Christina McKelvie

18 Nov 2016 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government, in light of its report, Renewing Our Commitments, and the establishment of a fund for specialist mental health services for veterans, what action it is taking to help young recruits who have post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD).

Answer · Maureen Watt: The Ministry of Defence is responsible for the healthcare of serving personnel through the Defence Medical Services (DMS). The primary role of the DMS is to promote, protect and restore the health of service personnel to ensure that they are ready and medical…

18 Nov 2016 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government what plans it has to respond to the Medact report, The Recruitment of Children by the UK Armed Forces.

Answer · Keith Brown: The Scottish Government supports the Armed Forces and the contribution they make to our communities. We would also expect that the MoD fully complies with the provisions of the Armed Forces Act and the “Policy on the Care of Service Personnel under the Age of…

14 Nov 2016 · General Question

To ask the Scottish Government what its position is on the recent UN report on the impact of welfare reforms on disabled people in the UK.

14 Nov 2016 · Topical Question

To ask the Scottish Government when powers over social security benefits will be devolved to the Scottish Parliament.

8 Nov 2016 · General Question

To ask the Scottish Government when it last met South Lanarkshire Council and what issues were discussed.

2 Nov 2016 · Portfolio Question

To ask the Scottish Government how many community right to buy cases have been approved since April 2016 and how many are under consideration.

Answer · Roseanna Cunningham: Since 15 April 2016, when the revised legislation came into effect, there have been seven Community Right to Buy applications to register a community interest in land. Of those applications to register a community interest in land, four have been approved (…

3 Oct 2016 · First Minister's Question

To ask the First Minister what the Scottish Government's response is to the recent Scottish Social Attitudes survey, which shows that levels of prejudice in Scotland are falling.

27 Sep 2016 · Portfolio Question

To ask the Scottish Government when it will next meet NHS Lanarkshire.

13 Sep 2016 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government how many (a) public bodies, (b) third sector organisations and (c) private companies have signed up to the Partnership for Change to improve gender balance on boards.

Answer · Angela Constance: Since its launch on 25 June 2015, 88 public bodies, 63 third sector organisations, and 35 private companies have signed up to the Partnership for Change 50/50 by 2020 campaign (186 organisations in total as at 14 September 2016).

12 Sep 2016 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to encourage greater gender balance on boards and whether any further initiatives are planned.

Answer · Angela Constance: The Scottish Government is taking decisive action to ensure women are represented in senior and decision making roles, including in the boardroom. The government will legislate for gender balance on public sector boards in the first year of this Parliament. U…

20 Jun 2016 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on (a) its doubling of the number of motor neurone disease (MND) specialist nurses and (b) research that it is funding to find a cure for MND.

Answer · Aileen Campbell: I am delighted to confirm that the Scottish Government have delivered on the pledge to double the number of motor neurone disease (MND) clinical specialist nurses. Their number has increased from 5.6 whole time equivalent (WTE) to 12.9 WTE. MND specialist nur…

7 Mar 2016 · Portfolio Question

To ask the Scottish Government what analysis it has carried out of the potential impact on education in Scotland of the UK withdrawing from the EU.

7 Mar 2016 · Topical Question

To ask the Scottish Government what it is doing to mark International Women’s Day.

2 Mar 2016 · Inspired Question

To ask the Scottish Government what progress it is making in meeting the target of ensuring that ministerial public appointments are more diverse and reflective of the population, as set out in its Equality Outcomes and Mainstreaming Report 2015.

Answer · Roseanna Cunningham: In 2015, Scottish Ministers appointed more women than men, on merit, to positions on the boards of Scotland’s public bodies. 54% of those appointed under the process regulated by the Commissioner for Ethical Standards in Public Life in Scotland were women, re…

21 Feb 2016 · Topical Question

To ask the Scottish Government what its position is on the announcement of a referendum on membership of the EU on 23 June 2016.

18 Feb 2016 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government what steps it is taking to ensure that people who have had gender reassignment can have their new gender reflected in their medical records.

Answer · Maureen Watt: When a request to change details resulting from a change of gender is received, the patient's GP shall inform NHS National Services Scotland who then contact the patient to ensure the correct entries are held on the relevant systems.

15 Feb 2016 · Portfolio Question

To ask the Scottish Government what support the justice system gives to people with autism.

1 Feb 2016 · Portfolio Question

To ask the Scottish Government what the impact would be of raising the Scottish rate of income tax to 11%.

27 Jan 2016 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government what training it provides to teachers regarding mental health issues.

Answer · Angela Constance: The Schools (Health Promotion and Nutrition) Act (Scotland) 2007 places a number of duties on local education authorities including ensuring that schools are health promoting. This includes promoting physical, social, mental and emotional wellbeing by support…

27 Jan 2016 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government what its position is on including mental health issues as part of the school curriculum.

Answer · Angela Constance: The Schools (Health Promotion and Nutrition) Act (Scotland) 2007 places a number of duties on local education authorities including ensuring that schools are health promoting. This includes promoting physical, social, mental and emotional wellbeing by support…

27 Jan 2016 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to raise awareness of mental health illnesses (a) among young people and (b) in schools.

Answer · Jamie Hepburn: Awareness of child and adolescent mental health (CAMHS) in schools has been improved by, amongst other things, our commitment to encouraging the establishment of explicit links between schools and CAMHS specialists as well as the development of a web-based to…

27 Jan 2016 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government how it works with (a) the NHS and (b) local authorities to support young people experiencing mental health illnesses.

Answer · Jamie Hepburn: We want to drive improvements in child and adolescent mental health services (CAMHS) and are committed to working with NHS health boards and their partners to ensure that young people of any age get access to high quality mental health services. That is why w…

25 Jan 2016 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government how many modern apprenticeships have been started to date.

Answer · Annabelle Ewing: Skills Development Scotland (SDS) publish modern apprenticeship (MA) statistics on a quarterly basis. These published statistics are broken down by age, gender, framework, level and local authority area and can be accessed via SDS' website: https://www.skills…

25 Jan 2016 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government how many apprenticeships have been undertaken in each of the last five years, also broken down by gender.

Answer · Annabelle Ewing: Skills Development Scotland (SDS) publish modern apprenticeship (MA) statistics on a quarterly basis. These published statistics are broken down by age, gender, framework, level and local authority area and can be accessed via SDS' website: https://www.skills…

25 Jan 2016 · Portfolio Question

To ask the Scottish Government when it last discussed devolution of employment support services with the UK Government.

6 Jan 2016 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government whether it can provide an update on how each NHS board is delivering the plan to increase motor neurone disease specialist nurses.

Answer · Shona Robison: Funding to double the number of motor neurone disease clinical nurse specialists (MND CNS) was allocated to those NHS boards who have strong links with Scotland’s neurological centres and who currently employ MND CNS i.e. NHS Grampian, NHS Greater Glasgow and…

14 Dec 2015 · First Minister's Question

To ask the First Minister whether she will provide an update on her meeting with the Prime Minister this week.

7 Dec 2015 · Portfolio Question

To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on its discussions with the UK Government regarding the Apprenticeship Levy.

30 Nov 2015 · Portfolio Question

To ask the Scottish Government what impact the recent spending review will have on public sector finances in Scotland.

7 Oct 2015 · Inspired Question

To ask the Scottish Government when a report providing details on the operation of Scotland’s Census 2011 will be available and what plans there are to consult users in relation to the next census.

Answer · Fiona Hyslop: The Registrar General has today (8 October 2015) published Scotland’s Census 2011 General Report and it has been laid before Parliament (SG/2015/191). In addition, he is launching a consultation today seeking views and evidence on the topics which should be i…