Bob Doris

25 Feb 2016 · Inspired Question

To ask the Scottish Government what funding it is making available to integration authorities (health and social care partnerships) to support the implementation of integration and the living wage for 2016-17.

Answer · Shona Robison: Territorial health boards have been given a general allocation increase of £474 million for 2016-17, an overall average increase over the 2015-16 allocation of 5.5 per cent. This includes investment of £250 million to be directed to integration authorities, t…

25 Feb 2016 · Inspired Question

To ask the Scottish Government what funding it is making available to NHS boards for 2016-17.

Answer · Shona Robison: Territorial boards have been given a general allocation increase of £474 million for 2016-17, an overall average increase over the 2015-16 allocation of 5.5 per cent. This includes investment of £250 million to be directed to health and social care partnershi…

22 Feb 2016 · Portfolio Question

To ask the Scottish Government how it will measure any improvements in the provision of palliative care in relation to its new Strategic Framework for Action on Palliative and End of Life Care.

Answer · Maureen Watt: The Strategic Framework for Action on Palliative and End of Life Care contains a dedicated commitment to support improvements in the collection, analysis, interpretation and dissemination of data. Implementation of the strategic framework is underway and the …

22 Feb 2016 · First Minister's Question

To ask the First Minister what progress the Scottish Government is making in reducing A&E waiting times.

11 Jan 2016 · Inspired Question

To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on progress regarding the 20-week closure planned for Glasgow Queen Street Station.

Answer · Derek Mackay: The Parliament is aware that the closure of the Queen Street Station High Level tunnel in March 2016 marks a further significant milestone in our £5 billion programme of investment in Scotland’s railway. This major piece of engineering work will renew nearly…

22 Dec 2015 · Inspired Question

To ask the Scottish Government when it will provide an update on the legal challenge against minimum unit pricing.

Answer · Shona Robison: The European Court of Justice (ECJ) has now provided its preliminary ruling. A copy can be found here: http://curia.europa.eu/juris/document/document.jsf?text=&docid=173249&pageIndex=0&doclang=en&mode=req&dir=&occ=first&part=1&cid=586956 The case will now r…

18 Dec 2015 · Inspired Question

To ask the Scottish Government when it will publish the Palliative and End of Life Care Strategic Framework for Action.

Answer · Shona Robison: The Strategic Framework for Action on Palliative and End of Life Care was published on Friday 18 December 2015.

14 Dec 2015 · General Question

To ask the Scottish Government how it supports unpaid carers in Glasgow.

23 Nov 2015 · Portfolio Question

To ask the Scottish Government how it is supporting schools from areas of deprivation in Glasgow to work with pupils to address the attainment gap.

16 Nov 2015 · Portfolio Question

To ask the Scottish Government how it supports infrastructure projects in the Glasgow parliamentary region.

11 Nov 2015 · Portfolio Question

To ask the Scottish Government how it is seeking to enhance community optometry services in the Glasgow region.

26 Oct 2015 · Portfolio Question

To ask the Scottish Government when the Cabinet Secretary for Finance, Constitution and Economy last met the Chancellor of the Exchequer and what issues were discussed.

30 Sep 2015 · Inspired Question

To ask the Scottish Government on what date the independent review of transvaginal mesh implants will publish its interim report.

Answer · Shona Robison: The independent review has informed the Scottish Government that it will publish its interim report on 2 October 2015.

24 Sep 2015 · Inspired Question

To ask the Scottish Government how much funding it is providing to NHS to meet increased demand due to the winter.

Answer · Shona Robison: We are investing over £10.7 million of additional funding this year (2015-16) to support NHS boards manage winter pressures. This funding will be used to help boards improve weekend discharge, increase staffing over the festive period, provide more patient tr…

21 Sep 2015 · General Question

To ask the Scottish Government how it is encouraging young people in Glasgow from disadvantaged backgrounds to participate in physical activity and sports.

2 Sep 2015 · Inspired Question

To ask the Scottish Government when it will provide an update on the legal challenge to minimum unit pricing.

Answer · Shona Robison: The Advocate General of the European Court of Justice (ECJ) has now provided his Opinion to the Court. A copy can be found here: . The Court will consider the Opinion and then give its preliminary ruling, which is expected within two to four months. The case…

31 Aug 2015 · Portfolio Question

To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made to mitigate the economic impact of the UK Government’s austerity measures in Glasgow.

24 Aug 2015 · Inspired Question

To ask the Scottish Government what the national support team it put at the Queen Elizabeth University Hospital to help improve performance against the four-hour A&E target identified as the key issues, and what actions have been progressed.

Answer · Shona Robison: The key issues identified as hindering performance against the four hour A&E target at the Queen Elizabeth University Hospital (QEUH) were: Bed management - how beds were made available quickly for patients requiring admission to avoid congestion and delay …

8 Jul 2015 · Inspired Question

To ask the Scottish Government when it will publish the Scottish Cosmetic Interventions Expert Group’s report and recommendations on the future regulation of independent healthcare provision.

Answer · Maureen Watt: The Scottish Cosmetic Interventions Expert Group submitted its report and recommendations to the Chief Medical Officer (CMO) in June 2015. Following consideration, the CMO agreed with the proposals and this report will be published on the Scottish Government’…

29 Jun 2015 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government what the estimated savings for patients will be in 2015-16 arising from free prescriptions that would not be age-exempt from charging in England for medications associated with long-term (a) mental health and (b) dermatological conditions.

Answer · Shona Robison: I refer the member to the answer to question S4W-26389 on 3 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/parliamentarybu…

29 Jun 2015 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government what the estimated savings for patients will be in 2015-16 arising from free prescriptions that would not be age-exempt from charging in England for medications associated with the long-term conditions, (a) asthma, (b) chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and (c) cardiovascular disease.

Answer · Shona Robison: The information requested is not routinely captured by NHS Scotland’s prescribing information system. The following table therefore sets out very broad estimates based on limited information available from prescription forms dispensed in the community, and an…

1 Jun 2015 · General Question

To ask the Scottish Government how it works in partnership with Glasgow City Council to tackle homelessness and help sustain tenancies.

21 May 2015 · Portfolio Question

To ask the Scottish Government how the CashBack for Communities scheme has contributed to supporting sport and physical activity opportunities for young people in the Glasgow region.

20 May 2015 · General Question

To ask the Scottish Government what recourse is available to tenants in the social rented sector who believe that their housing association rent cannot be considered an affordable rent.

15 May 2015 · Inspired Question

To ask the Scottish Government how much funding it has allocated to the New Medicines Fund for 2015-16.

Answer · Shona Robison: The Scottish Government has allocated £80 million to the New Medicines Fund in 2015-16.

11 May 2015 · Portfolio Question

To ask the Scottish Government what representations it will make to the UK Government to oppose the reported additional £12 billion in benefit reductions.

23 Mar 2015 · General Question

To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made of how Glasgow Colleges' Regional Board’s plan for an integrated city-wide curriculum could impact on students and staff.

18 Mar 2015 · Inspired Question

To ask the Scottish Government what arrangements it will make to support implementation of health and social care integration.

Answer · Shona Robison: We will extend the Integrated Care Fund for a further two years to support implementation of health and social care integration. Further to the £100 million that will be made available to partnerships in 2015-16, we will extend the fund by a further £200 mill…

16 Mar 2015 · Portfolio Question

To ask the Scottish Government what progress it has made toward achieving its target of at least 150 living wage accredited-employers in Scotland, as set out in the programme for government.

2 Mar 2015 · Portfolio Question

To ask the Scottish Government how it seeks to support Jewish culture in Scotland.