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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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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 29 May 2025
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Question reference: S2W-04479

  • Asked by: Sandra White, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish National Party
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 26 November 2003
  • Current Status: Answered by Malcolm Chisholm on 10 December 2003

To ask the Scottish Executive how much has been spent on publicity by the Greater Glasgow NHS board in each of the last three years.

Question reference: S2W-04459

  • Asked by: Sandra White, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish National Party
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 26 November 2003
  • Current Status: Answered by Malcolm Chisholm on 10 December 2003

To ask the Scottish Executive how many cases of self harm, other than suicide attempts, have resulted in hospital admissions in each of the last five years.

Question reference: S2W-04227

  • Asked by: Sandra White, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish National Party
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 18 November 2003
  • Current Status: Answered by Malcolm Chisholm on 3 December 2003

To ask the Scottish Executive what action will be taken to address issues relating to the pension rights of speech and language therapists after 2011 under the Agenda for Change.

Question reference: S2W-04230

  • Asked by: Sandra White, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish National Party
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 18 November 2003
  • Current Status: Answered by Malcolm Chisholm on 3 December 2003

To ask the Scottish Executive whether chief executives of NHS trusts are to be allowed to opt out of the Agenda for Change process and what the reasons are for its position on this matter.

Question reference: S2W-04229

  • Asked by: Sandra White, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish National Party
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 18 November 2003
  • Current Status: Answered by Malcolm Chisholm on 3 December 2003

To ask the Scottish Executive what action it will take to address the increase in the working hours of speech and language therapists under the Agenda for Change.

Question reference: S2W-04223

  • Asked by: Sandra White, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish National Party
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 18 November 2003
  • Current Status: Answered by Malcolm Chisholm on 3 December 2003

To ask the Scottish Executive what the reason is for replacing the mechanism for patients to receive independent advice from health councils with the use of agencies appointed through NHS boards.

Question reference: S2W-04111

  • Asked by: Sandra White, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish National Party
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 13 November 2003
  • Current Status: Answered by Malcolm Chisholm on 27 November 2003

To ask the Scottish Executive what plans are in place to address any pressures on Glasgow hospitals that have led them to halt some new admissions in mid-November due to a pre-winter surge in demands for beds.

Question reference: S2W-04110

  • Asked by: Sandra White, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish National Party
  • Date lodged: Thursday, 13 November 2003
  • Current Status: Answered by Malcolm Chisholm on 27 November 2003

To ask the Scottish Executive how NHS Greater Glasgow will cope with any unexpected surge in demand for beds from November 2003, once planned hospital closures are implemented in the city.

Question reference: S2W-03855

  • Asked by: Sandra White, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish National Party
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 04 November 2003
  • Current Status: Answered by Malcolm Chisholm on 27 November 2003

To ask the Scottish Executive how many coronary and coronary-related surgical procedures have been carried out at the Golden Jubilee Hospital.

Question reference: S2W-03846

  • Asked by: Sandra White, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish National Party
  • Date lodged: Wednesday, 05 November 2003
  • Current Status: Answered by Malcolm Chisholm on 25 November 2003

To ask the Scottish Executive what percentage of operational capacity the cardiac unit of the Golden Jubilee Hospital has been running at in each month from May to October 2003.