Richard Lyle

9 Mar 2021 · Portfolio Question

To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on the action it is taking to support companies that have been the most impacted by a loss of business due to Brexit.

8 Mar 2021 · First Minister's Question

To ask the First Minister what the Scottish Government's response is to reported concerns expressed by the construction, care and hospitality industries that a lack of overseas workers after the COVID-19 pandemic threatens economic recovery.

9 Feb 2021 · Portfolio Question

To ask the Scottish Government what steps it is taking to ensure that major road routes are kept open during bad weather.

11 Jan 2021 · Portfolio Question

To ask the Scottish Government when soundproof fencing will be erected on the Uddingston section of the M74.

8 Dec 2020 · Portfolio Question

To ask the Scottish Government what support is being provided to local authorities, Police Scotland and the Crown Office to help implement the Children (Equal Protection from Assault) (Scotland) Act 2019.

1 Dec 2020 · Portfolio Question

To ask the Scottish Government what discussions it has had with North Lanarkshire Council and the Glasgow City Region City Deal regarding dualling the A723 Carfin by-pass.

24 Nov 2020 · Portfolio Question

To ask the Scottish Government what discussions it is having with the UK Government regarding the time that it takes to receive and access universal credit.

23 Nov 2020 · Inspired Question

To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on its plans for No One Left Behind, and its ambitions to reform employability services in Scotland.

Answer · Jamie Hepburn: No One Left Behind: Next Steps for the Integration and Alignment of Employability Support in Scotland (published March 2018) and No One Left Behind: Review of Employability Services (published December 2018) sets out our intention to reform Scotland’s employa…

3 Nov 2020 · Portfolio Question

To ask the Scottish Government what powers SEPA has with regard to Scotland’s sewerage system.

19 Oct 2020 · Portfolio Question

To ask the Scottish Government, in light of showpeople being added to the 2022 census, what action it will take to ensure that their children will be added to the SEEMiS educational records in schools.

29 Sep 2020 · Portfolio Question

To ask the Scottish Government for what reason Part 2 of its Hate Crime Bill does not require the consent of the Lord Advocate before proceedings for stirring up offences may be instituted, when similar sections of the Public Order Act 1986 and Public Order (Northern Ireland) Order 1987 require the consent of the Atto…

8 Sep 2020 · Portfolio Question

To ask the Scottish Government what account it takes of the impact on people who have booked holidays when determining which countries to add to its list of those where people must self-isolate for 14 days when they return.

31 Aug 2020 · Portfolio Question

To ask the Scottish Government what discussions it is having with Scottish Roads Partnership regarding noise mitigation in light of reports of increased noise levels being experienced by residents next to the Uddingston section of the M74.

22 Jul 2020 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government, further to the advice issued on 14 July 2020 that funfair operators could re-open their funfairs on 15 July, which it rescinded shortly afterwards, when operators will be given permission to reopen, and what urgent financial support it will provide to showpeople, who are self-employed, …

Answer · Fergus Ewing: As we continue to ease lockdown measures, it is imperative that the changes we make continue to suppress the virus. Throughout the process, we have been clear that not all changes in each phase will be implemented at once, however we will not keep anything cl…

16 Jun 2020 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government how many people in each NHS board area have been diagnosed with obstructive sleep apnoea, also broken down by how many have been given a continuous positive airway pressure machine.

Answer · Jeane Freeman: The following tables provide numbers of patients admitted to hospital with a diagnosis of sleep apnoea and the number of these patients receiving treatment using non-invasive ventilation, including continuous positive airways pressure. Until 2020 it has not b…

16 Jun 2020 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government how many sleep tests each NHS board has carried out in each of the last five years on people with (a) obstructive sleep apnoea and (b) other sleep disorders.

Answer · Jeane Freeman: The number of sleep tests for patients with sleep apnoea and other sleep disorders in each NHS board from 2015 to 2019 is shown in table 1 and table 2 respectively.   Table 1: Number of sleep tests for patients with sleep apnoea; Calendar year 2015 to 2019 …

26 May 2020 · Portfolio Question

To ask the Scottish Government what the current fine is for illegally dumping rubbish in the countryside, and whether it will increase this as soon as possible to deter this behaviour.

6 Apr 2020 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government how many cases of COVID-19 have been reported by care homes in the (a) Uddingston and Bellshill constituency and (b) rest of the country.

Answer · Jeane Freeman: This data is not reported by constituency area. The following data is routinely published: The Scottish Government currently publishes a range of information on daily basis on COVID 19 including testing, NHS Board data on the number of people in Scottish hosp…

30 Mar 2020 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government for what reason herceptin and perjeta courses of treatment for people with cancer have reportedly been stopped earlier than planned.

Answer · Joe FitzPatrick: Whilst the ongoing COVID-19 situation is putting unprecedented strain on our National Health Service. Patient safety remains our absolute priority and COVID-19 is a very significant risk in relation to cancer treatment. For that reason, many patients will be …

12 Mar 2020 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government what steps it is taking to direct people seeking medical attention to the new NHS Pharmacy First Scotland Service.

Answer · Jeane Freeman: The NHS Pharmacy First Scotland service will replace the existing Minor Ailment Service and provide greater accessibility to the population of Scotland allowing people to visit their pharmacy first for the treatment of minor illnesses and common clinical cond…

9 Mar 2020 · General Question

To ask the Scottish Government what advice is being given to women who are pregnant regarding the coronavirus, COVID-19.

9 Mar 2020 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government what steps it is taking to raise awareness of ovarian cancer, and what plans it has to launch a public awareness campaign.

Answer · Jeane Freeman: Through the Detect Cancer Early programme, the Scottish Government aims to increase the proportion of cancers that are detected at the earliest stages and includes increasing awareness of the symptoms of ovarian Cancer. Our social marketing strategy and the …

5 Mar 2020 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government how many non-clinical managers in the NHS earn a salary of (a) between £60,000 and £79,999, (b) between £80,000 and £99,999 and (c) £100,000 and over per annum.

Answer · Jeane Freeman: Based on current salary rates (2019-20) the answer is: (a) 902 (b) 236 (c) 108. Details are as follows: 2019-20 Salary £60,000 - £79,999 £80,000 - £99,999 £100,000 and over Total Non clinical Agenda for Change Staff 745 97 6 848 Executive and Seni…

27 Jan 2020 · Portfolio Question

To ask the Scottish Government what discussions it is having with food and drink manufacturers regarding their use of plastic packaging.

14 Jan 2020 · Portfolio Question

To ask the Scottish Government what discussions it is having with local authorities regarding pupils who are excluded from school.

16 Dec 2019 · General Question

To ask the Scottish Government what support it gave to charities and councils to help homeless people over the festive period.

Answer · Kevin Stewart: The Scottish Government has committed an extra £354,000 of funding to support a wide range of initiatives to tackle rough sleeping and homelessness during this winter in various parts of Scotland. This includes flexible emergency funding, which empowers front…

9 Dec 2019 · Topical Question

To ask the Scottish Government what it is doing to support small businesses.

3 Dec 2019 · Portfolio Question

To ask the Scottish Government how many prosecutions and convictions there have been for domestic and emotional abuse since 1 April 2019.

20 Nov 2019 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government what instructions it will now give to the Scottish Roads Partnership to erect noise fencing and other mitigation on the M74 due to the increased noise levels identified in recently published noise data.

Answer · Michael Matheson: Under the terms of the contract, Scottish Road Partnership (SRP) is required to ensure that, upon completion of the works, noise levels at adjacent locations to the roads constructed or improved as part of the M8 M73 M74 Motorway Improvements Project are no g…

8 Nov 2019 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government whether it has been consulted by the UK Government on achieving comprehensive parity across broad issues of support for people infected and affected by contaminated blood and blood products; how many meetings have been held on this issue and who attended; whether proposals on how to achi…

Answer · Joe FitzPatrick: There has been one ministerial meeting on the issue of parity, with representation from all of the four UK nations and some further, informal discussions have also been held at official level, although no proposals have yet been presented. The Scottish Govern…