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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 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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Question reference: S5W-24658
- Asked by: Alex Cole-Hamilton, MSP for Edinburgh Western, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Friday, 09 August 2019
- Current Status: Answered by Jeane Freeman on 2 September 2019
To ask the Scottish Government what the estimated cost is of repairing the parts of (a) the ventilation, (b) the drainage and (c) any other system that have been found to be faulty since the handover of the Royal Hospital for Children and Young People from Integrated Health Solutions Lothian to NHS Lothian in February 2019, and who is liable to pay each cost.
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Question reference: S5W-24656
- Asked by: Alex Cole-Hamilton, MSP for Edinburgh Western, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Friday, 09 August 2019
- Current Status: Answered by Jeane Freeman on 2 September 2019
To ask the Scottish Government who is on the Oversight Board established to provide coordinated advice on the readiness of, and migration to, the Royal Hospital for Children and Young People; on what dates the board (a) has met and (b) plans to meet, and whether it will place in the Scottish Parliament Information Centre (SPICe), as it receives them, the board's advice and reports to it and NHS Lothian.
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Question reference: S5W-24659
- Asked by: Alex Cole-Hamilton, MSP for Edinburgh Western, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Friday, 09 August 2019
- Current Status: Answered by Jeane Freeman on 2 September 2019
To ask the Scottish Government when the Royal Hospital for Sick Children was due to be handed to developers; what flexibility there is in this arrangement, and whether NHS Lothian will incur any penalties for a late handover.
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Question reference: S5W-24652
- Asked by: Alex Cole-Hamilton, MSP for Edinburgh Western, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Thursday, 08 August 2019
- Current Status: Answered by Jeane Freeman on 2 September 2019
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S5W-01841 by Shona Robison on 5 September 2016, which states that completion of the Royal Hospital for Children and Young People was expected in 2017, what other dates it has previously given for its opening.
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Question reference: S5W-24642
- Asked by: Alex Cole-Hamilton, MSP for Edinburgh Western, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Thursday, 08 August 2019
- Current Status: Answered by Jeane Freeman on 2 September 2019
To ask the Scottish Government whether the current ventilation issues at the Royal Hospital for Children and Young People are different to those that caused NHS Lothian to reportedly threaten in April 2018 to take legal action against Integrated Health Solutions Lothian, and how that dispute was resolved.
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Question reference: S5W-24653
- Asked by: Alex Cole-Hamilton, MSP for Edinburgh Western, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Thursday, 08 August 2019
- Current Status: Answered by Jeane Freeman on 2 September 2019
To ask the Scottish Government who independently certified and signed off the Royal Hospital for Children and Young People on 22 February 2019 when it was handed over to NHS Lothian; who appointed the independent certifier; how long the assessment took; what it involved, and whether (a) it and (b) NHS Lothian agreed with the findings.
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Question reference: S5W-24643
- Asked by: Alex Cole-Hamilton, MSP for Edinburgh Western, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Thursday, 08 August 2019
- Current Status: Answered by Jeane Freeman on 2 September 2019
To ask the Scottish Government what the air rate change per hour was found to be in critical care wards at the Royal Hospital for Children and Young People, and how this compares to that required in regulations.
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Question reference: S5W-24645
- Asked by: Alex Cole-Hamilton, MSP for Edinburgh Western, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Thursday, 08 August 2019
- Current Status: Answered by Jeane Freeman on 2 September 2019
To ask the Scottish Government, prior to the opening being postponed in July 2019, how many patients were scheduled to have appointments at the Royal Hospital for Children and Young People, broken down by month.
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Question reference: S5W-24649
- Asked by: Alex Cole-Hamilton, MSP for Edinburgh Western, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Thursday, 08 August 2019
- Current Status: Answered by Jeane Freeman on 2 September 2019
To ask the Scottish Government (a) at what points in the process and (b) on what dates it approved the (i) overall design and (ii) opening arrangements of the Royal Hospital for Children and Young People.
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Question reference: S5W-24641
- Asked by: Alex Cole-Hamilton, MSP for Edinburgh Western, Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Date lodged: Thursday, 08 August 2019
- Current Status: Answered by Jeane Freeman on 2 September 2019
To ask the Scottish Government what the ventilation issue at the Royal Hospital for Children and Young People involves, and what percentage of the site’s footprint was found to have ventilation that did not meet the required standards.
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