Edward Mountain

27 Feb 2024 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S6W-23132 by Jenni Minto on 4 December 2023, when it will provide an update on any action taken or proposed by the Scottish Executive Nurse Directors (SEND) to address any shortfalls and inconsistencies in stoma care and stoma specialist nurse coverage …

Answer · Jenni Minto: Officials intend to present a paper to the Scottish Executive Nurse Directors (SEND) outlining the results of the information gathering exercise, with a view to providing an update on the outcomes of the group's consideration of the paper by the summer.  

23 Jan 2024 · Portfolio Question

To ask the Scottish Government whether it anticipates that the total cost of HMP Highland will remain within the £139.5 million budget by its planned completion in June 2025.

17 Jan 2024 · Portfolio Question

To ask the Scottish Government whether it plans to take any action on any concerns that it may have regarding the 2018 GP contract in relation to rural practices.

5 Dec 2023 · Portfolio Question

To ask the Scottish Government whether it plans to propose the scheduling of time for a ministerial statement on the dualling of the A9.

4 Dec 2023 · Topical Question

To ask the Scottish Government, in light of the declaration by more than 20 countries from four continents at COP28 to triple nuclear energy capacity by 2050, recognising the key role of nuclear energy in reaching net zero, for what reason it is reportedly discounting nuclear power.

29 Nov 2023 · General Question

To ask the Scottish Government what progress it has made on enabling patients to access all of their primary and secondary care medical records, from one source.

21 Nov 2023 · Portfolio Question

To ask the Scottish Government what single-use items will be removed from the Baby Box, in light of the Circular Economy (Scotland) Bill.

20 Nov 2023 · First Minister's Question

To ask the First Minister whether the Scottish Government policy to require households to replace their fossil fuel boilers with heat pumps or other green energy systems in off gas properties from 2025 and in on gas areas from 2030 is still going ahead.

15 Nov 2023 · SPCB Oral Question

To ask the Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body when SPCB staff were notified by Michael Matheson of his holiday to Morocco and intention to take a parliamentary device abroad.

15 Nov 2023 · Portfolio Question

To ask the Scottish Government whether it plans to propose a parliamentary debate on waiting times for elective care for both outpatient and inpatient appointments.

2 Nov 2023 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government what the results were of its summer investigation into Highly Protected Marine Areas, and when it will publish its findings in full.

Answer · Mairi McAllan: From December 2022 to April 2023, The Scottish Government consulted on the proposal to introduce Highly Protected Marine Areas across 10% of Scotland’s seas by 2026. In June 2023, ahead of providing a fuller update, I announced that the Scottish Government wo…

2 Oct 2023 · Topical Question

To ask the Scottish Government what its position is on whether CMAL should still accept into service the Glen Sannox and 802 ferries, in light of reports that they no longer meet the original basic design criteria.

25 Sep 2023 · Portfolio Question

To ask the Scottish Government what its position is on whether there are enough stoma care nurses to care for the around 20,000 stoma patients in Scotland.

30 Aug 2023 · General Question

To ask the Scottish Government what additional resources will be made available to NHS Highland, in light of reports of an estimated annual overspend of over £55 million.

3 Jul 2023 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government what its plans are for the HMP Inverness site once HMP Highland is constructed and operational.

Answer · Angela Constance: The Scottish Prison Service (SPS) will dispose of the site at HMP Inverness in accordance with Scottish Government policy which is set out in guidance within the Scottish Public Finance Manual. Thereafter it will be for any potential purchaser to determine th…

20 Jun 2023 · Portfolio Question

To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on the total cost of its Building a New Scotland papers, including civil servants' time and printing costs.

5 Jun 2023 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S6W-12736 by Michael Matheson on 16 December 2022, whether it will provide an update on whether Crown Estate Scotland will be permitted to keep and use for the Crown Estate 9% of the gross revenue from the option fees raised via the ScotWind leasing pro…

Answer · Mairi Gougeon: Scottish Ministers are finalising an agreement with Crown Estate Scotland for a percentage transfer of CES’s previous year's gross revenue to its capital account in 2023-24 and 2024-25. This will be set out in a Ministerial Direction which will be published o…

5 Jun 2023 · First Minister's Question

To ask the First Minister whether extra resources will be made available to local authorities for additional rangers to help with the reported upcoming tourist influx in rural Scotland.

30 May 2023 · Topical Question

To ask the Scottish Government what its position is on whether orthopaedic appointments and surgeries, when they do not require the use of general anaesthetic, should be carried out in local community hospitals.

30 May 2023 · Portfolio Question

To ask the Scottish Government what percentage of Creative Scotland’s total awards funding was allocated to the Highlands and Islands in the last financial year.

24 May 2023 · Portfolio Question

To ask the Scottish Government how many mothers from Moray it anticipates will give birth at Raigmore each year until the new service at Dr Gray's is up and running, in light of its decision in December 2022 not to continue with model 4.

18 May 2023 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government, further to the priority set out in the 2020 document, Recovery and Redesign: An Action Plan for Cancer Services, to "work with the Scottish Hepatobiliary Network and support clinical consensus on redesign of pancreatic...cancer pathways", whether it has completed this work, and, if so, …

Answer · Michael Matheson: The Pancreato-Hepatocellular Cancer Pathway Improvement Project (PHCC PIP) was delayed due to the COVID-19 pandemic and did not commence until last year. The pilot is now in its second year. More information on the project, including how to make specific en…

18 May 2023 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government how many CT scanners are currently in operation within NHS Scotland.

Answer · Michael Matheson: There are currently 72 NHS CT scanners operational within NHS Scotland. In addition, three mobile CT scanners have been deployed to provide additional capacity to support waiting times recovery.

17 May 2023 · General Question

To ask the Scottish Government where the new acute general teaching hospitals will be built over the next 10 years.

3 May 2023 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government what plans it has to review the 2018 GP contract.

Answer · Michael Matheson: The Scottish Government continues to implement the 2018 GP Contract. Five years on from the joint agreement between Scottish Government and the British Medical Association (BMA) on the 2018 GP contract, Health and Social Care Partnerships have made significa…

3 May 2023 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government how many GP practices are currently operating with a single GP.

Answer · Michael Matheson: 71 GP practices in Scotland are currently staffed by a single GP.

2 May 2023 · General Question

To ask the Scottish Government, prior to the signing by the Minister for Green Skills, Circular Economy and Biodiversity of the Memorandum of Understanding between NatureScot and financial partners, how much financing it had identified would be required to meet its net zero targets for tree planting. 

2 May 2023 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government whether it will review the sensitivity of the bowel cancer testing programme to enable an increase in sensitivity from a level of 80 to 20.

Answer · Jenni Minto: The Scottish Government, along with the other UK nations, takes advice on whether or not to introduce any new screening programmes from the UK National Screening Committee (UK NSC), an independent expert advisory group. Any changes to the sensitivity thresho…

6 Apr 2023 · Portfolio Question

To ask the Scottish Government whether all farmers will have the ability to apply for, and be granted, all conditionality payments under its new agricultural support scheme.

30 Mar 2023 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government, in relation to patients who live outside the NHS Highland area and are being treated at the National Treatment Centre – Highland, what support for (a) travel costs will any such patients be entitled to, and whether any such support will extend to the patient’s family, and (b) accommodat…

Answer · Michael Matheson: Patients travelling outwith their local Health Board area for treatment at a National Treatment Centre (NTC) will be compensated for their travel expenses by their Board of Residence, in line with the process for other cross boundary patients. Patients refer…