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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 ³ÉÈË¿ìÊÖ 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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Dates of parliamentary sessions
  1. Session 1: 12 May 1999 to 31 March 2003
  2. Session 2: 7 May 2003 to 2 April 2007
  3. Session 3: 9 May 2007 to 22 March 2011
  4. Session 4: 11 May 2011 to 23 March 2016
  5. Session 5: 12 May 2016 to 5 May 2021
  6. Current session: 12 May 2021 to 16 August 2025
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Question reference: S5W-07876

  • Asked by: Miles Briggs, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 08 March 2017
  • Current Status: Answered by Aileen Campbell on 22 March 2017

To ask the Scottish Government which intensive neonatal units are planned to close.

Question reference: S5W-07803

  • Asked by: Miles Briggs, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 07 March 2017
  • Current Status: Answered by Aileen Campbell on 22 March 2017

To ask the Scottish Government how many prisons offer opt-out testing for hepatitis C, as recommended in the Sexual Health and Blood Borne Virus updated framework.

Question reference: S5W-08032

  • Asked by: Miles Briggs, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Monday, 13 March 2017
  • Current Status: Answered by Maureen Watt on 21 March 2017

To ask the Scottish Government how it ensures that the views of people living with obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD) and their carers are taken into account when developing its strategy for dealing with the condition.

Question reference: S5W-08030

  • Asked by: Miles Briggs, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Monday, 13 March 2017
  • Current Status: Answered by Maureen Watt on 21 March 2017

To ask the Scottish Government what plans it has to improve services for people with obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD).

Question reference: S5W-07881

  • Asked by: Miles Briggs, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 08 March 2017
  • Current Status: Answered by John Swinney on 21 March 2017

To ask the Scottish Government what support it provides to the Spartans alternative school in Edinburgh and other similar institutions.

Question reference: S5W-07879

  • Asked by: Miles Briggs, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 08 March 2017
  • Current Status: Answered by John Swinney on 21 March 2017

To ask the Scottish Government how many (a) primary and (b) secondary schools in each local authority area have run (i) breakfast and (ii) homework clubs in each year since 1999.

Question reference: S5W-07882

  • Asked by: Miles Briggs, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 08 March 2017
  • Current Status: Answered by John Swinney on 21 March 2017

To ask the Scottish Government what plans it has to review the two-hour school PE target.

Question reference: S5W-08031

  • Asked by: Miles Briggs, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Monday, 13 March 2017
  • Current Status: Answered by Maureen Watt on 21 March 2017

To ask the Scottish Government how it ensures that health professionals who work with people living with with obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD) inform them of the (a) activities that can be carried out at home to help deal with the condition and (b) details of support groups in their area.

Question reference: S5W-07883

  • Asked by: Miles Briggs, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 08 March 2017
  • Current Status: Answered by Shona Robison on 20 March 2017

To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to ensure equity of access to radiotherapy across the country.

Question reference: S5W-07890

  • Asked by: Miles Briggs, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 08 March 2017
  • Current Status: Answered by Shona Robison on 20 March 2017

To ask the Scottish Government what progress it is making with its feasibility study into extending free personal care to people under 65; which organisations it has met or plans to meet regarding this, and who it will consult.