George Adam

15 Jun 2015 · General Question

To ask the Scottish Government when it will next meet the NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde board and what matters will be discussed.

1 Jun 2015 · General Question

To ask the Scottish Government what its position is on the recent branch closures announced by the Bank of Scotland and RBS.

11 May 2015 · General Question

To ask the Scottish Government whether all 16 and 17-year-olds will be eligible to vote at the 2016 Scottish Parliament election.

20 Apr 2015 · Portfolio Question

To ask the Scottish Government what recent discussions it has had with the Scottish Medicines Consortium regarding the licensing of new drugs for the treatment of MS.

23 Mar 2015 · Inspired Question

To ask the Scottish Government what it is doing to ensure that schools are prepared for the new national qualifications.

Answer · Angela Constance: The Scottish Government is committed to working with partners to support teachers and pupils. That is why we are making a further £1 million available to local authorities to support schools as they move into the final phase of the introduction of the new qua…

16 Feb 2015 · Portfolio Question

To ask the Scottish Government what support it provides to help prevent flooding in urban areas.

16 Feb 2015 · Topical Question

To ask the Scottish Government what steps it is taking to provide councils with resources to maintain teacher numbers.

9 Feb 2015 · Portfolio Question

To ask the Scottish Government how the income tax powers recommended by the Smith Commission can be implemented.

5 Feb 2015 · Inspired Question

To ask the Scottish Government when it will publish the consultation on the draft (a) Named Persons (Training, Qualifications, Experience and Position) (Scotland) Order to support Part 4, (b) Child's Plan (Scotland) Bill to support Part 5 and (c) statutory guidelines to support Part 18 (section 96) of the Children and…

Answer · Fiona McLeod: The Scottish Government will publish the consultation on the draft Named Persons (Training, Qualifications, Experience and Position) (Scotland) Order, draft Child’s Plan (Scotland) Order and the draft statutory guidance to support parts 4, 5 and 18 (Section 9…

28 Jan 2015 · Inspired Question

To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on its commitment to consult with survivors and relevant organisations on the terms of reference, and the attributes of the chair of, the national inquiry into historical child abuse.

Answer · Angela Constance: The Scottish Government is today (29 January 2015) inviting survivors and relevant organisations to offer their views on the terms of reference and attributes of the chair and panel for the national inquiry into historical child abuse. Survivors and relevant…

21 Jan 2015 · Portfolio Question

To ask the Scottish Government whether it has met the target for full-time equivalent places at colleges.

12 Jan 2015 · Portfolio Question

To ask the Scottish Government how many passengers travelled through Scotland's airports in 2014.

Answer · Derek Mackay: The number of passengers who travelled through Scotland’s airports in 2014 was 23,815,000. This represented a 3.78% increase from 2013.

5 Jan 2015 · General Question

To ask the Scottish Government what impact the recent fan zone at St Mirren Park will have on its policy on banning alcohol at football matches.

5 Jan 2015 · First Minister's Question

To ask the First Minister how many families will benefit from the policy of free school meals.

3 Dec 2014 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government how much the average Scottish student in Scotland (a) saved in 2013-14 and (b) has saved in 2014-15 compared with studying in England as a result of the policy of free tuition; how many students were affected, and how much was saved in total.

Answer · Angela Constance: In academic year 2013-14, the Scottish Government’s policy of free tuition meant that over 120,000 eligible undergraduate students did not have to pay fees. If studying in England, the same group of students would have had to pay fees of up to £9,000 to cov…

17 Nov 2014 · Portfolio Question

To ask the Scottish Government what help and support are available to help veterans access housing.

10 Nov 2014 · Portfolio Question

To ask the Scottish Government how important local authority care homes are in the provision of care for older people.

27 Oct 2014 · Portfolio Question

To ask the Scottish Government how many active business improvement districts there are.

22 Sep 2014 · General Question

To ask the Scottish Government what its position is on the high voter turnout for the referendum.

11 Aug 2014 · Portfolio Question

To ask the Scottish Government what consultation it has had with the UK Government regarding the implementation of legislation relating to data laws.

4 Aug 2014 · Portfolio Question

To ask the Scottish Government what the impact on tourism has been of the various events across the country in 2014.

3 Jun 2014 · Inspired Question

To ask the Scottish Government what progress has been made in implementing the Curriculum for Excellence Working Group on Tackling Bureaucracy's report.

Answer · Alasdair Allan: Good progress is being made. In particular: SQA has announced plans to reduce workload requirements for the new qualifications whilst maintaining standards. Education Scotland is using its inspection teams to challenge unnecessary bureaucracy in schools and…

22 May 2014 · Portfolio Question

To ask the Scottish Government what it is doing to tackle fly-tipping.

17 Apr 2014 · Portfolio Question

To ask the Scottish Government how it is raising awareness of multiple sclerosis.

17 Mar 2014 · General Question

To ask the Scottish Government what preparations it is making to deal with the number of people expected to visit Scotland during the Commonwealth Games.

25 Feb 2014 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government what progress the Scottish Medicines Consortium is making on establishing a value-based assessment of medicines for the treatment of long-term conditions, and whether it plans to develop this approach further.

Answer · Alex Neil: The work that has been taken forward for the Scottish Medicines Consortium (SMC) to apply different approaches in the evaluation of medicines for use at end of life and to treat rare diseases was identified as a priority by the Health and Sport Committee. Th…

25 Feb 2014 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government what steps the Scottish Medicines Consortium is taking regarding (a) improving the transparency of and (b) increasing patients' groups' involvement with the development of its processes.

Answer · Alex Neil: The Scottish Medicines Consortium’s (SMC) Patient and Public Involvement Group (PAPIG) is responsible for ensuring that the patient/carer perspective is always taken into consideration by the SMC. Patient interest groups are able to collate comments from a nu…

25 Feb 2014 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government whether it will publish details of its proposed peer-approved clinical system and what role (a) patients' and (b) other representative groups will have in the development of this.

Answer · Alex Neil: The new peer approved clinical system (PACS) is due to be rolled out in May 2014 and the Scottish Government will publish details of PACS following implementation of a new approach by the Scottish Medicines Consortium. The Scottish Government has listened to…

10 Feb 2014 · General Question

To ask the Scottish Government how it would reform welfare in an independent Scotland.

11 Nov 2013 · Portfolio Question

To ask the Scottish Government how much it spent in 2012-13 on costs associated with PPP/PFI contracts for schools.