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Question reference: S6W-11872

Asked by: Jamie Greene, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Thursday, 03 November 2022
Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 24 November 2022

To ask the Scottish Government how many (a) adults and (b) children have been admitted to hospital with a primary diagnosis of asthma in (i) NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde and (ii) NHS Ayrshire and Arran, in each year since 2010.

Asthma patient hospitalisations, age-sex standardised rate per 100,000

3 year rolling average	Ayrshire and Arran
	Rate	Numerator
2010-11 to 2012-13	112.55	423.33
2011-12 to 2013-14	111.16	419.00
2012-13 to 2014-15	117.72	439.33
2013-14 to 2015-16	113.08	420.67
2014-15 to 2016-17	118.08	439.67
2015-16 to 2017-18	123.96	461.00
2016-17 to 2018-19	130.07	479.67
2017-18 to 2019-20	133.05	489.33
2018-19 to 2020-21	106.34	389.00

3 year rolling average	Greater Glasgow and Clyde
	Rate	Numerator
2010-11 to 2012-13	105.78	1220.67
2011-12 to 2013-14	105.18	1215.00
2012-13 to 2014-15	108.62	1261.00
2013-14 to 2015-16	112.49	1310.33
2014-15 to 2016-17	113.27	1323.33
2015-16 to 2017-18	106.00	1241.67
2016-17 to 2018-19	99.69	1172.00
2017-18 to 2019-20	93.48	1109.00
2018-19 to 2020-21	80.13	955.67

Notes:

1. Patients discharged from hospital (annually) diagnosed with asthma: 3 year rolls average number and directly age-sex standardised rate per 100,000 population.

2. All rates are standardised against the European standard population (ESP2013) and 2011-base population estimates. Patient is selected only once per year, based on their first asthma related hospital admission for that year. Patient's demographic data (age, sex, location) are extracted from the first valid information within that stay.

Children (aged 0-15 years) hospitalised due to asthma, age-sex standardised rate per 100,000

3 year rolling average	Ayrshire and Arran
	Rate	Numerator
2010-11 to 2012-13	218.47	141.67
2011-12 to 2013-14	230.40	148.67
2012-13 to 2014-15	242.12	154.33
2013-14 to 2015-16	219.36	138.67
2014-15 to 2016-17	217.97	137.33
2015-16 to 2017-18	224.01	140.67
2016-17 to 2018-19	228.59	142.33
2017-18 to 2019-20	219.85	135.33
2018-19 to 2020-21	170.21	103.67

3 year rolling average	Greater Glasgow and Clyde
	Rate	Numerator
2010-11 to 2012-13	204.72	404.67
2011-12 to 2013-14	200.44	395.33
2012-13 to 2014-15	217.29	430.00
2013-14 to 2015-16	216.16	429.00
2014-15 to 2016-17	203.33	405.33
2015-16 to 2017-18	166.94	335.67
2016-17 to 2018-19	150.30	303.00
2017-18 to 2019-20	136.86	276.00
2018-19 to 2020-21	118.10	237.00

Notes: General acute inpatient and day case admissions for asthma in children aged 0-15 years; 3-year rolling average number and directly age-sex standardised rate per 100,000 population.

Source: PHS SMR01

This data is publicly available on ScotPHO’s profiles tool.

Additional data is also available in PHS’s annual Acute hospital activity and NHS beds information publication , which includes number of admissions by condition, age group and health board of residence (with asthma being one of the conditions).

3 year rolling average	Ayrshire and Arran
	Rate	Numerator
2010-11 to 2012-13	218.47	141.67
2011-12 to 2013-14	230.40	148.67
2012-13 to 2014-15	242.12	154.33
2013-14 to 2015-16	219.36	138.67
2014-15 to 2016-17	217.97	137.33
2015-16 to 2017-18	224.01	140.67
2016-17 to 2018-19	228.59	142.33
2017-18 to 2019-20	219.85	135.33
2018-19 to 2020-21	170.21	103.67

Question reference: S6O-01618

Asked by: Jamie Greene, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 23 November 2022
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 30 November 2022

To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on the Carbon Neutral Islands project.

Question reference: S6W-12113

Asked by: Jamie Greene, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Thursday, 10 November 2022
Current Status: Answered by Jenny Gilruth on 22 November 2022

To ask the Scottish Government on what specific date it will make an announcement regarding the continued provision of Caledonian Sleeper rail services beyond 25 June 2023.

In accordance with the requirements of the Railways Act 1993 and the Scottish Ministers’ Franchising Policy Statement, consideration is being given to the successor arrangement for the continued provision of Caledonian Sleeper services.

The Scottish Ministers have to work within the relevant current legislation, principally the Railways Act 1993, which neither they nor the Scottish Parliament have powers to change.

Question reference: S6W-12068

Asked by: Jamie Greene, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Thursday, 10 November 2022
Current Status: Answered by Keith Brown on 21 November 2022

To ask the Scottish Government how many complaints the First-tier Tribunal for Scotland (Housing and Property Chamber) has received about the First-tier Tribunal in each year since 2016.

Question reference: S6W-12071

Asked by: Jamie Greene, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Thursday, 10 November 2022
Current Status: Answered by Keith Brown on 21 November 2022

To ask the Scottish Government whether it will outline the job titles of the staff currently employed by the First-tier Tribunal for Scotland (Housing and Property Chamber).

Question reference: S6W-12069

Asked by: Jamie Greene, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Thursday, 10 November 2022
Current Status: Answered by Keith Brown on 21 November 2022

To ask the Scottish Government how many full-time equivalent staff have been employed by the First-tier Tribunal for Scotland (Housing and Property Chamber) in each year since 2016.

Question reference: S6W-12023

Asked by: Jamie Greene, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 09 November 2022
Current Status: Answered by Keith Brown on 21 November 2022

To ask the Scottish Government how much it will spend to continue the roll-out of free mobile phones for prisoners, in light of reports that the project is set to continue.

Question reference: S6W-11947

Asked by: Jamie Greene, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Monday, 07 November 2022
Current Status: Answered by Keith Brown on 21 November 2022

Question reference: S6W-12022

Asked by: Jamie Greene, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 09 November 2022
Current Status: Answered by Keith Brown on 21 November 2022

To ask the Scottish Government when the Sheku Bayoh Inquiry will conclude.

Question reference: S6W-12088

Asked by: Jamie Greene, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Thursday, 10 November 2022
Current Status: Answered by Keith Brown on 21 November 2022

To ask the Scottish Government how many applications to the First-tier Tribunal for Scotland (Housing and Property Chamber) were (a) accepted and resulted in a Tribunal decision and (b) not proceeded with or abandoned by the applicant, in (i) 2019-20, (ii) 2020-21, and (iii) 2021-22.