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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.

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Question reference: S6W-28396

Asked by: Monica Lennon, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Thursday, 27 June 2024
Current Status: Answered by Jim Fairlie on 25 July 2024

To ask the Scottish Government what action it will take to modernise deer management in Scotland to (a) help tackle the climate and nature emergencies and (b) implement the recommendations of the Deer Working Group.

As set out in the Scottish Government’s Climate Change Action: Policy Package, Climate change action: policy package - gov.scot (www.gov.scot) , we are developing a package of incentives schemes for deer management to pilot across Scotland. These local schemes will be implemented this year in different parts of Scotland to test different approaches to incentives and to better understand the barriers to deer management.

In addition to this the Managing Deer for Climate and Nature: consultation closed on 29 March 2024. This consultation sought views on proposed legislative changes to Scotland’s systems of deer management, including in relation to a number of recommendations made by the Deer Working Group (DWG) in their 2020 report. The responses are currently being analysed and an update will be provided in due course.

The Scottish Government’s future legislative programme will be set out as part of the upcoming Programme for Government in due course. In the meantime we are working on those DWG recommendations that do not require primary legislation through the Strategic Deer Board. Deer Management Strategic Board - gov.scot (www.gov.scot) .

Question reference: S6W-28393

Asked by: Monica Lennon, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Thursday, 27 June 2024
Current Status: Answered by Jenny Gilruth on 25 July 2024

To ask the Scottish Government what its response is to the academic research on teacher workload, commissioned by the Educational Institute of Scotland (EIS) and published at its June 2024 AGM, which provided evidence that teachers in Scotland continue to work well beyond their contracted hours and that the number of working hours per week is rising.

I will be responding directly to the EIS on the important issues raised around teacher workload in their most recent report.

I have also strengthened teacher union engagement in recent months through the creation of the Professional Association Forum, which allows for more routine engagement to discuss issues such as workload.

Any changes to teachers’ terms and conditions require tripartite agreement through the SNCT.

Question reference: S6W-28382

Asked by: Monica Lennon, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Thursday, 27 June 2024
Current Status: Answered by Fiona Hyslop on 24 July 2024

To ask the Scottish Government how it engages with Regional Transport Partnerships on the governance of (a) bus and (b) rail services.

Regional Transport Partnerships (RTPs) are valued stakeholders and my officials at Transport Scotland engage frequently with the RTPs on various matters. However, whilst Strathclyde Partnership for Transport manages the Glasgow Subway, RTPs have no formal role in governance of ScotRail or Caledonian Sleeper services.

Similarly, as bus services operate in a deregulated market, they are not subject to governance from local authorities or RTPs. However, local transport authorities, which include the model 3 RTPs, have a range of powers available to them in relation to bus services, including flexible tools available through the Transport (Scotland) Act 2019 and the ability to subsidise services, where they consider these to be socially necessary. As such, my officials engage with them regularly in relation to bus services.

Question reference: S6W-28616

Asked by: Monica Lennon, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Tuesday, 23 July 2024
Current Status: Answer expected on 20 August 2024

To ask the Scottish Government what its position is on whether shorter detox programmes, of two to four weeks, represent comprehensive rehabilitation, and, if this is not the case, how it ensures that such programmes are not misleadingly categorised as comprehensive rehabilitation.

Question reference: S6W-28613

Asked by: Monica Lennon, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Tuesday, 23 July 2024
Current Status: Answer expected on 20 August 2024

To ask the Scottish Government, in light of the Public Health Scotland's Interim monitoring report on statutory-funded residential rehabilitation placements, what assessment it has made of whether there are currently any geographic disparities in the provision of rehabilitation beds; what steps it is taking to increase the number of rehabilitation beds, and how it can ensure that they are evenly distributed across all regions.

Question reference: S6W-28617

Asked by: Monica Lennon, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Tuesday, 23 July 2024
Current Status: Answer expected on 20 August 2024

To ask the Scottish Government, regarding the Public Health Scotland Interim monitoring report on statutory-funded residential rehabilitation placements, how many rehabilitation placements were successfully completed in the reported period, and whether it will provide the (a) names and (b) types of the organisations involved.

Question reference: S6W-28618

Asked by: Monica Lennon, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Tuesday, 23 July 2024
Current Status: Answer expected on 20 August 2024

To ask the Scottish Government whether Ward 5 receives funding directly from the Alcohol and Drug Partnerships (ADPs), at an average cost of £15,012 per person, and, if this is the case, for what reason the funding is not being provided to NHS Ayrshire and Arran.

Question reference: S6W-28611

Asked by: Monica Lennon, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Tuesday, 23 July 2024
Current Status: Answer expected on 20 August 2024

To ask the Scottish Government whether it will set out the (a) actions it will take and (b) timelines to deliver its commitment to increase the number of publicly funded residential rehabilitation placements by 300% by 2026.

Question reference: S6W-28609

Asked by: Monica Lennon, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Tuesday, 23 July 2024
Current Status: Answer expected on 20 August 2024

To ask the Scottish Government what its position is on whether resources to support alcohol dependence recovery should match those allocated to drug addiction harm reduction services, and what measures it will take to ensure that alcohol dependence recovery receives adequate attention and resources.

Question reference: S6W-28652

Asked by: Monica Lennon, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Friday, 19 July 2024
Current Status: Answer expected on 16 August 2024

To ask the Scottish Government what its position is regarding whether Scotland should be part of the UK performance-based rating scheme for non-residential buildings.