Jackson Carlaw

11 Jan 2023 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government what its position is on the implementation of the European Union’s Single Use Plastic Directive (SUPD), including Article 6 on produce design requirements and tethered caps; whether it plans to adopt the SUPD in full or in part, and in the event that it does, whether its approach to impl…

Answer · Lorna Slater: The Scottish Government is committed to maintaining alignment, where possible, with developing EU standards, including those set out by the EU Single-Use Plastics Directive. Last year, Scotland became the first part of the UK to implement a ban on some of the…

11 Jan 2023 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government whether it has assessed the reporting mechanisms put in place by local authorities for members of the public to complain about potholes and other damage to roads, and whether it will consider introducing a national standard whereby all local authority areas adopt the same methods for the…

Answer · Jenny Gilruth: The Roads (Scotland) Act 1984 places statutory responsibility for local roads, including the procedure for reporting road defects/damage on local authorities. As such it is the responsibility of the local authority to determine how best to meet its duties on …

9 Dec 2022 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government whether it plans to reduce the revised budget of £10 million for sustainability payments for GP surgeries.

Answer · Humza Yousaf: The Scottish Government has no plans to reduce the allocated £10m in sustainability payments to general practices.

9 Dec 2022 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government, regarding payments to GP surgeries through the sustainability fund, what the (a) average, (b) highest and (c) lowest payment was in the (i) 2021-22 and (ii) 2022-23 financial year.

Answer · Humza Yousaf: Scottish Government allocates sustainability payments on a per patient basis. Practices with higher list sizes will receive a proportionally larger sum than smaller practices.  2021-2022 2022-2023 Highest £93,652 £69,342 Lowest £3,011 £1,691 Average …

9 Dec 2022 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government how much funding has been allocated to GP practices in NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde through the sustainability payment in financial year (a) 2021-22 and (b) 2022-23.

Answer · Humza Yousaf: 2021-2022 £3,278,717 2022-2023 £2,228,180

9 Dec 2022 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government whether it will urgently consider revisiting its reported decision to reduce the total finance made available to GP practices through the sustainability payment in 2022-23, and increase the funding from £10 million back to the originally announced £15 million, in light of recently announ…

Answer · Humza Yousaf: The Scottish Government has surpassed its commitment to ensure every extra penny it receives from the UK Government is spent on health and social care. This means an extra £1 billion will be available to improve front line services and help fund the NHS pay d…

29 Nov 2022 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government what consideration it has given to introducing a statutory instrument in the Scottish Parliament that would seek to amend the Civic Government (Scotland) Act 1982 (Licensing of Short-term Lets) Order 2022, with a view to extending the deadline from 1 April 2023 for existing hosts to appl…

Answer · Shona Robison: The Scottish Government intends to lay an affirmative Scottish Statutory Instrument in January 2023 that will seek to amend The Civic Government (Scotland) Act 1982 (Licensing of Short-term Lets) Order 2022. Subject to the approval of the Scottish Parliament,…

28 Nov 2022 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government, in relation to the proposed Clyde Metro transport system, whether there could be scope for including areas in the Glasgow City region more than 15 kilometres from the city centre, in particular if that location has poor public transport links.

Answer · Jenny Gilruth: The 15km value noted in the Strategic Transport Projects Review is representative of the average maximum range from the benchmarking study of similar cities and aligns well with the adjoining urban area of Greater Glasgow. However it is indicative, the exact …

28 Nov 2022 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government what basis was used to determine that "up to around 15 kilometres" from Glasgow city centre should be the area to be considered for the Clyde Metro transport system.

Answer · Jenny Gilruth: A benchmarking exercise was undertaken, as part of the second Strategic Transport Projects Review’s appraisal of Clyde Metro. That work considered UK and international cities, with a comparable population to Glasgow for both the city itself and the wider urba…

28 Nov 2022 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on what progress has been made in developing a (a) business case and (b) delivery plan for the proposed Clyde Metro.

Answer · Jenny Gilruth: Work has been undertaken throughout 2022 to scope a Clyde Metro Programme Level Business Case. This is being undertaken collaboratively, led by Transport Scotland and its partners Glasgow City Council and Strathclyde Partnership for Transport. A Delivery Plan…

28 Nov 2022 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government what current work is taking place as part of its evaluation of minimum unit pricing, and when the findings of the evaluation are expected to be published.

Answer · Maree Todd: I refer the member to the answer to question S6W-09498 on 28 June 2022. All answers to written parliamentary questions are available on the Parliament’s website, the search facility for which can be found at Questions and answers | Scottish Parliament Websit…

25 Nov 2022 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S6W-11633 by Humza Yousaf on 14 November 2022, whether any public funding has been used to facilitate treatment for mesh survivors in the USA in the period since a contract was signed with Gynaecologic and Reconstructive Surgery of Missouri, in July 202…

Answer · Humza Yousaf: Expenditure on clinical and associated travel costs arising from mesh removal surgery undertaken by the independent providers will be incurred following receipt of invoices from the contracted providers and travel agency. Separately, administrative costs have…

22 Nov 2022 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government whether any Scotland-specific analysis of AposHealth footwear has been commissioned, and whether it will consider offering this as a treatment option in each NHS board region.

Answer · Humza Yousaf: AposHealth for osteoarthritis of the knee is being reviewed by the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE). The draft medical technologies guidance on AposHealth is currently out for consultation with an expected publication date of March 202…

22 Nov 2022 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government what its position is on the reported recommendations by the NICE medical technologies advisory committee for England and Wales that AposHealth footwear should be available for people (a) with osteoarthritis if their standard surgical care has produced a sub-optimal result and (b) who are…

Answer · Humza Yousaf: AposHealth for osteoarthritis of the knee is being reviewed by the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) and their draft guidance on AposHealth is currently out for consultation, with an expected publication date of March 2023. Although N…

22 Nov 2022 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government whether it has made any assessment of the analysis reported by the NICE medical technologies advisory committee for England and Wales that states that a footwear device from AposHealth, to support people with osteoarthritis in their knee, may have the potential to save the NHS £1,958 per…

Answer · Humza Yousaf: The Scottish Government are awaiting publication of the guidance by the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) before deciding their next steps in relation to whether we ask the Scottish Health Technologies Group (SHTG) to review and adapt t…

21 Nov 2022 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government what recent communication it has had with (a) NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde and (b) all other NHS boards in relation to the shingles vaccination programme and ensuring that every person aged between 70 and 79, as per the eligibility criteria, is able to take up the offer of an appointmen…

Answer · Maree Todd: The Scottish Government published the shingles Chief Medical Officer (CMO) letter on 31 August, providing information on the 2022-23 shingles vaccination programme. The CMO letter is shared with NHS Immunisation Coordinators to action the recommendations. The…

21 Nov 2022 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government how many doses of the Zostavax shingles vaccine have been ordered for this winter, and how many doses will be made available to each NHS board.

Answer · Maree Todd: Vaccine supply for the shingles vaccination programme is procured on a four nations basis by UK Health and Security Agency. NHS Health Boards order the volume of vaccine required, which is then delivered to vaccine holding centres, where Health Boards can acc…

16 Aug 2022 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government what measures it and Forestry and Land Scotland will be taking to protect the Scottish Wildcat during its breeding season.

Answer · Mairi McAllan: The Scottish wildcat and its breeding places are fully protected under the Conservation (Natural Habitats, &c.) Regulations 1994 . All management activity on Scotland’s National Forests and Land is independently certified to international standards of best…

6 Jul 2022 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on when Transport Scotland expects to have in place the necessary regulations under the Transport (Scotland) Act 2019 that will allow local authorities to ban pavement parking, and whether there is now a confirmed date for when local authorities will be …

Answer · Jenny Gilruth: Transport Scotland are continuing to consult with local authorities and others to develop both the secondary legislation required to allow them to enforce the National pavement parking prohibition and the Parking Standards Guidance, which will underpin the Tr…

1 Jul 2022 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government what progress it has made in its work with local authorities on the assessments to be undertaken by each local authority in determining the particular streets and locations that should be exempt from pavement parking prohibition when it takes effect.

Answer · Jenny Gilruth: Scottish Ministers have to date provided £2.4m of funding to local authorities to allow them to undertake their required road assessments. Additionally, Transport Scotland have consulted with Local Authorities and the public on the proposed Ministerial Direct…

1 Jul 2022 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on the confirmed date for when local authorities will have the formal authority to prohibit pavement parking.

1 Jul 2022 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on the work of Transport Scotland in preparing the regulations under the Transport (Scotland) Act 2019 regarding pavement parking prohibition, including when it expects the regulations to be laid for consideration by the Parliament.

1 Jun 2022 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government what its response is to reports stating that it is only planning to facilitate the treatment of 15 mesh-injured women from Scotland in the United States by the mesh removal surgeon, Dr Dionysios Veronikis.

Answer · Humza Yousaf: The number of women who can be treated by Dr Veronikis is not subject to a cap. The decision on whether surgery can be undertaken for any individual is ultimately one for the clinician and patient, through joint decision making.  

1 Jun 2022 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government what progress it has made on finalising contracts for mesh-injured women to receive treatment from Dr Dionysios Veronikis in the United States, and whether it will confirm the date for when this process is expected to successfully conclude.

Answer · Humza Yousaf: Contract negotiations with Dr Veronikis are a matter for NHS National Services Scotland (NSS) and, are subject to commercial confidentiality. NSS met with Dr Veronikis most recently on 21 June and the Government hopes that negotiations will be positively conc…

13 Apr 2022 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on how many of Scotland’s universities and colleges have formally adopted the IHRA definition on antisemitism, and what steps it is taking to encourage more higher education providers to endorse this definition.

Answer · Jamie Hepburn: The Scottish Government is committed to tackling all forms of racism, including antisemitism. We adopted the IHRA definition of antisemitism in June 2017. This is the Scottish Government position and it applies to all Ministers. Institutions are aware of the…

12 Apr 2022 · Portfolio Question

To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on its progress in increasing the number of permanent teaching roles available.

16 Mar 2022 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S6W-01369 by Maree Todd on 30 July 2021, whether it will provide an update on when the temporary suspension of the breast screening self-referral service for all women aged 71 and over is expected to be lifted.

Answer · Maree Todd: I refer the member to the answer to question S6W-07049 on 17 March 2022. All answers to written Parliamentary Questions are available on the Parliament's website, the search facility for which can be found at https://www.parliament.scot/chamber-and-committee…

1 Mar 2022 · Portfolio Question

To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on the Transvaginal Mesh Case Record Review, led by Professor Alison Britton, and anticipated timescale for its completion.

1 Mar 2022 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government what its position is on facilitating care for people, who are living with an eating disorder, at specialist centres in other parts of the UK, when treatment provided by NHS Scotland has not improved a patient's health in the long term.

Answer · Kevin Stewart: On rare occasions, where patients require very specialist treatment that cannot be provided in Scotland, cross border transfers are used to facilitate care and treatment in other parts of the UK. Decisions about cross border transfers to specialist centres in…

22 Feb 2022 · Portfolio Question

To ask the Scottish Government how the 2022 regulations on the prohibition of fishing in the Firth of Clyde will impact fishing businesses.