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: S4W-30249
- Asked by: Mary Scanlon, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 02 March 2016
- Current Status: Answered by Angela Constance on 22 March 2016
To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking in light of the figures from the Scottish Funding Council stating that there has been an increase in college pension deficits from £82.3 million in 2012-13 to £143.8 million in 2013-14.
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Question reference: S4W-30397
- Asked by: Mary Scanlon, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Monday, 07 March 2016
- Current Status: Answered by Maureen Watt on 21 March 2016
To ask the Scottish Government what progress it has made in evaluating the effectiveness of antenatal education in (a) improving the delivery of such education to vulnerable parents, (b) effectively promoting infant mental health to expectant parents and (c) the delivery of measures to enhance attachment, as recommended in September 2011 by the Maternity Services Action Group's Improvements Sub-group on Maternal and Infant Mental Wellbeing.
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Question reference: S4W-30398
- Asked by: Mary Scanlon, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Monday, 07 March 2016
- Current Status: Answered by Maureen Watt on 21 March 2016
To ask the Scottish Government what work it is carrying out to develop the evidence base around psychological antenatal interventions for vulnerable expectant mothers, and to incorporate the learning from this into practice.
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Question reference: S4W-30388
- Asked by: Mary Scanlon, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Monday, 07 March 2016
- Current Status: Answered by Maureen Watt on 21 March 2016
To ask the Scottish Government how the new health visitor pathway will equip health visitors with an understanding of attachment and interventions to promote it.
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Question reference: S4W-30390
- Asked by: Mary Scanlon, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Monday, 07 March 2016
- Current Status: Answered by Maureen Watt on 21 March 2016
To ask the Scottish Government what work has been undertaken centrally in relation to the administrative and support duties of health visitors to enable them to spend a greater proportion of their time with families, in line with recommendations in Reducing Antenatal Health Inequalities: Outcome Focused Evidence into Action Guidance.
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Question reference: S4W-30389
- Asked by: Mary Scanlon, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Monday, 07 March 2016
- Current Status: Answered by Maureen Watt on 21 March 2016
To ask the Scottish Government what national framework is in place to facilitate regular clinical supervision for health visitors working with high risk families and what infrastructure is in place in each NHS board to ensure application locally.
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Question reference: S4W-30246
- Asked by: Mary Scanlon, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 02 March 2016
- Current Status: Answered by Angela Constance on 18 March 2016
To ask the Scottish Government how the Scottish Funding Council reallocated its £166 million reduction between 2011-12 and 2013-14 to further education college funding.
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Question reference: S4W-30395
- Asked by: Mary Scanlon, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Monday, 07 March 2016
- Current Status: Answered by Aileen Campbell on 18 March 2016
To ask the Scottish Government what plans it has to introduce a target for upskilling social workers through advanced clinical postgraduate training in attachment.
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Question reference: S4W-30300
- Asked by: Mary Scanlon, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 03 March 2016
- Current Status: Answered by Maureen Watt on 17 March 2016
To ask the Scottish Government what is being done to increase the availability and awareness of the meningitis B vaccine.
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Question reference: S4W-30301
- Asked by: Mary Scanlon, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 03 March 2016
- Current Status: Answered by Maureen Watt on 17 March 2016
To ask the Scottish Government how it is protecting children from meningitis B.