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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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Question reference: S4W-05214

Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Thursday, 26 January 2012
Current Status: Answered by Michael Russell on 8 February 2012

To ask the Scottish Executive whether the cap of 8.5% in the reduction of teaching grant to colleges uses the baseline figures in Scottish Funding Council Circular SFC/35/2010, Indicative main grants to colleges and universities for academic year 2011-12 .

Question reference: S4W-05224

Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Thursday, 26 January 2012
Current Status: Answered by Michael Russell on 8 February 2012

To ask the Scottish Executive whether the strategic funding for colleges outlined in the letter to principals from the Cabinet Secretary for Education and Lifelong Learning on 11 January 2012 is for more than one academic session.

Question reference: S4W-05215

Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Thursday, 26 January 2012
Current Status: Answered by Michael Russell on 8 February 2012

To ask the Scottish Executive, whether the actual cap in the reduction of teaching grant to colleges is 9.9% when using the baseline figures in the actual grant award outlined in Scottish Funding Council Circular SFC/09/2011, Main grants to colleges and universities for academic year 2011-12.

Question reference: S4W-05313

Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Friday, 27 January 2012
Current Status: Answered by Nicola Sturgeon on 7 February 2012

To ask the Scottish Executive what guidance it has issued to GPs regarding requests for scans from patients who were fitted with PIP implants by private healthcare providers.

Question reference: S4W-05309

Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Friday, 27 January 2012
Current Status: Answered by Nicola Sturgeon on 7 February 2012

To ask the Scottish Executive which (a) NHS boards and (b) hospitals have purchased PIP implants and what types of implants, broken down by year.

Question reference: S4W-05312

Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Friday, 27 January 2012
Current Status: Answered by Nicola Sturgeon on 7 February 2012

To ask the Scottish Executive what measures there are to ensure that private health care providers in Scotland inform patients of any product recalls.

Question reference: S4W-05308

Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Friday, 27 January 2012
Current Status: Answered by Nicola Sturgeon on 7 February 2012

To ask the Scottish Executive for what reason NHS Scotland did not use PIP implants.

Question reference: S4W-05314

Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Friday, 27 January 2012
Current Status: Answered by Nicola Sturgeon on 7 February 2012

To ask the Scottish Executive whether NHS Scotland will offer scans for patients concerned about their PIP implants.

Question reference: S4W-05311

Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Friday, 27 January 2012
Current Status: Answered by Nicola Sturgeon on 7 February 2012

To ask the Scottish Executive what guidance has been issued to NHS boards regarding PIP implants.

Question reference: S4W-05316

Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Friday, 27 January 2012
Current Status: Answered by Nicola Sturgeon on 7 February 2012

To ask the Scottish Executive when the Cabinet Secretary for Health, Wellbeing and Cities Strategy last met representatives from private clinics Transform, the Hospital Group and the Harley Medical Group and what was discussed.