Parliamentary questions
Sue Webber
256 questions tabled in the Scottish Parliament, most recent first.
5 Aug 2021 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking, in addition to initiatives such as mobile vaccine buses and vaccinations at football stadiums and shopping centres, to encourage and incentivise younger people to get the COVID-19 vaccine, in light of reports that vaccine rollout statistics show a lower take-up …
Answer · Humza Yousaf: The vaccination programme uptake in Scotland is highly successful overall with around 90% of the adult population (18+) having received their first dose - far beyond our planning assumption of 80% - and so far 73% have received their second dose. To ensure g…
22 Jul 2021 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Government how many patients have been sent to an (a) NHS, or (b) private facility in England for a double mastectomy and reconstructive surgery, in each of the last five years.
Answer · Humza Yousaf: I refer the member to the answer to question S6W-01820 on ? 16 August 2021. 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…
22 Jul 2021 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Government how many patients have had a genomic profile carried out on their tumour in each of the last five years, broken down by NHS board.
Answer · Humza Yousaf: The Scottish Genetic Laboratory Consortium is commissioned by NHS Services Scotland National Services Division (NSD) through four Laboratory sites in Aberdeen, Dundee, Edinburgh, Glasgow. Genetic services are a matter for NSD and local Health Boards therefor…
22 Jul 2021 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Government how many Specialist Nurse Practitioners there are for (a) primary and (b) secondary breast cancer, and what the nurse-to-patient ratio is, both broken down by NHS board.
Answer · Humza Yousaf: I refer the member to the answer to question S6W-01708 on ? 24 August 2021. 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…
22 Jul 2021 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Government how many women are currently waiting for reconstructive surgery following treatment for breast cancer, broken down by NHS board.
Answer · Humza Yousaf: Statistics on the number of patients waiting for reconstructive surgery following treatment for breast cancer are not held centrally by Public Health Scotland (PHS). In the case of patients waiting for inpatient or day case treatment the national Waiting Time…
22 Jul 2021 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Government how many women aged (a) 50 and over and (b) under 50 are currently waiting to start treatment for (i) primary and (ii) secondary breast cancer, broken down by NHS board.
Answer · Humza Yousaf: The information requested is not held centrally by the Scottish Government. Information relating to the number of women aged (a) 50 and over and (b) under 50 currently waiting to start treatment for (i) primary and (ii) secondary breast cancer, would be held…
22 Jul 2021 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Government how many women aged (a) 50 and over and (b) under 50 are currently waiting for diagnostic tests to confirm (i) primary and (ii) secondary breast cancer, broken down by NHS board.
Answer · Humza Yousaf: The information requested is not held centrally by the Scottish Government. Information relating to the number of women aged (a) 50 and over and (b) under 50 currently waiting for diagnostic tests to confirm either (i) primary or (ii) secondary breast cancer…
22 Jul 2021 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Government how many women aged (a) 50 and over and (b) under 50 are currently undergoing treatment for secondary breast cancer, broken down by NHS board.
Answer · Humza Yousaf: I refer the member to the answer to question S6W-01706 on ? 24 August 2021. 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…
16 Jul 2021 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Government (a) what process must be followed, (b) what legal requirement needs to be in place, and (c) whether a new traffic regulation order is required, in order for experimental traffic regulation orders to become permanent orders.
Answer · Graeme Dey: The legislative requirements for an Experimental Traffic Regulation Order (ETRO) are set out on the Road Traffic regulation Act 1984 and the relevant procedures as contained in the Local Authorities' Traffic Orders (Procedure) (Scotland) Regulations 1999 (for…
18 Jun 2021 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Government what legal requirement needs to be in place in order for an emergency traffic regulation order to be made permanent.
Answer · Graeme Dey: There is no order generally referred to as an emergency traffic regulation order in Scotland. Traffic authorities may make temporary traffic regulation orders (which are known as TTROs), under the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984. These can prohibit or rest…
18 Jun 2021 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Government whether a new traffic regulation order is required in order to make an emergency traffic regulation order permanent.
Answer · Graeme Dey: There is no order generally referred to as an emergency traffic regulation order in Scotland. Traffic authorities may make temporary traffic regulation orders (which are known as TTROs), under the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984. These can prohibit or rest…
18 Jun 2021 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Government what process must be followed in order for emergency traffic regulation orders to become permanent orders.
Answer · Graeme Dey: There is no order generally referred to as an emergency traffic regulation order in Scotland. Traffic authorities may make temporary traffic regulation orders (which are known as TTROs), under the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984. These can prohibit or rest…
17 Jun 2021 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Government how many children in each (a) local authority and (b) NHS board area have been born drug-dependent in each year since 2007.
Answer · Angela Constance: The numbers of babies reported in the Scottish Birth Record (SBR) as having a diagnosis of ‘foetus and newborn affected by maternal use of drugs of addiction’ or ‘neonatal withdrawal symptoms from maternal use of drug addiction’ in Scotland during the period …
2 Jun 2021 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Government what the £2.2 million of funding from Transport Scotland to The City of Edinburgh Council to install electric vehicle infrastructure has been spent on, in light of Edinburgh reportedly having the second worst ratio of electric vehicle charging devices per 100,000 people in Scotland.
Answer · Graeme Dey: City of Edinburgh Council (CEC) is benefitting from over £2.39 million of funding for its “Edinburgh EV Infrastructure Network Project” through Transport Scotland’s Switched on Towns and Cities challenge fund. Due to the scale of Switched on Towns and Cities …
2 Jun 2021 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Government what its response is to reports that, in light of 20% of all ultra low emission vehicles in Scotland being registered in Edinburgh, the city has the second worst ratio of electric vehicle charging devices per 100,000 people in Scotland, and what action it is taking to improve Edinburgh’s…
Answer · Graeme Dey: We have invested over £45 million into electric vehicle infrastructure across Scotland. And through our funding programmes we have awarded £3.6 million to Edinburgh City Council to invest in EV infrastructure. The UK Government recently published data that de…
2 Jun 2021 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide a breakdown of COVID-19 vaccine take-up in each NHS board, also broken down by age group.
Answer · Humza Yousaf: Public Health Scotland (PHS) provides details on the number of people who have been vaccinated by Health Board and age profile. This information is detailed here COVID-19 Daily Dashboard | Tableau Public .