Stewart Maxwell

17 Feb 2016 · Portfolio Question

To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to deal with antibiotic resistance in the food chain.

8 Feb 2016 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide a breakdown of recorded religious hate crimes in 2014-15 expressed as the number of incidents per 1,000 members of each religious affiliation, also broken down by incidents recorded under section (a) 74 of the Criminal Justice (Scotland) Act 2003 and (b) 1 of the …

Answer · Paul Wheelhouse: The reports titled Religiously Aggravated Offending in Scotland 2014-15 and Charges reported under the Offensive Behaviour at Football and Threatening Communications (Scotland) Act 2012 in 2014-15 were published on 12 June 2015 and presented information on th…

21 Jan 2016 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government how many schools have been (a) built and (b) refurbished in each local authority area in each year since 2007.

Answer · Angela Constance: Data is provided from 2007-08 up to 2014-15 for schools which have been rebuilt or refurbished. The distinction between rebuilt or refurbished has only been collected and published since 2010-11, so two further tables have been provided from 2010-11 to 2014-1…

11 Jan 2016 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to help Scotland play a leading role in ensuring that the EU birds and habitats directives are implemented better, and what the reason is for its position on this matter.

Answer · Aileen McLeod: Scotland provides the largest component of the UK’s contribution to the European Union’s Natura 2000 network. The Scottish Government is continuing to participate in the European Commission’s “fitness check” of the EU birds and habitats directives, the conclu…

6 Jan 2016 · Portfolio Question

To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to reduce the prevalence of smoking among young people.

16 Dec 2015 · Portfolio Question

To ask the Scottish Government what steps it is taking to tackle knife crime in the West Scotland region.

10 Nov 2015 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government what discussions it has had with the European Commission regarding its review of the birds and habitats directives.

Answer · Richard Lochhead: Scottish Government officials contributed to the formulation of the UK Government’s response to the evidence gathering phase of the European Commission ‘Fitness Check’ exercise, including involvement in a workshop held when commission officials visited the UK…

10 Nov 2015 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to ensure that the European Commission’s review of the birds and habitats directives does not result in a reduction in the protection afforded to Scotland’s best places for wildlife.

Answer · Richard Lochhead: I refer the member to the answer to question S4W-28386 on 24 November 2015. All answers to written parliamentary questions are available on the Parliament’s website, the search facility for which can be found at:http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/parliamentary…

10 Nov 2015 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government what discussions it has had, or plans to have, with the UK Government regarding the UK position on the European Commission's review of the birds and habitats directives, in light of suggestions that the Parliamentary Under Secretary of State at the Department for Environment, Food and Ru…

Answer · Richard Lochhead: The Scottish Government continues to engage with the UK Government on the ‘Fitness Check’ exercise. We are not aware of any UK Government proposals to weaken protection of wildlife.

10 Nov 2015 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government what its position is on reports that nine EU countries representing 63% of the EU's population have written to the European Commission urging it to protect the birds and habitats directives and concentrate on improving implementation rather than weakening protection for wildlife, and wha…

Answer · Richard Lochhead: The Scottish Government is aware that a number of European Union member states have written to the European Commission in advance of the ‘Fitness Check’ conference being held in Brussels on 20 November 2015. This event will hear the emerging findings from the…

15 Sep 2015 · Portfolio Question

To ask the Scottish Government what its position is on the Royal Environmental Health Institute of Scotland’s reported concerns regarding the capacity of the environmental health workforce in local authorities.

15 Jul 2015 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government what progress has been made on establishing the new national Scottish chronic pain management service and how this will benefit people with fibromyalgia.

Answer · Maureen Watt: The Scottish Government continues to work closely with both NHS National Services Scotland’s National Services Division and NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde on the two development strands (the interim and permanent facilities) of the Scottish National Chronic Pa…

15 Jul 2015 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government which early years (a) projects and (b) services have received support since 2011 through the (i) Early Years Change Fund and (ii) public-social partnerships, also broken down by the (A) amount received, (B) local authority area in which they are based and (C) number of families that have…

Answer · Fiona McLeod: i) The Scottish Government's commitment to the £274.25 million Early Years Change Fund is £52.25 million. Since the Early Years Change Fund began in 2012-13, the Scottish Government has invested in the following projects and services: Scottish Government Ear…

15 Jul 2015 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government how much it has invested in early years (a) projects and (b) services since 2011 through the (i) Early Years Change Fund and (ii) public-social partnerships.

Answer · Fiona McLeod: I refer the member to the answer to question S4W-26719 on 10 August 2015. All answers to written parliamentary questions are available on the Parliament’s website, the search facility for which can be found at: http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/parliamentary…

1 May 2015 · First Minister's Question

To ask the First Minister what progress the Scottish Government is making on widening access to university for young people from the most deprived communities.

29 Apr 2015 · Portfolio Question

To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on the Scottish Commemorations Programme’s First World War commemorations for 2015.

20 Apr 2015 · General Question

To ask the Scottish Government what the findings were from its pilot project to monitor assault injury surveillance in NHS Lanarkshire.

24 Mar 2015 · Inspired Question

To ask the Scottish Government whether it will bring forward legislation on smoking in cars containing children as part of its public health bill.

Answer · Maureen Watt: The Scottish Government recently consulted on a variety of measures in its recent consultation, A Consultation on Electronic Cigarettes and Strengthening Tobacco Control in Scotland. This included a measure to ban smoking in cars with children under 18. Havin…

16 Mar 2015 · Portfolio Question

To ask the Scottish Government what meetings it has had with representatives of religious organisations who are denied pension credit as they are fully maintained by their order.

2 Mar 2015 · Portfolio Question

To ask the Scottish Government what recent discussions it has had with local authorities regarding the Glasgow and Clyde Valley City Deal.

26 Jan 2015 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide a breakdown of recorded religious hate crimes in 2013-14 expressed as the number of incidents per 1,000 members of each religious affiliation, also broken down by incidents recorded under section (a) 74 of the Criminal Justice (Scotland) Act 2003 and (b) 1 of the …

Answer · Michael Matheson: The reports titled Religiously Aggravated Offending in Scotland 2013-14 and Charges reported under the Offensive Behaviour at Football and Threatening Communications (Scotland) Act 2012 in 2013-14 were published on 13 June 2014 and presented information on th…

18 Aug 2014 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government what support it offers to people with fibromyalgia.

Answer · Michael Matheson: The Scottish Government recognises fibromyalgia can be a distressing and difficult condition to manage. As with all long term conditions we want people living with fibromyalgia to be able to access the best possible care and support wherever possible. Signi…

29 Jul 2014 · Portfolio Question

To ask the Scottish Government what legacy is anticipated from the Commonwealth Games.

27 Jun 2014 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government what information it has on how many orchestras are part of BBC Scotland; how many members they have; how many times they have performed in the last year, and how this compares with orchestras that are part of RTÉ in Ireland.

Answer · Fiona Hyslop: The BBC supports one orchestra in Scotland, the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra, which is part of BBC Scotland. Data on the BBC website indicate that the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra employs 76 players and is scheduled to play at 26 engagements during 2014…

7 May 2014 · Portfolio Question

To ask the Scottish Government what its position is on Professor Paul Boyle’s view that Research Councils UK ”strongly support” an independent Scotland remaining part of the network.

19 Mar 2014 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government what plans it has for the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra in the Scottish broadcasting service of an independent Scotland.

Answer · Fiona Hyslop: Page 318 of Scotland's Future: Your Guide to an Independent Scotland sets out how a Scottish broadcasting service would be established as a public service broadcaster in an independent Scotland, building initially on the staff and assets of BBC Scotland. It w…

12 Mar 2014 · Portfolio Question

To ask the Scottish Government how it supports orchestral music and what it considers the cultural and artistic benefits are of this.

Answer · Fiona Hyslop: The Scottish Government believes that orchestral music can bring real cultural and artistic benefits to communities across Scotland and we are ensuring the necessary infrastructure is in place to deliver cultural opportunities whilst promoting cultural excell…

12 Feb 2014 · General Question

To ask the Scottish Government what support it provides to people who are deaf or hard of hearing.

18 Dec 2013 · General Question

To ask the Scottish Government what its position is on the House of Lords amendment to the Energy Bill that removes the Scottish Parliament’s powers in respect of the renewables obligation.

11 Dec 2013 · Portfolio Question

To ask the Scottish Government what the outcomes were of the recent visit to Denmark and Sweden by the Cabinet Secretary for Culture and External Affairs.