Miles Briggs

13 Feb 2023 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government what recent assessment NHS Scotland has made of the estimated costs of running hospital equipment at home.

Answer · Humza Yousaf: This information is not held centrally.    

13 Feb 2023 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government what information it has on how many (a) houses and (b) flats in Scotland have been demolished in each year since 1999.

Answer · Shona Robison: The Scottish Government does not hold this information at this level of detail. Latest published Scottish Government annual estimates on demolitions from 1999-00 up to the year 2020-21 are available on the Housing statistics: Conversions and demolitions web…

13 Feb 2023 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government how many applications have been made to the Fuel Insecurity Fund since it was established.

Answer · Michael Matheson: The Scottish Government does not hold the full level of information requested for reasons outlined in the answer to S6W-15113 on 8 March 2023. Each Fuel lnsecurity Fund partner is distinct in terms of their delivery with the use of funding and targeted suppor…

13 Feb 2023 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government what information it has on how much has been spent on providing people with temporary accommodation in each year since 1999, broken down by local authority area.

Answer · Shona Robison: The Scottish Government does not collect data on local authority expenditure on the provision of temporary accommodation to households experiencing homelessness. This information would need to be requested from each local authority directly. The majority of …

13 Feb 2023 · Written Question

To ask Scottish Government what its position is on the proposed introduction of a congestion charge in Edinburgh.

Answer · Jenny Gilruth: The Scottish Government welcomes the City of Edinburgh Council’s commitment to cut car kilometres by 30% by 2030, and will work with all local authorities to support equitable measures which discourage car use to accompany greater investment in public transpo…

13 Feb 2023 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government how many (a) adults and (b) children have received hospice care in each year since 1999.

Answer · Maree Todd: This is a matter for independent hospices, Health Boards and Health and Social Care Partnerships. The information requested is not held centrally.  

13 Feb 2023 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government how much has been allocated to council housing maintenance budgets in each year since 1999, broken down by local authority.

Answer · Shona Robison: The average repairs and maintenance expenditure per council house by local authority from 1998-99 to 2021-22 is set out in a document that has been placed in the Scottish Parliament Information Centre, Bib number 64022. It should be noted that the vast majo…

13 Feb 2023 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government what plans it has to establish a national pothole fund to give local authorities access to additional resources to fix roads.

Answer · Jenny Gilruth: The vast majority of funding to local authorities from the Scottish Government is provided via a block grant and we do not stipulate how local authorities should utilise their individual allocations. It is the responsibility of each local authority to manage…

13 Feb 2023 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government how many media relations officers (a) it and (b) its public bodies and agencies currently employ.

Answer · George Adam: The number of full time equivalent staff employed by the Scottish Government varies throughout the financial year, so figures provided represent a snapshot. On 16 February 2023 the Scottish Government employed 53.7 full time equivalent frontline communication…

13 Feb 2023 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government what information it has on how much has been spent on providing people with emergency accommodation in each year since 1999, broken down by local authority area.

Answer · Shona Robison: The Scottish Government does not collect data on local authority expenditure for the provision of emergency accommodation to households experiencing homelessness. This information would need to be requested from each local authority directly. The majority of…

6 Feb 2023 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government what information it has on how many Ukrainian refugees, who arrived in Scotland after 24 February 2022, have returned to Ukraine.

Answer · Neil Gray: The Scottish Government do not hold this information. Under the current constitutional arrangements in the United Kingdom immigration is fully reserved to the UK Government and is dealt with by the Home Office. If a displaced person from Ukraine has been is…

2 Feb 2023 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government how many Protecting Vulnerable Group (PVG) checks have been undertaken in each year since 1999.

Answer · Clare Haughey: The PVG Scheme was established on 28 February 2011. The number of PVG disclosures completed in each financial year since that date is set out in the following table.Financial YearPVG Disclosures Completed2010-11 5,738  2011-12205,453 2012-13248,273 2013-14336…

2 Feb 2023 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government how many employability hubs, jointly hosted by local authorities and the Department for Work and Pensions, there have been in each local authority area in each year since 1999.

Answer · Richard Lochhead: Employability hubs are generally a local arrangement between The Department for Work and Pensions and local authorities. The Scottish Government does not hold the data you have requested however, local authorities and the Department for Work and Pensions may …

2 Feb 2023 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government how many young people who are living at their parental home have applied for local authority housing in each of the last five years, broken down by local authority area.

Answer · Shona Robison: The Scottish Government does not collect or hold this information. You may wish to contact individual Local Authorities who collect a range of information from applicants for social housing.

2 Feb 2023 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government what information it has regarding what the longest time period is for which (a) a child and (b) an adult has been housed in temporary accommodation, in each of the last five years.

Answer · Shona Robison: The Scottish Government collects information on temporary accommodation placements associated with homelessness applications through the HL3 data collection. This gathers information on date of entry and date of exit (where relevant) for each temporary accomm…

2 Feb 2023 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government what improvements have been made to health services for prisoners in relation to the recommendations of the Health and Sport Committee's 5th Report, 2017 (Session 5), Healthcare in Prisons (SP Paper 135).

Answer · Maree Todd: In response to the report, the Scottish Government established a Health and Social Care in Prisons Programme to address structural barriers to better health and social care in prisons across a number of areas. The Programme was unavoidably disrupted due to th…

2 Feb 2023 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government what national guidance has been developed for the introduction of plant-based menus in (a) schools, (b) hospitals and (c) nursing homes.

Answer · Maree Todd: The Scottish Government recommends the Eatwell Guide as the main UK consumer facing resource which shows the types and proportions of foods and drinks that are required for a healthy balanced diet and reflects a translation of the population level dietary g…

2 Feb 2023 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government how much has been spent on training courses in relation to restrictive practices in schools and education facilities for children with additional support needs in each year since 1999, broken down by local authority.

Answer · Shirley-Anne Somerville: Information on local authority spend on their professional learning is not held nationally by the Scottish Government. Local authorities are best placed to advise on their spend in this area. In 2022, we ran a public consultation on the draft of the new phys…

2 Feb 2023 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government how many complex care packages have been commissioned in each year since 1999.

Answer · Kevin Stewart: This information is not held centrally. Local authorities and integrated health and social care partnerships are responsible for commissioning services for people within their area.

2 Feb 2023 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government what sector-specific skills development plan it has with the renewables energy sector.

Answer · Lorna Slater: Ensuring the development and availability of sector-specific skills is central to a just transition towards reaching our net-zero targets. We will be taking forward work on sector-specific skills needs for the renewable energy sector as we finalise the Energ…

2 Feb 2023 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government what workforce plan each NHS board is developing for thrombectomy services.

Answer · Humza Yousaf: Thrombectomy services are run on a regional basis with North, East and West of Scotland hubs. Prior to making funding allocations to regions for the 2023-24 financial year, the Scottish Government has asked that each region provides detailed workforce resourc…

2 Feb 2023 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government what sector-specific skills development plan it has with the aquaculture sector.

Answer · Mairi Gougeon: The Scottish Government worked with Skills Development Scotland, Highlands and Islands Enterprise and others in the aquaculture sector to develop an Aquaculture Skills Action Plan in December 2018. The Action Plan was developed following a sector skills revie…

2 Feb 2023 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government what guidance it has issued regarding "purposeful walkers" restraint practices in hospitals and care homes.

Answer · Kevin Stewart: The Scottish Government has issued the following guidance regarding “purposeful walkers” and use of restraint practices in hospitals and care homes: Coronavirus (COVID-19): living with dementia in care homes (2022).Guidance on supporting people with dementia…

2 Feb 2023 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government how many families in each NHS board area have been provided with support for running costs for health equipment in each year since 1999.

Answer · Humza Yousaf: The information requested is not held centrally.

2 Feb 2023 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government how many isolation facilities/rooms there are in schools and education facilities for children with additional support needs.

Answer · Shirley-Anne Somerville: Information on school facilities is not held nationally by the Scottish Government. Local authorities have a statutory responsibility to manage and maintain their school estate. They would be best placed to advise on facilities in their schools. In line with …

2 Feb 2023 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government how many complaints have been received by it relating to restrictive practices in schools and education facilities for children with additional support needs in each year since 1999, broken down by local authority.

Answer · Shirley-Anne Somerville: I refer the member to the answer to question S6W-09365 on 7 July 2022. Information on the number of complaints regarding the use of restraint in schools and care settings is not collected at a national level by the Scottish Government. Under existing guidance…

2 Feb 2023 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government how many of the jobs that it has created for its staff in each of the last five years have been in rural and island communities.

Answer · Ivan McKee: Scottish Government Human Resources does not hold a central record of the creation or approval of new posts, this process is handled by individual business areas under the direction and approval of a Director. There is no single Directorate responsible for al…

2 Feb 2023 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government how many people have accessed the Employability Fund in each year that it has run.

Answer · Richard Lochhead: Skills Development Scotland published quarterly statistics on the Employability Fund. The information you have requested can be found at the following website. Employability Fund | Skills Development Scotland

2 Feb 2023 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government how many reports have been made to Police Scotland in each of the last five years regarding breaches of the short-term let licensing legislation.

Answer · Shona Robison: The Scottish Government does not hold this information. Licensing schemes are administered by licensing authorities. The Civic Government (Scotland) Act 1982 (Licensing of Short-term Lets) Order 2022 came into force on 1 March 2022, and required licensing aut…

2 Feb 2023 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government how many secondary schools have a Skills Development Scotland presence.

Answer · Jamie Hepburn: Skills Development Scotland deliver careers services to all 358 publicly funded secondary schools in Scotland.