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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: S4W-11170

Asked by: Jim Eadie, MSP for Edinburgh Southern, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Tuesday, 13 November 2012
Current Status: Answered by Michael Matheson on 22 November 2012

To ask the Scottish Government how many people were registered with (a) bronchiectasis and (b) clinically significant bronchiectasis in each NHS board area in the last three years for which information is available.

Question reference: S4W-11169

Asked by: Jim Eadie, MSP for Edinburgh Southern, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Tuesday, 13 November 2012
Current Status: Answered by Michael Matheson on 22 November 2012

To ask the Scottish Government how many bronchiectasis specialist nurses were employed by each NHS board in the last three years for which information is available.

<>Information on how many bronchiectasis specialist nurses were employed in each NHS board in the last three years is not held centrally. Within the clinical nurse specialist table on the NHS Information Services Division (ISD) web site there is a specialty of respiratory, part of their job would be to care for patients with bronchiectasis. However, as this is quite a rare condition there is no clinical nurse specialist with a specific specialty for the treatment of bronchiectasis. Information is provided in the link to the clinical nurse specialist table on the ISD website: http://www.isdscotland.org/Health-Topics/Workforce/Publications/2011-11-29/Clinical_Nurse_Specialist_S2011.xls?8444721

Question reference: S4O-01460

Asked by: Jim Eadie, MSP for Edinburgh Southern, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 07 November 2012
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 14 November 2012

To ask the Scottish Government what action it will take to provide care and support for people with bronchiectasis.

Question reference: S4W-10612

Asked by: Jim Eadie, MSP for Edinburgh Southern, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Friday, 26 October 2012
Current Status: Answered by Keith Brown on 7 November 2012

To ask the Scottish Government whether it will carry out an assessment of the physical and mental health benefits of the national concessionary travel scheme for (a) disabled people, (b) older people and (c) veterans.

In 2009, we published an independent review entitled Evaluation of the National Concessionary Travel Scheme in Scotland. This assessed the overall benefits of the scheme, including the promotion of social inclusion and better health. The report can be found at:

http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Publications/2009/05/13144419/0.

We have no plans at present for a further assessment of associated health benefits.

Question reference: S4W-10609

Asked by: Jim Eadie, MSP for Edinburgh Southern, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Friday, 26 October 2012
Current Status: Answered by Keith Brown on 6 November 2012

To ask the Scottish Government how many disabled people receive discounted travel under the national concessionary travel scheme.

Question reference: S4W-10610

Asked by: Jim Eadie, MSP for Edinburgh Southern, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Friday, 26 October 2012
Current Status: Answered by Keith Brown on 6 November 2012

To ask the Scottish Government what proportion of people eligible for a concessionary bus pass has one.

Question reference: S4W-10611

Asked by: Jim Eadie, MSP for Edinburgh Southern, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Friday, 26 October 2012
Current Status: Answered by Keith Brown on 6 November 2012

To ask the Scottish Government how much on average the national concessionary travel scheme saves people who use it each year.

Question reference: S4O-01404

Asked by: Jim Eadie, MSP for Edinburgh Southern, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 24 October 2012
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 31 October 2012

To ask the Scottish Government what recent representations the Cabinet Secretary for Finance and Sustainable Growth has received on the need for investment in cycling infrastructure.

Question reference: S4O-01381

Asked by: Jim Eadie, MSP for Edinburgh Southern, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 17 October 2012
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 24 October 2012

To ask the Scottish Government what recent discussions it has had with NUS Scotland on widening access to universities.

Question reference: S4O-01359

Asked by: Jim Eadie, MSP for Edinburgh Southern, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 26 September 2012
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 4 October 2012

To ask the Scottish Government what progress is being made through the extended hours initiative to widen public access to out-of-hours GP services.