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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: S5F-00142

Asked by: Kezia Dugdale, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Monday, 27 June 2016
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 30 June 2016

To ask the First Minister when she will next meet the Prime Minister.

Question reference: S5W-00536

Asked by: Kezia Dugdale, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Monday, 06 June 2016
Current Status: Answered by Aileen Campbell on 16 June 2016

To ask the Scottish Government what its policy is on pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) and whether it will make it available on the NHS.

Pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) for HIV involves HIV-negative people taking antiretroviral drugs to reduce the risk of acquiring HIV. The Scottish Medicines Consortium (SMC) provides advice to NHS boards in Scotland about newly licensed medicines and new formulations and indications of established products following submissions from pharmaceutical companies. The SMC will only consider new treatments within their licensed indication once they have been granted a marketing authorisation (licence). Manufacturers can seek a marketing authorisation for new drugs and indications from either the European Medicines Agency or Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency. To date, no manufacturer has received a marketing authorisation and made a submission to the SMC. The Scottish Government will continue to monitor this situation and in the meantime, the sexual health and blood borne virus clinical leads network have established a short life working group to consider a range of issues associated with PrEP in the current context.

Question reference: S5W-00341

Asked by: Kezia Dugdale, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Wednesday, 01 June 2016
Current Status: Answered by Derek Mackay on 14 June 2016

To ask the Scottish Government what resources it (a) has provided to establish the Scottish Fiscal Commission and (b) will make available on a continuing basis.

Question reference: S5W-00339

Asked by: Kezia Dugdale, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Wednesday, 01 June 2016
Current Status: Answered by Derek Mackay on 14 June 2016

To ask the Scottish Government what fiscal and economic data it considers is required to accurately forecast (a) income tax and (b) onshore GDP.

Question reference: S5W-00340

Asked by: Kezia Dugdale, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Wednesday, 01 June 2016
Current Status: Answered by Derek Mackay on 14 June 2016

To ask the Scottish Government when it expects the Scottish Fiscal Commission to produce its first official forecast.

As set out at paragraph C.42 of Annex C to the agreement between the Scottish Government and the United Kingdom Government on the Scottish Government's fiscal framework (operation and governance of the Scottish Government's fiscal framework), the Scottish Fiscal Commission will be responsible for preparation of independent forecasts of Scottish Government tax receipts and Scottish onshore GDP for the financial year 2018-19 onwards.

The annex is available in full at: http://www.gov.scot/Resource/0049/00497066.pdf

Question reference: S5W-00342

Asked by: Kezia Dugdale, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Wednesday, 01 June 2016
Current Status: Answered by Derek Mackay on 14 June 2016

To ask the Scottish Government whether it expects the Office for Budget Responsibility to continue to produce forecasts for Scottish taxes.

Paragraphs C.107 to C.110 of Annex C to the agreement between the Scottish Government and the United Kingdom Government on the Scottish Government's fiscal framework (operation and governance of the Scottish Government's fiscal framework) set out the expected impact of the Scottish Government's increased fiscal powers on the duties of the Office for Budget Responsibility.

The annex is available in full at: http://www.gov.scot/Resource/0049/00497066.pdf

Question reference: S5F-00087

Asked by: Kezia Dugdale, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Monday, 13 June 2016
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 16 June 2016

To ask the First Minister when she will next meet Stonewall Scotland.

Question reference: S5F-00070

Asked by: Kezia Dugdale, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Monday, 06 June 2016
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 9 June 2016

To ask the First Minister when she will next meet Carers Scotland.

Question reference: S5F-00006

Asked by: Kezia Dugdale, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Tuesday, 31 May 2016
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 2 June 2016

To ask the First Minister when she will next meet the General Secretary of the STUC.

Question reference: S4W-30708

Asked by: Kezia Dugdale, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Thursday, 10 March 2016
Current Status: Answered by Maureen Watt on 23 March 2016

To ask the Scottish Government what support it provides to health visitors for the delivery of community paediatric services in Midlothian.

Midlothian paediatric services are managed by Midlothian Health and Social Care Partnership and are entirely separate from the health visiting service. The paediatric service is led by a designated paediatrician who provides clinics in Midlothian. Pre-school children are referred to the community paediatric service from a variety of sources. Thereafter children’s needs are assessed and referral is made to the most appropriate professional. It is for NHS Lothian to plan and deliver services to meet the needs of their local population, taking account of available evidence and good practice guidance.

The Scottish Government refreshed the role of health visitors in Scotland in 2015. The primary role of a health visitor is to improve the health and wellbeing of children under five. We are also investing in an extra 500 health visitors to make sure NHS Scotland has the right levels of staff to meet the needs of children under five.