Portfolio Questions

Health and Sport 1. Margaret Mitchell: [Not Lodged] (S5O-01135) 2. Rhoda Grant: To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to address the reported shortage of dentists in rural and island communities. (S5O-01136) 3. Colin Beattie: To ask the Scottish Government how many nurses from the rest of the EU have registered to work in Scotland since the EU referendum was held, in light of a recent report suggesting that there has been a 96% decline for the UK as a whole. (S5O-01137) 4. Bill Bowman: To ask the Scottish Government what steps it is taking to support NHS Scotland's recruitment of nurses and midwives. (S5O-01138) 5. Stuart McMillan: To ask the Scottish Government whether the health secretary has met the new chief executive of NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde and, if so, what was discussed. (S5O- 01139) 6. Neil Bibby: To ask the Scottish Government when it last met NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde and what issues were discussed. (S5O-01140) 7. David Stewart: To ask the Scottish Government what initiatives it is supporting to tackle obesity and type 2 diabetes. (S5O-01141) 8. Dean Lockhart: To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to reduce waiting times for adults referred for psychological therapies. (S5O-01142) 9. Daniel Johnson: [Not Lodged] (S5O-01143) 10. Jamie Greene: To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to reduce hospital waiting times in the West Scotland parliamentary region. (S5O-01144) 11. Anas Sarwar: To ask the Scottish Government how many patients in NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde were not treated within the legally guaranteed treatment waiting time in 2016. (S5O- 01145) 12. Alison Johnstone: [Not Lodged] (S5O-01146) 13. David Torrance: To ask the Scottish Government how it promotes cervical screening awareness. (S5O-01147) 14. Angus MacDonald: To ask the Scottish Government when it last met NHS Forth Valley and what issues were discussed. (S5O-01148) 15. Brian Whittle: To ask the Scottish Government how it ensures that the highest quality food is served in hospitals. (S5O-01149) 16. Colin Smyth: To ask the Scottish Government what steps it is taking to address the reported 47.6% vacancy rate for consultants in older people’s medicine in NHS Ayrshire and Arran. (S5O- 01150) 17. Iain Gray: To ask the Scottish Government what progress it has made implementing the recommendations in Target Ovarian Cancer's Pathfinder Scotland report. (S5O-01151) 18. Richard Leonard: To ask the Scottish Government when the temporary removal of orthopaedic services at Monklands General Hospital will come to an end, and when trauma and elective services will be restored. (S5O-01152) 19. Finlay Carson: To ask the Scottish Government what support it provides to physically disabled adults to access sporting and fitness facilities. (S5O-01153) 20. Miles Briggs: To ask the Scottish Government whether it plans to work with NHS Lothian to expand car parking capacity at the Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh. (S5O-01154)