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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: S4O-01887

Asked by: David Stewart, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Wednesday, 27 February 2013
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 7 March 2013

To ask the Scottish Government how many recent meetings it has had with the UK Government on the future structural funds programme.

Question reference: S4W-12847

Asked by: David Stewart, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Monday, 04 February 2013
Current Status: Answered by Keith Brown on 26 February 2013

To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S4W-12267 by Keith Brown on 24 January 2013, whether it will confirm that owners and operators of vessels are responsible for decisions to sail a certified vessel under particular weather circumstances.

Question reference: S4W-12846

Asked by: David Stewart, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Monday, 04 February 2013
Current Status: Answered by Keith Brown on 26 February 2013

To ask the Scottish Government whether bidders for the Gourock-Dunoon ferry service were allowed to put forward proposals that would have required third parties to put new facilities in place before the service could commence.

During the tendering process, bidders were obligated to contact the respective harbour authorities in respect of berthing arrangements at Gourock and Dunoon. This was to enable the bidders to negotiate and agree access and technical arrangements, including any alterations or adaptions that might be necessary in respect of the harbour authority’s facilities. Bidders were able to put forward proposals. However there was no obligation for third parties to put in place new facilities before the service commenced.

Question reference: S4W-12678

Asked by: David Stewart, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Wednesday, 30 January 2013
Current Status: Answered by Fergus Ewing on 22 February 2013

To ask the Scottish Government what discussions it has had with (a) Highlands and Islands Enterprise, (b) the Cairngorms National Park Authority and (c) The Highland Council to ensure that the Cairngorm funicular railway operates in a manner that does not adversely affect the integrity of the Cairngorms Special Protection Area and Special Area of Conservation.

Ministers and officials meet representatives of Highlands and Islands Enterprise, the Cairngorms National Park Authority and The Highland Council on a frequent basis to discuss a wide range of issues. I am not aware that the operation of the Cairngorm funicular railway in relation to the Cairngorms Special Protection Area and Special Area of Conservation has formed a specific part of those discussions.

Question reference: S4W-12679

Asked by: David Stewart, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Wednesday, 30 January 2013
Current Status: Answered by Fergus Ewing on 22 February 2013

To ask the Scottish Government what liability a future operator of the Cairngorm funicular railway and its associated facilities will have for any adverse impact on a qualifying interest of the Cairngorms Special Protection Area or Special Area of Conservation resulting from its management.

Question reference: S4W-12677

Asked by: David Stewart, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Wednesday, 30 January 2013
Current Status: Answered by Fergus Ewing on 22 February 2013

To ask the Scottish Government what safeguards have been built into the procurement process for a new operator for the Cairngorm funicular railway and associated facilities to ensure that the adjacent Cairngorms Special Protection Area and Special Area of Conservation will not be adversely affected.

Question reference: S4O-01851

Asked by: David Stewart, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Wednesday, 20 February 2013
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 28 February 2013

To ask the Scottish Government what plans it has to review the number and range of public service obligations for fragile air services in the Highlands and Islands.

Question reference: S4O-01812

Asked by: David Stewart, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Wednesday, 13 February 2013
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 20 February 2013

To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on the completion of the resurfacing of the Kessock Bridge.

Question reference: S4W-12525

Asked by: David Stewart, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Thursday, 24 January 2013
Current Status: Answered by Michael Matheson on 1 February 2013

To ask the Scottish Government what make and model of insulin pumps the NHS bought to meet the expected demand following publication of Chief Executive Letter (CEL) 4 (2012) on Insulin Pump Therapy for People with Type 1 Diabetes.

This level of information is not held centrally.

However in 2012 the Scottish Government provided funding of £2.5 million for the purchase of 558 insulin pumps and associated consumables for people with type 1 diabetes in 2012-2013. This number was based on information provided by NHS boards. This figure does not include insulin pumps that were purchased separately by NHS boards to meet the needs specific to their local population.

While information on the number of people on insulin pumps is published annually in the Scottish Diabetes Survey, information on the make and model of these pumps is not routinely collected.

NHS boards are routinely responsible for purchasing insulin pumps and the associated consumables through the procurement framework for insulin pumps provided by NHS Scotland’s National Procurement. This allows NHS boards to choose from a variety of insulin pumps to meet the needs of their local population.

We expect clinicians to decide which model of insulin pump is most appropriate based on individual clinical circumstances and in close consultation with the patient.

Question reference: S4W-12524

Asked by: David Stewart, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Thursday, 24 January 2013
Current Status: Answered by Michael Matheson on 1 February 2013

To ask the Scottish Government how many insulin pumps (a) the NHS bought to meet the expected demand and (b) have been distributed to NHS boards since publication of Chief Executive Letter (CEL) 4 (2012) on Insulin Pump Therapy for People with Type 1 Diabetes.

This level of information is not held centrally.

However, in 2012 the Scottish Government provided funding of £2.5 million for the purchase of 558 insulin pumps and associated consumables for people with type 1 diabetes in 2012-2013. This number was based on information provided by NHS boards. This figure does not include insulin pumps that were purchased separately by NHS boards to meet the needs specific to their local population.