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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

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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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 30 August 2025
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Question reference: S5W-24564

  • Asked by: Miles Briggs, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 01 August 2019
  • Current Status: Answered by Jeane Freeman on 28 August 2019

To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to provide computer game addiction services.

Question reference: S5W-24471

  • Asked by: Miles Briggs, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 25 July 2019
  • Current Status: Answered by Jeane Freeman on 27 August 2019

To ask the Scottish Government how many (a) palliative care consultant, (b) clinical nurse specialist and (c) palliative care speciality doctor sessions there have been in each hospital in each of the last five years.

Question reference: S5W-24470

  • Asked by: Miles Briggs, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 25 July 2019
  • Current Status: Answered by Jeane Freeman on 27 August 2019

To ask the Scottish Government how many dedicated palliative care inpatient beds there have been in each of the last five years, broken down by acute hospital.

Question reference: S5W-24473

  • Asked by: Miles Briggs, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 25 July 2019
  • Current Status: Answered by Jeane Freeman on 27 August 2019

To ask the Scottish Government how many palliative and end of life care training sessions have been held for hospital-based staff in each hospital in each of the last five years.

Question reference: S5W-24670

  • Asked by: Miles Briggs, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 08 August 2019
  • Current Status: Answered by Jeane Freeman on 27 August 2019

To ask the Scottish Government what preventative measures it is taking to mitigate any impact on NHS Lothian services from the extra costs incurred in building the Royal Hospital for Children and Young People.

Question reference: S5W-24939

  • Asked by: Miles Briggs, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Monday, 26 August 2019
  • Current Status: Answer expected on 24 September 2019

To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to better align long-term NHS workforce planning to address growth in patient need.

Question reference: S5W-24567

  • Asked by: Miles Briggs, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 01 August 2019
  • Current Status: Answered by Jeane Freeman on 21 August 2019

To ask the Scottish Government how many people have been referred by each NHS board for an endoscopy in the independent sector in each year since 1999.

Question reference: S5W-24560

  • Asked by: Miles Briggs, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 01 August 2019
  • Current Status: Answered by Joe FitzPatrick on 21 August 2019

To ask the Scottish Government what the average waiting time has been to access residential drug rehabilitation services in each year since 1999, broken down by alcohol and drug partnership.

Question reference: S5W-24566

  • Asked by: Miles Briggs, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 01 August 2019
  • Current Status: Answered by Jeane Freeman on 21 August 2019

To ask the Scottish Government what the average waiting time for an endoscopy has been in each year since 1999, broken down by NHS board.

Question reference: S5W-24550

  • Asked by: Miles Briggs, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 01 August 2019
  • Current Status: Answered by Joe FitzPatrick on 21 August 2019

To ask the Scottish Government how many residential rehabilitation and detox services have been registered in each year since 1999.