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-02410
- Asked by: Anas Sarwar, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Thursday, 08 September 2016
- Current Status: Answered by Shona Robison on 21 September 2016
To ask the Scottish Government what the expenditure was on the outsourcing of NHS services in each year since 2007, also broken down by NHS board.
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Question reference: S5W-02409
- Asked by: Anas Sarwar, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Thursday, 08 September 2016
- Current Status: Answered by Shona Robison on 21 September 2016
To ask the Scottish Government what the spend was on locum doctors in each year since 2007, also broken down by NHS board.
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Question reference: S5W-01880
- Asked by: Anas Sarwar, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Thursday, 11 August 2016
- Current Status: Answered by Aileen Campbell on 7 September 2016
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide a breakdown of how much the (a) National Chronic Pain Improvement Group and (b) Ministerial Steering Group on Chronic Pain has spent each year on (i) functions, (ii) conferences, (iii) salaries and expenses, broken down by grade, (iv) travel and (v) other items.
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Question reference: S5W-01881
- Asked by: Anas Sarwar, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Thursday, 11 August 2016
- Current Status: Answered by Aileen Campbell on 7 September 2016
To ask the Scottish Government, further to its news release of 28 April 2014, New national chronic pain centre, how much of the additional £1.3 million investment has been allocated, and to where.
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Question reference: S5W-01879
- Asked by: Anas Sarwar, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Thursday, 11 August 2016
- Current Status: Answered by Aileen Campbell on 7 September 2016
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide a breakdown of how much the National Chronic Pain Steering Group spent each year on (a) functions, (b) conferences, (c) salaries and expenses, broken down by grade, (d) travel and (e) other items.
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Question reference: S5W-01934
- Asked by: Anas Sarwar, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Monday, 15 August 2016
- Current Status: Answered by Aileen Campbell on 7 September 2016
To ask the Scottish Government what it is doing to improve awareness and prevention of stroke.
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Question reference: S5O-00096
- Asked by: Anas Sarwar, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 31 August 2016
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 7 September 2016
To ask the Scottish Government what impact its spending plans for 2016-17 will have on Glasgow and Renfrewshire.
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Question reference: S5W-01759
- Asked by: Anas Sarwar, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 03 August 2016
- Current Status: Answered by Shona Robison on 31 August 2016
To ask the Scottish Government what estimate it makes of the number of citizens from the rest of the UK working in NHSScotland based on information from the Office for National Statistics.
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Question reference: S5W-01758
- Asked by: Anas Sarwar, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 03 August 2016
- Current Status: Answered by Shona Robison on 31 August 2016
To ask the Scottish Government what information it has on the number and nation of origin of NHS Scotland staff from the rest of the UK in each year since 2007.
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Question reference: S5W-01543
- Asked by: Anas Sarwar, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: Friday, 15 July 2016
- Current Status: Answered by Shona Robison on 9 August 2016
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide a list of all NHS (a) targets and (b) treatment guarantees.