Bob Doris

7 Jun 2017 · General Question

To ask the Scottish Government how it supports communities in the Glasgow Maryhill and Springburn constituency in accessing new affordable housing.

Answer · Kevin Stewart: Taking the last financial year and this year almost £17 m will have been invested in the Maryhill and Springburn constituency area, from the funding which the Scottish Government is making available to Glasgow City Council to invest in affordable housing. Thi…

23 May 2017 · Portfolio Question

To ask the Scottish Government how its Climate Challenge Fund supports projects in the Glasgow Maryhill and Springburn constituency.

15 May 2017 · Portfolio Question

To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on what representations it has made to the UK Government regarding the proposals to close half of Glasgow's Jobcentre Plus offices.

Answer · Jamie Hepburn: I continue to press UK Ministers for clarity, transparency and closer joint working on this matter. I have met the UK Minister for Employment to discuss this matter and I continue to correspond with him. I am currently awaiting a response to my most recent le…

28 Apr 2017 · Portfolio Question

To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on progress with the analysis of responses to its recent consultation on organ and tissue donation and transplantation.

24 Apr 2017 · General Question

To ask the Scottish Government how it has supported participatory budgeting projects for communities in the Glasgow Maryhill and Springburn constituency since 2014.

Answer · Kevin Stewart: Since 2014 the Scottish Government has supported both the Maryhill and Springburn areas to engage in participatory budgeting through the Community Choices Fund. £120,000 has been provided for various projects led by the Maryhill Housing Association, the North…

13 Apr 2017 · Portfolio Question

To ask the Scottish Government what links it has established with international development organisations working in Sri Lanka.

12 Apr 2017 · General Question

To ask the Scottish Government how it is increasing access to new medicines.

Answer · Shona Robison: Dr Montgomery’s independent review into medicines, published in December 2016, recognises that the Scottish Government reforms and investment over recent years has significantly increased access to new medicines. The review found that following our recent ref…

7 Mar 2017 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government whether all local authorities had at least 1% of their budgets subject to Community Choices budgeting, and what the estimated value of public spending determined by this method will be in the current financial year.

Answer · Kevin Stewart: The Programme for Government 2016-17 states that councils will have at least 1% of their budget subject to Community Choices budgeting. We are working with COSLA to take forward the commitment. At this stage, no local authority has at least 1% of their budget…

7 Mar 2017 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government how much public spending has been determined by Community Choices budgeting in each year since 2011.

Answer · Kevin Stewart: Since June 2014 the Scottish Government has been promoting and supporting Community Choices, also known as participatory budgeting. Between 2014 and 2017 the Scottish Government has invested over £2.7 million in Community Choices. This includes project fundi…

30 Jan 2017 · First Minister's Question

To ask the First Minister what representations the Scottish Government has made to the UK Government regarding the announcement of further jobcentre closures in Scotland.

23 Jan 2017 · Portfolio Question

To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made of how UK Government plans to reduce housing benefit for people under 35 will impact on those affected as well as on the social rented sector.

Answer · Angela Constance: We are extremely concerned about the potential impact of the UK Government's decision to apply local housing allowance rates to the social rented sector from April 2019. Single people under the age of 35 are likely to be most affected as support for their hou…

19 Jan 2017 · Inspired Question

To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on the publication date for the review of maternity and neonatal services report.

Answer · Shona Robison: The Review report will be published today, and is available on the Scottish Government website: http://gov.scot/Publications/2017/01/7728 http://gov.scot/Publications/2017/01/3303

19 Dec 2016 · General Question

To ask the Scottish Government how it supports public transport in Glasgow.

Answer · Humza Yousaf: In 2016-17 the Scottish Government is providing around £17 million grant funding to Strathclyde Partnership for Transport (SPT) to support public transport in their area. It is for SPT to determine how that funding is utilised, in line with its Regional Trans…

19 Dec 2016 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government whether Skills Development Scotland was given prior notification of the proposals by the Department for Work and Pensions to close eight job centres in Glasgow.

Answer · Jamie Hepburn: Skills Development Scotland advise they had no prior notification of the job centre closures in Glasgow proposed by Jobcentre Plus.

14 Dec 2016 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government, in light of the potential impact on vulnerable people, what representations it has made to the UK Government regarding its proposals to close Jobcentre Plus offices in Glasgow.

Answer · Jamie Hepburn: Given the level of concern I have about this matter, I have now written to Damian Green, Secretary of State for Work and Pensions on two occasions: once on 7 December when the announcement was made public and then again on 9 December seeking clarification of …

30 Nov 2016 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government what the impact has been of its investment to reduce IVF waiting times.

Answer · Shona Robison: The Scottish Government’s target that by March 2015 eligible patients will start IVF treatment at one of Scotland’s four NHS IVF facilities within 12 months of referral was delivered ahead of time. To support the IVF target, the Scottish Government has inves…

28 Nov 2016 · Portfolio Question

To ask the Scottish Government what impact the proposed changes to the local housing allowance will have on vulnerable groups.

Answer · Kevin Stewart: The application of the local housing allowance to the social rented sector will have an impact on tenants in a variety of circumstances including vulnerable groups in general needs accommodation as well as those in temporary, or supported accommodation. Wor…

21 Nov 2016 · General Question

To ask the Scottish Government what guidance is being developed for schools in light of the additional £100 million from 2017-18 for the Scottish Attainment Challenge.

Answer · John Swinney: Later this month we will launch a new framework of fully evidenced and proven educational interventions and strategies to help tackle the poverty related attainment gap. The framework will inform the decisions schools make to spend the additional funds and we…

31 Oct 2016 · General Question

To ask the Scottish Government when it last met Police Scotland.

17 Oct 2016 · General Question

To ask the Scottish Government how it monitors the performance of Strathclyde Partnership for Transport.

Answer · Humza Yousaf: Strathclyde Partnership for Transport (SPT) is required by the Transport (Scotland) act 2005 to provide a report to the Scottish Government, which SPT also publishes, on the performance of its functions at the end of each financial year. Officials from Trans…

21 Sep 2016 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government what discussions it has had with stakeholders regarding the level of the application fee for (a) firearm and (b) shotgun certificates; how many certificates have been issued in each of the last five years; how much money this raised; how much it cost the police to process the application…

Answer · Michael Matheson: The setting of fees for firearm and shotgun certificates is reserved to the UK Parliament and there were therefore no formal discussions between the Scottish Government and stakeholders, many of whom responded to the Home Office's consultation paper or were a…

19 Sep 2016 · Portfolio Question

To ask the Scottish Government what contribution improving support at school for young children with autism will make towards meeting its ambition to close the educational attainment gap.

6 Sep 2016 · General Question

To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to boost the economy in north Glasgow.

20 Jun 2016 · Portfolio Question

To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to ensure that housing allocation in the social rented sector takes consideration of tenants in moderate housing need.

26 May 2016 · Portfolio Question

To ask the Scottish Government what consideration it has given to using the New Medicines Fund to ensure access to the cystic fibrosis medicine, Ivacaftor, for 2 to 5-year-olds with the G551D gene.

14 Mar 2016 · Portfolio Question

To ask the Scottish Government how it supports anti-poverty initiatives in Glasgow.

9 Mar 2016 · Inspired Question

To ask the Scottish Government when it will provide details of, and consult on, proposals for its preferred way forward in relation to the development of a no-fault compensation scheme for medical injury for Scotland.

Answer · Shona Robison: I am pleased to announce we will soon launch a public consultation on our outline proposals for a no-blame redress scheme of compensation for people suffering harm as a result of clinical treatment administered by NHS Scotland staff. The no-blame scheme we …

9 Mar 2016 · Inspired Question

To ask the Scottish Government when the findings from the Healthier Scotland Conversation will be published.

Answer · Shona Robison: I published the findings from the conversation today (17 March 2016). A summary report is now available on the Creating a Healthier Scotland website, and I have made copies of the report available in the Scottish Parliament Information Centre (Bib. number 577…

9 Mar 2016 · Inspired Question

To ask the Scottish Government when it will publish the new cancer strategy for Scotland.

Answer · Shona Robison: The Beating Cancer in Scotland strategy will be published today (15 March 2015). It will set out ambitions on improving the prevention, detection, diagnosis, treatment, and after care for people affected by cancer in Scotland for the next five to ten years. …

7 Mar 2016 · General Question

To ask the Scottish Government how it is helping to support delivery of the living wage to care workers in Glasgow.