Roderick Campbell

31 Aug 2015 · First Minister's Question

To ask the First Minister what assistance the Scottish Government can provide to the UK Government in relation to the refugee crisis.

26 Aug 2015 · Portfolio Question

To ask the Scottish Government what progress it has made in encouraging businesses to sign-up to the Scottish Business Pledge.

24 Aug 2015 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made of the potential economic impact on Scotland of the proposed Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership.

Answer · Fergus Ewing: In his evidence to the European and External Relations Committee on 5 February 2015, the Deputy First Minister noted that the Scottish Government had undertaken indicative modelling of the impact of the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) on…

24 Aug 2015 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government what discussions it has had with the motor trade sector in Scotland about the potential impact on it of the proposed changes to the MOT requirements for new vehicles.

Answer · Derek Mackay: The Scottish Government has not had any discussions with the motor trade sector in Scotland about the UK government proposal to extend the deadline for new cars and motorcycles to have a first MOT test from three years to four. This proposal is subject to pub…

1 Jul 2015 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government how many crimes of (a) assault, (b) vandalism and (c) handling an offensive weapon have been recorded by the police in each year since 2006-07.

Answer · Paul Wheelhouse: The information requested is shown in the following table. The term ‘assault’ appears in more than one type of police recorded crime. The figures shown below for ‘assault’ include serious assault, robbery and assault with intent to rob, common assault and co…

17 Jun 2015 · Inspired Question

To ask the Scottish Government what it plans to do about serious organised crime.

17 Jun 2015 · Portfolio Question

To ask the Scottish Government what recent discussions it has had with the UK Government regarding the post-study work visa.

15 Jun 2015 · First Minister's Question

To ask the First Minister what the Scottish Government’s response is to Diabetes Scotland’s finding that diabetes levels are “at an all-time high”.

11 Jun 2015 · Inspired Question

To ask the Scottish Government when the Scottish Ministers will meet their statutory requirement to lay a report on the operation of the offences under section (1) and section (6) of the Offensive Behaviour at Football and Threatening Communications (Scotland) Act 2012 in Parliament.

Answer · Paul Wheelhouse: I am pleased to confirm that the Scottish Government has met its statutory requirement by laying a report on the operation of the Offensive Behaviour at Football and Threatening Communications (Scotland) Act 2012 in Parliament today (12 June 2015). Copies hav…

10 Jun 2015 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government whether it will raise the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership at the next meeting of the Joint Ministerial Committee (Europe).

Answer · Fergus Ewing: The Scottish Government has previously raised concerns about the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership at the Joint Ministerial Committee (Europe) and currently does not intend to raise this at the next meeting.

10 Jun 2015 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government whether it plans to meet the European Commissioner for Trade in the near future.

Answer · Fergus Ewing: The Scottish Government is making arrangements for the Deputy First Minister to meet with the European Commissioner for Trade later in 2015.

10 Jun 2015 · General Question

To ask the Scottish Government what its response is to the Fostering Network Scotland’s survey that found children to be moving too many times while in care.

3 Jun 2015 · Portfolio Question

To ask the Scottish Government what progress the NHS has made with the delivery of seven-day services.

27 May 2015 · Portfolio Question

To ask the Scottish Government what progress it has made with the UK Government regarding the recovery of VAT incurred by Police Scotland and the Scottish Fire and Rescue Service.

Answer · Michael Matheson: The UK Government has rejected our repeated requests that the police and fire and rescue services in Scotland should be able to recover VAT. Their position creates a glaring disparity of treatment compared to the police and fire services in all other parts of…

20 May 2015 · General Question

To ask the Scottish Government what can be done to improve road safety on the A92 in North East Fife.

11 May 2015 · Portfolio Question

To ask the Scottish Government how it can assist former members of the armed services in training for a new career.

1 May 2015 · General Question

To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on its position on the recommendations of the Smith Commission.

1 May 2015 · First Minister's Question

To ask the First Minister what the Scottish Government's position is on the increase in Scotland's population.

21 Apr 2015 · Portfolio Question

To ask the Scottish Government whether it will review its "A Place to be Smoke-free" campaign.

27 Mar 2015 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on spending and ongoing commitment under the CashBack for Communities scheme.

Answer · Michael Matheson: Details of actual spend and allocated funding for CashBack and other community initiatives since 2008 are set out in the following table. All of the funding has been recovered through the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002. CashBack/community initiatives Phases 1 …

23 Mar 2015 · Portfolio Question

To ask the Scottish Government what progress is being made on improving broadband connectivity where there are exchange-only connections.

Answer · John Swinney: The Scottish Government and its partners are investing over £410 million in the Digital Scotland Superfast Broadband programme which, alongside commercial rollout, will deliver fibre broadband to 95% of Scottish premises by the end of 2017. Coverage in Fife i…

23 Mar 2015 · First Minister's Question

To ask the First Minister what the Scottish Government's position is on the Political and Constitutional Reform Committee's report, Constitutional implications of the Government's draft Scotland clauses.

9 Mar 2015 · First Minister's Question

To ask the First Minister what assistance the Scottish Government provides to cancer patients for day-to-day tasks.

2 Mar 2015 · General Question

To ask the Scottish Government what its position is on the use of e-cigarettes.

25 Feb 2015 · Portfolio Question

To ask the Scottish Government what the uptake of the shingles vaccine has been by 70 to 79-year-olds since September 2013.

16 Feb 2015 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government what its position is on the climate change pledge agreed by the leaders of the main UK political parties.

Answer · Aileen McLeod: The Scottish Government is committed to concerted action to bring global emissions down to a level consistent with containing increases in global average temperatures to 2°C or less. With cross-party support, Scotland has unilaterally set challenging targets,…

10 Feb 2015 · Portfolio Question

To ask the Scottish Government how it will assist businesses in Leuchars following the departure of the RAF.

5 Feb 2015 · Inspired Question

To ask the Scottish Government what discussions it has had with the Scottish Law Commission regarding what future law reform projects the commission plans to carry out.

Answer · Michael Matheson: I have agreed with the Scottish Law Commission its Ninth Programme of Law Reform, which covers the work to be undertaken by the commission for the three year period from 2015 until the end of 2017. The programme was presented to Parliament on 6 February 2015 …

3 Feb 2015 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government what impact the decision not to show live coverage of the Open Championship on free-to-air television from 2017 might have on its strategy on promoting sport, and what discussions it has had with the (a) UK Government and (b) R&A regarding this.

Answer · Fiona Hyslop: Under current constitutional arrangements the list of sporting events reserved for free-to-air television is a matter for the UK Government. In the context of the Scotland Bill 2011, the Scottish Government put the case to the UK Government ‘that it would be …

2 Feb 2015 · Inspired Question

To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on its plans to reform automatic early release.

Answer · Michael Matheson: The Scottish Government intends to expand the policy of ending the current system of automatic early release so that it applies to all long-term prisoners (i.e. prisoners receiving sentences of four years or more). Alongside this will be a policy to guarantee…