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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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  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 5 May 2021
  6. Current session: 12 May 2021 to 9 June 2025
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Question reference: S3W-32697

  • Asked by: Nanette Milne, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 23 March 2010
  • Current Status: Answered by Alex Neil on 15 April 2010

To ask the Scottish Executive, in light of a survey by the Royal College of Speech and Language Therapists between January and February 2009 that showed that children and young people in NHS boards that responded waited two to six-and-a-half months on average for therapy with some waiting 10 months, how the Scottish Government will ensure that there is no further impact on services as a result of reductions in funding in 2010 and 2011.

Question reference: S3W-32694

  • Asked by: Nanette Milne, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 23 March 2010
  • Current Status: Answered by Alex Neil on 15 April 2010

To ask the Scottish Executive, in light of a survey by the Royal College of Speech and Language Therapists between January and February 2009 that showed that adults needing rehabilitation services in the “best” NHS board that responded had access to 16 times more speech and language therapy than in the “worst” area, how the Scottish Government will ensure that there is no further impact on services as a result of reductions in funding in 2010 and 2011.

Question reference: S3W-32696

  • Asked by: Nanette Milne, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 23 March 2010
  • Current Status: Answered by Alex Neil on 15 April 2010

To ask the Scottish Executive, in light of a survey by the Royal College of Speech and Language Therapists between January and February 2009 that showed that waiting times for assessment and intervention in NHS boards that responded regularly missed government targets for adults and children, whether the Scottish Government can confirm that waiting times targets apply to speech and language therapy interventions and, if so, how many NHS boards are (a) meeting and (b) not meeting those targets.

Question reference: S3W-32688

  • Asked by: Nanette Milne, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 23 March 2010
  • Current Status: Answered by Alex Neil on 15 April 2010

To ask the Scottish Executive, in light of a survey by the Royal College of Speech and Language Therapists between January and February 2009 that showed that reductions in funding were resulting in reductions in speech and language therapy services and staff and reducing access to such services in some areas, how the Scottish Government will ensure that there is no further reduction in services as a result of reductions in funding in 2010 and 2011.

Question reference: S3W-32699

  • Asked by: Nanette Milne, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 23 March 2010
  • Current Status: Answered by Alex Neil on 15 April 2010

To ask the Scottish Executive, in light of a survey by the Royal College of Speech and Language Therapists between January and February 2009 that showed that over a third of adults with a learning disability in NHS boards that responded had to wait longer than 18 weeks for assessment and could then wait up to a year for intervention, how the Scottish Government will ensure that there is no further impact on services as a result of reductions in funding in 2010 and 2011.

Question reference: S3W-32691

  • Asked by: Nanette Milne, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 23 March 2010
  • Current Status: Answered by Alex Neil on 15 April 2010

To ask the Scottish Executive, in light of a survey by the Royal College of Speech and Language Therapists between January and February 2009 that showed that some NHS board managers reported insufficient funding for permanent staff pay, temporary staff, basic equipment, essential communication aids and staff training, how the Scottish Government will ensure that there is no further impact on services as a result of reductions in funding in 2010 and 2011.

Question reference: S3W-32692

  • Asked by: Nanette Milne, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 23 March 2010
  • Current Status: Answered by Alex Neil on 15 April 2010

To ask the Scottish Executive, in light of a survey by the Royal College of Speech and Language Therapists between January and February 2009 that showed that over a quarter of managers who responded said that changes in workforce would mean lower standards of service, how the Scottish Government will ensure that there is no further impact on services as a result of reductions in funding in 2010 and 2011.

Question reference: S3W-33005

  • Asked by: Nanette Milne, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 31 March 2010
  • Current Status: Answered by Richard Lochhead on 14 April 2010

To ask the Scottish Executive what the status is of the Royal Veterinary College and University of Bristol study to evaluate whether docking of tails reduces the risk of tail injury and to identify other major risk factors for tail injury and when it will be published.

Question reference: S3W-32363

  • Asked by: Nanette Milne, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Friday, 12 March 2010
  • Current Status: Answered by Nicola Sturgeon on 23 March 2010

To ask the Scottish Executive what the average waiting time is for bariatric surgery in each NHS board area.

Question reference: S3W-32362

  • Asked by: Nanette Milne, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Friday, 12 March 2010
  • Current Status: Answered by Nicola Sturgeon on 23 March 2010

To ask the Scottish Executive how many people had bariatric surgery in each NHS board area in 2009.