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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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Question reference: S5W-01316

Asked by: Miles Briggs, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Thursday, 07 July 2016
Current Status: Answered by Shona Robison on 29 July 2016

To ask the Scottish Government how many NHS staff have been suspended on pay in each year since 1999 in each NHS board and at what cost.

This information is not held centrally.

The Management of Employee Conduct PIN Policy sets out the rights and responsibilities of boards, managers, employees and trade unions/professional organisations in respect of employees who are subject to any disciplinary action and includes guidance on the suspension of staff. Decisions relating to disciplinary action and how any related statistics are collected are matters for each individual Health Board within the framework of the relevant conduct policy and procedures.

Question reference: S5W-01157

Asked by: Miles Briggs, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Thursday, 30 June 2016
Current Status: Answered by Shona Robison on 28 July 2016

To ask the Scottish Government how many people have been fitted with hearing aids by each NHS board in each year since 1999.

Question reference: S5W-01376

Asked by: Miles Briggs, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Monday, 11 July 2016
Current Status: Answered by Aileen Campbell on 27 July 2016

To ask the Scottish Government which local authorities provide specialist day respite care for people with neurological conditions and how many people have used these services in each year since 2010-11.

Question reference: S5W-01375

Asked by: Miles Briggs, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Monday, 11 July 2016
Current Status: Answered by Aileen Campbell on 27 July 2016

To ask the Scottish Government which NHS boards provide specialist physiotherapy for people with neurological conditions; how many people have used these services in each year since 2010-11, and what the average waiting time has been.

Question reference: S5W-01364

Asked by: Miles Briggs, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Monday, 11 July 2016
Current Status: Answered by Aileen Campbell on 27 July 2016

To ask the Scottish Government which local authorities provide specialist residential respite care for people with neurological conditions and how many people have accessed these services in each year since 2010-11.

Question reference: S5W-01378

Asked by: Miles Briggs, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Monday, 11 July 2016
Current Status: Answered by Aileen Campbell on 26 July 2016

To ask the Scottish Government whether it plans to develop a national strategy for care and support for people with neurological conditions.

I refer the member to the answer to question S5W-01372 on 26 July 2016. All answers to written parliamentary questions are available on the Parliament’s website, the search facility for which can be found at http://www.parliament.scot/parliamentarybusiness/28877.aspx.

The National Clinical Strategy, published in February 2016, sets the direction of travel for health and healthcare services for the next 10 to 15 years.

Question reference: S5W-01381

Asked by: Miles Briggs, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Monday, 11 July 2016
Current Status: Answered by Aileen Campbell on 26 July 2016

To ask the Scottish Government whether it plans to ensure that people with neurological conditions are assigned a specific individual, such as a specialist nurse, to support them in navigating the health and social care system.

Question reference: S5W-01377

Asked by: Miles Briggs, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Monday, 11 July 2016
Current Status: Answered by Aileen Campbell on 26 July 2016

To ask the Scottish Government whether it plans to collect robust and reliable data on the number of people with neurological conditions.

Question reference: S5W-01374

Asked by: Miles Briggs, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Monday, 11 July 2016
Current Status: Answered by Aileen Campbell on 26 July 2016

To ask the Scottish Government whether the National Advisory Committee on Neurological Conditions will develop a methodology for collecting and publishing robust and reliable data on the prevalence of neurological conditions in Scotland.

Question reference: S5W-01372

Asked by: Miles Briggs, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Monday, 11 July 2016
Current Status: Answered by Aileen Campbell on 26 July 2016

To ask the Scottish Government what the workplan of the National Advisory Committee for Neurological Conditions contains and when it will be published.