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: S5W-00734
- Asked by: Miles Briggs, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Monday, 13 June 2016
- Current Status: Answered by Aileen Campbell on 24 June 2016
To ask the Scottish Government, further to its news release of 6 June 2016, Women urged to go for smear test, what recent assessment it has made of the barriers that might deter women from attending cervical screening.
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Question reference: S5W-00672
- Asked by: Miles Briggs, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Friday, 10 June 2016
- Current Status: Answered by Shona Robison on 24 June 2016
To ask the Scottish Government how many cleaners have been employed in the NHS in each year since 1999, broken down by NHS board.
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Question reference: S5W-00671
- Asked by: Miles Briggs, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Friday, 10 June 2016
- Current Status: Answered by Maureen Watt on 22 June 2016
To ask the Scottish Government how much it has spent on mental health services for veterans in each year since 1999.
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Question reference: S5W-00674
- Asked by: Miles Briggs, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Friday, 10 June 2016
- Current Status: Answered by Shona Robison on 22 June 2016
To ask the Scottish Government what plans it is developing to increase genetic screening in the NHS for diseases.
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Question reference: S5W-00472
- Asked by: Miles Briggs, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 02 June 2016
- Current Status: Answered by Aileen Campbell on 21 June 2016
To ask the Scottish Government what conclusions its National Infertility Group has reached in relation to (a) calls for the NHS to deliver three full cycles of IVF and (b) enhancing IVF services.
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Question reference: S5W-00473
- Asked by: Miles Briggs, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 02 June 2016
- Current Status: Answered by Aileen Campbell on 21 June 2016
To ask the Scottish Government how many cycles of IVF are offered by each NHS board.
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Question reference: S5W-00474
- Asked by: Miles Briggs, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 02 June 2016
- Current Status: Answered by Aileen Campbell on 21 June 2016
To ask the Scottish Government whether it supports calls for three cycles of IVF to be offered to couples who are unable to conceive.
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Question reference: S5W-00670
- Asked by: Miles Briggs, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Friday, 10 June 2016
- Current Status: Answered by Aileen Campbell on 21 June 2016
To ask the Scottish Government what plans it has to review funding for disabled sportsmen and -women and provide additional promotion of disabled athletes.
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Question reference: S5W-00475
- Asked by: Miles Briggs, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 02 June 2016
- Current Status: Answered by Aileen Campbell on 16 June 2016
To ask the Scottish Government what recent assessment it has made of the NHS's capacity to deliver three full cycles of IVF.
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Question reference: S5W-00665
- Asked by: Miles Briggs, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 09 June 2016
- Current Status: Answered by John Swinney on 16 June 2016
To ask the Scottish Government how many additional support for learning teachers there have been each year since 2007, broken down by local authority.