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-30242
- Asked by: Mary Scanlon, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 02 March 2016
- Current Status: Answered by Shona Robison on 10 March 2016
To ask the Scottish Government how many NHS staff have been suspended in each year since 2007, broken down by reason; what support it gives to suspended staff; whether it carries out an annual audit of the suspensions, and what its position is on inviting an independent person or body to review the approach to the suspension process.
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Question reference: S4W-30237
- 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 10 March 2016
To ask the Scottish Government what the reason was for the fall in the number of full-time students in further and higher education from 49,116 in 2010-11 to 47,181 in 2014-15 that was recorded by Audit Scotland in its report, Scotland's colleges 2015.
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Question reference: S4W-30105
- Asked by: Mary Scanlon, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 25 February 2016
- Current Status: Answered by Alasdair Allan on 10 March 2016
To ask the Scottish Government, in light of evidence suggesting that improvements in wellbeing and mental health can reduce levels of school exclusion and improve attainment, for what reason access to counselling is not available in all schools.
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Question reference: S4W-30239
- Asked by: Mary Scanlon, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 02 March 2016
- Current Status: Answered by Jamie Hepburn on 9 March 2016
To ask the Scottish Government for what reason the percentage of NHS expenditure on child and adolescent mental health services in Scotland is reportedly lower than that in England and Wales.
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Question reference: S4W-30240
- Asked by: Mary Scanlon, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 02 March 2016
- Current Status: Answered by Jamie Hepburn on 9 March 2016
To ask the Scottish Government what plans it has to increase the size of the child and adolescent mental health services' workforce to meet demand.
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Question reference: S4W-30102
- Asked by: Mary Scanlon, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 25 February 2016
- Current Status: Answered by Shona Robison on 9 March 2016
To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to ensure that health professionals are trained in transgender issues.
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Question reference: S4W-30103
- Asked by: Mary Scanlon, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 25 February 2016
- Current Status: Answered by Shona Robison on 8 March 2016
To ask the Scottish Government how it ensures that people are fully psychologically assessed prior to gender reassignment surgery.
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Question reference: S4W-30104
- Asked by: Mary Scanlon, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 25 February 2016
- Current Status: Answered by Shona Robison on 8 March 2016
To ask the Scottish Government how many people have (a) requested and (b) had gender reassignment surgery in each of the last five years.
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Question reference: S4W-30101
- Asked by: Mary Scanlon, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 25 February 2016
- Current Status: Answered by Shona Robison on 8 March 2016
To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to raise awareness among health professionals of transgender issues.
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Question reference: S4W-30099
- Asked by: Mary Scanlon, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: Thursday, 25 February 2016
- Current Status: Answered by Shona Robison on 8 March 2016
To ask the Scottish Government what guidelines there are regarding the (a) medical treatment of and (b) provision of support for people with gender dysphoria.