Parliamentary questions

Jackson Carlaw

1,088 questions tabled in the Scottish Parliament, most recent first.

8 Oct 2018 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government what procedures the Registers of Scotland has in place to allow homeowners to challenge what they perceive to be inaccuracies in the Land Register.

Answer · Kate Forbes: This is a question for the Keeper of the Registers of Scotland. She advises me that the Land Registration etc. (Scotland) Act 2012 places her under a statutory duty to rectify inaccuracies in the register where they are manifest and how to correct the inaccur…

15 Jun 2018 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to ensure that landlords and tenants are not penalised by late payment administration fees by property factors while cost disputes are ongoing.

Answer · Kevin Stewart: The Property Factors (Scotland) Act 2011 (the Act) provides protections for homeowners who use the services of a property factor. This includes homeowners who may be landlords. The Act makes provision for a register of property factors, a Code of Conduct, whi…

15 Jun 2018 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government what protections exist for landlords where the (a) quality and (b) cost of their compulsory building’s insurance coverage is determined in advance by property factoring companies.

15 Jun 2018 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government what procedures are in place to protect landlords from pursuit of payment by property factors in such cases where documentation exists placing responsibility for factoring fees on the tenant.

12 Jun 2018 · Portfolio Question

To ask the Scottish Government whether it can provide an update on the enquiry by Professor Alison Britton into the review of mesh implants, and when it expects the findings to be published.

14 May 2018 · General Question

To ask the Scottish Government what arrangements are in place for patients at the Beatson West of Scotland Cancer Centre who require treatment at weekends or after 6 pm on weekdays.

3 May 2018 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government what (a) action it has taken and (b) promotional materials it has published to ensure that victims of fraud are aware that Police Scotland is the correct organisation to report the crime to.

Answer · Michael Matheson: Police Scotland work with a wide range of partners including the Scottish Government through the Serious Organised Crime Taskforce to implement Scotland’s Serious Organised Crime Strategy and reduce the harm caused by those intent on exploiting vulnerabilitie…

3 May 2018 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government what channels of communication have been established between Police Scotland and Action Fraud for situations where victims of fraud in Scotland have reported the crime directly to Action Fraud instead of Police Scotland.

Answer · Michael Matheson: Police Scotland work with Action Fraud to ensure that all appropriate reports of fraud are forwarded to Police Scotland for further enquiry.

3 May 2018 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government what consideration has been given to Police Scotland formally participating in the UK's national reporting centre for fraud and cyber-crime, Action Fraud.

Answer · Michael Matheson: This is an operational matter for the Chief Constable.

17 Apr 2018 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government how many people have been convicted in each of the last five years (a) nationally, (b) in the Eastwood constituency and (c) in the East Renfrewshire local authority area under section 54 of the Control of Dogs (Scotland) Act 2010 for failing to comply with a dog control notice.

Answer · Annabelle Ewing: The following table provides information on convictions at national level, constituency level is not held centrally. Our database shows there were no convictions in East Renfrewshire local authority for this period. People convicted of offences under section…

16 Apr 2018 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government how many dog control notices have been issued in each of the last five years (a) nationally, (b) in the Eastwood constituency and (c) in the East Renfrewshire local authority area under section 1 of the Control of Dogs (Scotland) Act 2010.

Answer · Annabelle Ewing: The latest data is held up to the year 2015-16. Information on the number of dog control notices issued across Scotland and in the East Renfrewshire local authority is included in the following table. Information on the number of dog control notices issued in…

16 Apr 2018 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government what analysis it has carried out of the impact of section 10 of the Control of Dogs (Scotland) Act 2010 in extending the scope of section 3(1) of the Dangerous Dogs Act 1991 to cover any place, whether public or not.

Answer · Annabelle Ewing: While the Scottish Government always keeps laws under review, there has been no formal analysis of the change in the scope of the section 3 offence contained in the Dangerous Dogs Act 1991.

16 Apr 2018 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government how many (a) dogs have been destroyed and (b) owners have been convicted (i) nationally, (ii) in the Eastwood constituency and (iii) in the East Renfrewshire local authority area in each of the last five years under the (A) Dangerous Dogs Act 1991 and (B) Control of Dogs (Scotland) Act 2…

Answer · Annabelle Ewing: Information on numbers of dogs destroyed is not held centrally. The following table provides information on convictions at national level, constituency level is not held centrally. Our database shows there were no convictions in East Renfrewshire local author…

16 Apr 2018 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government how many people have been subject (a) nationally, (b) in the Eastwood constituency and (c) in the East Renfrewshire local authority area to an order under section 9(5) of the Control of Dogs (Scotland) Act 2010 disqualifying them from owning or keeping a dog in each of the last five year…

Answer · Annabelle Ewing: The requested information is provided in the table below. Information is not held broken down by either Eastwood constituency or East Renfrewshire Council level. Number of accused people who have been disqualified from owning or keeping a dog Average lengt…

20 Mar 2018 · Portfolio Question

To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made of the impact on Scotland's economy of the decision by the Office for Budget Responsibility to revise upward its UK GDP growth forecast for 2018.

Answer · Keith Brown: The revised Office for Budget Responsibility forecasts have not changed their assessment of long term economic growth for the UK, with the OBR continuing to forecast lower growth in each of the next five years relative to 2017. Brexit remains a key risk to th…

13 Mar 2018 · Portfolio Question

To ask the Scottish Government what its position is on the need to promote gender equality.

5 Mar 2018 · Portfolio Question

To ask the Scottish Government when the health secretary last met the Chief Executive of NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde, and what issues were discussed.

14 Feb 2018 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government whether any organisations that it funds to deliver aid abroad have reported any conduct or financial propriety issues to it.

Answer · Alasdair Allan: Since 2005 the Scottish Government has received 6 reports related to financial propriety in relation to projects funded from our International Development Fund. All were fully investigated and dealt with appropriately by the organisation in question. No Scott…

14 Feb 2018 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government what its position is on whether any procedures that it has in place for the oversight of publicly-funded non-governmental organisations operating abroad are sufficient to ensure that the organisations demonstrate proper conduct and financial propriety.

Answer · Alasdair Allan: The Scottish Government was deeply concerned by reports of serious misconduct within parts of the aid sector and is undertaking a number of activities to seek reassurances from the sector on safeguarding policies and due process regarding any historic or ongo…

14 Feb 2018 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government what procedures it has in place for the oversight of publicly-funded non-governmental organisations operating abroad.

Answer · Alasdair Allan: All of the Scottish Government's international development work undergoes rigorous monitoring and evaluation procedures. The same monitoring and evaluation processes are applied to projects funded under the International Development Fund and the Climate Justi…

12 Feb 2018 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government what its response is to the 13% rise in personal debt in the Eastwood constituency that has been reported by the UK Personal Debt Index.

Answer · Keith Brown: I refer the member to the answer to question S5W-14613 on 2 March 2018. 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/parliamentarybusiness/…

12 Feb 2018 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government how it is working with the UK Government to reduce personal debt levels in the Eastwood constituency.

Answer · Keith Brown: The Scottish Government is very concerned about those people who are forced into problem debt because their household income is not enough to sustain a basic standard of living, and is doing all it can to combat it. However, it must recognised that in many ca…

5 Feb 2018 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government whether it will hold an inquiry or set up a commission into assisted dying, and what the reasons are for its position on this matter.

Answer · Shona Robison: The Stage 1 debate of the Assisted Suicide (Scotland) Bill was held in the Scottish Parliament in May 2015. The views expressed were considered, sincere, and respectfully heard by all involved. Ultimately, the Scottish Parliament decided not to proceed with t…

5 Feb 2018 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government how many deaths involving a person helping a relative facing a terminal or life-limiting illness to die have been recorded in each of the last five years, and how many subsequent (a) prosecutions and (b) convictions there were.

Answer · Michael Matheson: The Scottish Government does not hold information on the number of people who have assisted a terminally ill partner to die. Should such an incident lead to the recording of a homicide by Police Scotland or the prosecution of an individual through the courts,…

5 Feb 2018 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government, in light of the recent decision to overturn the conviction against a husband who helped his terminally ill wife to die, whether the Lord Advocate will consider issuing guidance regarding the prosecution of cases involving assisted dying.

Answer · James Wolffe QC: The Lord Advocate does not intend to issue guidance regarding the prosecution of cases involving assisted dying. In Scotland, such cases are considered according to the law of homicide. As in all cases, the first question is whether or not there is sufficient…

29 Jan 2018 · Portfolio Question

To ask the Scottish Government what the impact has been of locating its Dublin trade hub within the British Embassy.

Answer · Keith Brown: The Dublin Hub has successfully created and strengthened relationships in areas such as culture, business and trade, and government between Scotland and Ireland. The Hub promotes a modern and progressive Scotland as an attractive place to live, work, study an…

28 Jan 2018 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government what review it has carried out of the Scottish Procurement Policy Note embedded in the statutory guidance under the Procurement Reform (Scotland) Act 2014.

Answer · Derek Mackay: Scottish Procurement Policy Notes (SPPNs) provide public bodies with advice on a range of procurement policy issues. SPPN 04/2014, published in August 2014, provides advice to purchasers on the options available to them when dealing with companies active in i…

19 Dec 2017 · Portfolio Question

To ask the Scottish Government what conversations it has had with BBC Scotland regarding the programming and content for the broadcaster's new digital channel.

Answer · Fiona Hyslop: I have met BBC officials several times since they announced the new Scottish channel, including Director-General Lord Hall. We discussed the need for the BBC to ensure the new channel is properly resourced so it can commission high quality programming that wi…

13 Dec 2017 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government what discussions NHS National Services Scotland has had with the Scottish Medicines Consortium regarding funding the use of KUVAN for the treatment of phenylketonuria.

Answer · Shona Robison: NHS National Services Scotland has confirmed that they have had no discussions with the Scottish Medicines Consortium (SMC) in relation to funding for the use of Kuvan. Kuvan’s manufacturer, BioMarin, have been involved in communications with the SMC and any…

12 Dec 2017 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government what discussions NHS National Services Scotland has had with the drug manufacturer, BioMarin, regarding KUVAN, which is used in the treatment of phenylketonuria.

Answer · Shona Robison: NHS National Services Scotland has confirmed that they have had no discussions with BioMarin, in relation to Kuvan. BioMarin have been involved in communications with the Scottish Medicines Consortium (SMC) and any decision over whether or not to make a subm…