- Asked by: Claire Baker, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Thursday, 01 December 2022
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Current Status:
Answered by Angela Constance on 16 December 2022
To ask the Scottish Government whether the reported £10 million per year provided for Medication Assisted Treatment (MAT)
standards implementation is to cover implementation of all 10 standards.
Answer
£10.3million a year has been made available to ADPs for the implementation of the 10 MAT Standards. This is the specific funding for MAT implementation, and is in addition to the general funding for specific MAT-related activities such as outreach and near-fatal overdose pathways.
- Asked by: Claire Baker, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Thursday, 01 December 2022
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Current Status:
Answered by Angela Constance on 16 December 2022
To ask the Scottish Government whether guidance regarding the pharmacological and psychological management of benzodiazepine dependency has been finalised, following the interim guidance made available in 2021, and, if this is the case, whether it will publish this.
Answer
The guidance on the pharmacological and psychological management of benzodiazepine dependency published by the Drug deaths Taskforce has now been endorsed as the most up-to-date guidance available and will be updated following further research currently being undertaken and following engagement with prescribers.
- Asked by: Miles Briggs, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Thursday, 01 December 2022
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Current Status:
Answered by Jenny Gilruth on 16 December 2022
To ask the Scottish Government how it assesses the quality of roads.
Answer
Transport Scotland conducts machine-based based surveys using specialist vehicles each year to gather information on the surface integrity of the road; the friction characteristics of the surface; and the structural capacity (strength) of the underling road construction. This is similar in nature to the Scottish Road Maintenance Condition Survey conducted by Scottish Local Authorities and it provides an annual snapshot of the road condition across the network. This is supplemented with a series of targeted inspections completed under the term maintenance contract to obtain specific information about the road asset. The combined information is used to determine maintenance programmes and investment requirements.
- Asked by: Pauline McNeill, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Thursday, 01 December 2022
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Current Status:
Answered by Jenny Gilruth on 16 December 2022
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S6W-10663 by Jenny Gilruth on 5 October 2022, which railway stations are included in the group of 18 high priority stations to have tactile paving installed in phase 1 of the current Rail Regulatory Control Period 6.
Answer
Network Rail advise that the list of 18 high priority stations to have tactile paving installed is as follows:
Ardrossan Town |
Argyle Street |
Bargeddie |
Carmyle |
Coatbridge Blairhill |
Dalry |
Glasgow Exhibition Centre |
Glasgow Queen Street Lower Level |
Helmsdale |
Larbert |
Milliken Park |
Montrose |
Mount Florida |
Mussleburgh |
Paisley Canal Street |
Stonehaven |
Wester Hailes |
Williamwood |
Due to the impact of industrial action on Scotland’s Railway, the tactile paving installations scheduled for both Mussleburgh and Wester Hailes stations were deferred. Network Rail has re-programmed them into Phase 2 works and is working to secure agreed planned suspension of rail services to permit safe infrastructure work to progress these.
- Asked by: Paul Sweeney, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Thursday, 01 December 2022
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Current Status:
Answered by Michael Matheson on 16 December 2022
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S6W-12034 by Michael Matheson on 28 November 2022, whether the Scottish Offshore Wind Energy Council's Collaborative Framework Charter includes within its scope a specific workstream to develop a windfarm support service operation vessel design and build programme in Scotland.
Answer
The Scottish Government has been working closely with the Scottish Offshore Wind Energy Council’s Collaborative Framework Working Group, which is comprised of all active offshore wind developers in Scotland, the enterprise agencies and ORE Catapult, to develop a Strategic Investment Model (SIM). The SIM will deliver on the commitments in the Collaborative Framework Charter, and facilitate timely, strategic investment through the pooling/sharing and coordination of funds linked to supply chain commitments associated with the ScotWind projects. The Strategic Investment Model is expected to be finalised in the coming weeks, with further detail to be announced in early 2023.
- Asked by: Pauline McNeill, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Thursday, 01 December 2022
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Current Status:
Answered by Jenny Gilruth on 16 December 2022
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S6W-10663 by Jenny Gilruth on 5 October 2022, which railway stations across Scotland currently have tactile paving.
Answer
Network Rail advise that of the 359 operational railway stations, 214 currently have platform edge tactiles installed. As the second phase of the installation programme is underway some stations where work has been completed may not yet have been captured in this data.
The list of stations is as follows:-
Aberdour Stn |
Achanalt Stn |
Addiewell Stn |
Airbles Stn |
Airdrie South Stn |
Alexandra Parade Stn |
Alloa Stn |
Anderston Stn |
Annan Stn |
Anniesland Stn |
Argyle Street Stn |
Armadale Stn |
Auchinleck Stn |
Banavie Stn |
Barnhill Stn |
Barrhead Stn |
Bathgate Stn |
Bearsden Stn |
Beauly Stn |
Bellgrove Stn |
Bishopbriggs Stn |
Bishopton Stn |
Blackridge Stn |
Blair Atholl Stn |
Blantyre Stn |
Bowling Stn |
Branchton Stn |
Breich Stn |
Bridgeton Stn |
Broughty Ferry Stn |
Brunstane Stn |
Burnside Stn |
Caldercruix Stn |
Cambuslang Stn |
Camelon Stn |
Cardenden Stn |
Cardonald Stn |
Cardross Stn |
Carfin Stn |
Carmyle Stn |
Carnoustie Stn |
Carrbridge Stn |
Carstairs Stn |
Cathcart Stn |
Chatelherault Stn |
Clarkston Stn |
Cleland Stn |
Clydebank Stn |
Coatbridge Blairhill Stn |
Coatbridge Central Stn |
Coatbridge Sunnyside Stn |
Conon Bridge Stn |
Corrour Stn |
Cowdenbeath Stn |
Craigendoran Stn |
Crianlarich Stn |
Croftfoot Stn |
Crosshill Stn |
Croy Stn |
Cumbernauld Stn |
Dalgety Bay Stn |
Dalmarnock Stn |
Dalmeny Stn |
Dalmuir Stn |
Dalreoch Stn |
Dingwall Stn |
Drumchapel Stn |
Drumfrocher Stn |
Drumgelloch Stn |
Drumry Stn |
Duke Street Stn |
Dumbarton Central Stn |
Dumbarton East Stn |
Dunbar Stn |
Dunblane Stn |
Dundee Stn |
Dunfermline City Stn |
Dunfermline Queen Margaret Stn |
Dunlop Stn |
Dyce Stn |
East Kilbride Stn |
Easterhouse Stn |
Edinburgh Gateway Stn |
Edinburgh Haymarket Stn |
Edinburgh Park Stn |
Edinburgh Waverley Stn |
Elgin Stn |
Eskbank Stn |
Falkirk Grahamston Stn |
Falkirk High Stn |
Fauldhouse Stn |
Forres Stn |
Fort Matilda Stn |
Galashiels Stn |
Garrowhill Stn |
Garscadden Stn |
Gartcosh Stn |
Georgemas Junction Stn |
Giffnock Stn |
Girvan Stn |
Glasgow Central Stn |
Glasgow Charing Cross Stn |
Glasgow Exhibition Centre Stn |
Glasgow Queen St LL Stn |
Glasgow Queen Street Stn |
Glasgow Queens Park Stn |
Gleneagles Stn |
Glenfinnan Stn |
Glenrothes & Thornton Stn |
Gorebridge Stn |
Gourock Stn |
Greenock Cartsdyke Stn |
Greenock West Stn |
Gretna Green Stn |
Hairmyres Stn |
Hamilton Central Stn |
Hartwood Stn |
Hawkhead Stn |
Helensburgh Central Stn |
Helensburgh Upper Stn |
Helmsdale Stn |
High Street Stn |
Hillfoot Stn |
Hillington East Stn |
Hillington West Stn |
Holytown Stn |
Howwood (Scots) Stn |
Huntly Stn |
Hyndland Stn |
Ibm Halt Stn |
Insch Stn |
Invergowrie Stn |
Inverkeithing Stn |
Inverurie Stn |
Irvine Stn |
Johnstone Stn |
Jordanhill Stn |
Keith Stn |
Kelvindale Stn |
Kennishead Stn |
Kilmaurs Stn |
Kilwinning Stn |
Kinghorn Stn |
Kings Park Stn |
Kingussie Stn |
Kintore Stn |
Kirkcaldy Stn |
Kyle Of Lochalsh Stn |
Lanark Stn |
Langbank Stn |
Langside Stn |
Larkhall Stn |
Laurencekirk Stn |
Lenzie Stn |
Leuchars Stn |
Linlithgow Stn |
Livingston North Stn |
Livingston South Stn |
Lochgelly Stn |
Mallaig Stn |
Markinch Stn |
Maxwell Park Stn |
Maybole Stn |
Merryton Stn |
Milngavie Stn |
Motherwell Stn |
Mount Florida Stn |
Nairn Stn |
Newcraighall Stn |
Newton (Strathclyde) Stn |
Newtongrange Stn |
Nitshill Stn |
North Berwick Stn |
North Queensferry Stn |
Paisley Canal Stn |
Paisley Gilmour Street Stn |
Paisley St James Stn |
Partick Stn |
Patterton Stn |
Perth Stn |
Pitlochry Stn |
Pollokshaws East Stn |
Pollokshaws West Stn |
Pollokshields West Stn |
Polmont Stn |
Port Glasgow Stn |
Prestonpans Stn |
Priesthill & Darnley Stn |
Rannoch Stn |
Robroyston Stn |
Rosyth Stn |
Rutherglen Stn |
Sanquhar Stn |
Scotstounhill Stn |
Shawfair Stn |
Shotts Stn |
Singer Stn |
Stepps Stn |
Stewarton Stn |
Stirling Stn |
Stonehaven Stn |
Stow Stn |
Stromeferry Stn |
Thornliebank Stn |
Thorntonhall Stn |
Tweedbank Stn (Bruach Thuaidh) |
Uddingston Stn |
Uphall Stn |
Wallyford Stn |
West Calder Stn |
Westerton Stn |
Wishaw Stn |
Woodhall Stn |
Yoker Stn |
- Asked by: Miles Briggs, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Monday, 12 December 2022
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Current Status:
Answered by Shirley-Anne Somerville on 16 December 2022
To ask the Scottish Government how many pupils have received swimming lessons as a percentage of the school population in each year since 1999, broken down by local authority.
Answer
The information you have requested is not held centrally by the Scottish Government.
The Scottish Government is committed to ensuring that all children and young people receive at least two hours of physical education per school week in primary schools, and at least two 50-minute periods of physical education per school week in secondary schools - between secondaries 1 and 4.
Under the provisions of Curriculum for Excellence schools and education authorities have the flexibility to decide upon the content of their lessons at the local level by taking into account the needs and circumstances of all children and young people in attendance. This includes taking decisions locally about the content of their PE lessons, where they can offer swimming lessons to their pupils if they wish to do so.
- Asked by: Maggie Chapman, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Green Party
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Date lodged: Thursday, 08 December 2022
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Current Status:
Answered by Michael Matheson on 16 December 2022
To ask the Scottish Government how its upcoming Energy Strategy and Just Transition Plan will take account of (a) The Carbon Capture Crux: Lessons Learned report from the Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis and (b) the recommendation to have a plan B for achieving the equivalent abatement should Negative Emission Technologies, such as carbon capture, fail to deliver, as set out in the previous parliamentary session's Environment, Climate Change and Land Reform Committee response to the Draft Updated Climate Change Plan, published on 4 March 2021.
Answer
The Scottish Government has drawn upon a range of evidence and analysis, including the The Carbon Capture Crux: Lessons Learned report, during the development of the draft version of the Energy Strategy and Just Transition Plan.
The UK Government’s decision to not award the Scottish Cluster Track-1 status in their CCUS cluster sequencing process has generated significant uncertainty on the timely deployment of CCUS in Scotland and, therefore, our ability to achieve our emissions reduction targets and economic ambitions as part of a just transition.
Delays in the deployment of CCUS infrastructure in Scotland will require contingency planning (Plan B) to identify the additional emissions reduction effort that may be needed from other sectors to meet Scotland’s net zero commitments. This will be explored in the 2023 Climate Change Plan.
- Asked by: Craig Hoy, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 06 December 2022
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Current Status:
Answered by Humza Yousaf on 16 December 2022
To ask the Scottish Government who produced NHS Scotland’s new National Digital Platform (NDP).
Answer
The development of the National Digital Platform (NDP) is a core commitment from the joint SG/COSLA Digital Health and Care Strategy (2018). This strategy was refreshed in 2021. NHS Education for Scotland (NES) was commissioned as the lead delivery partner.
Information on this important work is available via the website: www.nationaldigitalplatform.scot .
Up to 31 March 2022, a total of £6.838m was spent on the design, development and support for the NDP. NES accounts for spend during 2022-23 financial year have yet to be finalised and so associated costs for the NDP in this financial year cannot be provided as part of the answer.
- Asked by: Sue Webber, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 06 December 2022
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Current Status:
Answered by Humza Yousaf on 16 December 2022
To ask the Scottish Government how many delayed breast reconstruction operations have been carried out in 2022, broken down by (a) month and (b) NHS board.
Answer
This information is not held centrally. Public Health Scotland do not hold the information that would allow us to identify the amount of delayed breast reconstruction operations that have been carried out in 2022, broken down by month and NHS Board.