Miles Briggs

6 Jun 2022 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S6W-07277 by Humza Yousaf on 1 April 2022, what decisions have been made by NHS Scotland Assure since 1 June 2021.

Answer · Humza Yousaf: NHS Scotland Assure has carried out twenty Key Stage Assurance Reviews (KSARs) since it was established. At the conclusion of the KSAR, NHS Assure advises whether it supports or does not support a project. Where a project is not supported, an action plan is p…

6 Jun 2022 · First Minister's Question

To ask the First Minister what changes have been made since the 2018 report by the Children and Young People's Commissioner Scotland regarding concerns about the restraint of children in schools.

1 Jun 2022 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government how much funding in total was allocated to it in Barnett consequentials between March 2020 and June 2022 for COVID-19-related spending, and how much of this funding it has allocated, or plans to allocate, to the NHS.

Answer · Tom Arthur: The Scottish Government has received £14.564 billion in Covid-19 related funding from the UK Government. Amounts received for 2020-21 were £9.752 billion and for 2021-22 are £4.812 billion. No Covid-19 funding has been received to date for 2022-23 and based o…

31 May 2022 · Portfolio Question

To ask the Scottish Government, in relation to the impact on the food and drink supply chain, what discussions the rural affairs secretary has had with ministerial colleagues regarding the availability of allotments and community growing projects.

30 May 2022 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government how much debt on school meals has been written off in each local authority in each of the last five years.

Answer · Shirley-Anne Somerville: The information you have requested is not held centrally by the Scottish Government. It is for local authorities to decide whether to write-off outstanding debts for school meals, ideally by taking into account the needs and circumstances of any affected fami…

30 May 2022 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government what the average waiting time to access chronic pain services has been in each NHS board in each year since 1999.

Answer · Maree Todd: I refer the member to the answer to question S6W-05286 on 10 January 2022. 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-committ…

30 May 2022 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government how many people have been diagnosed with an eating disorder in each year since 1999.

Answer · Kevin Stewart: Public Health Scotland (PHS) does not hold comprehensive data on the number of people diagnosed with an eating disorder since 1999. However, we can provide data on the number of child and adult patients admitted in NHS psychiatric or general/acute hospitals,…

30 May 2022 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government what the current level of debt on school meals is in each local authority.

Answer · Shirley-Anne Somerville: Information about the levels of debt on school meals across Scotland is not held centrally by the Scottish Government. The handling of school meal debts is a matter for local authorities, taking into account the local needs and circumstances of all families w…

30 May 2022 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government how many investigations into government leaks to the media it has undertaken in each year since 1999, and how many people responsible for any such leaks have been identified.

Answer · Ivan McKee: Figures are available for the past 6 years. Between 2017 and 2022 there were 13 incidents within core Scottish Government where information was determined to have been inappropriately released to the media. During that same time period 2 people were identifie…

30 May 2022 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government how many complaints have been made against Police Scotland in each year since 1999.

Answer · Keith Brown: The Scottish Government do not hold the data requested. Since the formation of Police Scotland in 2013, Police Scotland’s Professional Standards Department have been responsible for investigating complaints against officers up to the rank of Chief Superinten…

30 May 2022 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government what information it has on how much debt to public bodies in Scotland there has been in each year since 1999.

Answer · Tom Arthur: The Scottish Government does not collect the detailed breakdowns of debts owed to Public Bodies. The information that is collected by Scottish Government will not necessarily distinguish between debts owed by individuals and debts owed by companies and other …

30 May 2022 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government what plans it has to bring forward a Public Debt Bill.

Answer · Kate Forbes: The Scottish Government has no plans to bring forward a Public Debt Bill.  

30 May 2022 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government what support it is providing to help GPs to identify the signs and symptoms of an eating disorder.

Answer · Kevin Stewart: During Eating Disorder Awareness Week 2022, we welcomed the training offer that Beat, the UK’s eating disorder charity, has developed to ensure that our future workforce feels confident to support anyone who comes forward with concerns about disordered eating…

30 May 2022 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government what information it has on how many people who have resettled in Scotland through the (a) Syrian Resettlement Programme and (b) Afghan Citizens Resettlement Scheme are still currently living in temporary accommodation.

Answer · Shona Robison: Scotland is committed to playing our part in welcoming and supporting all Asylum Seekers, Refugees and displaced people. The UK’s Syrian Resettlement Programme, also known as the Vulnerable Persons Resettlement Scheme (VPRS), ended in March 2021. The progra…

30 May 2022 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government what information it has on how much has been spent on providing temporary accommodation for anyone requiring it in each local authority area in each year since 1999.

Answer · Shona Robison: As set out in the response to S6W-06821 on 10 March 2022, the vast majority of homelessness funding provided to local authorities in the annual local government finance settlements since 1999 has been included in the block grant. It is at each local authority…

30 May 2022 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government how many patients have died while on an NHS Scotland waiting list in each year since 1999.

Answer · Humza Yousaf: Public Health Scotland (PHS) is unable to provide information on how many patients have died while on an NHS Scotland waiting list in each year as far back as 1999. However, the national waiting times datamart captures quality-assured data on the reasons for …

30 May 2022 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government what the current average waiting time is for a (a) hip and (b) knee replacement in each NHS board.

Answer · Humza Yousaf: Public Health Scotland (PHS) uses the national waiting times warehouse to collect electronic patient records covering the waits that patients experience waiting for treatment as an inpatient or day case under the Treatment Time Guarantee. This data source can…

24 May 2022 · Portfolio Question

To ask the Scottish Government how many Green Jobs have been supported since the introduction of the Green Jobs Fund.

24 May 2022 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government how many Ukrainian refugees have been resettled to date specifically through its Super Sponsor scheme.

Answer · Neil Gray: Data relating to visas and arrivals under the Homes for Ukraine scheme, including the Scottish super sponsor scheme, is published regularly by the UK Government; https://www.gov.uk/guidance/ukraine-sponsorship-scheme-visa-data-by-country-upper-and-lower-tier…

24 May 2022 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government what metrics it uses to decide on the geographical settlement of Ukrainian refugees under its Super Sponsor scheme.

Answer · Neil Gray: The Super Sponsor scheme is designed to provide a quick and safe route for displaced people from Ukraine to come to a place of sanctuary by removing the need for applicants to be matched to an individual sponsor prior to being given permission to travel to th…

24 May 2022 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government what communications it has had with the UK Government regarding the location of settlement in Scotland for Ukrainian refugees.

Answer · Neil Gray: The Scottish Government is not involved in the UK Government’s private sponsorship arrangements, or associated matching process through Homes for Ukraine. The Scottish Government and partners are working hard within the UK Government’s sponsorship scheme to …

18 May 2022 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government, in light of the Welsh Government’s plans to establish a support scheme to allow leaseholders to sell their property and where appropriate provide the option for them to either move on or rent the property back, which, reportedly, is to be funded by the Development Bank of Wales, what pl…

Answer · Shona Robison: The Scottish Government is actively looking at a number of ways to support homeowners affected by unsafe cladding, which may include property purchase schemes. We will work with stakeholders and homeowners to find solutions that work in the unique Scottish co…

18 May 2022 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government how many meetings of the Cladding Stakeholder Group the Cabinet Secretary for Social Justice, Housing and Local Government has attended since the group was established.

Answer · Shona Robison: The Cladding Stakeholder Group is operationally focused and so no expectation of ministerial attendance, however, I did attend the August meeting of the group to thank them for their on-going contributions to the evolving Cladding Programme.

18 May 2022 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government for what reason it has chosen a model whereby it provides grants to fund Single Building Assessments rather than commissioning this work to be carried out directly on its behalf.

Answer · Shona Robison: A grant model was used to enable a quick start to the programme and to test the viability of an arm’s length delivery approach based on established principles behind Scotland’s property systems. Interim learning from this approach shows there is a need to mov…

18 May 2022 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government what plans it has to bring forward legislation in similar terms to the Building Safety Act 2022, which was recently passed by the UK Parliament.

Answer · Shona Robison: The Building Safety Act 2002 is bringing forward a new regime for high rise buildings in England following Dame Judith Hackitt’s review of the building regulation system there, which concluded that the system was broken. The reviews of compliance and enforce…

18 May 2022 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government for what reason the minutes of the Cladding Stakeholder Group are not available online on the Scottish Government website.

Answer · Shona Robison: The terms of reference for the Cladding Stakeholder Group state the members agreed to maintain confidentiality of discussions. Discussions at the group cover information associated with high priority buildings and this cannot be disclosed due to the privacy n…

18 May 2022 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government how many people have been recruited to work in its cladding remediation unit in the last 12 months.

Answer · Shona Robison: The Cladding Remediation Unit has 14 members of staff.  

18 May 2022 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government how many digital surveys have been completed in Scotland on buildings with suspected combustible cladding.

Answer · Shona Robison: All SBAs so far have used physical intrusive inspections and desktop reviews to determine outcomes.  

18 May 2022 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government what progress has been made in connection with the recommendations of the Working Group on Mortgage Lending and Cladding, which reported in March 2021.

Answer · Shona Robison: With the support of stakeholders across industry, the Single Building Assessment programme started in June 2021. All other recommendations are progressing and will further develop based on evidence from the Single Building Assessment pilot. The update to parl…

18 May 2022 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government how many buildings in Scotland have had combustible cladding (a) removed and (b) remediated since the Grenfell Tower fire in June 2017.

Answer · Shona Robison: The Scottish Government does not collect information where work is progressed by building owners or developers outwith the Single Building Assessment programme.