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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-18152

Asked by: Maurice Golden, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Friday, 19 May 2023
Current Status: Answered by Lorna Slater on 6 June 2023

To ask the Scottish Government, in light of its acceptance in principle of recommendation 17 of the second report of the independent review of the role of incineration in the waste hierarchy in Scotland, how it plans to stop the incineration of non-recyclable plastics once these items enter the waste management system.

Question reference: S6W-18114

Asked by: Katy Clark, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Friday, 19 May 2023
Current Status: Answered by Jenni Minto on 6 June 2023

To ask the Scottish Government what consideration it has given to the recent findings in the Manchester Arena Inquiry report, which highlighted deficiencies in the first aid cover provided by a private company that was not adequately prepared to respond to the types of injuries that it needed to treat.

Question reference: S6W-18352

Asked by: Craig Hoy, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Thursday, 25 May 2023
Current Status: Answered by Michael Matheson on 6 June 2023

To ask the Scottish Government when it last met with the Royal College of Radiologists, and what was discussed.

Question reference: S6W-18177

Asked by: Paul Sweeney, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Monday, 22 May 2023
Current Status: Answered by Maree Todd on 6 June 2023

To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S6W-17557 by Maree Todd on 15 May 2023, when its programme of stakeholder engagement (a) began and (b) ended, and what stakeholders it met with as part of that engagement.

The Scottish Government launched a public consultation on 29 June 2022, seeking views on what a new Mental Health and Wellbeing Strategy for Scotland should look like. The consultation included a section on the Mental Health and Wellbeing Workforce.

As part of our stakeholder engagement programme, we held five virtual engagement events over August and September 2022. These events were open to anyone with an interest in helping to shape the new Strategy and Workforce Action Plan. Participants included those with lived experience as well as representatives from organisations including the NHS, local government, mental health charities and equality advocacy groups.

The Mental Health and Wellbeing Workforce Advisory Group, which first met on 25 July 2022 and includes a wide range of key stakeholders, have been actively involved in the development of the Mental Health and Wellbeing Workforce Action Plan. This includes representatives from NHS boards, public bodies, local government, social work, third sector organisations, trade unions and professional bodies such as the Royal Colleges of Psychiatrists and Nursing.

Engagement with key stakeholders, including with the Advisory Group, is ongoing over the summer to support the finalising of the Mental Health and Wellbeing Workforce Action Plan.

Question reference: S6W-18194

Asked by: Liam McArthur, MSP for Orkney Islands, Scottish Liberal Democrats
Date lodged: Monday, 22 May 2023
Current Status: Answered by Paul McLennan on 6 June 2023

To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S6W-14348 by Shona Robison on 31 January 2023, whether it will provide updated data for 2022-23.

The following table provides a breakdown of homes delivered in rural (mainland) and island areas through the Rural and Islands Housing Fund since 2016-17.

RIHF	2016-17	2017-18	2018-19	2019-20	2020-21	2021-22	2022-23	Total Homes
Rural	2	21	1	35	16	41	36	152
Island	-	4	-	5	4	12	8	33
Total Homes	2	25	1	40	20	53	44	185
This table includes provisional programme management information for 2022-23 and could be subject to change. It also corrects six units in Highland previously noted as rural instead of island.

Question reference: S6W-18167

Asked by: Jamie Greene, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Monday, 22 May 2023
Current Status: Answered by Mairi McAllan on 6 June 2023

To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on the plans for Scottish Water to install monitors at 1,000 combined sewer overflows, and how many have been installed to date.

As referred to in the answers to S6F-02135 on 18 May 2023 and S6W-15158 on 13 March 2023, Scottish Water has now identified the priority locations for 1,000 spill monitors. Installation is programmed between summer 2023 and the end of 2024.

The answer to the oral parliamentary question is available on the Parliaments website, the Official Report can be viewed at: Meeting of the Parliament: 18/05/2023 | Scottish Parliament Website

All answers to written Parliamentary Questions are available on the Parliament's website, the search facility for which can be found at https://www.parliament.scot/chamber-and-committees/written-questions-and-answers

Question reference: S6W-18146

Asked by: Pam Duncan-Glancy, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Monday, 22 May 2023
Current Status: Answered by Graeme Dey on 6 June 2023

To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on how it plans to implement the recommendations of the Strathesk lessons learned report.

The Scottish Government is awaiting formal responses to the recommendations from all partners in the Collective Bargaining process and will use these to inform the next steps regarding the implementation of the recommendations.

Critically, and as made clear by the Lessons Learned report, the Scottish Government will maintain its position of not intervening directly in the national collective bargaining process.

Question reference: S6W-18195

Asked by: Liam McArthur, MSP for Orkney Islands, Scottish Liberal Democrats
Date lodged: Monday, 22 May 2023
Current Status: Answered by Paul McLennan on 6 June 2023

To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S6W-14348 by Shona Robison on 31 January 2023, whether it will provide a breakdown, by local authority area, of the data for each year.

The following tables provide a breakdown of homes delivered in rural (mainland) and island areas through the Rural and Islands Housing Fund since 2016-17 by local authority area.

Local Authority - Rural	2016-17	2017-18	2018-19	2019-20	2020-21	2021-22	2022-23	Total Homes
Angus	-	6	-	-	-	6	-	12
Dumfries and Galloway	-	-	-	-	5	4	7	16
Highland	2	1	1	27	2	22	3	58
Moray	-	6	-	-	-	8	20	34
Perth and Kinross	-	8	-	-	8	-	-	16
Scottish Borders	-	-	-	8	-	1	6	15
South Lanarkshire	-	-	-		1	-	-	1
Total Homes	2	21	1	35	16	41	36	152

Local Authority - Island	2016-17	2017-18	2018-19	2019-20	2020-21	2021-22	2022-23	Total Homes
Argyll and Bute	-	2	-	-	-	4	6	12
Comhairle nan Eilean Siar	-	2	-	2	-	1	1	6
Highland	-	-	-	2	4	4	-	10
Orkney Islands	-	-	-	1	-	3	1	5
Total Homes	0	4	0	5	4	12	8	33
These tables include provisional programme management information for 2022-23 and could be subject to change. .

Question reference: S6W-18209

Asked by: Sue Webber, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Monday, 22 May 2023
Current Status: Answered by Kevin Stewart on 6 June 2023

To ask the Scottish Government whether any guidance is being developed for local authorities on the implementation of bus stop bypasses, also known as "floating" bus stops, and, if not, whether it plans to initiate any such work.

The updated ‘Cycling by Design’ document was published in 2021 and provides guidance for cycling infrastructure design on all roads, streets and paths in Scotland. It includes design guidance for incorporating cycle facilities past bus stops, with bus stop bypasses as one option. A series of training sessions on the guidance has been undertaken throughout 2022 and early 2023, with attendance by the majority of local authorities.

To inform the design guidance further, Transport Scotland commissioned Living Streets in 2021 to investigate issues of inclusion where bus stop bypasses have been introduced, primarily to accommodate cycle facilities. The study is due to report late summer 2023.

Question reference: S6W-18168

Asked by: Ariane Burgess, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Green Party
Date lodged: Monday, 22 May 2023
Current Status: Answered by Mairi McAllan on 6 June 2023

To ask the Scottish Government what (a) total area in km2 and (b) percentage of the continental shelf area adjacent to Scotland, as designated in the Continental Shelf (Designation of Areas) Order 2013, is covered by the Marine Protected Area network, after all overlapping designations have been taken into account.

The total area of the Marine Protected Area network designated in the Scottish continental shelf area adjacent to Scotland, as designated in the Continental Shelf (Designation of Areas) Order 2013 is (a) 228,118 square kilometres and (b) 37%.

These figures take into account all overlapping designations and capture:

Special Areas of Conservation
Special Protection Areas
Nature Conservation Marine Protected Areas
Ramsar sites for wetlands of international importance.
Sites of Special Scientific Interest.

These figures do not include Historic Marine Protected Areas, Other Area Based Measures, or the Demonstration and Research Marine Protected Area.