Parliamentary questions
Jamie Greene
1,978 questions tabled in the Scottish Parliament, most recent first.
1 Apr 2019 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Government what expertise is available at NHS Ayrshire and Arran to allow the effective diagnosis of (a) rare and (b) uncommon diseases.
Answer · Jeane Freeman: The Scottish Government expects NHS Scotland to operate a common pathway for all patients seeking diagnosis of rare or uncommon diseases across Scotland. The first point of contact for rare disease patients is their GP. GP's can make referrals and facilitate …
1 Apr 2019 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Government how many (a) rare and (b) uncommon diseases have been recorded in the NHS Ayrshire and Arran area in each year since 2007, broken down by type of disease.
Answer · Jeane Freeman: Scottish Government does not hold this information centrally. NHS Boards and healthcare professionals locally have responsibility for service delivery and patient treatment. For this reason NHS Ayrshire and Arran Health Board would be best placed to provide t…
26 Mar 2019 · Portfolio Question
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on the construction of ferry vessels 801 and 802.
13 Mar 2019 · Portfolio Question
To ask Scottish Government what discussions the culture secretary has had with local authorities regarding their capacity to deal with tourist numbers over the summer.
6 Mar 2019 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Government what progress has been made by it in each of the last five years toward reaching the Scottish Food Waste Reduction Target, expressed as tonnage.
Answer · Roseanna Cunningham: The Scottish Government is committed to reducing food waste by 33% by 2025. Annual figures on food waste reduction by tonnage are not available at present. Zero Waste Scotland has produced a baseline estimated figure on food waste for 2013 which shows that al…
6 Mar 2019 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Government what information it has regarding how many tons of waste are recycled every month, including how much is (a) reprocessed, (b) resold and (c) redistributed.
Answer · Roseanna Cunningham: Information on Scottish waste recycling data can be found at https://www.sepa.org.uk/environment/waste/waste-data/ . However information is not available in the requested format. Figures are published on an annual basis only.
6 Mar 2019 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Government what information it has regarding the annual uptake of the phased retirement option of the Scottish Teachers' Superannuation Scheme, including the average number of years teaching staff work part-time while drawing part of their pension.
Answer · Kate Forbes: The following table sets out the number of phased retirements in the Scottish Teachers' Superannuation Scheme from 2015 - 2016. From the data available, the average time spent on phased retirement by members who are currently active is 1.89 years. The average…
6 Mar 2019 · General Question
To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to reduce air pollution in North Ayrshire.
26 Feb 2019 · Portfolio Question
To ask the Scottish Government what progress it is making in meeting its tree planting targets and creating 10,000 hectares of new trees in 2019.
18 Feb 2019 · First Minister's Question
To ask the First Minister what the Scottish Government's response is to reports that alterations have been made to ScotRail’s satisfaction targets over the last two years.
12 Feb 2019 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Government what commitments it has made to deliver under the UK Tree Health Resilience Strategy, and how this strategy fits with the Scottish Plant Health Strategy.
Answer · Mairi Gougeon: The UK Government’s Tree Health Resilience Strategy sets out plans to protect England’s tree population from pest and disease threats. The Scottish Plant Health Strategy sets out the Scottish Government's approach to the protection of the health of plants in …
29 Jan 2019 · Portfolio Question
To ask the Scottish Government what percentage of primary school teachers are supply staff.
23 Jan 2019 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Government how many instances of theft have occurred in NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde hospitals in each of the last five years, also broken down by hospital.
Answer · Humza Yousaf: Information on the number of instances of theft that have occurred in hospitals is not held centrally. Where a hospital-based theft is reported to the police, this will be included in the Recorded Crime in Scotland National Statistics. However, the figures pr…
23 Jan 2019 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Government how many instances of theft have occurred in NHS Ayrshire and Arran hospitals in each of the last five years, also broken down by hospital.
Answer · Humza Yousaf: Information on the number of instances of theft that have occurred in hospitals is not held centrally. Where a hospital-based theft is reported to the police, this will be included in the Recorded Crime in Scotland National Statistics. However, the figures pr…
23 Jan 2019 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Government, in light of proposals in the Transport (Scotland) Bill to ban double and pavement parking so that loading vehicles will need to move to loading bays or risk a fine, how many loading bays there are in (a) North Ayrshire and (b) Inverclyde.
Answer · Michael Matheson: The Scottish Government does not hold information on the number of loading bays as this is a matter for both North Ayrshire and Inverclyde Councils. The provisions within the Transport (Scotland) Bill provide an exception that would enable delivery vehicles …
23 Jan 2019 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Government how many instances of antisocial behaviour have been reported to the Police in Inverclyde in each of the last five years.
Answer · Ash Denham: Information on the number of instances of antisocial behaviour reported to the Police is not held centrally. The member may wish to write to Police Scotland directly to request this information. Where a reported incident of antisocial behaviour involves any …
23 Jan 2019 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Government how many instances of violence have been reported in Inverclyde schools in each of the last five years.
Answer · Humza Yousaf: Information on the number of instances of violence in schools is not held centrally. Where a school-based incident of violence is reported to the police, this will be included in the Recorded Crime National Statistics. However, the figures provided to the Sco…
23 Jan 2019 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Government how many ASBOs have been issued in North Ayrshire in each of the last five years.
Answer · Ash Denham: Information on the number of Antisocial Behaviour Orders (ASBOs) issued in North Ayrshire is not held centrally. The Antisocial Behaviour etc. (Scotland) Act 2004 places a statutory requirement on local authorities to keep records of all antisocial behaviour …
23 Jan 2019 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Government how many instances of antisocial behaviour have been reported to the Police in North Ayrshire in each of the last five years.
Answer · Ash Denham: Information on the number of instances of antisocial behaviour reported to the Police is not held centrally. The member may wish to write to Police Scotland directly to request this information. Where a reported incident of antisocial behaviour involves any …
23 Jan 2019 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Government how many instances of violence have been reported in North Ayrshire schools in each of the last five years.
Answer · Humza Yousaf: Information on the number of instances of violence in schools is not held centrally. Where a school-based incident of violence is reported to the police, this will be included in the Recorded Crime National Statistics. However, the figures provided to the Sco…
23 Jan 2019 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to tackle sheep worrying in North Ayrshire.
Answer · Mairi Gougeon: Dog attacks on sheep, wherever they occur, is an issue that the Scottish Government takes very seriously.We fully support the work to tackle this matter being undertaken by the Scottish Partnership Against Rural Crime (SPARC), chaired by Police Scotland, incl…
23 Jan 2019 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made of the financial cost of sheep worrying to farmers in North Ayrshire.
Answer · Mairi Gougeon: The Scottish Government has commissioned research into the incidence, impact and potential mitigation of sheep harassment by both dogs and wildlife in Scotland. While this will not focus solely on North Ayrshire, information and recommendations arising from t…
23 Jan 2019 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Government how many instances of sheep worrying have occurred in North Ayrshire in each of the last five years.
Answer · Mairi Gougeon: Information on cases of sheep worrying is not held centrally in the format requested. Information is available on the number of offences recorded by Police Scotland under the Dogs (Protection of Livestock) Act 1953 – which relates to dogs worrying livestock o…
7 Jan 2019 · First Minister's Question
To ask the First Minister what action the Scottish Government is taking to tackle antisemitism.
11 Dec 2018 · Portfolio Question
To ask the Scottish Government when it last met North Ayrshire Council, and what was discussed.
5 Dec 2018 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Government what estimate it has made of demand for the 2018-19 flu vaccination in the NHS Ayrshire and Arran area, and whether the NHS board has sufficient supplies of the vaccine to meet this.
Answer · Joe FitzPatrick: NHS Procurement undertakes the seasonal flu vaccine procurement on behalf of NHS Scotland each year. Forecasting for the coming flu season is important to support the effective delivery of the seasonal flu programme and this is done on the basis of population…
3 Dec 2018 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Government what its position is regarding replacing the seawall at Saltcoats railway station.
Answer · Michael Matheson: Operational and safety matters on Scotland’s rail infrastructure are a matter for Network Rail, carried out in accordance with their licence from the Office of Rail and Road. Network Rail advise that they completed major upgrade work on the sea wall at Saltc…
3 Dec 2018 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Government (a) how many and (b) what percentage of ScotRail services (i) on 1 December 2018 and (ii) in each of the last 12 months at (A) Saltcoats railway station and (B) on each route were (1) cancelled and (2) delayed, also broken down by the average length of delay, because of (aa) flooding on …
Answer · Michael Matheson: Our franchise agreement does not obligate the franchisee to provide information in the format requested by the Member. The franchise specifies that the information to be provided by ScotRail to Transport Scotland, is by Sector Level. Performance information …
3 Dec 2018 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Government, in light of a train on a ScotRail service decoupling at Uphall station on 26 November 2018, whether (a) any similar incidents have occurred since 2007 and (b) it has received any warnings that such an issue could occur, including the safety systems failing.
Answer · Michael Matheson: Railway safety is a matter reserved to the UK Government. The incident on 26 November which involved the decoupling of a passenger service at Uphall is currently under investigation. The Office of Rail and Road and the Rail Accident Investigation Board have …
20 Nov 2018 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Government how many (a) crimes and (b) incidents of antisocial behaviour have been recorded on each CalMac ferry in each year since 2009-10, also broken down by (i) route served and (ii) issue.
Answer · Paul Wheelhouse: CalMac Ferries Ltd. do not maintain a record of crimes committed. However, since 2017 their Health, Safety, Environment, & Quality System r ecords reported incidents of violence, aggression and disorderly behaviour. The information recorded by CalMac since 20…