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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 ��˿�� 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: S5O-02095

Asked by: Clare Haughey, MSP for Rutherglen, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 09 May 2018
Submitting member has a registered interest.
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 16 May 2018

To ask the Scottish Government how it is supporting medically trained and qualified refugees in Scotland to achieve medical registration and contribute their skills to NHS Scotland.

Question reference: S5O-02049

Asked by: Clare Haughey, MSP for Rutherglen, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 25 April 2018
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 3 May 2018

To ask the Scottish Government how it supports the promotion of tourism in Rutherglen constituency.

Question reference: S5O-02017

Asked by: Clare Haughey, MSP for Rutherglen, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 18 April 2018
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 26 April 2018

To ask the Scottish Government what action it can take to improve the food environment for children.

Question reference: S5T-01034

Asked by: Clare Haughey, MSP for Rutherglen, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Monday, 16 April 2018
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 17 April 2018

To ask the Scottish Government what its response is to the closure of the 2 Sisters factory in Cambuslang.

Question reference: S5T-01010

Asked by: Clare Haughey, MSP for Rutherglen, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Monday, 26 March 2018
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 27 March 2018

To ask the Scottish Government what discussions it has had with other governments regarding the enforcement of European arrest warrants.

Question reference: S5O-01904

Asked by: Clare Haughey, MSP for Rutherglen, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 07 March 2018
Submitting member has a registered interest.
Current Status: Answered by Shona Robison on 14 March 2018

To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on the roll-out of continuous glucose monitors across NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde and NHS Lanarkshire.

As the Member will be aware the Scottish Government has committed to £10m additional funding to increase, over the term of this Parliament, the provision of Continuous Glucose Monitors (CGMs) and Insulin Pump therapy for adults.

The first £2m additional funding was allocated to NHS Boards in financial year 2017-18.

NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde and NHS Lanarkshire have exceeded the CGM delivery expectations set out in the Scottish Government's issued to all NHS Boards Directors on 12 June 2017.

Officials are currently consulting with NHS Boards with regard to the allocation of the £2m additional funding for 2018-19.

Question reference: S5O-01845

Asked by: Clare Haughey, MSP for Rutherglen, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 28 February 2018
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 8 March 2018

To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on its engagement with the 2 Sisters Food Group regarding the company's consultation on closing its factory in Cambuslang.

Question reference: S5O-01786

Asked by: Clare Haughey, MSP for Rutherglen, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 14 February 2018
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 22 February 2018

To ask the Scottish Government what engagement it has had with the 2 Sisters Food Group regarding its consultation on closing its factory in Cambuslang.

Question reference: S5W-14204

Asked by: Clare Haughey, MSP for Rutherglen, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Tuesday, 30 January 2018
Current Status: Answered by Joe FitzPatrick on 5 February 2018

To ask the Scottish Government how many FOI requests it has (a) received and (b) answered on time in each year since 2007.

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Year	Number of requests received	Number of requests answered on time	Performance rate
2007	779	475	61%
2008	1260	946	75%
2009	1642	1308	80%
2010	1435	1208	84%
2011	1374	1130	82%
2012	1931	1471	76%
2013	2011	1479	74%
2014	2061	1591	77%
2015	2155	1780	83%
2016	2103	1559	76%
2017	3046	2441	83%

This improvement has occurred whilst the volume and complexity of requests has grown. In 2017 we received 3,046 requests, 41% higher than the previous record of 2,155 in 2015 and 45% than the 2016 total.

We answered more requests on time in 2017 that we received in either 2015 or 2016.

Question reference: S5W-14209

Asked by: Clare Haughey, MSP for Rutherglen, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Tuesday, 30 January 2018
Current Status: Answered by Joe FitzPatrick on 5 February 2018

To ask the Scottish Government how many FOI responses have been published on its website.