Adam Ingram

2 Dec 2013 · Portfolio Question

To ask the Scottish Government what the timetable is for the transition from the individual patient treatment request system to the peer approved clinical system.

12 Sep 2013 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government whether the right to independent advocacy for looked-after children and young people will be included in the Children and Young People (Scotland) Bill and what the reasons are for its position on this matter.

Answer · Aileen Campbell: The right to independent advocacy for looked after children and young people will not be included in the Children and Young People Scotland) Bill. The Getting it right for every child (GIRFEC) approach to improving wellbeing of all children and young people …

12 Jul 2013 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government what resources local authorities will be provided to ensure that three-year-olds in rural areas will be offered local access to 600 minimum hours of free nursery education, as proposed in the Children and Young People (Scotland) Bill.

Answer · Aileen Campbell: The Financial Memorandum accompanying the Children and Young People Bill provides a best estimate of additional costs of the additional hours of early learning and childcare, including for three year olds. The methodology for distributing the additional fundi…

12 Jul 2013 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government what measures are in place to ensure that three-year-olds in rural areas have the same local access to the minimum hours of free nursery education as their peers in urban areas.

Answer · Aileen Campbell: All local authorities have a statutory duty to make pre-school places available to all those three and four year olds whose parents wish it. Local authorities will have varying approaches to delivering the funded entitlement, based on local need. Under the …

12 Jul 2013 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government what the uptake is of the minimum hours of free nursery education for three-year-olds in (a) Carrick, Cumnock and Doon Valley and (b) rural Scotland and how this compares with the uptake in urban areas.

Answer · Aileen Campbell: The Scottish Government’s annual Pre-School census shows that, at national level, 98% of eligible three year olds are taking up the entitlement to 475 hours per year of pre-school education. Scottish Government does not monitor uptake of the entitlement at t…

27 Jun 2013 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government what funding and support is available to community organisations involved in community-led regeneration.

Answer · Nicola Sturgeon: Our regeneration strategy, Achieving a Sustainable Future, places community-led regeneration at the heart of its approach. We established our People and Communities Fund specifically to provide funding and support to community organisations involved in commun…

27 Jun 2013 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government what percentage of Third Sector Strategic Funding Partnership funding was awarded to standalone community organisations in partnership with national organisations.

Answer · Aileen Campbell: All of the £10 million provided for Strategic Funding Partnerships was agreed with individual organisations. However, the Scottish Government would be happy for these organisations to work in partnership with others if this was the best way to achieve improve…

27 Jun 2013 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government what criteria were used to award Third Sector Strategic Funding Partnership funding.

Answer · Aileen Campbell: Organisations awarded Third Sector Strategic Funding Partnership funding satisfied one of more of the following criteria: They are unique in the services they deliver and whose loss would have an unacceptable impact; They are delivering crucial Scottish Gov…

27 Jun 2013 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government, in light of the recent Third Sector Early Intervention Fund not allowing applications for core funding from community organisations, whether it plans to allocate additional funds to enable such groups to apply for core costs.

Answer · Aileen Campbell: Through strand 1 of the Third Sector Early Intervention Fund (TSEIF), third sector organisations were provided with £14 million of core costs over two years. In addition, the award criteria for strand 2 allowed for the funding of core costs proportional to th…

11 Mar 2013 · General Question

To ask the Scottish Government what progress is being made on resolving the issues facing the coal industry.

Answer · Fergus Ewing: Over the last year, myself and my officials have been working closely with the coal industry, local councils, Scottish Environmental Protection Agency, UK counterparts and other key interested parties to explore solutions to a number of key issues affecting t…

25 Feb 2013 · General Question

To ask the Scottish Government what progress is being made in shifting coal freight from roads to rail and other forms of transport.

Answer · Keith Brown: Though coal freight transport mode is a commercial decision for industry, we have a strong record of investment, including reopening the Stirling-Alloa-Kincardine railway line, connecting coalfields and power stations. We recently announced a £30 million fund…

18 Feb 2013 · General Question

To ask the Scottish Government what progress is being made in shifting coal freight from roads to rail and other forms of transport.

11 Feb 2013 · Portfolio Question

To ask the Scottish Government whether it will support Carrick Community Councils' Forum in creating a Lion of Alba sculpture and visitor centre at Turnberry, birthplace of Robert the Bruce, as a permanent legacy of the 2014 Year of Homecoming.

21 Jan 2013 · Portfolio Question

To ask the Scottish Government what its priorities are for sentencing policy.

17 Dec 2012 · Portfolio Question

To ask the Scottish Government how it is developing the ancestry theme for Homecoming Scotland 2014 and how it is supporting cultural events that promote and celebrate Robert the Bruce connections.

10 Dec 2012 · Portfolio Question

To ask the Scottish Government what key issues were raised by the Cabinet Secretary for Health and Wellbeing at NHS Ayrshire and Arran’s annual board review meeting on 17 December 2012.

29 Oct 2012 · Portfolio Question

To ask the Scottish Government what further measures it will take to prevent the sexual exploitation of children, to support its victims and bring the perpetrators to justice.

25 Oct 2012 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government how many people with a diagnosis or co-diagnosis of autistic spectrum disorder were prescribed drugs in each of the following categories (a) hypnotics and anxiolytics, (b) psychoses and related disorders, (c) antidepressants and (d) attention deficit hyperactivity disorder in (i) 2009-10…

Answer · Michael Matheson: This information is not centrally held by the Scottish Government.

8 Oct 2012 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government how many people diagnosed with an autistic spectrum disorder were prescribed (a) hypnotics and anxiolytics and (b) antidepressants for (i) psychoses and related disorders and (ii) attention deficit hyperactivity disorder in 2011-12, broken down by age.

Answer · Michael Matheson: This information is not centrally held by the Scottish Government. NHS National Services Scotland (NSS) Information Services Division (ISD) published a report, Prescribing & Medicines: Medicines for Mental Health, Financial Years 2002-03 to 2011-12, on 25 Se…

24 Sep 2012 · Portfolio Question

To ask the Scottish Government what plans are in place to appoint a national scrievar.

19 Sep 2012 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government whether it plans to legislate to amend or replace the Mental Health (Care and Treatment) (Scotland) Act 2003 before the end of 2014.

Answer · Michael Matheson: The Scottish Government announced its Programme for Government on 4 September 2012 which covers the period 2012–13. In that, we said we would work towards issuing a draft Mental Health Bill for consultation by the end of 2013. Announcements about the legisla…

10 Sep 2012 · General Question

To ask the Scottish Government what the incidence has been of single-crewed ambulance deployment in the Carrick area of NHS Ayrshire and Arran in each of the last three years.

Answer · Alex Neil: I can advise the Member that across Scotland the total incidence of single-crewing for April to June 2012 (inclusive) was 1.0% of those shifts that were rostered to be double-crewed. The equivalent figure for the South-West Division, which includes NHS Ayrshi…

13 Jun 2012 · Portfolio Question

To ask the Scottish Executive how it will showcase Scots culture for the year of Homecoming 2014 and beyond.

11 Jun 2012 · Inspired Question

To ask the Scottish Executive when Healthcare Improvement Scotland's report on NHS Ayrshire and Arran’s management of significant adverse events will be published and what subsequent action will be taken.

Answer · Nicola Sturgeon: I can confirm that I have received the Healthcare Improvement Scotland report and it is being published today. NHS Ayrshire and Arran has developed an improvement plan which will be monitored by officials. This improvement plan is also being published today. …

23 May 2012 · General Question

To ask the Scottish Executive what its position is on data published by Ofcom suggesting that 85% of the Scottish population is covered by 2G mobile coverage compared with 99% in England.

16 May 2012 · Portfolio Question

To ask the Scottish Executive what its response is to the recommendations in the report, Communication Matters: Improving Communication in Additional Support Needs, by the Centre for Research in Education, Inclusion and Diversity at the University of Edinburgh.

2 May 2012 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive what the value of bids for Freight Facilities Grant was in 2011-12 and is for (a) 2012-13 and (b) 2013-14.

Answer · Keith Brown: The capital cost of the four eligible applications received in 2011-12 was indicated to be £2.2 million, whilst the total minimum level of Freight Facilities Grant support identified was £0.9 million. Five eligible applications were received which would draw…

2 May 2012 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive what the locations were of proposed projects for Freight Facilities Grant in 2011-12 and are for (a) 2012-13 and (b) 2013-14.

Answer · Keith Brown: The breakdown of the four eligible applications received in 2011-12 by Regional Transport Partnership area is as follows: HITRANS –3 and SPT – 1. Five eligible applications were received which would draw on the budget available for the three-year period 2012…

2 May 2012 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive how many bids Transport Scotland received for a Freight Facilities Grant in 2011-12 and has received for (a) 2012-13 and (b) 2013-14.

Answer · Keith Brown: Four eligible applications were received in 2011-12. Five eligible applications were received which would draw on the budget available for the three-year period 2012-13 to 2014-15. It is not possible to assign applications to a specific year, since they are …

25 Apr 2012 · Portfolio Question

To ask the Scottish Executive what progress has been made to establish a rural parliament.