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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: S5O-02288

Asked by: Kenneth Gibson, MSP for Cunninghame North, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 20 June 2018
Current Status: Answered by Jeane Freeman on 27 June 2018

To ask the Scottish Government what the impact of universal credit has been in North Ayrshire.

Universal Credit Full Service was introduced in North Ayrshire in November 2017. Since then North Ayrshire Council has reported that they have seen rent arrears increase by 19.5%.

There has also been an increase in people applying as homeless and in use of food banks, both of which the council attribute to benefit reductions and delays.

We continue to hear evidence of the damaging impacts of Universal Credit and wrote again last week to the UK Government urging them to pause the roll out until the problems with Universal Credit are fixed. This call continues to go unanswered.

Question reference: S5W-16973

Asked by: Kenneth Gibson, MSP for Cunninghame North, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Thursday, 31 May 2018
Current Status: Answered by Maureen Watt on 12 June 2018

To ask the Scottish Government how many people have consulted a GP or practice-employed nurse regarding a sleep disorder in each of the last three years, broken down by NHS board area.

Question reference: S5W-16974

Asked by: Kenneth Gibson, MSP for Cunninghame North, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Thursday, 31 May 2018
Current Status: Answered by Maureen Watt on 12 June 2018

To ask the Scottish Government how many people who have been diagnosed with a sleep disorder have been referred for (a) cognitive behavioural therapy or (b) other non-drug based interventions disorders in each of the last three years, broken down by NHS board.

Question reference: S5W-16971

Asked by: Kenneth Gibson, MSP for Cunninghame North, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Thursday, 31 May 2018
Current Status: Answered by Shona Robison on 12 June 2018

To ask the Scottish Government what the cost of prescriptions for sleeping pills has been in each of the last three years, broken down by (a) drug type and (b) NHS board.

The Dispenser Payments and Prescription Cost Analysis report provides, on an annual basis, information on the volume and cost of drugs prescribed in the community, including hypnotics for the treatment of sleeping disorders.

The report is published on the National Services Scotland Information Services Division website:-

www.isdscotland.org/Health-Topics/Prescribing-and-Medicines/Community-Dispensing/Dispenser-Remuneration/

The information requested in part (b) of the question is not available in a format which can be aggregated by substance or therapeutic group.

Question reference: S5W-16972

Asked by: Kenneth Gibson, MSP for Cunninghame North, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Thursday, 31 May 2018
Current Status: Answered by Shona Robison on 12 June 2018

To ask the Scottish Government how many prescriptions for sleeping pills have been dispensed in each of the last three years, broken down by (a) drug type and (b) NHS board.

Question reference: S5O-02217

Asked by: Kenneth Gibson, MSP for Cunninghame North, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 06 June 2018
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 13 June 2018

To ask the Scottish Government which Scottish colleges carry a PFI burden and what it is doing to alleviate this.

Question reference: S5O-02191

Asked by: Kenneth Gibson, MSP for Cunninghame North, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 30 May 2018
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 6 June 2018

To ask the Scottish Government what the level of recorded crime was in 2006-07 and the last year for which figures are available.

Question reference: S5W-16587

Asked by: Kenneth Gibson, MSP for Cunninghame North, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Friday, 11 May 2018
Current Status: Answered by Joe FitzPatrick on 29 May 2018

To ask the Scottish Government what its response is to reported concerns of EU citizens that they will lose their right to vote in local government and Scottish Parliament elections and referenda following Brexit.

Scottish Ministers have been clear that the rights of EU citizens to vote in elections in Scotland should be protected after Brexit. It is right that people who make their lives here and contribute to society should have the right to vote, wherever they are from.

The Scottish Government has recently consulted on extending the opportunity to vote in Scotland to all those who are legally resident here, whatever their place of birth.

Question reference: S5O-02160

Asked by: Kenneth Gibson, MSP for Cunninghame North, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 23 May 2018
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 31 May 2018

To ask the Scottish Government what the environmental impact is of using wholly-recycled retread lorry tyres compared with new ones.

Question reference: S5W-16502

Asked by: Kenneth Gibson, MSP for Cunninghame North, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Tuesday, 08 May 2018
Current Status: Answered by Fergus Ewing on 21 May 2018

To ask the Scottish Government how much will be invested in the Digital Scotland Superfast Broadband programme in North Ayrshire, from its inception to completion, by each partner in each year up to 2021.

The management of the Digital Scotland Superfast Broadband (DSSB) programme is done at contract level so we do not break down programme expenditure by individual local authority area or assign it across the various funding partners. The funding is split across both contracts as per the following table, with North Ayrshire falling within both.

Funder	RoS (m)	H&I (m)	TOTAL (m)
BDUK	50	50.8	100.8
Scottish Public Sector	89.3	75.6	164.9
European Union (ERDF)	12	-	12
BT Capital	53.7	6.4	60.1
BT Operational Costs	53	13	66
Total	258	145.8	403.8

All local authorities in Scotland have contributed approximately £40 million in total to the DSSB programme. In addition, 14 local authorities contributed approximately £51 million in additional funding in order to meet their local needs, with North Ayrshire contributing £1.1 million for their own local priorities.