Jackson Carlaw

1 Apr 2019 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government what action it has taken to redress the £389 million backlog in vehicles and property in the Scottish Fire and Rescue Service, as identified in the May 2018 Audit Scotland report, Scottish Fire and Rescue Service: An update.

Answer · Ash Denham: The Audit Scotland report of May 2018 was clear that the way to properly address the capital backlog, which was inherited from the 8 legacy fire and rescue services, was not simply through spending more money but through modernising the service through transf…

1 Apr 2019 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government whether all fire stations operating in the North, West and East service delivery areas will contain fire engines equipped with the latest ultra-high pressure lance firefighting tools.

Answer · Ash Denham: The Scottish Fire and Rescue Service have purchased and deployed 38 Rapid Response Units (RRUs) which carry the latest ultra-high pressure lances, the last unit going live in March 2019. These RRU's are located in Retained Duty System (RDS) fire stations in a…

1 Apr 2019 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government what recent assessments have been undertaken of the length of service and general condition of fire appliances operating in the North, West and East service delivery areas.

Answer · Ash Denham: SFRS have confirmed that all of its fleet are continuously maintained to legislative and compliant standards. Over the past three years the SFRS have purchased 38 Rapid Response Units, 62 new Frontline Appliances and 7 new Height Appliances. Decisions on the…

29 Mar 2019 · First Minister's Question

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22 Mar 2019 · First Minister's Question

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18 Mar 2019 · First Minister's Question

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7 Mar 2019 · Inspired Question

To ask the Scottish Government what action will be taken following the debate on 5 March 2019 concerning transvaginal mesh removal.

Answer · Jeane Freeman: Having listened carefully to the views of women who have been affected by complications, as well as those of fellow MSPs, I can confirm officials will undertake further work with Accountable Officers, who are responsible for ensuring high vigilance measures a…

7 Mar 2019 · First Minister's Question

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1 Mar 2019 · First Minister's Question

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22 Feb 2019 · First Minister's Question

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14 Feb 2019 · First Minister's Question

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31 Jan 2019 · First Minister's Question

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24 Jan 2019 · First Minister's Question

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21 Jan 2019 · First Minister's Question

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16 Jan 2019 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government, what its response is to the offer that was made by Dr Dionysios Veronikis, who is a St Louis-based specialist in carrying out mesh removal procedure, which was published in The Sunday Post on 13 January 2019, to treat mesh-injured women in Scotland and assist with training physicians in…

Answer · Jeane Freeman: I refer the member to the answer to question S5W-21040 on 24 January 2019. All answers to written parliamentary questions are available on the Parliament’s website, the search facility for which can be found at http://www.parliament.scot/parliamentarybusines…

14 Jan 2019 · First Minister's Question

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4 Jan 2019 · First Minister's Question

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13 Dec 2018 · First Minister's Question

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6 Dec 2018 · First Minister's Question

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4 Dec 2018 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government what further work it has undertaken with the Department of Health and Social Care, and the other devolved administrations, regarding the establishment of a mesh database.

Answer · Jeane Freeman: Officials have continued to meet with colleagues in the Department of Health and Social Care as well as the other devolved administrations, the British Society of Urogynaecology, and the British Association of Urologiccal Surgeons in order to progress develop…

4 Dec 2018 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government what progress has been made with the development and implementation of the high vigilance restricted use protocol for mesh procedures.

Answer · Jeane Freeman: Health Boards have nominated 'Accountable Officers' who, in each Health Board that carries out mesh procedures in the future, will be responsible for ensuring that the necessary high vigilance measures have been followed in every case. In February Accountabl…

4 Dec 2018 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government what work it has undertaken, since its announcement on 12 September 2018 that mesh surgery would be halted, to ensure that all NHS boards comply with this instruction and not use mesh as happened previously following the suspension announced in 2014 when some boards continued to carry ou…

Answer · Jeane Freeman: Following the 12 September announcement of the halt, the Chief Medical Officer wrote to all Health Board Chief Executives and Medical Directors in order to instruct them that no further procedures were to be carried out. An exception was permitted in the case…

3 Dec 2018 · First Minister's Question

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26 Nov 2018 · First Minister's Question

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15 Nov 2018 · First Minister's Question

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8 Nov 2018 · First Minister's Question

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1 Nov 2018 · First Minister's Question

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29 Oct 2018 · First Minister's Question

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22 Oct 2018 · First Minister's Question

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8 Oct 2018 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government how Registers of Scotland ensures that alterations to the Register, resulting in a discrepancy between the occupied and legal extent of a property, are effectively communicated to affected homeowners.

Answer · Kate Forbes: This is a question for the Keeper of the Registers of Scotland. She advises me that when the registration process is complete a notification is sent to the applicant, most often via their solicitor, which includes a copy of the land register title sheet and p…