Linda Fabiani

8 Mar 2021 · Portfolio Question

To ask the Scottish Government what discussions it has had with the Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service regarding any court delays in cases relating to domestic abuse.

19 Feb 2021 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government, in light of the Young Scot Health Panel report, Preventing Harm - Alcohol Marketing and Young People, when it will launch its consultation on alcohol marketing.

Answer · Mairi Gougeon: Our Alcohol Framework 2018 : Preventing Harm sets out 20 priority actions to tackle alcohol-related harms in Scotland. This reflects the recommended approach set out by the World Health Organization, which recommends action to restrict alcohol marketing as on…

18 Jan 2021 · Portfolio Question

To ask the Scottish Government what discussions it has had with EU member states following the end of the Brexit transition period.

22 Dec 2020 · Portfolio Question

To ask the Scottish Government what issues regarding universal credit have been raised in recent discussions or correspondence with the UK Government.

30 Nov 2020 · Portfolio Question

To ask the Scottish Government what importance it places on local initiatives to reach environmental and emissions targets in the surrounding communities.

9 Nov 2020 · Portfolio Question

To ask the Scottish Government when it last spoke with the office of the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster in relation to EU/UK future relationship negotiations.

2 Nov 2020 · Portfolio Question

To ask the Scottish Government when it last spoke with the office of the Chancellor of the Exchequer.

21 Sep 2020 · Portfolio Question

To ask the Scottish Government how it supports organisations helping older people through the COVID-19 pandemic.

8 Sep 2020 · Inspired Question

To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to support childminders who have been unable to access financial support through current support schemes.

Answer · Maree Todd: Childminders have played an important role throughout the pandemic, many remained open to support critical childcare for key workers and vulnerable children. The challenges faced during this period, by those who remained open and those who closed, are not und…

7 Sep 2020 · Portfolio Question

To ask the Scottish Government how it continues to monitor the issuing of non-harassment orders by sheriffs under the Domestic Abuse (Scotland) Act 2018.

27 Jul 2020 · Inspired Question

To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide a progress update on the rail decarbonisation action plan.

Answer · Michael Matheson: I am delighted to announce that in meeting our Programme for Government commitment the Rail Decarbonisation Action Plan is being published today. This action plan sets out in detail how the Scottish Government will ambitiously decarbonise Scotland’s rail pas…

13 Jul 2020 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government what percentage of (a) Police Scotland officers and (b) Scottish Police Authority staff are from ethnic minority groups, broken down by rank and grade respectively.

Answer · Humza Yousaf: The Scottish Government does not collect data on the ethnicity of Police Officers, Police Staff or Scottish Police Authority (SPA) staff. This is a matter for Police Scotland and the SPA. Both Police Scotland and the SPA publish equality and diversity mainst…

13 Jul 2020 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government what percentage of (a) Police Scotland officers and (b) Scottish Police Authority staff are female, broken down by rank and grade respectively.

Answer · Humza Yousaf: The Scottish Government does not collect data on the number of female Police Officers, Police Staff or Scottish Police Authority (SPA) staff. This is a matter for Police Scotland and the SPA. Both Police Scotland and the SPA publish equality and diversity ma…

23 Jan 2020 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government what estimate it has made of the number of school leavers in each of the last five years who then set up their own business, and whether this is recorded as a positive destination.

Answer · John Swinney: In school leaver destination statistics positive destinations include education, further education, training, employment, voluntary work and activity agreements. The employment category includes those who are self-employed and so those starting up their own b…

20 Jan 2020 · General Question

To ask the Scottish Government what involvement it has in UK-EU talks.

14 Jan 2020 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government, in light of the commitment set out by the UK Government in the paper, New Decade, New Approach, that "as part of wider work examining funding options to support preparedness for entering new trading arrangements with the [EU] and support for businesses, [it] will engage specifically wit…

Answer · Michael Russell: The Scottish Government have been clear that, to date, engagement in relation to the future relationship negotiations has been woefully inadequate. Despite the commitment set out by the UK Government in relation to the Northern Ireland Executive, and previous…

14 Jan 2020 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government, in light of the commitment set out by the UK Government in the paper, New Decade, New Approach, that it will ensure that representatives from the Northern Ireland Executive will be "invited to be part of the UK delegation in any meetings of the UK-EU Specialised or Joint Committees disc…

Answer · Michael Russell: First and foremost, the Scottish Government welcomes the agreement reached and the return of the Northern Ireland Executive. Our First Minister has written to the First Minister and Deputy First Minister to congratulate them both and to reaffirm the Scottish …

14 Jan 2020 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government what its position is on the report by the Institute for Government, Getting Brexit Done, which argues that the UK Government must involve the Scottish Government in its Brexit negotiations to “properly reflect” Scotland's interests.

Answer · Michael Russell: In its recent report, the Institute for Government argued that the UK Government must engage the devolved administrations ” meaningfully and systematically ” and set out detailed plans on how it intends to do so. The Scottish Government have argued this very …

9 Dec 2019 · General Question

To ask the Scottish Government when the next Joint Ministerial Committee meeting will take place.

Answer · Michael Russell: No dates have been set for a Plenary meeting of the Joint Ministerial Committee, or for the European formats of the Joint Ministerial Committee. However, yesterday I spoke with my Welsh counterpart, Jeremy Miles, and we both agreed there should be a meeting e…

3 Dec 2019 · Portfolio Question

To ask the Scottish Government when it last met the Migration Advisory Committee.

4 Nov 2019 · Portfolio Question

To ask the Scottish Government how it monitors the issuing of non-harassment orders by Sheriffs under the Domestic Abuse (Scotland) Act 2018.

28 Oct 2019 · Portfolio Question

To ask the Scottish Government how it promotes venison as a nutritional food.

24 Sep 2019 · General Question

To ask the Scottish Government when it will take decisions on the implementation of Cold Spell Heating Assistance.

10 Sep 2019 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government what discussions it has had with (a) NHS boards and (b) the General Medical Council to ensure that doctors on the Specialist Register undertake the NHS Education for Scotland e-learning package regarding cannabis-based products for medicinal use (CBMPs).

Answer · Jeane Freeman: Scottish Government has worked with NHS Education for Scotland (NES) to disseminate the eLearning package to health boards. This has included alerting all Directors of Pharmacy, the three sectoral pharmacy groups, Community Pharmacy Scotland and, senior speci…

10 Sep 2019 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government what assurances it can give to doctors regarding the use of cannabis-based products for medicinal use (CBMPs).

Answer · Jeane Freeman: The decision of whether or not to prescribe CBPMs is ultimately one for clinicians to make in accordance with their professional duties. Clinicians are expected to work with individual patients or, where appropriate, their carers to agree the best treatment t…

9 Sep 2019 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government what discussions it has had with the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) regarding the proposed guidance regarding the use of cannabis-based products for medicinal use (CBMPs).

Answer · Jeane Freeman: Scottish Government officials and key stakeholders have been actively engaged in the development of the draft guidance, recently published for consultation. The final guidelines are expected to be published in November 2019 and, if it is appropriate to do so …

2 Sep 2019 · Portfolio Question

To ask the Scottish Government what recent discussions it has had with the UK Government regarding the status of EU nationals who are resident in Scotland.

24 Jun 2019 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government what savings have been made by nurseries in (a) East Kilbride, (b) the South Lanarkshire Council area and (c) nationally since the Non-Domestic Rates (Day Nursery Relief) (Scotland) Regulations 2018 came into force.

Answer · Kate Forbes: Data below local authority level is not held centrally. The following table sets out the most up to date information on the amount of nursery relief that was awarded in South Lanarkshire and Scotland in 2018-19, based on the latest non-domestic rates income r…

24 Jun 2019 · Inspired Question

To ask the Scottish Government whether it has reached a decision on the way forward for civil partnership in Scotland, following the consultation in 2018.

Answer · Shirley-Anne Somerville: The Scottish Government consulted on the future of civil partnership from 28 September 2018 to 21 December 2018. The consultation can be found at https://consult.gov.scot/family-law/the-future-of-civil-partnership-in-scotland/ The Scottish Government consu…

7 Jun 2019 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government what impact Brexit could have on the operation of family law in Scotland.

Answer · Ash Denham: EU measures have not generally made provision which affects the substance of family law. Instead, they have tended to concentrate on areas such as the mutual recognition of judgements across the EU. This has provided welcome certainty and clarity for families…