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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 1 July 2025
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Question reference: S5W-02522

  • Asked by: Miles Briggs, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Friday, 09 September 2016
  • Current Status: Answered by Shona Robison on 23 September 2016

To ask the Scottish Government how many MS nurses there are in each NHS board area.

Question reference: S5W-02513

  • Asked by: Miles Briggs, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Friday, 09 September 2016
  • Current Status: Answered by Shona Robison on 23 September 2016

To ask the Scottish Government how many places on integrated health boards are still to be appointed.

Question reference: S5W-02515

  • Asked by: Miles Briggs, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Friday, 09 September 2016
  • Current Status: Answered by Shona Robison on 23 September 2016

To ask the Scottish Government how many terminally-ill people in each year since 1999 who expressed a preference to die at home, died in a hospital setting.

Question reference: S5W-02183

  • Asked by: Miles Briggs, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Friday, 26 August 2016
  • Current Status: Answered by Shona Robison on 23 September 2016

To ask the Scottish Government, in light of the delay in the construction of the new Royal Hospital for Sick Children in Edinburgh, how it will ensure that construction companies involved in its infrastructure projects are financially robust.

Question reference: S5W-02184

  • Asked by: Miles Briggs, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Friday, 26 August 2016
  • Current Status: Answered by Shona Robison on 23 September 2016

To ask the Scottish Government what its position is on the delay in the construction of the new Royal Hospital for Sick Children in Edinburgh; what contingency plans were in place to deal with such a situation, and what action it is taking to hire new contractors to take over the work.

Question reference: S5W-02509

  • Asked by: Miles Briggs, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Friday, 09 September 2016
  • Current Status: Answered by Aileen Campbell on 22 September 2016

To ask the Scottish Government how much it provides to support young carers, and how this compares with 2007.

Question reference: S5W-02521

  • Asked by: Miles Briggs, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Friday, 09 September 2016
  • Current Status: Answered by Aileen Campbell on 22 September 2016

To ask the Scottish Government what the average waiting time was for patients to see a chiropractor in each year since 1999, also broken down by NHS board.

Question reference: S5W-02514

  • Asked by: Miles Briggs, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Friday, 09 September 2016
  • Current Status: Answered by Aileen Campbell on 22 September 2016

To ask the Scottish Government how many complaints the NHS has received regarding over-intervention in patient treatment.

Question reference: S5W-02524

  • Asked by: Miles Briggs, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Friday, 09 September 2016
  • Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 21 September 2016

To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on its plans to upgrade the A720.

Question reference: S5W-02525

  • Asked by: Miles Briggs, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Friday, 09 September 2016
  • Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 21 September 2016

To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made of the levels of traffic on the A720.