Questions and answers
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
Urgent Questions aren't included in the Question and Answers search. There is a SPICe fact sheet listing Urgent and emergency questions.
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Question reference: S4W-01212
- Asked by: Margaret McDougall, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Friday, 24 June 2011
- Current Status: Answered by Nicola Sturgeon on 14 July 2011
To ask the Scottish Executive how it takes (a) social deprivation and (b) unemployment into account when allocating funding to NHS boards.
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Question reference: S4W-01220
- Asked by: Margaret McDougall, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Friday, 24 June 2011
- Current Status: Answered by Nicola Sturgeon on 14 July 2011
To ask the Scottish Executive how many frontline staff have left NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde through (a) redundancy, (b) ending of temporary contracts and (c) retirement.
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Question reference: S4W-01219
- Asked by: Margaret McDougall, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Friday, 24 June 2011
- Current Status: Answered by Nicola Sturgeon on 14 July 2011
To ask the Scottish Executive how many frontline staff have left NHS Ayrshire and Arran through (a) redundancy, (b) ending of temporary contracts and (c) retirement.
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Question reference: S4W-01218
- Asked by: Margaret McDougall, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Friday, 24 June 2011
- Current Status: Answered by Nicola Sturgeon on 14 July 2011
To ask the Scottish Executive what plans it has to review NHS Ayrshire and Arran's eligibility for island adjustment funding, as stipulated by the NHSScotland Resource Allocation Committee formula.
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Question reference: S4W-01214
- Asked by: Margaret McDougall, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Friday, 24 June 2011
- Current Status: Answered by Nicola Sturgeon on 14 July 2011
To ask the Scottish Executive what the average life expectancy is for (a) men and (b) women in the west of Scotland, broken down by Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation data zone.
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Question reference: S4W-01217
- Asked by: Margaret McDougall, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Friday, 24 June 2011
- Current Status: Answered by Michael Matheson on 4 July 2011
To ask the Scottish Executive what measures the NHS is taking to tackle the effects of unemployment in (a) health and (b) mental health services.
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Question reference: S4W-00685
- Asked by: Margaret McDougall, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Friday, 10 June 2011
- Current Status: Answered by Fergus Ewing on 23 June 2011
To ask the Scottish Executive how it supports job creation in North Ayrshire.
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Question reference: S4W-00686
- Asked by: Margaret McDougall, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Friday, 10 June 2011
- Current Status: Answered by Alasdair Allan on 23 June 2011
To ask the Scottish Executive how Skills Development Scotland supports job creation in North Ayrshire.
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Question reference: S4W-00687
- Asked by: Margaret McDougall, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Friday, 10 June 2011
- Current Status: Answered by John Swinney on 20 June 2011
To ask the Scottish Executive what steps Scottish Development International is taking to encourage GlaxoSmithKline to locate its proposed new plant in Scotland.
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Question reference: S4W-00683
- Asked by: Margaret McDougall, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Friday, 10 June 2011
- Current Status: Answered by John Swinney on 20 June 2011
To ask the Scottish Executive what (a) discussions, (b) correspondence and (c) meetings it has had with the Department of Business, Innovation and Skills regarding the location of GlaxoSmithKline's proposed new plant.