Jamie Greene

20 Oct 2022 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government what steps it is taking to encourage the parents of children living in the most deprived areas to register their child with NHS dental services.

Answer · Maree Todd: As part of a suite of measures introduced on 1 February 2022, dentists now receive an enhanced examination fee for seeing patients, including a new additional child examination fee. These changes also included the extension of Childsmile fees for children and…

20 Oct 2022 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government when it will announce the successful bids for Green Freeport status, following the joint bidding process with the UK Government.

Answer · John Swinney: The Scottish Government hopes to be able to announce the successful bids jointly with the UK Government soon.

20 Oct 2022 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government what it is doing to address the lack of dental spaces for new NHS patients in Inverclyde, in light of reports that every practice in the area is closed to new patients.

Answer · Maree Todd: The Scottish Government is committed to ensuring that all communities within Scotland, including NHS patients in Inverclyde, can access a NHS dentist. We have provided over £150 million of financial support to date to maintain the capacity and capability of …

20 Oct 2022 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government what steps it is taking to reduce the number of (a) car and (b) catalytic converter thefts.

Answer · Keith Brown: Measures to combat crimes of this nature are an operational matter for Police Scotland. Since 2012-13, crimes of dishonesty, which includes theft of a motor vehicle, theft from a motor vehicle and a number of other kinds of theft and dishonesty have reduced…

19 Oct 2022 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government, in relation to the 44 Fatal Accident Inquiries (FAIs) that ended during 2021-22, what five recommendations were made, and to which FAI each related to.

Answer · Keith Brown: This information is publicly available and can be found on the website of the Scottish Courts and Tribunals Service - https://www.scotcourts.gov.uk/search-judgments/fatal-accident-inquiries

19 Oct 2022 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government what the average time taken was to complete the Fatal Accident Inquiries (FAIs) that ended in 2021-22, measured by the date on which a death was reported to the Procurator Fiscal to the date on which evidence concluded to the FAI.

Answer · Keith Brown: The average length of time between date of death and FAI completion date in days is 1,067. This figure is based on COPFS figures rather than the published FAI Statistics (the difference being that COPFS records the FAI as concluded when evidence is concluded…

19 Oct 2022 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government, of the 44 Fatal Accident Inquiries (FAIs) that ended during 2021-22, what five FAIs took the longest time period to conclude, broken down by the time taken for each.

Answer · Keith Brown: In 2020-21 and 2021-22, over 15,000 deaths were reported to COPFS. This was a 40% increase from 2019/20. Notwithstanding this increase, in 2021-22 95% of deaths where no investigation was required were closed within 6 weeks of receipt of the death report, and…

18 Oct 2022 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government what steps it is taking to support pharmacies in their recruitment and retention of pharmacists.

Answer · Humza Yousaf: Whilst responsibility for recruitment and retention of pharmacists in community pharmacies is a matter for individual community pharmacy contractors, Scottish Government is increasing the number of pharmacist pre-registration training places by 120 over 5 yea…

18 Oct 2022 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government how many children in the (a) North Ayrshire and (b) Inverclyde local authority area are eligible to receive a free laptop or tablet, and, of those, how many (i) have received and (ii) are yet to receive a free laptop or tablet.

Answer · Shirley-Anne Somerville: The following table shows how many pupils are in each of the named local authorities (taken from the most recent pupil census data from 2021) and how many devices have been distributed by these local authorities, using £25m digital inclusion funding made avai…

18 Oct 2022 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government what assessment has been made of trends in the number of car thefts in the last five years.

Answer · Keith Brown: The Scottish Government publishes quarterly National Statistics on crimes recorded by the police. This includes recorded crimes of 'Theft of a motor vehicle' which covers both cars and other motor vehicle types. These have fallen substantially over the longer…

17 Oct 2022 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government, of the 750 additional NHS nurses, midwives and allied health professionals it plans to recruit from overseas, as set out in its publication Health and social care: winter resilience overview 2022 to 2023, how many will be based in (a) NHS Ayrshire and Arran and (b) NHS Greater Glasgow a…

Answer · Humza Yousaf: Of the 750 additional NHS nurses, midwives and allied health professionals NHS boards collectively have told Scottish Government the number of international recruits they could accommodate, (a) up to 53 were indicated by NHS Ayrshire and Arran and (b) up to 2…

17 Oct 2022 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government what steps it is taking to boost recruitment to Police Scotland’s Contact, Command and Control (C3) Division.

Answer · Keith Brown: Delivery of the police 101 and 999 services and the recruitment and deployment of resources are operational matters for the Chief Constable, with oversight provided by the Scottish Police Authority. The Scottish Government will continue to support the Chief …

17 Oct 2022 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government when the Cabinet Secretary for Net Zero, Energy and Transport last met with the Hunterston B nuclear power station director, either in person or virtually.

Answer · Michael Matheson: Whilst I have not met with the Hunterston B nuclear power station director, either in person or virtually, since taking up the post of Cabinet Secretary for Net Zero, Energy and Transport in May 2021, I did meet with Matt Sykes, the Managing Director for EDF …

14 Oct 2022 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government what the estimated date is for the implementation and customer use of CalMac's new Ar Turas ticketing system.

Answer · Jenny Gilruth: I am extremely disappointed that there has been a further delay to the introduction of the new booking ticketing and reservations system. I have been assured by CalMac that the new system should now be operational in early 2023.

14 Oct 2022 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government how many people have been reported missing from (a) NHS hospitals and (b) other healthcare settings in each year since 2016, and how many of these individuals were (i) under and (ii) over 18 years of age.

Answer · Keith Brown: The Scottish Government does not hold information on the number of people reported missing from NHS hospitals or other healthcare settings, as there is no specific variable within Public Health Scotland’s data to highlight where a patient is reported missing.…

14 Oct 2022 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government what its response is to Clan Childlaw's report Improving Legal Support For Children And Young People In Conflict With The Law: A Scoping Study, which highlighted, among other issues, a "significant gap" in the justice system between young people's need to access legal support and its ava…

Answer · Keith Brown: This report was funded by The Promise Partnership, of which the Scottish Government is the principal funder. The Scottish Government recognises that it raises important issues about how children and young people are supported to enforce their rights, and welc…

3 Oct 2022 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government for what reason the drug, zanubrutinib, which can be used to treat people with Waldenström's macroglobulinaemia, which is a form of blood cancer and lymphoma, has reportedly been approved for use in England and Wales but not in Scotland, and whether approval of its use in Scotland will b…

Answer · Humza Yousaf: In Scotland, the Scottish Medicines Consortium (SMC) appraises the clinical and cost-effectiveness of newly-licensed medicines. Following a full submission for zanubrutinib (Brukinsa ® ) as monotherapy for the treatment of adult patients with Waldenström’s …

3 Oct 2022 · First Minister's Question

To ask the First Minister what the Scottish Government is doing to reduce deaths in custody, including suicides, in light of reports of a 60% year-on-year increase.

30 Sep 2022 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government when the risk review group investigating failed assessments of the Level of Service/Case Management Inventory is due to report.

Answer · Keith Brown: Since the Level of Service Case Management Inventory (LS/CMI) IT errors were identified three forms of review have been underway:Open cases reviewRisk Management Authority reviewIT review Letters have been submitted to the Criminal Justice Committee on 3 Mar…

30 Sep 2022 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government when it will implement the fireworks licensing scheme.

Answer · Keith Brown: The Fireworks and Pyrotechnic Articles (Scotland) Act 2022 was passed by the Scottish Parliament in June of this year and received Royal Assent on 10 August. Work is underway to implement the measures within the Act. Firework licensing, Part 2 of the Act, re…

30 Sep 2022 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on the Victim Centred Approach Fund.

26 Sep 2022 · Portfolio Question

To ask the Scottish Government what its response is to the emergency stakeholder meeting on 12 September regarding its proposed new Agricultural Bill.

26 Sep 2022 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government what work was conducted by (a) its, (b) Police Scotland and (c) Scottish Prison Service staff to get Peter Tobin to disclose the location of where he buried the remains of his victims.

Answer · Keith Brown: These are matters for Police Scotland rather than Scottish Government or the Scottish Prison Service, which has no has no legal authority to question individuals in relation to crimes committed in the community. I have asked the Chief Constable to write dire…

20 Sep 2022 · Portfolio Question

To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made of the Scottish Retail Consortium's recommendation to accelerate the process of lowering the higher property rate.

8 Sep 2022 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on the Victim Centred Approach Fund.

Answer · Keith Brown: Following the launch of the Victim Centred Approach Fund (VCAF) in March this year, we continue to work with the 23 victim support organisations awarded funding over the 3 year VCAF period. This includes regular meetings, providing support in carrying out out…

8 Sep 2022 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government whether it is still committed to building HMP Glasgow and HMP Highland as replacements for HMP Barlinnie and HMP Inverness, respectively.

Answer · Keith Brown: The Scottish Government is committed to building HMP Highland and HMP Glasgow. Work is underway to replace HMP Inverness with HMP Highland at the chosen site at Inverness Retail and Business Park. The initial contract was awarded in October 2021 and pre-con…

7 Sep 2022 · Portfolio Question

To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on the error with Police Scotland’s online crime reporting system, which meant that between 3.00 pm on 31 August and 6.00 am on 1 September crimes reported through the online system were not recorded.

31 Aug 2022 · Portfolio Question

To ask the Scottish Government what its response is to the latest alcohol-related deaths statistics.

15 Aug 2022 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government what analysis it has undertaken on the impact of geographical variation in primary care pathways for the early detection of liver disease.

Answer · Maree Todd: Scottish Government is committed to ensuring that everyone with liver disease is able to access the best possible care and support and benefit from healthcare services that are safe, effective and person-centred. Although the Scottish Government has not dire…

12 Aug 2022 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government how many individuals died from alcohol-related liver disease in (a) North Ayrshire and (b) Inverclyde in each year since 2016.

Answer · Maree Todd: Table 1 – deaths from alcohol liver disease (ICD-10 K70) in Inverclyde and North Ayrshire, 2016 to 2021  yr 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 N N N N N N        Inverclyde 14 14 12 18 21 15 North Ayrshire 27 27 24 33 33 26 All 41 41 …