Annabel Goldie

2 Mar 2016 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government what the current position is in relation to the provision of the drug, Translarna, for people with Duchenne muscular dystrophy.

Answer · Shona Robison: Following a submission from the pharmaceutical company, the Scottish Medicines Consortium (SMC) is currently considering whether ataluren (Translarna) can be accepted for routine use within the NHS in Scotland. The independence of SMC decisions on individual …

11 Jan 2016 · Portfolio Question

To ask the Scottish Government what steps it is taking to maximise the economic growth potential and investment opportunities made possible by funding from the UK City Deals programme.

5 Jan 2016 · Portfolio Question

To ask the Scottish Government what measures it is taking to tackle the reported increase in the number of people with diabetes.

Answer · Maureen Watt: Our Diabetes Improvement Plan published in November 2014 sets out key provisions and a range of actions to support NHS boards in delivering person-centred, safe and effective care and treatment for people living with diabetes in Scotland.

14 Dec 2015 · Portfolio Question

To ask the Scottish Government when it will publish its response to the consultation on the presumption against short-term sentences.

23 Nov 2015 · General Question

To ask the Scottish Government what measures it will take to protect vulnerable people affected by the weather this winter.

26 Oct 2015 · Portfolio Question

To ask the Scottish Government whether it plans to simplify the valuation and payment of non-domestic rates.

Answer · John Swinney: The Scottish Government has no current plans to change the valuation and payment of non-domestic rates, but is keeping the rates framework under active review, building on our 20-point action plan to make improvements ahead of 2017 revaluation.

14 Sep 2015 · General Question

To ask the Scottish Government what its medium-term strategy is for higher education.

31 Aug 2015 · Portfolio Question

To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made of the economic benefits of HMNB Clyde being designated the UK’s submarine centre of specialisation, with a projected increase of 1,500 jobs by 2022.

24 Aug 2015 · Portfolio Question

To ask the Scottish Government, in light of recommendation 12 of the report of the Commission for Developing Scotland's Young Workforce, what progress it is making in ensuring that there is a focus on STEM subjects to help young people into employment.

29 Jun 2015 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government what audit measures it uses to ensure that the funding it provides to pay for the nursery education of eligible children reaches the providers.

Answer · Fiona McLeod: The Scottish Government audits overall spend on early learning and childcare through the annual local government finance returns; and the SOLACE/COSLA improvement service carry out an annual national benchmarking overview report including spend and costs on s…

29 Jun 2015 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government how many children who were eligible to receive nursery education it funded in each local authority area in (a) 2013-14 and (b) 2014-15 and it will fund in 2015-16.

Answer · Fiona McLeod: The Scottish Government provides local authorities funding for the free entitlement for all eligible children. The number of funded registrations and estimated number of children eligible for the early learning and childcare free entitlement in each local aut…

29 Jun 2015 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government how much (a) was spent in each local authority area per eligible child for nursery place provision in (i) 2013-14 and (ii) 2014-15 and (b) is projected to be spent in 2015-16.

Answer · Fiona McLeod: Final outturn figures identifying gross revenue and capital expenditure on early learning and childcare (ELC) in each Scottish local authority are published annually as part of the Scottish local government financial statistics. The latest publication of 24 F…

29 Jun 2015 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government how much funding for nursery place provision it (a) allocated to each local authority in (i) 2013-14 and (ii) 2014-15 and (b) has projected for 2015-16, and what formula it has used to calculate this.

Answer · Fiona McLeod: The Scottish Government provides local authorities with a block revenue grant which includes funding for early learning and childcare. This money is not ring-fenced and local authorities are free to spend it in line with local priorities and agreed national p…

18 May 2015 · Portfolio Question

To ask the Scottish Government whether it has a timescale for the procurement of evidence and engagement in civic consultation in relation to the further powers it is seeking in addition to the Smith Commission proposals.

11 May 2015 · General Question

To ask the Scottish Government whether it considers that the alcohol licensing regime for public houses and clubs is operating satisfactorily.

27 Apr 2015 · General Question

To ask the Scottish Government what progress has been made with the implementation of the Disclosure Scheme for Domestic Abuse Scotland, which was piloted in Aberdeen and Ayrshire.

13 Apr 2015 · Portfolio Question

To ask the Scottish Government what action it will take to reduce reconviction rates among offenders given drug treatment and testing orders.

23 Mar 2015 · General Question

To ask the Scottish Government what its response is to the criticism by Dr Neil McKeganey from the Centre for Drug Misuse Research that the government’s methadone programme is “literally a black hole into which people are disappearing".

16 Mar 2015 · Portfolio Question

To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to increase the number of housing completions.

16 Mar 2015 · First Minister's Question

To ask the First Minister what the Scottish Government's position is on confidentiality clauses for staff leaving NHS jobs.

12 Mar 2015 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government how many whole-time equivalent GPs there have been in each year since 2007.

Answer · Shona Robison: Year Number of GPs 2007 4,686 2008 4,890 2009 4,907 2010 4,905 2011 4,888 2012 4,856 2013 4,881 2014 4,918 Information on whole-time equivalent status of GPs is not routinely available. However, the next national primary care workforce s…

9 Mar 2015 · General Question

To ask the Scottish Government what plans it has to publish an Oil and Gas Analytical Bulletin.

23 Feb 2015 · Portfolio Question

To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking in response to the petition signed by over 7,000 staff, patients and members of the public demanding adequate parking and public transport at the new South Glasgow Hospitals.

17 Feb 2015 · Portfolio Question

To ask the Scottish Government how many people supplying new psychoactive substances have been charged under common law with reckless and culpable conduct, and how many convictions have resulted.

19 Jan 2015 · Portfolio Question

To ask the Scottish Government whether it anticipates the university student population contracting or expanding over the next five years.

12 Jan 2015 · General Question

To ask the Scottish Government how it is planning to meet any increase in demand for NHS services over the next five years.

5 Jan 2015 · General Question

To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to alleviate the planned disruption to Glasgow-Edinburgh rail services in summer 2015.

15 Sep 2014 · Portfolio Question

To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to ensure that the six NHS boards that did not meet the 26-week target for child and adolescent mental health services waiting times are able to do so, and are able to meet the new 18-week target from December 2014.

Answer · Alex Neil: I have written to the boards concerned asking them to provide a detailed report on the current situation and the plans they have in place to accelerate the work to ensure delivery from December 2014. The Scottish Government continues to provide support to he…

11 Aug 2014 · Portfolio Question

To ask the Scottish Government when it last met the Chief Constable and what issues were discussed.

28 Jul 2014 · General Question

To ask the Scottish Government for what reason the decision to arm police officers on routine duties was regarded as an operational matter and not scrutinised by the Parliament.