Craig Hoy

30 Jun 2022 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S6W-02344 by Humza Yousaf on 30 September 2021, whether it will provide an update on how many calls to the Scottish Ambulance Service have been responded to (a) within (i) under 10, (ii) 10 to 29, (iii) 30 to 59 and (iv) 60 to 120 and (b) after over 120…

Answer · Humza Yousaf: The information that has been requested is not held centrally by the Scottish Government. Official statistical reports relating to the Scottish Ambulance Service can be found on the following link. Public Health Scotland .

30 Jun 2022 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government what the locations of all "rapid" electric vehicle chargers are in the (a) South Scotland parliamentary region and (b) rest of Scotland, and how the public can find out about these locations.

Answer · Jenny Gilruth: Transport Scotland only holds information on charge points registered on the ChargePlace Scotland network, however this information is not held by parliamentary constituency only by Local Authority boundary. Across all the local authorities that this constit…

30 Jun 2022 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S6W-00243 by Kevin Stewart on 4 June 2021, whether it will provide an update on how many suicides have been recorded in each year since 2007.

Answer · Kevin Stewart: The total number of deaths by suicide recorded by National Records of Scotland (NRS) from 2007 to 2020 are detailed in the following table. Finalised statistics for deaths by suicide in 2021 are not yet available. NRS plan to publish these on 2 August 2022.…

30 Jun 2022 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S6W-00749 by Shona Robison on 29 June 2021, whether it will provide an update on how many homes in each local authority area in the South Scotland parliamentary region have been returned to use with support from the Scottish Empty Homes Partnership, in …

Answer · Shona Robison: The Scottish Government does not hold a breakdown of the requested figures by local authority area. The Scottish Empty Homes Partnership was formed in 2010 and the annual figures from 2011 onwards are shown in the following table: Year Number of homes broug…

30 Jun 2022 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S6W-02451 by Maree Todd on 21 September 2021, whether it will provide an update on how many cervical cancer screenings have taken place in each month since the start of 2019.

Answer · Maree Todd: Further to the answer to question S6W-02451 which provided information on the number of samples collected within the cervical screening programme from January 2019 to August 2021. All answers to written Parliamentary Questions are available on the Parliament'…

30 Jun 2022 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S6W-02452 by Maree Todd on 21 September 2021, whether it will provide an update on how many diabetic retinopathy screenings have taken place in each month since the start of 2019.

Answer · Maree Todd: Further to the answer to question S6W-02452 which provided information on the number of people screened for diabetic retinopathy in each month between January 2019 and July 2021. All answers to written Parliamentary Questions are available on the Parliament's…

30 Jun 2022 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S6W-03209 by Humza Yousaf on 15 November 2021, whether it will provide an update on how many nurses have (a) joined and (b) left the NHS in each year since 2007.

Answer · Humza Yousaf: The requested information on how many nurses have (a) joined and (b) left the NHS in each year since 2007 is not centrally available. Information on how many Nursing & Midwifery staff have (a) joined and (b) left the NHS since 2012 can be found in the follo…

30 Jun 2022 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government what support it has provided to East Lothian Council to assist with the redevelopment of the former Cockenzie Power Station site.

Answer · Tom Arthur: The site is identified as a national development in the current National Planning Framework 3 (2014). The draft National Planning Framework 4 (NPF4) (November 2021) does not propose a national development designation for Cockenzie, however its spatial strateg…

30 Jun 2022 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S6W-01695 by Shona Robison on 16 August 2021, whether it will provide an update on how many property factors have been registered, as required by the Property Factors (Scotland) Act 2011, in each year since 2011, broken down by (a) those remaining on th…

Answer · Shona Robison: The updated information requested is contained in the following table: Year (See Note 1) Number registered Number remaining on register Number newly admitted to register Number removed from register (see Note 2) 2011 N/A N/A N/A N/A 2012 242 N/…

26 Jun 2022 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government how it is improving workforce capacity and resources for social workers in response to the finding in the Social Work Scotland report, Setting the Bar, that more than 70% of social workers are working additional hours, of which 90% are not being paid.

Answer · Clare Haughey: The Scottish Government welcomed the Setting the Bar report and its findings will inform future policy decisions. Social workers make a valuable contribution to supporting individuals and families across Scotland. Social work professionals need to have the ti…

26 Jun 2022 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government how it is improving workforce capacity and resources for social workers in response to the finding in the Social Work Scotland report, Setting the Bar, that less than 31% of social workers feel that they have the resources needed to fulfil their responsibilities.

Answer · Clare Haughey: The Scottish Government welcomed the Setting the Bar report and its findings will inform future policy decisions. Social workers make a valuable contribution to supporting individuals and families across Scotland. Social work professionals need to have the t…

26 Jun 2022 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government how it is (a) recognising social workers and (b) improving public perceptions and understanding of social work, in light of the comments in the Social Work Scotland report, Setting the Bar, regarding “the need for social work to have stronger representation publicly”.

Answer · Clare Haughey: The Scottish Government welcomes the Setting the Bar for Social Work report and will consider its findings for future policy decisions, including any potential developments of a public information campaign. Social workers make a highly skilled, unique and val…

26 Jun 2022 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government what steps it is taking to improve working conditions for social workers in response to the finding in the Social Work Scotland report, Setting the Bar, that 49% of social workers say they might leave the profession due to high administrative workloads.

Answer · Clare Haughey: The Scottish Government welcomes the Setting the Bar for Social Work in Scotland report and will consider and discuss the findings with its partners to inform and develop future social work workforce policy. Social workers make a highly skilled, unique and va…

13 Jun 2022 · First Minister's Question

To ask the First Minister whether she will provide an update on the Scottish Government's policy regarding investment in nuclear fusion technology.

7 Jun 2022 · Portfolio Question

To ask the Scottish Government when it last met COSLA.

1 Jun 2022 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government what its response is to (a) the Institute of Economic Affairs report, The Hangover: The cost of minimum alcohol pricing in Scotland, and (b) the report's conclusions that minimum unit pricing has cost consumers in Scotland £270 million since its introduction and “that there is little evi…

Answer · Maree Todd: The Institute of Economic Affairs report is one independent report and should not be used to draw conclusions on the effect of the policy. Public Health Scotland are leading a comprehensive evaluation of the impact of Minimum Unit Pricing, details of which c…

31 May 2022 · Portfolio Question

To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on how it is supporting farmers to adapt to new technologies.

26 May 2022 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government (a) how many journeys have been taken using and (b) what the cost has been of the Government Car Service in each year since 2011, including 2021, also broken down by minister, including the First Minister.

Answer · Kate Forbes: The following table details the total cost of operation and number of journeys completed by the Government Car Service since 2011. Year Total cost (1) Total number of journeys completed (2) 2010 - 11 £974,678 8,159 2011 - 12 £1,074,714 9,201 2012 - …

26 May 2022 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government what its response is to The Promise Oversight Board’s first report into the progress that Scotland is making to implement the conclusions of the Independent Care Review and keep The Promise, and what it will do to meet the recommendations in the report.

Answer · John Swinney: The Scottish Government welcomes the Promise Scotland’s Oversight Board report and the continued focus and momentum across all stakeholders to Keep The Promise. The Scottish Government remains committed to Keeping The Promise by 2030, working in partnership …

18 May 2022 · Portfolio Question

To ask the Scottish Government what recent assessment it has made of delayed discharge in the NHS.

10 May 2022 · Portfolio Question

To ask the Scottish Government what cross-government discussions regarding the remaining COVID-19 hospital restrictions have taken place as part of its Covid Recovery Strategy.

2 May 2022 · Portfolio Question

To ask the Scottish Government what its response is to the latest recorded crime statistics.

27 Apr 2022 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government what related meetings the First Minister undertook prior to the nationalisation of Ferguson Marine.

Answer · Jenny Gilruth: Since the contract award in 2015, the First Minister announced the preferred bidder status of Ferguson Marine on 31 August 2015, met with Jim McColl on 31 May 2017 and attended the launch of 801 on 21 November 2017.    

27 Apr 2022 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government what meetings the First Minister undertook on the commissioning of vessels 801 and 802 for the Clyde and Hebrides prior to the contract being awarded to Ferguson Marine.

Answer · Jenny Gilruth: During the Cabinet meeting of 24 August 2015, the First Minister was informed that a preferred bidder had been selected for vessels 801 and 802.  

27 Apr 2022 · Portfolio Question

To ask the Scottish Government how it works with East Lothian Council in the delivery of local government services across the area.

26 Apr 2022 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government what plans it has to review the future funding arrangements for social care in Scotland.

Answer · Kevin Stewart: Investment of over £1.6 billion for social care and integration in the 2022-23 budget progresses our commitment to increase spend in social care specifically by 25% – over £840 million – by the end of this parliament, and supports measures to strengthen the i…

20 Apr 2022 · Portfolio Question

To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on the total costs of the COVID-19 vaccine certification scheme.

14 Apr 2022 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government when the cost of grid infrastructure enhancements will be shared across all users rather than levied on individual households that are willing and able to afford investing in domestic generation and storage.

Answer · Michael Matheson: The cost of grid infrastructure enhancements is an area of policy reserved to the UK Government. The recent Ofgem reform will mean that from the 1st of April 2023 generation and storage will pay less upfront costs and some of these costs will be socialised ac…

22 Mar 2022 · Portfolio Question

To ask the Scottish Government what plans it has to engage local authorities in programmes to tackle the gap between Scotland's most affluent and most deprived communities.

18 Mar 2022 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government whether it will consider introducing legislation to prevent a former employee taking an employer to an employment tribunal on purely malicious claims when the current cost for an employer to proceed to a tribunal is reported to be in the region of £7,000 to £10,000.

Answer · Richard Lochhead: Employment law and the Employment Tribunal system are currently reserved to Westminster. The Scottish Government cannot therefore legislate on the costs associated with taking an employment case to tribunal.