Roderick Campbell

22 Jan 2014 · Portfolio Question

To ask the Scottish Government what steps it is taking to tackle the effects of excess sugar consumption.

18 Dec 2013 · Portfolio Question

To ask the Scottish Government what steps it is taking to promote the teaching of Mandarin in schools.

13 Nov 2013 · General Question

To ask the Scottish Government when it will announce the next set of locations to receive superfast broadband.

11 Nov 2013 · First Minister's Question

To ask the First Minister what the consequences are of his trip to China.

4 Nov 2013 · General Question

To ask the Scottish Government what its response is to the report of the Review of Expenses and Funding of Civil Litigation in Scotland.

28 Oct 2013 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government when it will issue a formal response to the Scottish Law Commission’s Report on Similar Fact Evidence and the Moorov Doctrine.

Answer · Kenny MacAskill: I wrote to Lord Drummond Young on 23 May 2012, thanking the Commission for undertaking the work and stating that my intention now was for the Scottish Government to take time and consider the final report, with a view to legislating for change at an appropria…

24 Sep 2013 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government what funding it has provided for sports projects in Fife through the CashBack  for Communities scheme in each year since 2008-09, broken down by project.

Answer · Shona Robison: The Scottish Government has invested almost £570,000 of CashBack funding in sports projects in Fife since 2008-09. The funding provided to individual CashBack partners is detailed in the following table: CashBack Project Expenditure for Sporting Activities a…

9 Sep 2013 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government what recent discussions it has had with the newspaper industry regarding press regulation.

Answer · Fiona Hyslop: The Scottish Government has met the Scottish Newspaper Society on four occasions since the publication of Lord Justice Leveson’s An inquiry into the culture, practices and ethics of the press: report.

9 Sep 2013 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government what the current status is of discussions between the Scottish Government and the UK Government regarding press regulation in Scotland.

Answer · Fiona Hyslop: The Scottish Government continues to liaise with the UK Government on press regulation in the context of the Privy Council’s consideration of these matters.

3 Sep 2013 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S4O–01162 by Michael Matheson on 21 June 2012, what further consideration it has given to the introduction of a chickenpox vaccine. 

Answer · Michael Matheson: The Joint Committee for Vaccination and Immunisation (JCVI), the independent expert body who advise all UK Health Departments on immunisation issues has considered this issue a number of times, most recently in 2010. The JCVI did not recommend the introducti…

29 Aug 2013 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government when it plans to introduce a statutory aggravation to make it easier to prosecute perpetrators of human trafficking.

Answer · Kenny MacAskill: The legislative provisions for a statutory aggravation are contained within the Criminal Justice (Scotland) Bill which was introduced to the Scottish Parliament on 20 June 2013.

30 Jul 2013 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government what steps it is taking to raise public awareness of human trafficking.

Answer · Kenny MacAskill: The Human Trafficking Summit hosted by Scottish Ministers on 18 October 2012, identified a range of actions, including the need to improve training and awareness of human trafficking and the signs of potential trafficking amongst public agencies, businesses a…

30 Jul 2013 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government whether it plans to hold a further trafficking in human beings summit, and, if so, when.

Answer · Kenny MacAskill: Following the summit on 18 October 2012 I stated my intention to hold a reconvened summit in early summer 2014. The specific date will be confirmed in due course.

30 Jul 2013 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government what the outcome was of the meeting of the anti-trafficking progress group of 18 July 2013.

Answer · Kenny MacAskill: The anti-trafficking progress group was established to take forward the eleven actions agreed at the summit held on 18 October 2012. The meeting on 18 July 2013 was to gauge progress made to date and the outcome of the group’s discussions can be viewed on the…

23 Jul 2013 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S4W-10355 by Paul Wheelhouse on 2 November 2012, what progress it has made in producing flood hazard and flood risk maps for areas at significant risk.

Answer · Paul Wheelhouse: The Scottish Environment Protection Agency is on target to produce flood hazard and flood risk maps for areas at significant risk by the deadline of 22 December 2013, as required by the Flood Risk Management (Scotland) Act 2009.

23 Jul 2013 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government what recent discussions it has had with (a) Fife Council and (b) Scottish Water regarding flood prevention measures in North East Fife.

Answer · Paul Wheelhouse: The Scottish Government has regular discussions with local authorities and with Scottish Water about flood risk management, although we have not had any specific discussions recently about flood protection measures in North East Fife. However, I understand Sc…

1 Jul 2013 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government what steps it will take to mitigate the economic impact of the discovery of paralytic shellfish poisoning toxins in clams landed in the East Neuk of Fife.

Answer · Richard Lochhead: During routine testing by the Food Standards Agency, in which local fishermen participate, evidence of Paralytic Shellfish Poisoning (PSP) above the statutory level were discovered from surf clams caught in the Anstruther/Pittenweem area. Based on this inform…

27 Jun 2013 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government on what date it expects the final report of the Review of Expenses and Funding of Civil Litigation in Scotland (the Taylor Review) to be published.

Answer · Roseanna Cunningham: The final report of the Review of Expenses and Funding of Civil Litigation in Scotland (the Taylor Review) is due to be published on 11 September 2013.

24 Jun 2013 · First Minister's Question

To ask the First Minister what economic benefits a direct air link to China would bring to Scotland.

29 May 2013 · General Question

To ask the Scottish Government what progress has been made in filling the equality evidence gaps in the equality evidence strategy 2013.

15 May 2013 · Portfolio Question

To ask the Scottish Government what guidance it provides to local authorities in relation to providing partnership funding for nursery places.

13 May 2013 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government what its position is on reports that homeowners are facing increased charges because of the requirement for factors to comply with the Property Factors (Scotland) Act 2011.

Answer · Margaret Burgess: The Property Factors (Scotland) Act 2011 created a statutory framework to provide increased protection for homeowners who use the services of a property factor. There is no statutory requirement for any additional costs arising from compliance with the legis…

1 May 2013 · Portfolio Question

To ask the Scottish Government what the impact will be of the shingles vaccination programme.

22 Apr 2013 · Portfolio Question

To ask the Scottish Government what steps it is taking to stop the spread of the Schmallenberg virus.

Answer · Richard Lochhead: The Schmallenberg virus is transmitted by insects and its spread cannot be prevented until a vaccine is available. However, the Scottish Government is funding enhanced surveillance and delivery of guidance to veterinary practices and, together with the Animal…

11 Mar 2013 · Portfolio Question

To ask the Scottish Government what steps it is taking to encourage the use of so-called talking therapies across the NHS.

28 Feb 2013 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government how many patients were treated with neurosurgery for a mental disorder in the last year for which information is available, broken down by NHS board.

Answer · Michael Matheson: In the 12 month period, 6 March 2012 to 3 March 2013, there were less than five Neurosurgery procedures undertaken. We are unable to disaggregate this information further due to the potential risk of disclosure and to help maintain patient confidentiality.

27 Feb 2013 · Portfolio Question

To ask the Scottish Government what it is doing to improve employment opportunities for older people.

26 Feb 2013 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government what positive impacts the community payback order scheme has had on North East Fife.

Answer · Kenny MacAskill: A total of 78,695 hours of Unpaid Work were completed by offenders in Fife in2011-12. That is 10,072 hours more than 2010-11. This work contributed to a range of projects in the North East Fife area, including several large scale internal painting projects a…

4 Feb 2013 · Topical Question

To ask the Scottish Government what recent discussions it has had regarding the location of the headquarters of the Police Service of Scotland.

30 Jan 2013 · General Question

To ask the Scottish Government what recent discussions it has had with the Scottish Environment Protection Agency regarding flooding caused by surface water.

Answer · Paul Wheelhouse: The Scottish Government has regular discussions with Scottish Environment Protection Agency (SEPA) and other responsible authorities about surface water flooding. Indeed, I am pleased to be able to inform the Parliament that we published the Surface Water Ma…