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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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Dates of parliamentary sessions
  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 21 July 2025
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Question reference: S4W-06492

  • Asked by: Alison McInnes, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Liberal Democrats
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 27 March 2012
  • Current Status: Answered by Alex Neil on 16 April 2012

To ask the Scottish Executive when further details of the £5 million seed fund that was announced in its digital action plan will be made available.

Question reference: S4W-06214

  • Asked by: Alison McInnes, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Liberal Democrats
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 15 March 2012
  • Current Status: Answered by Nicola Sturgeon on 28 March 2012

To ask the Scottish Executive how many cases arising from personal injuries sustained at work Scottish Ambulance Service employees have brought against their employer in each year since 2008-09.

Question reference: S4W-06215

  • Asked by: Alison McInnes, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Liberal Democrats
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 15 March 2012
  • Current Status: Answered by Michael Matheson on 27 March 2012

To ask the Scottish Executive what information it has on whether, due to the failure of a commercial test kit, anyone in Scotland has been incorrectly diagnosed as having (a) syphilis or (b) the wrong form of syphilis, broken down by NHS board.

Question reference: S4W-06213

  • Asked by: Alison McInnes, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Liberal Democrats
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 15 March 2012
  • Current Status: Answered by Nicola Sturgeon on 26 March 2012

To ask the Scottish Executive, in light of the publication of new guidelines encouraging GPs to recommend that a 10 microgram vitamin D supplement should be taken daily during pregnancy, what action it has taken to ensure that all pharmacies are able to provide these supplements.

Question reference: S4W-05663

  • Asked by: Alison McInnes, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Liberal Democrats
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 15 February 2012
  • Current Status: Answered by Michael Matheson on 13 March 2012

To ask the Scottish Executive what steps it is taking to monitor local authorities’ implementation of and compliance with the Social Care and Social Work Improvement Scotland (Requirements for Care Services) Regulations 2011.

Question reference: S4W-05687

  • Asked by: Alison McInnes, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Liberal Democrats
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 16 February 2012
  • Current Status: Answered by Michael Matheson on 12 March 2012

To ask the Scottish Executive how many pregnant women have had a flu vaccination in each of the last three years, broken down by NHS board.

Question reference: S4W-05683

  • Asked by: Alison McInnes, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Liberal Democrats
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 16 February 2012
  • Current Status: Answered by Michael Matheson on 12 March 2012

To ask the Scottish Executive what steps it is taking to ensure that nuchal transparency screening is made available in NHS (a) Greater Glasgow and Clyde and (b) Western Isles.

Question reference: S4W-05679

  • Asked by: Alison McInnes, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Liberal Democrats
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 16 February 2012
  • Current Status: Answered by Nicola Sturgeon on 9 March 2012

To ask the Scottish Executive how much it has budgeted to treat people with PIP implants who have sought help from the NHS.

Question reference: S4W-05677

  • Asked by: Alison McInnes, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Liberal Democrats
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 16 February 2012
  • Current Status: Answered by Nicola Sturgeon on 8 March 2012

To ask the Scottish Executive what the cost to each NHS board was of prescribing Ritalin to children under 18 in (a) 2009-10, (b) 2010-11 and (c) 2011-12.

Question reference: S4W-05543

  • Asked by: Alison McInnes, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Liberal Democrats
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 08 February 2012
  • Current Status: Answered by Keith Brown on 7 March 2012

To ask the Scottish Executive what internal discussions it has had regarding the scope of the Scotland-wide Free Bus Travel Scheme for Older and Disabled People since May 2011.