Miles Briggs

21 Jun 2023 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government what evaluation it has made of the Warm Home Prescription pilot in Aberdeenshire, and whether it is in a position to work with partners in the NHS, third sector and energy providers to extend the Warm Home Prescription model across Scotland, to support the health of more vulnerable indiv…

Answer · Jenni Minto: While the UK-led Warm Home Prescription pilot was reportedly extended into Aberdeenshire in late 2022, the Scottish Government understands that an evaluation of this pilot is not available at the present time and the Scottish Government does not hold data on …

21 Jun 2023 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government whether hotels are exempt from the Building Scotland (Amendment) Regulations 2022 regarding fire safety and cladding.

Answer · Patrick Harvie: Hotels are not listed as ‘relevant buildings’ within the meaning of the Building Scotland (Amendment) Regulations 2022. All new and converted hotels having a storey, or creating a storey at a height of 11 metres or more above the ground, must comply with the …

21 Jun 2023 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government what information it has on how many Ukrainian refugees, who initially settled in Scotland after 24 February 2022, have relocated to England.

Answer · Emma Roddick: Under the current constitutional arrangements in the United Kingdom the application process for all immigration routes is fully reserved to the UK Government and is dealt with by the Home Office. If a displaced person from Ukraine has been issued a visa, incl…

16 Jun 2023 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government how many lawsuits it has discussed or been implicated in, in each of the last 10 years, in relation to alleged assaults of airport workers, both publicly and privately employed.

Answer · Fiona Hyslop: None.

16 Jun 2023 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government how many complaints it has received in each of the last 10 years, from people who rely on medical equipment at home, in relation to power outages.

Answer · Michael Matheson: Following searches by Scottish Government officials on the corporate system, 5 complaints have been identified which relate to ‘medical’ or ‘medical devices’ and ‘power. However it should be noted that complaints of this nature are more likely to be directed …

16 Jun 2023 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S6W-19058 by Neil Gray on 16 June 2023, how much in total has been allocated to the Scottish Cities Alliance to carry out the work specified as necessary in the Report of the City Centre Recovery Task Force 2021-22.

Answer · Neil Gray: The Scottish Government has allocated £6 million from the City Centre Recovery Fund 2021-22 to the member cities of the Scottish Cities Alliance in support of City Centre recovery, to take forward the priorities identified by the City Centre Recovery Task For…

15 Jun 2023 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government whether it plans to introduce a New Homes Bonus scheme in Scotland.

Answer · Paul McLennan: Scotland remains committed to ensuring the right homes are delivered in the right places and to working with local authorities in the planning and delivery of new homes. The Scottish Government has no plans to introduce a New Homes Bonus Scheme. Scotland has…

9 Jun 2023 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government what plans it has to review and develop how individual carer support plans are used.

Answer · Maree Todd: Local Authorities and Integration Authorities are responsible for adult carer support plans and young carer statements in line with the Carers (Scotland) Act 2016 and the associated statutory guidance. The Care Inspectorate looked at practice and outcomes fr…

9 Jun 2023 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government what information it has on how many people who worked in the oil and gas industry have transitioned to the renewables or net zero sectors in each year for which data is available.

Answer · Gillian Martin: The Scottish Government is working with the energy sector to plan for a multi-skilled workforce, one that can benefit from opportunities across the energy system. Our oil and gas workers, and their vital skills, will be essential to the transition. Workers, a…

9 Jun 2023 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government what data it has on how many animals that have been hit by vehicles have been reported to a vet, in each year for which data is available.

Answer · Fiona Hyslop: We do not hold this information in the Transport Scotland injury road collisions database. We only have information about whether an animal was involved in a collision on the carriageway and we only collect information about the severity of people who are inj…

9 Jun 2023 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government what information it has on how many people are currently on waiting lists for allotments in each local authority area.

Answer · Joe FitzPatrick: The provision of allotments is the responsibility of local authorities as set out in the Community Empowerment (Scotland) Act 2015, Part 9. In accordance with section 121 of Part 9 of the Community Empowerment (Scotland) Act 2015, local authorities report an…

9 Jun 2023 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government what its housebuilding target is for the current parliamentary session.

Answer · Paul McLennan: The Scottish Government’s target is to deliver 110,000 affordable homes by 2032, of which at least 70% will be available for social rent and 10% will be in our remote, rural and island communities. Our long term plans recognise that changing circumstances or…

9 Jun 2023 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government how many reports of animals being hit by vehicles Police Scotland has received in each year for which data is available.

Answer · Fiona Hyslop: The following table shows the number of a nimals involved in injury collisions that were hit in the carriageway. Animals involved in injury road collisions that were hit in the carriageway      Animal excluding ridden horse Ridden horse Total 1999 Not a…

9 Jun 2023 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government what recent discussions it has had regarding the co-location of public services.

Answer · Tom Arthur: Scottish Government Directors General wrote to the chief executives of most public bodies in early 2023, setting out expectations for sustainable and impactful public services. As part of this, public bodies were encouraged to consider where savings and benef…

9 Jun 2023 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government when it will update the Parliament on the National Outcomes and the inclusion of a care and carers outcome.

Answer · Shona Robison: Ministers are required by the Community Empowerment Act (2015) to review the National Outcomes within five years of their previous publication, and the next review is currently underway. The Scottish Government intends to lay the statutory document in Parliam…

9 Jun 2023 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government what reprofiling of new NHS construction projects it has undertaken, and which projects have been considered.

Answer · Michael Matheson: Following publication of the Capital Spending Review and a subsequent review of the health portfolio’s capital programme, all projects that were in construction at the time of the review have continued to be progressed, including:National Treatment Centres at…

9 Jun 2023 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government how many carer breaks have been delivered to people in each year since the Carers (Scotland) Act 2016 came into force, also given as a proportion of people eligible for one, and broken down by local authority area.

Answer · Maree Todd: The number of unpaid carers who receive short breaks or respite is reported in the accompanying tables of the Scottish Government Carers Census . This collection only covers unpaid carers who have a support plan and/or receive support from local services, r…

9 Jun 2023 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government what recent discussions ministers have had with public and private agents regarding attacks or assaults on publicly and privately employed airport staff, including those that have not resulted in formal criminal or civil charges, and what information it has on how many such attacks in th…

Answer · Fiona Hyslop: Attacks or assaults on anybody, regardless of whether they are employed at an airport or not, are an offence and should be reported to the Police. There have been no recent discussions. The Scottish Government does not hold information on how many attacks on …

9 Jun 2023 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government, in light of Lord Braid's opinion on the judicial review of the City of Edinburgh Council's short-term lets licensing policy, which states that the policy is unlawful at common law and in breach of the Provision of Services Regulations 2009, what its position is on what the implications …

Answer · Paul McLennan: I refer the member to the answer to question S6W-19106 on 29 June 2023. All answers to written parliamentary questions are available on the Parliament’s website, the search facility for which can be found at https://www.parliament.scot/chamber-and-committees…

9 Jun 2023 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government, in light of Lord Braid's opinion on the judicial review of the City of Edinburgh Council's short-term lets licensing policy, whether it plans to (a) repeal the Civic Government (Scotland) Act 1982 (Licensing of Short-term Lets) Order 2022 and Civic Government (Scotland) Act 1982 (Licens…

Answer · Paul McLennan: Since October 2022 local licensing schemes have been operational in Scotland, and licensing authorities continue to accept and process applications, and issue licences. In terms of the judicial review (JR), this was a challenge specific to aspects of the Cit…

9 Jun 2023 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on replacing the Home Energy Scotland (HES) loan and cashback scheme with a loan and grant scheme.

Answer · Patrick Harvie: The Home Energy Scotland (HES) Grant and Loan Scheme was launched in December 2022 and offers homeowners the option of a grant, interest free loan or a combination of both to support the installation of energy efficiency measures and zero emissions heating. …

9 Jun 2023 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government how many referrals under section 5 of the Housing (Scotland) Act 2001 have been made in each year since it came into force, also broken down by local authority area.

Answer · Paul McLennan: The Scottish Government HL1 data collection does not gather information relating directly to referrals under section 5 of the Housing (Scotland) Act 2001. This information is gathered by the Scottish Housing Regulator as part of the Annual Return on The Scott…

9 Jun 2023 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government when it will publish its new strategy for palliative care.

Answer · Jenni Minto: The Scottish Government has established a Strategy Steering Group to oversee the development and delivery of a Palliative and End of Life Care Strategy, and aims to publish a draft strategy for consultation by the end of 2023.

9 Jun 2023 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government how many people have accessed alcohol treatment services in each year since 1999, broken down by NHS board.

Answer · Elena Whitham: Data on the number of people accessing alcohol treatment services in Scotland is available from Public Health Scotland’s “National Drug and Alcohol Treatment Waiting Times” series of reports. It includes specific figures on the number of service users who hav…

9 Jun 2023 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government how many small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) have applied to the SME Loan and cashback scheme in each year of its operation.

Answer · Patrick Harvie: The following table shows how many SMEs have applied to the Scottish Governments SME Loan and Cashback scheme since its inception in 2008. FY Number of applications received 2023-24 (as of 31 May 2023) 74 2022-23 365 2021-22 461 2020-21 286 2019-20…

9 Jun 2023 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government how many DS1500 or BASRiS forms have been submitted by medical professionals in each year since 1999.

Answer · Shirley-Anne Somerville: I refer the member to the question S6W-17702 on 19 May 2023. All answers to written parliamentary questions are available on the Parliament’s website, the search facility for which can be found at http://www.parliament.scot/parliamentarybusiness/28877.aspx

9 Jun 2023 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government how many people have been recorded as "rough sleeping" in each year since 1999, also broken down by local authority area.

Answer · Paul McLennan: Scottish Government collects information on whether any member of a household making a homelessness application to a local authority (in Scotland) slept rough a) during the 3 months preceding and b) the night before the application. Data broken down by finan…

9 Jun 2023 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government how many empty homes have been brought back into use in each year since 1999, broken down by local authority area.

Answer · Paul McLennan: We do not collect a breakdown of homes brought back into use by local authority. The number of empty homes returned to use with support from the Scottish Empty Homes Partnership for each year since it was established in 2010 is published in their annual rep…

9 Jun 2023 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government how much it has spent on the SME Loan and cashback scheme in each year of its operation.

Answer · Patrick Harvie: The following table shows how much the Scottish Government has spent on the SME Loan and cashback Scheme in each year since its inception in 2008. Financial Year Scottish Government Spend (£) 2008-09 1,225,532 2009-10 1,668,570 2010-11 2,543,674 2011…

9 Jun 2023 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government how many service level agreements have been agreed between hospices and NHS boards in each year since 1999.

Answer · Jenni Minto: The Scottish Government does not hold this information centrally. It is the responsibility of Integration Joint Boards (IJBs) to plan and commission adult palliative and end of life care services for their areas using the integrated budgets under their contr…