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: S4O-03710
- Asked by: Aileen McLeod, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 12 November 2014
- Current Status: Awaiting answer
To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to help rural NHS boards recruit and retain clinical staff.
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Question reference: S4W-23008
- Asked by: Aileen McLeod, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 05 November 2014
- Current Status: Initiated by the Scottish Government. Answered by Michael Matheson on 6 November 2014
To ask the Scottish Government what opportunity the integration of health and social care provides to strengthen and promote public health.
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Question reference: S4O-03660
- Asked by: Aileen McLeod, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 29 October 2014
- Current Status: Answered by Alex Neil on 6 November 2014
To ask the Scottish Government what support it is giving NHS Dumfries and Galloway to help prepare for winter.
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Question reference: S4O-03573
- Asked by: Aileen McLeod, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 01 October 2014
- Current Status: Awaiting answer
To ask the Scottish Government what progress it is making in implementing the recommendations of the ICT in Education Excellence Group.
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Question reference: S4O-03550
- Asked by: Aileen McLeod, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 24 September 2014
- Current Status: Answered by Nicola Sturgeon on 1 October 2014
To ask the Scottish Government what progress is being made on the rollout of next generation broadband in South Scotland.
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Question reference: S4O-03504
- Asked by: Aileen McLeod, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 13 August 2014
- Current Status: Awaiting answer
To ask the Scottish Government how independence would support rural development funding in rural communities such as in Dumfries and Galloway.
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Question reference: S4W-22138
- Asked by: Aileen McLeod, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 16 July 2014
- Current Status: Answered by Alex Neil on 6 August 2014
To ask the Scottish Government how many whole-time equivalent cancer clinical nurse specialists there were in September (a) 2009 and (b) 2013.
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Question reference: S4W-22139
- Asked by: Aileen McLeod, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 16 July 2014
- Current Status: Answered by Alex Neil on 6 August 2014
To ask the Scottish Government how many whole-time equivalent radiography staff there were in (a) September 2007 and (b) March 2014.
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Question reference: S4W-22137
- Asked by: Aileen McLeod, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Wednesday, 16 July 2014
- Current Status: Answered by Alex Neil on 6 August 2014
To ask the Scottish Government how many whole-time equivalent oncologists there were in (a) September 2006 and (b) March 2014.
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Question reference: S4F-02243
- Asked by: Aileen McLeod, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: Monday, 04 August 2014
- Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 7 August 2014
To ask the First Minister what impact privatisation of the NHS in England will have on the budget available to the Scottish Government.