Shona Robison on 10 November 2010

To ask the Scottish Executive how many suicides have been recorded in each year since 1999.

Question reference: S3W-36965

  • Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
  • Date lodged: Monday, 18 October 2010
  • Current Status: Answered by Nicola Sturgeon on 9 November 2010

To ask the Scottish Executive whether NHS boards have been given an indication of their likely capital allocation for 2011-12 and, if so, what this is for each NHS board.