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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: S6W-17269

Asked by: Sarah Boyack, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Wednesday, 19 April 2023
Submitting member has a registered interest.
Current Status: Answered by Patrick Harvie on 4 May 2023

To ask the Scottish Government, as of 13 April 2023, how many homes have low-carbon heating systems installed.

Question reference: S6W-17262

Asked by: Sarah Boyack, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Wednesday, 19 April 2023
Current Status: Answered by Mairi McAllan on 4 May 2023

To ask the Scottish Government when it last met COSLA to discuss any impact of climate change on local authority functions.

Question reference: S6W-17600

Asked by: Jamie Greene, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Tuesday, 02 May 2023
Current Status: Answered by Michael Matheson on 4 May 2023

To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S6W-16058 by Elena Whitham on 19 April 2023, whether it can provide an estimate of the number of people treated by ear, nose and throat specialists for conditions caused by the delivery and absorption of drugs through the nasal cavity route, in any year for which data is available across Scotland as a whole.

Question reference: S6W-17465

Asked by: Paul Sweeney, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Tuesday, 25 April 2023
Current Status: Answered by Michael Matheson on 4 May 2023

To ask the Scottish Government what engagement it has had with NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde regarding the redevelopment of the Institute of Neurological Sciences in Glasgow.

Question reference: S6W-17210

Asked by: Paul Sweeney, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Thursday, 20 April 2023
Current Status: Answered by Angela Constance on 4 May 2023

To ask the Scottish Government whether it will request that the Scottish Courts and Tribunals Service initiate an options appraisal and consultation on the potential disposal of the large surface car park to the south of Glasgow Sheriff Court, or selling the air rights above it while retaining a car parking facility, to promote mixed-use residential development as part of the wider regeneration of Laurieston district, and the restoration of Gorbals Cross as a key urban set-piece in the southside of Glasgow, including the reconstruction of an active street frontage to Norfolk Street and Gorbals Street.

Question reference: S6W-17331

Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Thursday, 20 April 2023
Current Status: Answered by Maree Todd on 4 May 2023

To ask the Scottish Government how many of the interim care home beds, announced in January 2023, are still being used as of 1 April 2023.

A total of 494 people have benefited from an interim care placement procured using our additional funding offer. The total number of people in interim placements as of 3 April is 545.

This information is published at Interim care placement uptake - gov.scot (www.gov.scot) .

The Scottish Government does not hold the requested information regarding the number of the interim care beds acquired through the announced additional funding that are still being used as of 1 April.

Question reference: S6W-17275

Asked by: Sarah Boyack, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Wednesday, 19 April 2023
Current Status: Answered by Patrick Harvie on 4 May 2023

To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S6W-15209 by Patrick Harvie on 6 March 2023, for what reason the interim findings were not published in March 2023 as originally planned.

As stated in response to S6W-15209, the Interim Report of the Green Heat Finance Taskforce is due to be published in spring this year and will complement other publications which are also due, as per commitments in the Heat in Buildings Strategy (2021). This Interim Report will be published shortly.

The Interim Report will focus in on potential finance and funding solutions for individual property owners which address barriers and gaps identified by the Taskforce which constrain the uptake of existing products. This will be followed by a final report towards the end of the year which will focus on communal, or place based mechanisms, and will incorporate recommendations for the social housing sector.

Question reference: S6W-17272

Asked by: Sarah Boyack, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Wednesday, 19 April 2023
Submitting member has a registered interest.
Current Status: Answered by Patrick Harvie on 4 May 2023

To ask the Scottish Government how many low-carbon heating systems were installed in domestic properties in 2022.

According to the Microgeneration Certification Scheme’s publicly-accessible MCS Data Dashboard, there were 5,326 MCS certified small-scale low-carbon heating system installations in 2022.

The MCS figures come with the following caveats:

For the purposes of answering this question, “low-carbon heating systems” comprise (i) Air Source Heat Pumps, (ii) Biomass, (iii) Ground/Water Source Heat Pumps, (iv) Micro CHP, (v) Other Heat Pump Types, and (vi) Solar Thermal.
MCS certification is not a mandatory requirement, so MCS data does not capture all small-scale renewable energy installations in Scotland. However, as MCS is often a route to government incentives, it is likely to represent a significant proportion of deployment.
Most installations registered with MCS are in the retrofit market. However, MCS may capture some new-build installations if contractors have chosen to register their installations with MCS.

Question reference: S6W-17265

Asked by: Sarah Boyack, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Wednesday, 19 April 2023
Current Status: Answered by Mairi McAllan on 4 May 2023

To ask the Scottish Government what progress it is making on extending its focus on net zero to include climate adaptation, as recommended by the Climate Change Committee.

Separate to establishing the legislative framework for the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions, the Climate Change (Scotland) Act 2009 also sets statutory requirements to produce a Scottish Climate Change Adaptation Programme (SCCAP) every five years. These programmes are required to address current and projected risks from climate change, as identified in the UK Climate Change Risk Assessment. The current SCCAP covers the period 2019 – 2024 and sets out over 170 policies and proposals to build climate resilience in Scotland. We intend to lay the next annual progress report on SCCAP implementation in the Scottish Parliament in May 2023. The next five-year adaptation programme is already in development, with public consultation anticipated for the start of 2024.

Question reference: S6W-17358

Asked by: Sharon Dowey, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Monday, 24 April 2023
Current Status: Answered by Michael Matheson on 4 May 2023

To ask the Scottish Government what plans it has to encourage a nationwide implementation of electronic prescriptions across all NHS boards.

The Digital Prescribing and Dispensing Pathways (DPDP) programme aims to revolutionise Scotland’s prescribing and dispensing process by ultimately replacing the paper prescription, initially by developing an end-to-end digital solution for in-hours prescribing from General Practice right through to community pharmacy dispensing and improve patient experience for the general public. The DPDP programme will be rolled out to all NHS Boards.