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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: S5O-01003

Asked by: Bruce Crawford, MSP for Stirling, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 10 May 2017
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 18 May 2017

To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on progress with the Edinburgh Glasgow Improvement Programme.

Question reference: S5O-00955

Asked by: Bruce Crawford, MSP for Stirling, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 03 May 2017
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 10 May 2017

To ask the Scottish Government what action is being taken to improve mental health services in the NHS Forth Valley area.

Question reference: S5W-08994

Asked by: Bruce Crawford, MSP for Stirling, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Tuesday, 25 April 2017
Current Status: Answered by Derek Mackay on 2 May 2017

To ask the Scottish Government what percentage of invoices, including those paid by electronic purchasing card, (a) it and (b) its agencies paid within 10 working days in 2016-17.

Question reference: S5O-00885

Asked by: Bruce Crawford, MSP for Stirling, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 12 April 2017
Current Status: Answered by Derek Mackay on 20 April 2017

To ask the Scottish Government how many local authorities have frozen council tax levels for 2017-18.

Question reference: S5O-00741

Asked by: Bruce Crawford, MSP for Stirling, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 01 March 2017
Current Status: Answered by John Swinney on 8 March 2017

To ask the Scottish Government how much local authorities spent on education in 2015-16.

Question reference: S5W-07152

Asked by: Bruce Crawford, MSP for Stirling, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Friday, 10 February 2017
Current Status: Answered by Aileen Campbell on 7 March 2017

To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on neonatal hospital transport with twin cot capacity across the country.

Question reference: S5F-01019

Asked by: Bruce Crawford, MSP for Stirling, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Monday, 06 March 2017
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 9 March 2017

To ask the First Minister what the Scottish Government’s response is to the UK Budget.

Question reference: S5W-06342

Asked by: Bruce Crawford, MSP for Stirling, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Thursday, 19 January 2017
Current Status: Answered by Shona Robison on 31 January 2017

To ask the Scottish Government how much it has allocated to the Stirling Care Village project.

The Stirling Care Village is a £35 million development built on the grounds of the Stirling Community Hospital which will transform the way services are delivered by bringing a wide range of health, social care, training and GP services together in one location.

The plans will see a new Care Hub created for older people who require additional short-term care, an assessment or rehabilitation following an illness, an operation or an acute hospital admission. The Care Hub will also provide specialist support for patients with dementia and those who require palliative and end of life care. Services will be delivered in a modern, purpose-built facility with more than 100 short-stay care beds.

Question reference: S5O-00559

Asked by: Bruce Crawford, MSP for Stirling, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 11 January 2017
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 18 January 2017

To ask the Scottish Government how much funding it provided toward the building of the new St Margaret's Primary School in Cowie.

Question reference: S5O-00466

Asked by: Bruce Crawford, MSP for Stirling, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 07 December 2016
Current Status: Answered by Derek Mackay on 14 December 2016

To ask the Scottish Government what discussions it had with UK Treasury ministers regarding the Autumn Statement prior to the statement being made.

The Scottish Government and other devolved administrations met the Chief Secretary to the Treasury at a Quadrilateral on 24 October 2016. At that meeting the Devolved Administrations sought insights from the Chief Secretary on the prospects for the Autumn Statement. However, no definitive indication of announcements or consequentials was provided by the Chief Secretary as relevant economic data was still fluid.