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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)
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Question reference: S6W-14504

Asked by: Donald Cameron, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Friday, 27 January 2023
Current Status: Answered by Jenny Gilruth on 10 February 2023

To ask the Scottish Government whether a ministerial direction was issued to Transport Scotland officials to freeze ferry fares for (a) CalMac and (b) Serco NorthLink Ferries.

Question reference: S6W-14493

Asked by: Donald Cameron, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Friday, 27 January 2023
Current Status: Answered by Jenny Gilruth on 10 February 2023

To ask the Scottish Government whether any airports will be forced to close as a result of the Public and Commercial Services Union industrial action, on 1 February 2023, and, if so, which ones.

Question reference: S6W-14454

Asked by: Donald Cameron, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Friday, 27 January 2023
Current Status: Answered by Tom Arthur on 10 February 2023

To ask the Scottish Government whether it remains its plan to hold a citizens’ assembly on local government funding in the current parliamentary session.

The Programme for Government 2021 committed to establishing a working group with representation from the Scottish Green Party, and engagement with COSLA, to oversee the development of effective deliberative engagement on sources of local government funding, including Council Tax, that culminate in a Citizens’ Assembly. The commitment states that this should be completed in this Parliament, with a response to its recommendations debated and agreed within 6 months of being provided. Scottish Ministers have convened a Joint Working Group, which met on 8 December 2022, and has representation from Scottish Greens and COSLA, to oversee the development of effective deliberative engagement.

Question reference: S6W-14524

Asked by: Jamie Halcro Johnston, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Friday, 27 January 2023
Current Status: Answered by Jenny Gilruth on 10 February 2023

To ask the Scottish Government what consideration it has given to the viability of a fixed link across the Corran Narrows.

The Scottish Government has not undertaken any assessments regarding the viability of a fixed link across the Corran Narrows.

The Scottish Government is aware of work carried out by HITRANS on behalf of The Highland Council to consider a range of options for the Corran Narrows. As any decision to deliver a fixed link would be a matter for the Local Authority, it would not be for the Scottish Government to undertake an assessment of viability.

Question reference: S6W-14522

Asked by: Jamie Halcro Johnston, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Friday, 27 January 2023
Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 10 February 2023

To ask the Scottish Government how it is supporting NHS Highland to provide 24/7 urgent care at Portree Hospital.

Since publication of the Independent External View of Skye, Lochalsh and South-West Ross Report in May 2018 by Sir Lewis Ritchie. Scottish Government officials have been in regular contact with NHS Highland to assess progress.

Sir Lewis Ritchie has made four review visits to Portree (in 2018, 2019 and twice in 2022). He also made an additional virtual meeting assessment of progress in 2020 during the height of the Covid-19 Pandemic.

Sir Lewis has met (virtually) with a number of clinicians on Skye on two occasions in January 2023. That engagement process continues and Sir Lewis plans to return to Skye, Lochalsh and South-West Ross for further in-person meetings later in 2023.

Question reference: S6W-14456

Asked by: Donald Cameron, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Friday, 27 January 2023
Current Status: Answered by Maree Todd on 10 February 2023

To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S6W-13600 by Maree Todd on 19 January 2023, for what reason it does not hold the information requested, in light of the answer to question S6W-12372, which includes the relevant data for primary schools.

The main focus of the Daily Mile programme has been to embed the Daily Mile in Primary school settings and data collection has focussed on these settings. A new Daily Mile Strategy is being developed which will outline priorities over the next 3 years for expanding the Daily Mile. It will take a targeted approach, focussing on Early Years settings and areas of deprivation. Data will be collected to measure progress in embedding the Daily Mile in these settings.

Question reference: S6W-14436

Asked by: Murdo Fraser, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Friday, 27 January 2023
Current Status: Answered by Maree Todd on 10 February 2023

To ask the Scottish Government, in light of its position on treating myalgic encephalomyelitis (ME) as a neurological disorder, what it is doing to address the absence of NHS neurology services in Scotland for people with ME.

The diagnosis and care of people with Myalgic Encephalomyelitis (ME)/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (CFS) is largely managed and coordinated by primary care, as people with ME/CFS experience a wide spectrum of symptoms and commonly require input from clinicians from a variety of specialisms. This can include referral to consultant-led care within neurological services where appropriate.

People living with ME/CFS who need assessment or provision of care by a consultant or other professional can access this after an appropriate GP referral. Individuals can be referred to any further services as required for investigation, management and support, including within neurological services.

Question reference: S6W-14424

Asked by: Craig Hoy, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Friday, 27 January 2023
Current Status: Answered by Maree Todd on 10 February 2023

To ask the Scottish Government what it has done to ensure that healthcare professionals, SCI-Diabetes and e-health teams work collaboratively to ensure that changes implemented in SCI-Diabetes support clinical care and drive improvement in diabetes care.

The SCI-Diabetes eHealth Clinical Lead provides regular updates to the Scottish Diabetes Group and Managed Clinical Networks in order to ensure that the clinical community is aware of the functionality of the dashboard and how they can work together to continuously improve it.

Any individual healthcare professional or clinical team can submit a change request to SCI-Diabetes team. Any change request made to the SCI-Diabetes system must demonstrate how the change will support clinical care and improve patient care more broadly.

Question reference: S6W-14385

Asked by: Craig Hoy, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Thursday, 26 January 2023
Current Status: Answered by Maree Todd on 9 February 2023

To ask the Scottish Government what percentage of people with type 1 diabetes in the (a) most deprived (Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation (SIMD) 1) and (b) least deprived (SIMD 5) areas have had access to diabetes technologies in each year since 2007.

Question reference: S6W-14369

Asked by: Craig Hoy, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Thursday, 26 January 2023
Current Status: Answered by Maree Todd on 9 February 2023

To ask the Scottish Government what work it has done with primary care services to raise further awareness of type 1 diabetes.

Raising awareness of Type 1 diabetes in Primary Care is a commitment within the Diabetes Improvement Plan. The Scottish Diabetes Group (SDG) has a sub-group focusing on Type 1 Diabetes and this group has representation from Primary Care clinicians. The sub-group will focus on development of a Diabetic Ketoacidosis (DKA) prevention campaign across primary care, using the well-established ‘Think, Check, Act’ communications material.

Various other strands of the Diabetes Improvement Plan programmes will influence the delivery of this commitment, including the development of a ‘Once for Scotland’ education pathway, which will highlight diagnostic routes and risk factors that clinicians in primary care should be aware of.