Parliamentary questions

Roderick Campbell

191 questions tabled in the Scottish Parliament, most recent first.

2 Feb 2015 · First Minister's Question

To ask the First Minister what support the Scottish Government provides to people with dementia and their carers.

21 Jan 2015 · Portfolio Question

To ask the Scottish Government what support it provides to local authorities for fostering programmes.

6 Jan 2015 · Portfolio Question

To ask the Scottish Government what support it provides to people with lipoedema.

2 Dec 2014 · Portfolio Question

To ask the Scottish Government what its response is to the Local Data Company’s recent report on empty shop numbers.

26 Nov 2014 · General Question

To ask the Scottish Government when it last met the UK Government to discuss the future of RAF Leuchars.

19 Nov 2014 · Portfolio Question

To ask the Scottish Government what discussions it has had with the UK Government following the recent G20 meeting.

5 Nov 2014 · Portfolio Question

To ask the Scottish Government what its position is on how the legal aid system is operating.

22 Oct 2014 · General Question

To ask the Scottish Government what discussions it has had with the UK Government in relation to the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership.

1 Oct 2014 · Portfolio Question

To ask the Scottish Government what its position is on funding for people studying for postgraduate masters degrees.

25 Sep 2014 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government how many homes and businesses (a) have received improved broadband connectivity to date and (b) will have received improved connectivity by the end of 2014 in North East Fife, and how much money has been invested in North East Fife as part of the Digital Scotland Superfast Broadband prog…

Answer · Nicola Sturgeon: The figures for the most recent work through the Digital Scotland Superfast Broadband projects are still to be validated through an assurance project. It is projected that the programme has provided access to fibre broadband to more than 108,000 premises sin…

22 Sep 2014 · First Minister's Question

To ask the First Minister whether the Scottish Government plans to discuss with the UK Government extending the voting franchise to 16 and 17-year-olds.

28 Aug 2014 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government when it will publish its response to its Home Report consultation.

Answer · Margaret Burgess: The Scottish Government is carrying out a scheduled five year policy review of the Home Report. The first stage of this review, a public consultation, ran from December 2013 to the end of February 2014 and the analysis of responses is available on the Scottis…

13 Aug 2014 · Portfolio Question

To ask the Scottish Government what its position is on agricultural land being exempt from the provisions of The Dog Fouling (Scotland) Act 2003.

Answer · Paul Wheelhouse: We ran a consultation on promoting responsible dog ownership earlier this year, and this included questions on the effectiveness of dog fouling legislation in this and other respects. The responses to our consultation are currently being analysed and we will …

6 Aug 2014 · Portfolio Question

To ask the Scottish Government what plans it has to address demographic impacts on the economy in an independent Scotland.

30 Jul 2014 · General Question

To ask the Scottish Government how it is improving access to justice for rape victims.

11 Jun 2014 · Portfolio Question

To ask the Scottish Government what steps it is taking to build on cultural links with Ireland.

2 Jun 2014 · Topical Question

To ask the Scottish Government what steps it is taking to address the matters raised in the Mental Welfare Commission for Scotland's report, Dignity and respect: dementia continuing care visits.

22 May 2014 · Portfolio Question

To ask the Scottish Government what discussions it plans to hold with the UK Government about the UK's block opt-out of pre-Lisbon criminal law and policing measures. 

14 May 2014 · General Question

To ask the Scottish Government how it would attract overseas students to study in an independent Scotland.

7 May 2014 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S4O-02081 by Michael Matheson on 8 May 2013 (Official Report, c.19500), what the level of uptake has been for the shingles vaccine.

Answer · Michael Matheson: The shingles immunisation programme was introduced to the Scottish immunisation programme from 1 September 2013. Uptake rates for the 2013-14 programme, which runs to the end of August 2014, will be published in November 2014 on the Information Services Divis…

7 May 2014 · General Question

To ask the Scottish Government what guidance it provides to NHS boards on prescribing blood glucose test strips.

23 Apr 2014 · Portfolio Question

To ask the Scottish Government what its position is on the Full Report on the Future of Residential Care for Older People in Scotland.

17 Mar 2014 · Portfolio Question

To ask the Scottish Government whether students embarking on the Diploma in Professional Legal Practice in 2015-16 will be eligible for a living cost loan.

Answer · Alasdair Allan: Yes, all eligible students undertaking the Diploma in Legal Practice at Scottish higher education institutions in academic year 2015-16 will be able to access the postgraduate living costs loan.

12 Mar 2014 · Portfolio Question

To ask the Scottish Government how many people in Fife have received support from the Open Market Shared Equity Scheme since 2011.

5 Mar 2014 · Portfolio Question

To ask the Scottish Government what steps it is taking to ensure that NHS boards have an appropriate policy to ensure the safe disposal of used needles.

24 Feb 2014 · First Minister's Question

To ask the First Minister what the Scottish Government’s position is on the recent increase in reported incidents of rape.

12 Feb 2014 · General Question

To ask the Scottish Government how it is raising awareness of the offence of stalking.

Answer · Kenny MacAskill: I would first like to congratulate Ann Moulds, whose campaigning led this Parliament to pass a law criminalising stalking, on being named the Glasgow Evening Times’ Scotswoman of the Year. Stalking is a serious offence which can cause significant distress to…

3 Feb 2014 · First Minister's Question

To ask the First Minister what steps the Scottish Government is taking to reduce child poverty.

27 Jan 2014 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government how sportscotland (a) promotes and (b) encourages participation in winter sports.

Answer · Shona Robison: sportscotland work with individual sports governing bodies to provide outcome based investment programmes in order to help promote and develop the sport. sportscotland has also provided more than £5 million into Scottish ice rinks, including a £2.5 million a…

27 Jan 2014 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government what support sportscotland has provided to the Scots selected for the 2014 Winter Olympics.

Answer · Shona Robison: sportscotland is supporting Scotland’s athletes as they compete at the 2014 Winter Olympic and Paralympic Games in Sochi. As the high performance arm of sportscotland, the sportscotland institute of sport is responsible for developing a world class system for…