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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: S5O-02739

Asked by: Brian Whittle, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 19 December 2018
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 9 January 2019

To ask the Scottish Government how many of the 38,000 people that Fair Start Scotland aims to support it expects to participate in each year to 2020.

Question reference: S5W-20087

Asked by: Brian Whittle, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 21 November 2018
Current Status: Answered by Michael Matheson on 6 December 2018

To ask the Scottish Government what discussions it has had with (a) VisitScotland and (b) Transport Scotland regarding the potential for cycle tourism at the proposed Maybole bypass.

Question reference: S5O-02678

Asked by: Brian Whittle, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 05 December 2018
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 12 December 2018

To ask the Scottish Government what it is doing to ensure that sport and physical activity are available to all, irrespective of background or personal circumstances.

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.

The Scottish Government has undertaken to review the Peer Approved Clinical System (PACS) Tier Two six and twelve months after it commenced on 1 June 2018. As part of those reviews we will expect to receive feedback from Health Boards and clinicians.

PACS Tier Two allows clinicians to apply for individual patient access to medicines which would otherwise be routinely unavailable to them, such as Orkambi. We strongly encourage clinicians to make use of this system if they judge a medicine as appropriate for their individual patient’s needs. Importantly, the cost of the medicine is not a decision-making criterion in this process and there is no requirement to demonstrate patient exceptionality compared to the patient population.

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-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: 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: 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.