Parliamentary questions
Craig Hoy
1,298 questions tabled in the Scottish Parliament, most recent first.
10 Feb 2022 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Government whether it has any plans to (a) review and (b) increase the penalties for wildlife crime.
Answer · Mairi McAllan: The Scottish Government introduced the Animals and Wildlife, Penalties, Powers and Protections (Scotland) Act 2020 in November 2020. We made a number of important changes to legislation on wildlife crime including; ? Increasing the penalty for a range of wil…
9 Feb 2022 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Government how many FOI requests were rejected by each NHS board because they did not meet the legal criteria for receiving a response, in each year since 2007.
Answer · George Adam: The Scottish Government does not gather information about the FOI performance of other Scottish public authorities. However, the Member may wish to note that since April 2013 public authorities have submitted FOI handling data to the Scottish Information Comm…
9 Feb 2022 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Government how much each NHS board has spent on trade union facility time, in each year since 2007.
Answer · Humza Yousaf: This is a matter for individual Health Boards. We do not hold this information centrally.
9 Feb 2022 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Government how much each NHS board has spent on responding to FOI requests, in each year since 2007.
Answer · George Adam: The Scottish Government does not gather information regarding spending by other public authorities on handling information requests. Any information gathered by NHS Boards, regarding the cost of responding to information requests should be sought directly fro…
9 Feb 2022 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Government how many FOI requests were made to each NHS board, and of those how many were not responded to within 20 working days, in each year since 2007.
Answer · George Adam: The Scottish Government does not gather information about the FOI performance of other Scottish public authorities. However, the Member may wish to note that since April 2013 public authorities have submitted FOI handling data to the Scottish Information Comm…
9 Feb 2022 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Government how many staff hours have been lost in each NHS board due to staff absence, and what the total cost was of those staff absences, in each year since 2007.
Answer · Humza Yousaf: The information requested is not centrally available. NHS Education for Scotland publishes annual data on sickness absence rates and on bank and agency spend for Medical & Dental and Nursing & Midwifery staff. It should be noted that there are a variety of r…
9 Feb 2022 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Government how much each NHS board has spent on contracts for external management consultants, broken down by contract, in each year since 2007.
Answer · Humza Yousaf: The information requested is not collected or held centrally by the Scottish Government and would require to be obtained from Health Boards.
9 Feb 2022 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Government how much each NHS board has spent on external legal support in connection with service user complaints, in each year since 2007.
Answer · Humza Yousaf: This is a matter for NHS Boards, who have their own internal legal support and access to the Central Legal Office, and the information is not held centrally by the Scottish Government.
9 Feb 2022 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Government how much each NHS board has spent on contracts for external training and coaching consultancy, broken down by contract, in each year since 2007.
Answer · Humza Yousaf: The information requested is not collected or held centrally by the Scottish Government and would require to be obtained from Health Boards.
9 Feb 2022 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Government how many vacant posts there are in each NHS board that have remained unfilled for (a) more than six months and (b) more than 12 months.
Answer · Humza Yousaf: The number of vacant posts in each NHS Board that have remained unfilled for (a) more than six months can be found on the NHS Education for Scotland (NES) website on the following link: NHSScotland workforce | Turas Data Intelligence. The information reque…
9 Feb 2022 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Government how much has been spent by each NHS board on external legal support in connection with cases of staff bullying, in each year since 2007.
Answer · Humza Yousaf: Spending on external legal support is a matter for each NHS Board. The Scottish Government do not hold information regarding this centrally.
9 Feb 2022 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Government how many cases of sexual harassment have been brought against each NHS board, what the outcome was of those cases, and how much was paid in compensation from those cases, in each year since 2007.
Answer · Humza Yousaf: I refer the member to the answer to question S6W-06498 on 18 March 2022. 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-committee…
9 Feb 2022 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Government how much has been spent by each NHS board on external legal support in connection with cases of unfair dismissal, in each year since 2007.
Answer · Humza Yousaf: Spending on external legal support is a matter for each NHS Board. The Scottish Government do not hold information regarding this centrally.
9 Feb 2022 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Government how many cases of unfair dismissal have been brought against each NHS board, what the outcome was of those cases, and how much was paid in compensation from those cases, in each year since 2007.
Answer · Humza Yousaf: This is a matter for NHS Scotland Health boards. The information requested is not held centrally.
9 Feb 2022 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Government how many staff there are in each NHS board who are on long-term sick leave.
Answer · Humza Yousaf: The information requested on how many staff there are in each NHS Board who are on long-term sick leave is not centrally available. Sickness absence rates by NHS Board can be found on the TURAS NHS Education for Scotland workforce statistics site at: NHSSc…
9 Feb 2022 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Government what the total cost is for each NHS board of staff who are on long-term sick leave.
Answer · Humza Yousaf: The information requested on what the total cost is for each NHS board of staff who are on long-term sick leave is not centrally available. NHS Education for Scotland publish annual data on bank and agency spend for Medical & Dental and Nursing & Midwifery s…
9 Feb 2022 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Government how much has (a) redundancy and (b) voluntary severance cost each NHS board, in each year since 2007.
Answer · Humza Yousaf: Health Boards are required to report exit packages in their annual accounts, in line with the requirements set out in HMT’s Financial Reporting Manual. Boards’ annual accounts are publicly available on their websites. Detail not included in the accounts or t…
9 Feb 2022 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Government what the total cost is of overtime worked by staff for each NHS board, in each year since 2007.
Answer · Humza Yousaf: This information is not held centrally.
9 Feb 2022 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Government how many of its staff receive a salary of over £100,000 per annum, broken down by department, and what the total cost is of those staff salaries.
Answer · Kate Forbes: As at 28 February 2022 a total of 32 staff earning over £100,000 per annum were employed in Core Scottish Government at a total salary cost of £3,680,537. Directorate General Number of Staff Strategy & External Affairs 4 Communities 2 Corporate 6 Eco…
9 Feb 2022 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Government how much each NHS board has spent on contracts for external speech-making consultancy, broken down by contract, in each year since 2007.
Answer · Humza Yousaf: The information requested is not collected or held centrally by the Scottish Government and would require to be obtained from Health Boards.
9 Feb 2022 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Government how many service user complaints have been brought against each NHS board, how many of those complaints were upheld, and how much was paid in compensation from those complaints, in each year since 2007.
Answer · Humza Yousaf: The NHS complaints procedure does not provide for financial compensation. Public Health Scotland produce an annual statistical release with links to each NHS Board Annual Complaints and Feedback reports. All data prior to 2010 has been archived to the Natio…
9 Feb 2022 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Government how many hours of overtime have been worked by staff in each NHS board, in each year since 2007.
Answer · Humza Yousaf: This information is not held centrally.
9 Feb 2022 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Government how much each NHS board has spent on contracts for external legal support, broken down by contract, in each year since 2007.
Answer · Humza Yousaf: The information requested is not collected or held centrally by the Scottish Government and would require to be obtained from Health Boards.
9 Feb 2022 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Government how much has been spent by each NHS board on external legal support in connection with cases of sexual harassment, in each year since 2007.
Answer · Humza Yousaf: Spending on external legal support is a matter for each NHS Board. The Scottish Government do not hold information regarding this centrally.
9 Feb 2022 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Government how many cases of staff bullying have been brought against each NHS board, what the outcome was of those cases, and how much was paid in compensation from those cases, in each year since 2007.
Answer · Humza Yousaf: This is a matter for individual Health Boards. We do not hold this specific information centrally. Since 2018-19, as part of our annual staff governance monitoring exercise, Boards advise us of the number of formal bullying and harassment cases raised locall…
9 Feb 2022 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Government how many staff in each NHS board have taken early retirement, and what the total cost was of those early retirement packages, in each year since 2007.
Answer · Humza Yousaf: I refer the member to the answer to question S6W-06508 on 28 February 2022. 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-commi…
9 Feb 2022 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Government how many staff in each NHS board have (a) been made redundant and (b) taken voluntary severance, in each year since 2007.
Answer · Humza Yousaf: I refer the member to the answers to question S6W-06508 on 28 February 2022. 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-comm…
9 Feb 2022 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Government how many members of staff in each NHS board received trade union facility time, in each year since 2007.
Answer · Humza Yousaf: This is a matter for individual Health Boards. We do not hold this information centrally.
9 Feb 2022 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on the outcome of the investigation into the circumstances relating to the delay in an ambulance reaching Richard Brown, in Glasgow, in November 2021.
Answer · Humza Yousaf: It is not appropriate for the Scottish Government or Ministers to comment on or intervene directly in individual cases relating to patient care. We are aware that, following the tragic incident involving Mr Brown, the Scottish Ambulance Service has launched …
31 Jan 2022 · Portfolio Question
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on the NHS Recovery Plan.