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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 14 November 2024
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Question reference: S6W-30874

  • Asked by: Miles Briggs, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Friday, 25 October 2024
  • Current Status: Answered by Neil Gray on 8 November 2024

To ask the Scottish Government whether it has considered developing an early alert system for GPs to improve the early diagnosis of cancer in children, adolescents and young adults under 25, and what its position is on this matter.

Question reference: S6W-30877

  • Asked by: Miles Briggs, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Friday, 25 October 2024
  • Current Status: Answered by Neil Gray on 8 November 2024

To ask the Scottish Government, in situations where a child or young person under 25 with cancer must receive treatment outwith Scotland, whether it is the (a) referring principal treatment centre NHS board or (b) patient's home NHS board that funds the travel and access to this treatment.

Question reference: S6W-30637

  • Asked by: Miles Briggs, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Friday, 11 October 2024
  • Current Status: Answered by Jenny Gilruth on 8 November 2024

To ask the Scottish Government how many teachers have been impacted by backdated pay agreements in (a) the current pay year and (b) each of the last five pay years.

Question reference: S6W-30878

  • Asked by: Miles Briggs, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Friday, 25 October 2024
  • Current Status: Answered by Neil Gray on 7 November 2024

To ask the Scottish Government how it can ensure that all young people with cancer across Scotland have access to specialist psychological support from the point of diagnosis to a minimum of two years post treatment.

Question reference: S6W-30816

  • Asked by: Miles Briggs, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 23 October 2024
  • Current Status: Answered by Neil Gray on 7 November 2024

To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S6W-30256 by Neil Gray on 8 October 2024, how many blood cancer clinical studies have been supported by the NHS Research Scotland (NRS) Cancer Network in each financial year since 2018-2019.

Question reference: S6O-03972

  • Asked by: Miles Briggs, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 06 November 2024
  • Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 14 November 2024

To ask the Scottish Government what support it will make available to fully fund and protect hospice care services, in light of the increase in national insurance contributions in the UK Budget and any impact of the Agenda for Change on hospice budgets.

Question reference: S6W-30876

  • Asked by: Miles Briggs, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Friday, 25 October 2024
  • Current Status: Answered by Neil Gray on 5 November 2024

To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made of the financial support that NHS boards provide to children and young people under 25 with cancer for their travel for treatment at specialist centres.

Question reference: S6W-30879

  • Asked by: Miles Briggs, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Friday, 25 October 2024
  • Current Status: Answered by Neil Gray on 5 November 2024

To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S6W-28172 by Neil Gray on 19 June 2024, what further steps have been taken to fulfil the commitment in the cancer strategy for children and young people to expand access to specialist psychological support.

Question reference: S6W-30638

  • Asked by: Miles Briggs, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 17 October 2024
  • Current Status: Answered by Jenni Minto on 5 November 2024

To ask the Scottish Government for what reason NHS Lothian has reportedly not implemented public health messaging on long COVID, in light of the reported need to raise awareness, reduce stigma, promote early diagnosis and connect individuals with available rehabilitation support, and what upcoming plans it has to address this.

Question reference: S6W-30873

  • Asked by: Miles Briggs, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Friday, 25 October 2024
  • Current Status: Answered by Neil Gray on 4 November 2024

To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made of the adequacy of the NHS non-emergency patient transport service in meeting the specific clinical and logistical needs of young cancer patients under 25, in light of any need they may have to travel as a family unit, their immunocompromised status and the often significant treatment-related side effects that they may endure.