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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

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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 4 May 2021
  6. Current session: 13 May 2021 to 4 February 2026
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Question reference: S5O-02610

  • Asked by: Brian Whittle, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 21 November 2018
  • Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 28 November 2018

To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to boost tourism in rural areas through the promotion of industrial heritage sites.

Question reference: S5W-19619

  • Asked by: Brian Whittle, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Friday, 26 October 2018
  • Current Status: Answered by Jeane Freeman on 20 November 2018

To ask the Scottish Government what its response is to reports from clinicians that accessing the drug, Orkambi, by people with cystic fibrosis, is time consuming, and leads to inequitable access for patients, and what action it can take to simplify the process.

Question reference: S5O-02542

  • Asked by: Brian Whittle, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 07 November 2018
  • Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 14 November 2018

To ask the Scottish Government what it is doing to ensure that farmers have access to public procurement contracts for food.

Question reference: S5F-02759

  • Asked by: Brian Whittle, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Monday, 05 November 2018
  • Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 8 November 2018

To ask the First Minister, in light of the study, Defying Arthritis at Every Age, what the Scottish Government is doing to reduce loneliness and isolation among people with the condition.

Question reference: S5W-19618

  • Asked by: Brian Whittle, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Friday, 26 October 2018
  • Current Status: Answered by Jeane Freeman on 2 November 2018

To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answers to questions S5W-18944 and S5W-19151 by Jeane Freeman on 27 September and 4 October 2018 respectively, how many people have accessed the cystic fibrosis drug, Orkambi, through the Peer Approved Clinical System (PACS) Tier Two Panel.

Question reference: S5W-19620

  • Asked by: Brian Whittle, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Friday, 26 October 2018
  • Current Status: Answered by Jeane Freeman on 2 November 2018

To ask the Scottish Government whether it is considering giving the cystic fibrosis drug, Orkambi, ultra orphan status, and, if so, when it will publish its findings.

Question reference: S5O-02533

  • Asked by: Brian Whittle, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 31 October 2018
  • Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 8 November 2018

To ask the Scottish Government when the findings of the South West Transport Study will be published.

Question reference: S5W-19004

  • Asked by: Brian Whittle, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Monday, 24 September 2018
  • Current Status: Answered by Joe FitzPatrick on 26 October 2018

To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S5W-14416 by Shona Robison on 22 February 2018, what consideration it has given to ensuring equitable access to fracture liaison services across the country.

Question reference: S5W-19005

  • Asked by: Brian Whittle, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Monday, 24 September 2018
  • Current Status: Answered by Joe FitzPatrick on 26 October 2018

To ask the Scottish Government what consideration it has given to ensuring that dual energy x-ray absorptiometry (DXA) scanning is available to everyone as a means of early fracture diagnosis and prevention of further fractures in people at risk of osteoporosis.

Question reference: S5O-02458

  • Asked by: Brian Whittle, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 17 October 2018
  • Current Status: Answered by Maree Todd on 25 October 2018

To ask the Scottish Government what the latest position is on its roll-out of 1,140 hours of free childcare by 2020.