Wednesday, 14 November 2012
Question 1, from Paul Martin, has not been lodged, but I have received an explanation.
2. To ask the Scottish Government what action it will take to provide care and support for people with bronchiectasis. (S4O-01460)
3. To ask the Scottish Government how it promotes telehealth across the country. (S4O-01461)
4. To ask the Scottish Government when it expects to appoint the new chair of NHS Lanarkshire. (S4O-01462)
5. To ask the Scottish Government if it is satisfied with the choice of drugs available to cancer patients. (S4O-01463)
6. To ask the Scottish Government what discussions it has had with the Scottish Ambulance Service regarding the adequacy of emergency response cover on the smaller Orkney isles. (S4O-01464)
8. To ask the Scottish Government how many transcatheter aortic valve implantation procedures have been performed in Scotland since the Cabinet Secretary for Health and Wellbeing announced that...
9. To ask the Scottish Government how many people with long-term health conditions who formerly did not receive free prescriptions now do so. (S4O-01467)
10. To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to address any health inequalities between manual and non-manual workers. (S4O-01468)
11. To ask the Scottish Government how it ensures that families and carers are involved in the policy development and service delivery of mental health services. (S4O-01469)
12. To ask the Scottish Government when it will next meet NHS Lanarkshire and what will be discussed. (S4O-01470)
13. To ask the Scottish Government what research is being conducted on the health benefits of vitamin D. (S4O-01471)
14. To ask the Scottish Government what recent discussions it has had with NHS Ayrshire and Arran regarding patient care. (S4O-01472)
16. To ask the Scottish Government what recent assessment it has made of the impact of the closure of rural general practitioner surgeries. (S4O-01474)
17. To ask the Scottish Government what discussions it has had with NHS Forth Valley regarding waiting times for in vitro fertilisation treatment. (S4O-01475)
The next item of business is a debate on motion S4M-04787, in the name of Liz Smith, on education. Members who wish to speak in the debate should press their request-to-speak buttons now. I...
The next item of business is consideration of business motion S4M-04797, in the name of Joe FitzPatrick, on behalf of the Parliamentary Bureau, setting out a business programme. Motion moved,...
The next item of business is consideration of two Parliamentary Bureau motions. I ask Joe FitzPatrick to move motions S4M-04798 and S4M-04799 on the approval of Scottish statutory instruments....
There are five questions to be put as a result of today’s business. The first question is, that amendment S4M-04787.2, in the name of Michael Russell, which seeks to amend motion S4M-04787,...
The final item of business is a members’ business debate on motion S4M-04217, in the name of Neil Findlay, on Christian Aid’s tax justice bus. The debate will be concluded without any...
The Scottish Parliament is the national legislature of Scotland, located in Edinburgh. The Parliament consists of 129 members known as MSPs, elected for four-year terms; 73 represent individual geographical constituencies, and 56 are regional representatives.