Stuart McMillan

4 Sep 2019 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government how many applications for Disabled Students Allowance have been made in each of the last five years, also broken down by how many were approved.

Answer · Richard Lochhead: Students with disabilities who are studying a course of Higher Education can apply to the Student Awards Agency Scotland (SAAS) for the Disabled Students Allowance (DSA). This is a non-income assessed allowance to cover any additional costs or expenses that a…

4 Sep 2019 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government what statutory transition assistance is available to disabled students who are leaving (a) school to attend (i) college or (ii) university and (b) college to attend university.

Answer · Richard Lochhead: The Additional Support for Learning legislation has specific provisions relating to transitions. Where a child or young person is expected to leave school (at the end of primary school or when leaving secondary school) the education authority has a duty to re…

3 Sep 2019 · Portfolio Question

To ask the Scottish Government when it last spoke to the UK Government regarding inter-governmental relations.

2 Sep 2019 · Inspired Question

To ask the Scottish Government what the outcomes were of the Minister for Trade, Investment and Innovation’s visit to the Netherlands in May 2019.

Answer · Ivan McKee: I visited the Netherlands on 20 May 2019. The Netherlands feature within the Export Growth Plan’s top 5 priority countries and are Scotland’s second largest export market. Scottish exports to the Netherlands were estimated to be worth £2.5 billion (7.6% of al…

2 Sep 2019 · First Minister's Question

To ask the First Minister what action the Scottish Government is taking in response to Police Scotland figures that show that more than 160 people have reported being raped in the very early stages of dating in 2018-19.

28 Aug 2019 · General Question

To ask the Scottish Government what discussions it has had with Inverclyde Council to halt population decline in the area.

26 Aug 2019 · Inspired Question

To ask the Scottish Government what overseas visits the Minister for Trade, Investment and Innovation made between January and April 2019.

Answer · Ivan McKee: I made 4 overseas visits in 2019 between January and April: Warsaw, Poland; Milan, Italy; Oslo, Norway and a combined visit to Stockholm, Sweden and Copenhagen, Denmark. POLAND I visited Warsaw 23-24 January 2019 to participate in a two-day trade and invest…

16 Jul 2019 · Inspired Question

To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on what progress has been made by the Expert Panel on Environmental Charges and Other Measures and its plans to reduce the use of single-use coffee cups.

Answer · Mairi Gougeon: Today the Scottish Government will publish the first report of the Expert Panel on Environmental Charging and Other Measures which sets out its recommendations on single-use disposable beverage cups. The report sets out a number of measures that will tackle S…

24 Jun 2019 · First Minister's Question

To ask the First Minister, in light of the Heriot-Watt University report, Hard Edges Scotland, what the Scottish Government is doing to improve the general wellbeing of adults.

18 Jun 2019 · Portfolio Question

To ask the Scottish Government when it last met Inverclyde Council to discuss housing provision.

10 Jun 2019 · First Minister's Question

To ask the First Minister what the Scottish Government is doing to make people aware of scams, in light of reports that nearly half of people in Scotland have been targeted at least once in the last year.

30 May 2019 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government how many qualified teachers of children and young people with vision impairment there are, broken down by local authority.

Answer · John Swinney: Statistics on the number of teachers with main subject of visual impairment are published in the teacher census supplementary data (split by primary, secondary, special and centrally employed) and are available on the Scottish Government website: https://www…

9 May 2019 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government how many people convicted of murder or culpable homicide have been released from The State Hospital following a successful appeal to the Mental Health Tribunal for Scotland.

Answer · Clare Haughey: This information is not held centrally. I refer the member to the answer to question S5W-23077 on 29 May 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.…

9 May 2019 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government what checks are carried out before informing a victim or the family of a victim regarding an upcoming appearance before the Mental Health Tribunal for Scotland to ensure that they are mentally prepared for the process.

Answer · Clare Haughey: I have asked Dr J Morrow, President of the Mental Health Tribunal for Scotland to respond. His response is as follows: The Mental Health Tribunal for Scotland (“the Tribunal”) does not carry out checks prior to informing individuals of an upcoming tribunal h…

9 May 2019 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government what assistance is provided to families giving victim statements to the Mental Health Tribunal for Scotland.

Answer · Clare Haughey: I have asked Dr J Morrow, President of the Mental Health Tribunal for Scotland to respond. His response is as follows: The Mental Health Tribunal for Scotland (“the Tribunal”) does not provide direct assistance to families giving victims statements. The Tri…

9 May 2019 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government how many people convicted of murder or culpable homicide continue in a state institution once a successful appeal to the Mental Health Tribunal for Scotland results in them leaving The State Hospital.

Answer · Clare Haughey: A person will only be released where the Tribunal is not satisfied; that the person has a mental disorder, or that the person requires to be detained in hospital for the protection of any other person from serious harm.

7 May 2019 · First Minister's Question

To ask the First Minister whether the Scottish Government considers that drug policy should be devolved or amended.

30 Apr 2019 · Portfolio Question

To ask the Scottish Government what it is doing to eliminate using single-use plastic packaging.

29 Apr 2019 · First Minister's Question

To ask the First Minister what the social and economic impacts are of immigration.

25 Apr 2019 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government what discussions it has had with the Scottish Child Abuse Inquiry team regarding extending the remit of the inquiry to include allegations of abuse of children who were placed in the care of other family members.

Answer · John Swinney: Prior to my statement in Parliament on 17 November 2016, which included reference to the scope of the Inquiry in relation to non-residential settings (answer to S5W-22804 on 2 May 2019 refers), I consulted with Lady Smith, Chair of the Scottish Child Abuse In…

25 Apr 2019 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government whether it will expand the remit of the Scottish Child Abuse Inquiry to ensure that it can investigate allegations of abuse of children placed in the care of other family members.

Answer · John Swinney: The Scottish Child Abuse Inquiry’s remit was set in 2015 following an extensive public consultation and engagement with survivors of in care child abuse and other interested parties. The issue of the scope of the Inquiry in relation to non-residential setting…

25 Apr 2019 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to investigate allegations of abuse of children who were placed in the care of other family members.

Answer · John Swinney: Protecting children and young people from all forms of abuse is a priority for the Scottish Government as set out in current national policy and legislation. Under the Police and Fire Reform (Scotland) Act 2012 and the Children’s Hearings (Scotland) Act 2…

24 Apr 2019 · Portfolio Question

To ask the Scottish Government how much has been invested in social housing in the Greenock and Inverclyde constituency since May 2011.

23 Apr 2019 · First Minister's Question

To ask the First Minister what assistance will be provided to help the mental health of school pupils.

28 Mar 2019 · Inspired Question

To ask the Scottish Government what progress is being made with its 2019-20 International Development Small Grants Programme funding round.

Answer · Ben Macpherson: I am pleased to announce that funding amounting to a total of £468,525 will be provided to 18 organisations, from our Small Grants Programme 2019-2020, for projects to commence in April 2019. Total amount of Recommended funding - Programme Year 2019-2020 Ty…

27 Mar 2019 · General Question

To ask the Scottish Government what its response is to Silverline Care Caledonia derecognising GMB Scotland as the trade union representing the staff in six of its care homes.

26 Mar 2019 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government what plans it has to renew or refresh the 2014 strategy, See Hear: A strategic framework for meeting the needs of people with a sensory impairment in Scotland.

Answer · Clare Haughey: The See Hear strategy was developed as a long term strategic framework in partnership with local authorities, health boards and third sector partners and is jointly endorsed by COSLA. Since 2014, the Scottish Government has provided almost £4m to establish an…

13 Mar 2019 · Portfolio Question

To ask the Scottish Government, in light of 2019 being the bi-centenary of the death of James Watt, what it is doing to promote STEM subjects to pupils.

7 Mar 2019 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government what action it will take to deliver the United Nations Decade of Ocean Science for Sustainable Development (2021-2030).

Answer · Roseanna Cunningham: The United Nations Decade of Ocean Science for Sustainable Development (2021-2030) is currently in the development phase. Professor Colin Moffat, Chief Scientific Advisor Marine for the Scottish Government is fully engaged in that process, specifically he:con…

7 Mar 2019 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to work with the marine tourism sector to deliver a cleaner, greener marine environment.

Answer · Fiona Hyslop: The Scottish Government values the contribution the marine tourism sector makes to inclusive growth, including in remote and fragile communities. Scotland’s Industry led Marine Tourism Strategy ‘Awakening the Giant’ sets a framework for the sector to work col…