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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)
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Question reference: S6W-00888

Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Friday, 18 June 2021
Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 19 July 2021

To ask the Scottish Government how many cases of (a) aspergillus and (b) cryptococcus infection have been identified at (i) the Queen Elizabeth University Hospital and (ii) any other hospital in Scotland in each of the last five years.

Question reference: S6W-00911

Asked by: Maurice Golden, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Friday, 18 June 2021
Current Status: Answered by Michael Matheson on 19 July 2021

To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S6W-00371 by Michael Matheson on 17 June 2021, how much of the fund has already been allocated to projects, and what proportion of the fund will be made available in each subsequent year.

To date, over 75 expressions of interest have been submitted by local authorities. Zero Waste Scotland is currently working with local authorities to develop detailed bids. These will be reviewed in line with the fund’s governance arrangements before a decision is made on initial funding awards.

The Scottish Government has worked in partnership with COSLA, SOLACE and Zero Waste Scotland to develop arrangements for the fund. More information on the aims, scope and distribution of the fund is available at: https://www.zerowastescotland.org.uk/local-authorities/recycling-improvement-fund

In line with Investing for jobs: Capital Spending Review , the table outlines the distribution of the £70 million fund over the 5 year period:

Year	Funding (£ million)
2021/22	16
2022/23	16
2023/24	18
2024/25	10
2025/26	10

Question reference: S6W-00893

Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Friday, 18 June 2021
Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 19 July 2021

To ask the Scottish Government how many patients have contracted COVID-19 while attending the (a) Queen Elizabeth University Hospital, (b) Royal Alexandra Hospital and (c) Vale of Leven District Hospital.

Question reference: S6W-00885

Asked by: Monica Lennon, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Friday, 18 June 2021
Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 19 July 2021

To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to reduce the use of single-use plastic in medical settings.

NHS Scotland National Procurement works with NHS Boards to assess and evaluate all supply requirements, this includes an assessment of product substitution and material choice. Where replacement of a single use item is practical and meets infection control and regulatory requirements, then this is undertaken. Where product substitution is not possible, National Procurement works with manufacturers and suppliers to look at increasing recyclability and circular supply systems, ensuring the value in the material is maintained.

Question reference: S6W-00896

Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Friday, 18 June 2021
Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 19 July 2021

To ask the Scottish Government how many times the NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde Infection Prevention and Control Team and the Health Protection Team have met to review occurrences of organisms or conditions, other than COVID-19, at the Queen Elizabeth University Hospital since 17 March 2020, broken down by (a) date of and (b) reason for meeting.

The information requested is not held centrally by the Scottish Government. Information relating to meetings between NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde Infection Prevention and Control Team and the Health Protection Team, is held by NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde. The Scottish Government are only notified of incidents when they are reported by the NHS National Services Scotland, Antimicrobial Resistance and Healthcare Associated Infection Service, by means of the Outbreak Reporting System .

Question reference: S6W-01214

Asked by: Maurice Golden, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Monday, 05 July 2021
Current Status: Answered by Kate Forbes on 19 July 2021

To ask the Scottish Government when it last met representatives of cattery and kennel businesses to discuss support and restart measures.

The last year has been extremely difficult for many of Scotland’s businesses and we have engaged widely with businesses and representative organisations throughout this crisis to ensure we understood all the impacts and how best to support businesses.

It has not been possible to meet directly with every sector impacted by the pandemic and whilst we have not met directly with their representative organisations, we have engaged extensively with the cattery and kennels sector through correspondence.

Additionally, a regular programme of engagement continues with organisations that represent businesses including the Confederation of British Industry, Federation of Small Businesses, the Institute of Directors, Scottish Chambers of Commerce, SCDI, Scottish Financial Enterprise, Scottish Retail Consortium, Scottish Tourism Alliance and Scotland Food and Drink to discuss a range of priority issues, including economic recovery as restrictions are lifted and business support.

Question reference: S6W-01213

Asked by: Maurice Golden, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Monday, 05 July 2021
Current Status: Answered by Kate Forbes on 19 July 2021

To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S5W-35747 by Kate Forbes on 17 March 2021, how many cattery and kennel businesses have (a) applied for and (b) secured local authority discretionary funding support.

The use of the local authority discretionary funding was entirely at the discretion of local authorities and we do not currently hold data on applications by or allocations to individual type of business.

The Scottish Government regularly publishes statistics and management information relating to its Covid-19 business grants on its website which can be found at Coronavirus (COVID-19): business support funding statistics - gov.scot (www.gov.scot).

Question reference: S6W-01242

Asked by: Mark Griffin, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Tuesday, 06 July 2021
Current Status: Answered by Shona Robison on 19 July 2021

To ask the Scottish Government whether it will carry out a review of the Energy Efficiency Standard for Social Housing Two, in light of research by Changeworks suggesting that it would reduce the total percentage of households in fuel poverty from 38% to 29%.

Question reference: S6W-01161

Asked by: Kenneth Gibson, MSP for Cunninghame North, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Friday, 02 July 2021
Current Status: Answered by Ash Denham on 19 July 2021

To ask the Scottish Government how many children aged under 16, who went missing in 2019, were still missing a year later.

Question reference: S6W-01180

Asked by: Willie Coffey, MSP for Kilmarnock and Irvine Valley, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Friday, 02 July 2021
Current Status: Answered by Kate Forbes on 19 July 2021

To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on the establishment of a digital fund for small businesses within the Kilmarnock and Irvine Valley area and how that fund will be administered.

We are delighted with the progress on the reopening of the DigitalBoost Fund and will meet the 100 days deadline that we have set. This will be a national fund supporting businesses to increase their digital capacity and capabilities and we would encourage businesses in the Kilmarnock and Irvine Valley area to apply once it reopens. We will work with our enterprise support partner, Business Gateway, and delivery partners, LESL (Lancashire Enterprise Services Limited), to successfully administer and deliver this fund.