Parliamentary questions
Pam Duncan-Glancy
1,119 questions tabled in the Scottish Parliament, most recent first.
23 May 2022 · Portfolio Question
To ask the Scottish Government what discussions the justice secretary or community safety minister have had with ministerial colleagues regarding action to ensure the safety of women attending abortion clinics in Glasgow.
23 May 2022 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Government how many trains (a) departing and (b) arriving at Glasgow Central Station were cancelled in the week beginning 16 May 2022.
Answer · Jenny Gilruth: Reasons for train cancellations week beginning 16 May 2022 included driver shortages, trespass onto the tracks, fleet issues, signalling issues, points failures and other track faults. The following table provides the data for ScotRail service cancellations, …
23 May 2022 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Government how many trains (a) departing and (b) arriving at Glasgow Queen Street Station were cancelled in the week beginning 16 May 2022.
Answer · Jenny Gilruth: Reasons for train cancellations week beginning 16 May 2022 included driver shortages, trespass onto the tracks, fleet issues, signalling issues, points failures and other track faults. The following table provides the data for cancellations, week beginning 16…
23 May 2022 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Government how many trains (a) departing and (b) arriving at Rutherglen Station were cancelled in the week beginning 16 May 2022.
Answer · Jenny Gilruth: Reasons for train cancellations week beginning 16 May 2022 included driver shortages, trespass onto the tracks, fleet issues, signalling issues, points failures and other track faults. The following table provides the data for cancellations, week beginning 16…
23 May 2022 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Government how many trains (a) departing and (b) arriving at Newton (Lanark) Station were cancelled in the week beginning 16 May 2022.
Answer · Jenny Gilruth: Reasons for train cancellations week beginning 16 May 2022 included driver shortages, trespass onto the tracks, fleet issues, signalling issues, points failures and other track faults. The following table provides the data for cancellations, week beginning 16…
20 May 2022 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Government how much funding it received, in each year since 2019, as a result of the UK Government levy on providers of credit, and, whether it will set out how it spent this funding.
Answer · Shona Robison: We have published tables showing the debt advice levy funding for Scotland and the funding allocation for each year since 2019: Debt advice levy funding: 2019 to 2020 - gov.scot (www.gov.scot) https://www.gov.scot/publications/levy-funding-allocated-by-sco…
18 May 2022 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Government when it plans to publish an updated Social Security Programme Business Case, and whether the update will include refreshed implementation cost estimates for the benefits.
Answer · Ben Macpherson: We are currently undertaking a refresh of the Social Security Programme Business Case and we will publish an updated version by the end of this year, which will include a refreshed delivery timetable and updated cost estimates.
17 May 2022 · Portfolio Question
To ask the Scottish Government what its response is to reports of long waiting times for women’s health screening in Glasgow.
11 May 2022 · Portfolio Question
To ask the Scottish Government when it will provide an update to Parliament on when it plans to bring forward legislation to incorporate human rights treaties.
4 May 2022 · Portfolio Question
To ask the Scottish Government what discussions the veterans secretary has had with the minister for mental wellbeing regarding any urgent action that can be taken to meet the mental health needs of veterans.
3 May 2022 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide details of any work that it has carried out to ensure that gender mainstreaming approaches have been embedded into the implementation of the Child Poverty Delivery Plan.
Answer · Shona Robison: The Scottish Government is committed to tackling gender inequality and embedding a human rights approach to tackling child poverty. Our second Tackling Child Poverty Delivery Plan, ‘Best Start, Bright Futures’ , is underpinned by extensive impact assessmen…
3 May 2022 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Government what methods it will use to incorporate understanding of women’s experiences of poverty and training/development into the design of the Child Poverty Delivery Plan interventions on skills and employability.
Answer · Richard Lochhead: The Scottish Government is committed to supporting and empowering women and girls to reach their full potential through our sustainable and inclusive economic growth ambitions. In our recently published Best Start, Bright Futures: Tackling Child Poverty Deli…
2 May 2022 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Government, in light of the investment made to deliver a national mechanical thrombectomy service, whether NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde has established its internal 24/7 thrombolysis delivery pathways sufficiently in order to provide a basis for thrombectomy in the west of Scotland.
Answer · Humza Yousaf: Within NHS GG&C, acute stroke thrombolysis is already available on a 24/7 basis. This is currently based at the Queen Elizabeth University Hospital (QEUH), with patients transferred for thrombolysis where appropriate. Work is ongoing to establish a telemedici…
2 May 2022 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide the details and outcome of any consideration that (a) the Deputy First Minister and (b) any other member of the Cabinet has undertaken regarding whether the Self-Isolation Support Grant should be paid at the equivalent of the Living Wage.
Answer · Kate Forbes: Since its launch in October 2020, the value of the Self-Isolation Support Grant has been aligned to the value of the Real Living Wage (RLW) during the period that a worker might be required to self-isolate. The Grant was initially available to workers in rec…
2 May 2022 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide details of any modelling or estimates it has of the number of applications that will be made for the Self-Isolation Support Grant from 1 May 2022 until the end of the financial year 2022-23.
Answer · Kate Forbes: The latest forecasts produced by the Scottish Fiscal Commission forecast that £15 million will be spent on Self-Isolation Support Grants in 2022-23. The Commission will be publishing new forecasts on 31 May 2022 following engagement with Scottish Government. …
27 Apr 2022 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Government how many vouchers from the ScotSpirit Holiday Voucher Scheme were available for issue between October and December 2021.
Answer · Ivan McKee: Delivery partners hold the ScotSpirit budget enabling them to book breaks for unpaid carers and low-income families with participating businesses from October 2021 to December 2022. Therefore, the budget is spent with business as and when breaks are booked an…
27 Apr 2022 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Government how many vouchers issued through the ScotSpirit Holiday Voucher Scheme between October and December 2021 have been used to date.
Answer · Ivan McKee: Delivery partners hold the ScotSpirit budget enabling them to book breaks for unpaid carers and low-income families with participating businesses rather than issuing physical break vouchers. This person centred approach ensures that delivery partners work wit…
27 Apr 2022 · Portfolio Question
To ask the Scottish Government what discussions the constitution secretary has had with ministerial colleagues regarding support for people with no recourse to public funds to access financial support.
21 Apr 2022 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Government what its position is on whether stroke care is being provided to a standard that is in keeping with Article 26 of the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities.
Answer · Humza Yousaf: Article 26 of the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities ( Article 26 – Habilitation and rehabilitation | United Nations Enable ) sets out several obligations relating to habilitation and rehabilitation. These obligations have the stated…
21 Apr 2022 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Government what its response is to the most recent Scottish Stroke Care Audit.
Answer · Humza Yousaf: The most recent Scottish Stroke Improvement Programme annual national report ( Scottish stroke improvement programme 2021 national report - Scottish stroke improvement programme - Publications - Public Health Scotland ), which includes data from the Scottis…
21 Apr 2022 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide a detailed breakdown of the stroke rehabilitation services provided by each NHS board.
Answer · Humza Yousaf: The Scottish Government does not hold information containing a detailed breakdown of stroke rehabilitation services provided in individual health boards.
21 Apr 2022 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Government what recent discussions it has had with NHS boards in relation to (a) training and (b) increasing staff capacity to deliver stroke rehabilitation services.
Answer · Humza Yousaf: The Scottish Stroke Improvement Programme Lead, who conducts the annual review process, meets with NHS boards on behalf of Scottish Government. This engagement allows us to understand the provision of stroke services, including training and staff capacity acr…
21 Apr 2022 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Government what recent discussions it has had with NHS boards in relation to developing stroke rehabilitation services.
Answer · Humza Yousaf: The Scottish Stroke Improvement Programme Lead, who conducts the annual review process, meets with NHS boards on behalf of Scottish Government. This engagement allows us to understand the provision of stroke services, including training and staff capacity acr…
20 Apr 2022 · Portfolio Question
To ask the Scottish Government what its response is to the reported concerns of taxi drivers in Glasgow that they may be forced to leave the profession unless further support is offered when Low Emission Zones come into force.
30 Mar 2022 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the commitment in the Tackling Child Poverty Delivery Plan 2022-26 to "mitigate the Benefit Cap as fully as we can", whether the mitigation will cover the full difference between a household's cap and its entitlement; how it plans to deliver this payment to households; what t…
Answer · Shona Robison: The benefit cap is a UK Government policy that sets a limit on the total annual payment a household can receive from means-tested benefits. The Scottish Government cannot amend this policy but we can provide support to benefit-capped families through the disc…
29 Mar 2022 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Government what community engagement it has carried out regarding its plans to refresh its A Fairer Scotland for disabled people: employment action plan.
Answer · Richard Lochhead: The Scottish Government has established a Short Life Working Group (SLWG), co-chaired by Glasgow Disability Alliance, to develop a refresh of the Action Plan, to be published in Autumn 2022 as part of an overarching Fair Work action plan. Membership of the wo…
29 Mar 2022 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Government when it plans to publish its update on progress regarding its A Fairer Scotland for disabled people: employment action plan.
Answer · Richard Lochhead: The Scottish Government has published two progress reports following the initial publication of A Fairer Scotland for Disabled People: Employment Action Plan in December 2018. These were published in March 2020 and March 2021. Labour Market Statistics are pu…
29 Mar 2022 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Government whether it collects information on the measures being put in place by local authorities to address any barriers faced by disabled people who work for local authorities.
Answer · Richard Lochhead: The duty to ensure equality of opportunity rests with employers and so the development and implementation of plans is a matter for Local Authorities. The Scottish Government does not collect this information centrally. Public sector bodies, including local a…
29 Mar 2022 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Government whether it has carried out any evaluation of the accessibility of all local authority buildings.
Answer · Christina McKelvie: Under the Equality Act 2010, individual public authorities are responsible for ensuring that they make reasonable adjustments to meet the needs of people with protected characteristics. Responsibility for complying with the requirements of the Equality Act 20…
29 Mar 2022 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Government whether an evaluation of the Access to Elected Office Fund (Scotland) was carried out following the 2021 elections, and whether any changes were made to the Fund ahead of the 2022 local government elections.
Answer · Christina McKelvie: Scottish Government’s delivery partner, Inclusion Scotland, published a report in May 2021 after the Parliamentary elections. The report includes an evaluation that Inclusion Scotland held with award holders. Most award recipients said their overall experienc…