- Asked by: Murdo Fraser, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Thursday, 09 December 2010
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Current Status:
Answered by Shona Robison on 17 December 2010
To ask the Scottish Executive what percentage of (a) children and (b) adults in Tayside has access to an NHS dentist.
Answer
At 30 September 2010, 79.8% of children and 66.6% of adults living in Tayside were registered with an NHS dentist.
- Asked by: Murdo Fraser, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Monday, 06 December 2010
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Current Status:
Answered by Keith Brown on 16 December 2010
To ask the Scottish Executive what its position is on the comment by John Swinney in motion S2M-3155 that the A9 “will remain fundamentally unsafe until it is reconstructed as a dual carriageway from Perth to Inverness.”
Answer
The Scottish Government remains committed to the phased dualling of the route from Perth to Inverness to further improve safety and reduce journey times on this key transport corridor. This ongoing commitment is reflected in the recent commencement of a £10.4 million scheme at Crubenmore which will see the construction of a 3.2 km extension to the existing dual carriageway.
- Asked by: Murdo Fraser, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Monday, 06 December 2010
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Current Status:
Answered by Shona Robison on 16 December 2010
To ask the Scottish Executive what its position is on the use of the term, sexmas, and whether it considers that this might cause offence to Christians.
Answer
The word Sexmas was used in one image as part of last year''s digital public health information drive to reduce rates of sexually transmitted diseases in Scotland, and absolutely no offence was intended. The word is not used in any of this year''s material.
- Asked by: Murdo Fraser, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Thursday, 09 December 2010
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Current Status:
Answered by Roseanna Cunningham on 16 December 2010
To ask the Scottish Executive how many new regulations the Scottish Environment Protection Agency has recommended since May 2007.
Answer
None. The Scottish Government works with the Scottish Environment Protection Agency (SEPA) on an ongoing basis on the development of legislation affecting the environment. A good number of environmental regulations are introduced to implement European legislation. We also have regular discussions with SEPA on its Better Environmental Regulation programme that focuses on options to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of environmental regulation and to reduce the regulatory impact on businesses. SEPA has recently issued a consultation paper on options for moving from separate environmental regulations for air, water, waste and radioactive substances to a simpler, integrated model.
- Asked by: Murdo Fraser, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Thursday, 09 December 2010
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Current Status:
Answered by Roseanna Cunningham on 16 December 2010
To ask the Scottish Executive how many regulations Scottish Environment Protection Agency has advised should be withdrawn since May 2007.
Answer
I refer the member to the answer to question S3W-38225 on 16 December 2010. All answers to written parliamentary questions are available on the Parliament''s website, the search facility for which can be found at
http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/Apps2/Business/PQA/Default.aspx.
- Asked by: Murdo Fraser, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Monday, 06 December 2010
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Current Status:
Answered by Shona Robison on 14 December 2010
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it plans to run a sexual health campaign in the run-up to Christmas using the name, Sexmas Survival Guide.
Answer
There will be no sexual health campaign of that name. It is important, however, that young people get the right advice on sexual health issues at this time of year, when we know high risk behaviour takes place. We will, therefore, be refreshing and enhancing existing online sexual health information and advice over the festive period.
- Asked by: Murdo Fraser, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Thursday, 09 December 2010
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Current Status:
Answered by Nicola Sturgeon on 14 December 2010
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will conduct a review of ambulance provision in Perthshire.
Answer
The provision of ambulance services in specific localities across Scotland is the responsibility of the Scottish Ambulance Service.
- Asked by: Murdo Fraser, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 30 November 2010
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Current Status:
Answered by Shona Robison on 14 December 2010
To ask the Scottish Executive to what extent it is in contact with the Department of Health regarding the retendering process for a vaccine to protect against human papilloma virus (HPV)
Answer
Scottish Government officials are in regular contact with counterparts within the Department of Health on all vaccination policy matters, including the retendering process for the HPV vaccine.
- Asked by: Murdo Fraser, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 30 November 2010
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Current Status:
Answered by Shona Robison on 14 December 2010
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will stipulate in the retendering process for the human papilloma virus (HPV) vaccination that the product should offer protection against the strains of the virus that cause genital warts as well as the majority of cervical cancers.
Answer
The Department of Health has commissioned an update to the cost-effective modelling for the HPV vaccine. This model is taking into account new data on the potential protection provided by HPV vaccine against cancer and non-cancer diseases. This model will support the next procurement exercise for the HPV immunisation programme.
- Asked by: Murdo Fraser, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 30 November 2010
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Current Status:
Answered by Shona Robison on 14 December 2010
To ask the Scottish Executive what its position is on procuring its own supplies of vaccine to protect against human papilloma virus (HPV) separately from the UK Government.
Answer
At present, all childhood vaccinations are procured by the Department of Health on behalf of the four UK administrations. To date this process has always worked well and Scotland benefits significantly from this arrangement. While the possibility of a separate Scottish procurement process is something that we would always keep under review, there are currently no plans to adopt such an approach for the next HPV vaccine procurement exercise.
