Parliamentary questions
Craig Hoy
1,298 questions tabled in the Scottish Parliament, most recent first.
8 Jan 2024 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Government what discussions took place between the Minister for Housing and the Deputy First Minister and Cabinet Secretary for Finance and their officials regarding the proposed reduction to spending on housing in its 2024-25 Budget.
Answer · Paul McLennan: The Deputy First Minister engaged extensively with all Cabinet Secretaries and Ministers, and their officials, when developing the 2024-25 Budget.
12 Dec 2023 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Government how many civil servants are working on preparations for a National Care Service, and what the cost of these civil servants is on (a) an annualised and (b) a cumulative basis.
Answer · Maree Todd: The current Full Time Equivalent of Civil Servants working on the preparations for a National Care Service is 160. The cost of this for 2023-24 is estimated to be £9.77 million. This is an average cost of £814k per month. The cumulative spend from 2021-22 to …
30 Nov 2023 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will undertake stakeholder engagement on alcohol marketing with consumer groups as well as businesses, before launching a public consultation on revised proposals on restricting alcohol advertising and promotion.
Answer · Elena Whitham: In developing narrower proposals on alcohol marketing the Scottish Government will take account of both the potential public health benefits as well as potential impacts on industry, business and consumers. The next phase in this work will be targeted engagem…
29 Nov 2023 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made of the potential economic impact of extending the 75% rates relief to hospitality and small retail businesses.
Answer · Tom Arthur: Decisions on non-domestic rates for 2024-2025 are considered in the context of the Scottish Budget in line with the Framework for Tax 2021 and with consideration given to affordability; the Scottish Draft Budget for 2024-2025 will be set out on 19 December. F…
29 Nov 2023 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Government what the total cost would be of extending the 75% rates relief to hospitality and small retail businesses.
Answer · Tom Arthur: The total cost of non-domestic rates relief policies depends on other decisions taken in the Scottish Budget including the Basic, Intermediate and Higher Property Rates. Decisions on non-domestic rates for 2024-2025, including the Property Rates, will be anno…
29 Nov 2023 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Government what projections it has made on the likely number of pubs and hospitality-related businesses that there will be in Scotland in (a) one (b) three and (c) five year(s).
Answer · Richard Lochhead: The Scottish Government does not produce projections on the number of businesses in Scotland, overall or for individual sectors.
27 Nov 2023 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Government what plans it has to reduce waiting times for access to NHS audiology services.
Answer · Jenni Minto: I refer the member to the answer to question S6W-23310 on 11 December 2023. 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-commit…
27 Nov 2023 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Government whether it has any plans to adapt or increase the use of independent audiology provision as it reviews the commissioning of audiology services.
Answer · Jenni Minto: The Scottish Government remains fully committed to enhancing community audiology services. We are continuing to work closely with NHS Boards, Independent Providers and the Third Sector to develop fully integrated and sustainable audiology care and treatment l…
2 Nov 2023 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will publish details of the number of records relating to the former Deputy First Minister's COVID-19 pandemic management that have been recorded and retained as part of its Records Management Plan and mobile messaging policy, broken down by the medium through which any record…
Answer · Shona Robison: I refer the member to the answer to question S6W-22728 on 21 November 2023. 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-commit…
2 Nov 2023 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will publish details of the number of records relating to the former First Minister's COVID-19 pandemic management that have been recorded and retained as part of its Records Management Plan and mobile messaging policy, broken down by the medium through which any recorded mess…
Answer · Shona Robison: I refer the member to the answer to question S6W-22728 on 21 November 2023. 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-commit…
2 Nov 2023 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will publish details of the number of records relating to the former Cabinet Secretary for (a) Health and Social Care’s and (b) Health and Sport's COVID-19 pandemic response that have been recorded and retained as part of its Records Management Plan and mobile messaging policy…
Answer · Shona Robison: I refer the member to the answer to question S6W-22728 on 21 November 2023. 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-commit…
2 Nov 2023 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will publish details of the number of (a) WhatsApp messages, (b) SMS messages, (c) Microsoft Teams messages and (d) telephone transcripts relating to the COVID-19 pandemic response that have been recorded and retained as part of its (i) Records Management Plan and (ii) mobile …
Answer · Shona Robison: I refer the member to the answer to question S6W-22728 on 21 November 2023. 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-commit…
2 Nov 2023 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Government when its Knowledge and Information Management Branch is next set to review its (a) Records Management Plan and (b) mobile messaging policy.
Answer · Shona Robison: The Scottish Government keeps its records management plan under review as stipulated in the Public Records (Scotland) Act 2011. It is reviewed annually, or sooner if changes to the law require it. The next review will take place within the next 12 months. Th…
2 Nov 2023 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Government how regularly its Knowledge and Information Management Branch reviews its (a) Records Management Plan and (b) mobile messaging policy.
Answer · Shona Robison: The Scottish Government keeps its records management plan under review as stipulated in the Public Records (Scotland) Act 2011. It is reviewed annually, or sooner if changes to the law require it. The Scottish Government keeps its Mobile Messaging Policy und…
2 Nov 2023 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Government how many disciplinary cases have been brought forward against Scottish Government employees as a result of any failure to ensure that records are maintained and disposed of in accordance with its records management principles.
Answer · Shona Robison: There has been one case of disciplinary action taken against a Scottish Government employee as a result of a failure to ensure that records are maintained and disposed of in accordance with its record management principles. The disciplinary action was taken i…
2 Nov 2023 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Government how many disciplinary cases have been brought forward against Scottish Government employees as a result of any failure to ensure that the records for which they are responsible are complete and accurate.
Answer · Shona Robison: There have been no disciplinary cases against Scottish Government employees as a result of a failure to ensure that the records for which they are responsible are complete and accurate.
25 Sep 2023 · Portfolio Question
To ask the Scottish Government whether it plans to publish winter updates to its NHS Recovery Plan and winter resilience overview.
9 Aug 2023 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Government what it is doing to support any CodeClan students who are losing the opportunities to learn new skills due to the company's liquidation.
Answer · Richard Lochhead: Codebase, the operator of Scotland's Techscaler network, has acquired CodeClan’s training materials and other assets. The Scottish Government has agreed to provide financial support to Codebase for the explicit purpose of allowing students who have paid for…
9 Aug 2023 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Government what it will do to progress information and communications technology (ICT) and digital technologies training, in light of the liquidation of CodeClan.
Answer · Richard Lochhead: We look forward to working Codebase and other partners to ensure the provision of quality, modular skills training is continued and enhanced. In the meantime, Scotland’s tech sector is served by a world class post-16 education system which each year generate…
9 Aug 2023 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Government, in light of its commitment to help grow Scotland’s economy through the tech sector and to bridge the technical skills gap, for what reason it reportedly did not provide support to CodeClan.
Answer · Richard Lochhead: Codeclan was a private sector enterprise and its financial stability was the sole responsibility of its management and board of directors. The Scottish Government and Scottish Enterprise worked intensively with CodeClan to explore every possible option to se…
27 Jul 2023 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Government how many instances there have been of ScotRail trains returning late from their scheduled maintenance examinations, broken down by month since 1 April 2022.
Answer · Fiona Hyslop: This is an operational matter for ScotRail. The information requested is not held centrally by the Scottish Government.
24 Jul 2023 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Government, as outlined in its suicide prevention action plan for 2023 to 2024, how it plans to support new peer support groups across Scotland.
Answer · Maree Todd: I refer the member to the answer to question S6W-20183 on? 14 August 2023. 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-committ…
24 Jul 2023 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Government, as outlined in its suicide prevention action plan for 2023 to 2024, how it plans to keep raising awareness and improving learning about suicide.
Answer · Maree Todd: I refer the member to the answer to question S6W-20183 on? 14 August 2023. 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-committ…
24 Jul 2023 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Government, as outlined in its suicide prevention action plan for 2023 to 2024, how it plans to build more understanding of suicide risk and behaviour amongst children and young people.
Answer · Maree Todd: I refer the member to the answer to question S6W-20183 on? 14 August 2023. 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-committ…
24 Jul 2023 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Government, as outlined in its suicide prevention action plan for 2023 to 2024, how it plans to work with partners in high-risk settings for suicide, to build effective and compassionate suicide prevention action plans.
Answer · Maree Todd: I refer the member to the answer to question S6W-20183 on? 14 August 2023. 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-committ…
24 Jul 2023 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Government, as outlined in its suicide prevention action plan for 2023 to 2024, how it plans to build on the Time Space Compassion approach.
Answer · Maree Todd: I refer the member to the answer to question S6W-20183 on 14 August 2023. 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-committe…
24 Jul 2023 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Government, as outlined in its suicide prevention action plan for 2023 to 2024, how it plans to step up its United to Prevent Suicide social movement with a new focus on boosting employer engagement and reaching groups most likely to be affected by suicide.
Answer · Maree Todd: The Scottish Government and CoSLA are jointly responsible for delivering the Creating Hope Together action plan 2022-2025 . We have appointed a new National Delivery Lead to work with Strategic Outcome Lead partners to drive forward delivery of the action…
24 Jul 2023 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Government, as outlined in its suicide prevention action plan for 2023 to 2024, how it plans to develop an online portal, which hosts information and advice on suicide, to help people who may be suicidal and anyone worried for someone, as well as professionals.
Answer · Maree Todd: I refer the member to the answer to question S6W-20183 on 14 August 2023. 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-committe…
24 Jul 2023 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Government, as outlined in its suicide prevention action plan for 2023 to 2024, how it plans to activate the whole of government and society policy package, so that a wide range of government policies and their delivery on the ground are working to prevent suicide.
Answer · Maree Todd: I refer the member to the answer to question S6W-20183 on? 14 August 2023. 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-committ…
24 Jul 2023 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Government, as outlined in its suicide prevention action plan for 2023 to 2024, how it plans to focus on improving safety at key locations of concern for suicide.
Answer · Maree Todd: I refer the member to the answer to question S6W-20183 on? 14 August 2023. 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-committ…