Sharon Dowey

11 May 2022 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government how many people in (a) South Ayrshire and (b) East Ayrshire who have been found guilty of child abuse since 2010 were not given a prison sentence.

Answer · Keith Brown: Child abuse is a broad term that doesn't have a specific legal definition. For context the World Health Organisation has defined 'Child maltreatment' as ‘the abuse and neglect that occurs to children under 18 years of age. It includes all types of physical an…

11 May 2022 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government how many people in (a) South Ayrshire and (b) East Ayrshire who have been (i) charged with and (ii) found guilty of possessing child pornography since 2010 were not given a prison sentence.

Answer · Dorothy Bain: COPFS collates data based on reports to each Procurator Fiscal (PF) office, not by local authority area and so, based on geographic proximities, for (a) South Ayrshire the relevant PF office is Ayr and (b) East Ayrshire, the data is based on reports received …

11 May 2022 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government how many people in (a) South Ayrshire and (b) East Ayrshire who have been charged with the offence of fire-raising since 2010 were not given a prison sentence.

Answer · Dorothy Bain: COPFS collates data based on reports to each Procurator Fiscal (PF) office, not by local authority area and so, based on geographic proximities, for (a) South Ayrshire the relevant PF office is Ayr and (b) East Ayrshire, the data is based on reports received …

11 May 2022 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on the planned locations of Scotland's national treatment centres.

Answer · Humza Yousaf: The NTC locations are: Golden Jubilee, Clydebank – Eye Centre and Surgical Centre NTC Forth Valley – Forth Valley Royal Hospital, Larbert NTC Fife – Victoria Hospital, Kirkcaldy NTC Highland - Inverness NTC Grampian - Aberdeen NTC Tayside – Perth Royal …

11 May 2022 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government how many full-time staff will be required to operate Carrick Glen Hospital following its reopening as a national treatment centre.

Answer · Humza Yousaf: The workforce plan is still under development but the number of full-time equivalent staff is expected to be in the region of 160.

11 May 2022 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government how many theatres will be operational at Carrick Glen Hospital following its reopening.

Answer · Humza Yousaf: There will be 2 theatres and one enhanced treatment room. In addition there will also be 11 en-suite inpatient bedrooms and 10 peri-operative rooms to support day case patients.

11 May 2022 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government how many additional surgeries and procedures it estimates will be carried out in each year at Carrick Glen Hospital following its reopening.

Answer · Humza Yousaf: The current business case plans to deliver around 800 joint replacements, 1,200 day cases and 700 local anaesthetic orthopaedic cases.

11 May 2022 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government what the planned opening date is for the new national treatment centre at Carrick Glen.

Answer · Humza Yousaf: Our manifesto committed to opening NTC Ayrshire and Arran in 2025. We are currently finalising the design of the hospital and we are exploring and reviewing timelines associated with the NTC with a view to having the centre operational earlier than our manife…

11 May 2022 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government how many (a) high dependency unit (HDU) and (b) intensive care unit (ICU) beds there will be in Carrick Glen Hospital following its reopening.

Answer · Humza Yousaf: In alignment with the clinical model, there will be no HDU or ICU beds within the NTC.

11 May 2022 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government what major orthopaedics surgery will be available to patients at Carrick Glen Hospital following its reopening.

Answer · Humza Yousaf: The current business case plans to deliver around 800 joint replacements, 1,200 daycases and 700 local anaesthetic orthopaedic cases.  

11 May 2022 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government whether Carrick Glen Hospital will be a multi-disciplinary hospital following its reopening, or whether it will specialise in one discipline, and, if it will specialise, in what discipline that will be.

Answer · Humza Yousaf: The hospital will specialise in orthopaedics but may carry out other low complexity surgical specialty procedures once open.

11 May 2022 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government how many hospitals in the network of national treatment centres are (a) new hospitals, (b) old NHS hospitals and (c) private hospitals that have been taken over by the NHS.

Answer · Humza Yousaf: The National Treatment Centres are all new build centres that are being developed on existing hospital sites as either a new stand-alone facility or as an extension to the existing hospital building. The exception to this is the NTC in Highland that is being …

11 May 2022 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government by what date Carrick Glen Hospital will be fully re-equipped as a hospital focussing on orthopaedics.

Answer · Humza Yousaf: To enable the building to be commissioned, the hospital will be fully equipped to treat orthopaedic patients around 3 months prior to the opening date.

27 Apr 2022 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government when it will publish its new Global Affairs Framework to guide Scotland’s international engagement.

Answer · Angus Robertson: The Scottish Government will publish the new Global Affairs Framework today. The Global Affairs Framework sets out the values and principles underpinning the Scottish Government’s international work and the basis on which the Scottish Government will prior…

27 Apr 2022 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government what projects will be launched in 2022 as part of the Climate Justice Fund.

Answer · Mairi McAllan: In 2022, under the Climate Justice Fund, the Scottish Government will launch programmes to support the three pillars of distributive, procedural and transformative climate justice. These were identified as priorities by the independent evaluation of the Clima…

27 Apr 2022 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government how many staff it is planning to recruit over the current parliamentary session in order to improve continuity and coordination between new elements of international development and wider external affairs programming.

Answer · Neil Gray: We are currently considering our structure and staffing in the light of the findings of our Review into International Development to ensure we have the right resource in place to fully deliver on the outcomes of the review.

27 Apr 2022 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on its plans to increase the International Development Fund by £1.5 million from April 2022.

Answer · Neil Gray: The Scottish Government is proud to be increasing our International Development Fund by 50%, over this parliament, at a time when the UKG has reduced its bilateral programmes for the most vulnerable communities in the world by 53%. Our first uplift towards t…

27 Apr 2022 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government when it is planning to launch new funding rounds for Rwanda and Zambia through the International Development Fund.

Answer · Neil Gray: After assessment, the Scottish Government was pleased to be able to offer 12 month extensions to 5 of our projects in Rwanda and 2 in Zambia. In total, £1.6M of additional funding has been allocated between our Rwanda and Zambia programmes for financial year …

27 Apr 2022 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government how much funding it anticipates will be made available for the Scottish Council on Global Affairs in addition to the £27,000 secured for its first year.

Answer · Angus Robertson: The Scottish Government provided grant funding totalling £27,071 to the Scottish Council on Global Affairs (SCGA) for 2021-22 to support costs associated with the establishment of the international relations institute, as committed to in the 2021-22 Programme…

27 Apr 2022 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government how many staff will be recruited for the Scottish Council on Global Affairs; where it will be located, and what its remit will be.

Answer · Angus Robertson: The Scottish Council on Global Affairs (SCGA) is a fully independent international relations institute which was founded by the University of Edinburgh, the University of St Andrews and the University of Glasgow. Staffing plans, location and its remit, inclu…

20 Apr 2022 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government how many Ukrainian-speaking lawyers it has recruited to ease the resettlement process of Ukrainian refugees in Scotland.

Answer · Shona Robison: Scottish Government lawyers provide legal services and advice to the Scottish Government and its agencies only. As such, Ukrainian-speaking lawyers have not been specifically recruited in order to assist the resettlement process. To support the settlement pr…

20 Apr 2022 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government how many Ukrainian-language speakers are employed with local authorities; how many vacancies for such individuals remain to be filled, and what steps are being taken to recruit more individuals who are fluent in Ukrainian.

Answer · Shona Robison: This is a matter for Local Authorities. The information requested is not held centrally.

20 Apr 2022 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government how many mental health professionals (a) are available to help Ukrainian refugees and (b) it plans to recruit in the next 12 months.

Answer · Kevin Stewart: (a) Available Mental Health Professionals to help Ukrainian refugee; The Scottish Government does not hold data on the Mental Health Professionals currently available to provide support to Ukrainian refugees. We recognise the importance of providing a warm …

12 Apr 2022 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government what progress it has made towards establishing a Percentage for the Arts scheme, and when it anticipates that this will be in place.

Answer · Neil Gray: The 2021-2022 Programme for Government includes a commitment to ‘begin work on establishing a ‘Percentage for the Arts’ scheme’, which would channel a small percentage of spending on all new public buildings and spaces into support for arts and culture. We a…

12 Apr 2022 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on the SNP manifesto commitment to create a brand marque for Scotland, including when it anticipates that this will be introduced.

Answer · Angus Robertson: In line with the Scottish Government’s Programme for Government commitment to ‘create a new brand marque, and build on existing campaign activity, to enhance Scotland’s international reputation’, the new single nation brand marque for Scotland was introduced …

12 Apr 2022 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on the SNP manifesto commitment to work with Scottish Enterprise and Creative Scotland to improve the business support available to the creative industries, including how much money has been made available to businesses for this purpose to date.

Answer · Neil Gray: The Scottish Government has worked at pace to deliver emergency business support to creative businesses, via Creative Scotland, during the Covid-19 pandemic. Since the beginning of the pandemic, the Scottish Government has announced £256 million support to th…

12 Apr 2022 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on its plans to create a Migration Service for Scotland, including when it anticipates that this will be in place.

Answer · Neil Gray: Scotland’s population is predicted to decline from 2028 and the ending of free movement has hindered our ability to attract and retain the people our communities, public services and economy needs. It is vital that we expand the advice and support available t…

12 Apr 2022 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government what progress it has made towards establishing a Youth National Performing Company, and when it anticipates that this will be in place.

Answer · Neil Gray: This Government’s recent manifesto included a commitment to establish a Youth National Performing Company. Work will commence soon setting out what this will look like and how it could be achieved. I will write to the Member to provide her with an update as w…

12 Apr 2022 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government what progress it has made towards the SNP manifesto commitment to create a fund for public artwork, and when it anticipates that this will be in place.

Answer · Neil Gray: This Government is committed to broadening the range of people represented in Scotland’s public places, reflecting in particular the contribution of women and ethnic minorities. A specific fund is being considered in the context of the Scottish Government’s l…

12 Apr 2022 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide a breakdown of how the £1 million funding under the Creative Digital Initiative has been spent to date.

Answer · Neil Gray: The Scottish Government funded a £1 million Creative Digital Initiative to deliver a range of activity and support to upskill creative businesses in their digital capabilities and capacity through a public sector partnership. Creative Scotland were alloca…