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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-24241

Asked by: Nanette Milne, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Friday, 30 January 2015
Current Status: Answered by Shona Robison on 4 February 2015

To ask the Scottish Government what plans it has to make ponatinib available to patients.

The Scottish Medicines Consortium (SMC) is currently considering a submission for ponatinib (Iclusig) for the treatment of adult patients with chronic myeloid leukaemia and Philadelphia chromosome positive active lymphoblastic leukaemia. This submission is eligible for consideration under the new SMC arrangements for end of life, orphan and ultra-orphan medicines. This means there is the option for the additional element of Patient and Clinician Engagement and provides two opportunities for manufacturers to put forward a patient access scheme to improve the cost-effectiveness of a medicine. The SMC plans to publish their advice in April 2015.

Question reference: S4W-24116

Asked by: Nanette Milne, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 21 January 2015
Current Status: Answered by Shona Robison on 2 February 2015

To ask the Scottish Government how many delayed discharge lounges there have been in hospitals in each year since 1999, broken down by NHS board.

Question reference: S4W-24159

Asked by: Nanette Milne, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Friday, 23 January 2015
Current Status: Answered by Derek Mackay on 30 January 2015

To ask the Scottish Government, in light of the UK Government's draft legislation regarding devolving further powers, what its position is on (a) changing the speed limits on roads and (b) road users continuing to drive on the left, and what discussions it has had on this.

The Scottish Government has no plans to change national speed limits or associated vehicle speed limits in Scotland; and no prospective powers in relation to driving on the left or right of the road. The Scottish Government has been involved in wide ranging discussions in the context of The Smith Commission and subsequent follow-up work. This has included those aspects of transport covered by the UK Government’s draft legislation.

Question reference: S4W-24117

Asked by: Nanette Milne, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 21 January 2015
Current Status: Answered by Maureen Watt on 29 January 2015

To ask the Scottish Government what support it is giving to help provide defibrillators to every sports club.

Question reference: S4O-03985

Asked by: Nanette Milne, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 28 January 2015
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 4 February 2015

To ask the Scottish Government what progress it is making on implementing the recommendations of the Commission for Developing Scotland's Young Workforce.

Question reference: S4O-03953

Asked by: Nanette Milne, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 21 January 2015
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 28 January 2015

To ask the Scottish Government what educational principles will underpin the Higher Education Governance Bill.

Question reference: S4O-03877

Asked by: Nanette Milne, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 17 December 2014
Current Status: Answered by Derek Mackay on 8 January 2015

To ask the Scottish Government when the A90 between Ellon and Peterhead and Fraserburgh will be dualled.

Question reference: S4W-23499

Asked by: Nanette Milne, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Tuesday, 02 December 2014
Current Status: Answered by Shona Robison on 16 December 2014

To ask the Scottish Government what consideration it has given to renewing or replacing the New Medicines Fund after April 2016.

Question reference: S4W-23482

Asked by: Nanette Milne, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Tuesday, 02 December 2014
Current Status: Answered by Shona Robison on 16 December 2014

To ask the Scottish Government how much each NHS board has spent on temporary staff in each year since 1999.

The definition of ‘temporary staff’ is not clear as this could include staff employed by a board on a short and/or fixed term contract as well as agency/locum staff. Expenditure on ‘temporary’ staff is not reported by boards or held by the Scottish Government. Expenditure on ‘agency’ staff is recorded in the annual accounts. The definition of agency staff is: “The gross cost of all payments to employment agencies, including the self-employed, for the provision of agency staff of all disciplines.” Prior to 2004, financial reporting rules required NHS boards to disclose a combined total cost for ‘agency and recharged staff’. This means that a comparison of agency costs prior to this is not possible.

The document has been placed in the Scottish Parliament Information Centre (Bib. number 56546).

Question reference: S4W-23489

Asked by: Nanette Milne, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Tuesday, 02 December 2014
Current Status: Answered by Jamie Hepburn on 15 December 2014

To ask the Scottish Government how many of the 202 children and young people admitted to non-specialist mental health settings in 2013-14 were admitted to (a) adult and (b) paediatric wards and how many of those were under 16.

Data from the Mental Welfare Commission Young Person Monitoring 2013-14 document published in October 2014 shows that:

There were 202 admissions to non-specialist inpatient facilities involving 179 young people.

The number of children under 16 admitted to an adult psychiatric ward for the period 2013-14 was 63.

There were 28 admissions to paediatric wards.

Further information can be obtained at the following link:

http://www.mwcscot.org.uk/media/203515/young_person_monitoring_2013_2014.pdf