Parliamentary questions
Oliver Mundell
1,091 questions tabled in the Scottish Parliament, most recent first.
8 Sep 2016 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Government what specific consideration it gave to the support of cycling in Dumfries and Galloway before the recent transport summit that was held in Dumfries.
Answer · Humza Yousaf: Transport Scotland, through grant funding to Sustrans and Cycling Scotland, has facilitated a range of support for cycling in Dumfries and Galloway. This includes advice on the development of the council’s active travel strategy (adopted in March 2015); fundi…
8 Sep 2016 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Government what steps it has taken to ensure that SEPA flood map data is not being used inappropriately by insurers to assess flood risk for insurance purposes.
Answer · Roseanna Cunningham: SEPA's Flood Maps do not show flood risk to individual properties, instead they identify areas which, as a whole, are at risk of flooding and its impacts. Insurance companies have their own flood maps on which to base their decisions, and SEPA’s Flood Maps sh…
8 Sep 2016 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Government how flood risk communities are involved in the planning and delivery of flood mitigation schemes.
Answer · Roseanna Cunningham: The Scottish Government believes that public awareness, participation and community support are essential components of sustainable flood risk management. That is why the Flood Risk Management (Scotland) Act 2009 sets out a framework for coordination and coop…
8 Sep 2016 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Government how details of flood mitigation schemes are shared with the insurance industry and whether it considers this process adequate.
Answer · Roseanna Cunningham: The details of flood protection schemes owned by local authorities are held on the Scottish Flood Defence Asset Database (SFDAD) administered by SEPA. This database is available for registered users to view through a secure website. The aim of this website is…
8 Sep 2016 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Government what its response is to the briefing, Dying Doesn't Work 9-5, by Sue Ryder, which states that there is a lack of out-of-hours emotional, practical and coordinated support for people who are dying and their families.
Answer · Shona Robison: The National Out-of-Hours Review Report, Pulling together, was published in November 2015. As part of the implementation of the Review, we are currently considering bids from Health and Social Care Partnerships that explore all aspects of the Review’s recomme…
8 Sep 2016 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Government what progress it has made regarding the recommendations in the Report of the National Review of Primary Care Out of Hours Services on (a) people at the end of life and their carers accessing care and assistance by local helpline on a 24/7 basis and (b) palliative care patients and carers…
Answer · Shona Robison: The National Out-of-Hours Review Report, Pulling together, was published in November 2015. As part of the implementation of the Review, we are currently considering bids from Health and Social Care Partnerships that explore all aspects of the Review’s recomme…
8 Sep 2016 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Government how many accidents on the (a) A76, (b) A75, (c) A7, (d) A701 between Dumfries and Moffat and (e) whole road network have been recorded by Transport Scotland in each of the last five years.
Answer · Humza Yousaf: SCOTTISH PARLIAMENT WRITTEN ANSWER 21 September 2016 Index Heading: Transport Scotland Oliver Mundell (Dumfriesshire) (Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party): To ask the Scottish Government how many accidents on the (a) A76, (b) A75, (c) A7, (d) A701 b…
8 Sep 2016 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Government what projections Transport Scotland has made of future vehicle numbers on the (a) A76, (b) A75, (c) A7 and (d) A701 between Dumfries and Moffat.
Answer · Humza Yousaf: Transport Scotland maintain a range of traffic forecasts on all trunk roads in Scotland using the national transport model, The Transport Model for Scotland. It has a base year of 2014 and produces forecasts for a number of future years. Future forecasts of d…
8 Sep 2016 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Government what initiatives it has introduced osupport (a) cycling and (b) the cycling infrastructure in (i) Dumfries and Galloway and (ii) nationally in each year since 2007.
Answer · Humza Yousaf: The Scottish Government has introduced a range of initiatives to support (a) cycling and (b) cycling infrastructure in (i) Dumfries and Galloway and (ii) nationally since 2007 as detailed in the following tables. Initiatives have been assigned to the year in…
8 Sep 2016 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Government what investment it has made in respect of (a) Lockerbie, (b) Gretna Green, (c) Annan, (d) Sanquhar and (e) Kirkconnel railway station in each year since 2007.
Answer · Humza Yousaf: Since 2007 the Scottish Government has worked with ScotRail to deliver a number of improvements at these stations. Improvements include:- Lockerbie Installation of CCTV, Customer Information Screens, lifts and footbridge, accessibility improvements, waiting…
8 Sep 2016 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Government how many miles of (a) trunk road and (b) dual carriageway in (i) Scotland and (ii) Dumfries and Galloway are under the responsibility of Transport Scotland.
Answer · Humza Yousaf: The following table sets out the length of each trunk road managed and maintained by the Scottish Ministers in (i) Scotland and (ii) Dumfries and Galloway. Scotland Dumfries and Galloway All trunk roads 3508km 346km Dual carriageways 520km 7km
8 Sep 2016 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Government how many hours its civil servants have spent preparing (a) analysis and briefings and (b) draft legislation in relation to land reform since 6 May 2016.
Answer · Roseanna Cunningham: Taking forward the implementation of the Land Reform (Scotland) Act 2016 is a key part of the current programme for government. Scottish Government resources are allocated in accordance with government priorities.
8 Sep 2016 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Government how many hours its civil servants have spent preparing analysis and briefings in relation to overseas travel by the First Minster since 23 June 2016, broken down by visit.
Answer · Joe FitzPatrick: The Scottish Government do not hold this information. Analysis and briefings for overseas travel by the First Minister are prepared by civil servants during normal working hours.
8 Sep 2016 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Government how many hours its civil servants have spent preparing (a) analysis and briefings and (b) draft legislation in relation to Scottish independence since 23 June 2016.
Answer · Derek Mackay: This work has been carried out by existing members of staff as part of their normal duties. No-one is dedicated exclusively to this work and no additional staff have been employed or redeployed to take forward the work at this stage. In line with usual practi…
8 Sep 2016 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Government how many overseas trips have been taken by civil servants accompanying the First Minister since 23 June 2016.
Answer · Joe FitzPatrick: On 29 June 2016, the First Minister travelled to Brussels and was supported by Scottish Government civil servants. On 9 August 2016, the First Minister travelled to Berlin and was supported by Scottish Government civil servants.
8 Sep 2016 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Government what its position is on introducing a forward loan scheme for single farm payments in 2016-17.
Answer · Fergus Ewing: As I announced in Parliament on 13 September 2016, the Scottish Government has set up the 2016 National Basic Payment Support Scheme. Under this scheme, eligible farmers and crofters will be able to receive a loan of 80 per cent of their expected eligib…
8 Sep 2016 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Governmentwhat the average cost per unit has been for (a) 1-, (b) 2- and (c) 3-bedroom social housing built by registered social landlords in each year since 2007.
Answer · Kevin Stewart: The Scottish Government records units by bedspace rather than number of bedrooms. The following table shows the average cost per unit to deliver new homes for social rent by registered social landlords since 2007-08, together with the average number of bedsp…
8 Sep 2016 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Government what the average cost per unit was for (a) one-, (b) two- and (c) three-bedroom properties built under the Rural Homes for Rent pilot grant scheme in each year since 2007.
Answer · Kevin Stewart: The following table shows the average cost per unit to deliver new homes under the Rural Homes for Rent pilot grant scheme, together with the average number of bedspaces per unit since 2007-08: Financial Year Average cost per unit Average no. of bedspace…
8 Sep 2016 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Government what the average cost per unit was for new social housing built by local authorities for (a) one-, (b) two- and (c) three-bedroom properties in each year since 2007.
Answer · Kevin Stewart: Funding for Council House Building was introduced in April 2009, the aim of which was to incentivise local authorities to build new homes. Cost information on the new homes delivered was not held on our recording system. From 2012-13, we have recorded total …
8 Sep 2016 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Government when it last met its target for new forestry planting.
Answer · Fergus Ewing: Scotland has delivered over 70% of all new forestry plantings in the UK since 2012 when the new planting target of 100,000 hectares by 2022 was introduced. The Scottish Government is taking decisive action to stimulate new forestry planting to meet this ambit…
8 Sep 2016 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Government what discussions it has had with the British Medical Association and Police Scotland regarding the renewal of shotgun licenses.
Answer · Michael Matheson: Scottish Government officials have met with the Scottish General Practitioners Committee of the British Medical Association (Scotland) and with Police Scotland on several occasions to discuss the sharing of information between general practitioners and the po…
8 Sep 2016 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Government when it expects to meet its target for new forestry planting.
Answer · Fergus Ewing: The Scottish Government is taking decisive action to stimulate new forestry planting to meet our ambitious annual planting target of 10,000 hectares. This includes delivering our new Forestry Grant Scheme and commissioning an independent review of the forestr…
8 Sep 2016 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Goverment how much funding it has given to the Scottish National Archives in each year since 2007.
Answer · Fiona Hyslop: Funding for National Records of Scotland since 2012 and for its predecessor bodies, including National Archives of Scotland, is set out in budget documents available at:http://www.gov.scot/Topics/Government/Finance/18127/Documents.
8 Sep 2016 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Government (a) how many and (b) what percentage of records in the Scottish National Archives are considered vulnerable.
Answer · Fiona Hyslop: I refer the member to the answer to question S5W-02431 on 15 September 2016. 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/parliamentarybusin…
8 Sep 2016 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Government (a) how many and (b) what percentage of records in the Scottish National Archives have been withdrawn as unfit for production in each year since 2007.
Answer · Fiona Hyslop: National Records of Scotland holds over 80 linear km of archive material comprising millions of individual items in a wide variety of formats. 7562 of these items are currently marked as “unfit for production” and a further 1494 are marked as “record at risk”…
8 Sep 2016 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Government how much it has cost it to provide mental health treatment in each year since 2007.
Answer · Maureen Watt: Scottish Health Service Costs is published annually by Information Services Division Scotland and provides a detailed analysis of where its resources are spent (http://www.isdscotland.org/Health-Topics/Finance/).
8 Sep 2016 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Government how many people have received electroconvulsive therapy in each year since 2007.
Answer · Maureen Watt: Information on electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) is available in the annual reports published by the Scottish ECT Accreditation Network (SEAN) http://www.sean.org.uk/AuditReport/Main.html. These reports summarise data that have been collected from an electroni…
8 Sep 2016 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Government how many suicides have been recorded in (a) hospitals and (b) prisons in each year since 2007.
Answer · Maureen Watt: Suicides in Hospitals Records do not provide precise enough information on the location where the suicidal act occurred to identify those event that happened in hospital. Whilst data can identify people who are in hospital at the time that they died from su…
8 Sep 2016 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Government how many attempted suicides have been recorded in (a) hospitals and (b) prisons in each year since 2007.
Answer · Maureen Watt: a) This information is not held centrally. b) The following table provides the number of attempted suicides in prison as recorded within the SPS Prisoner Records reporting system (PR2): Year Number of Attempted Suicides in Prison 2007 26 2008 21 2009 …
8 Sep 2016 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to prevent and reduce the risk of suicide on the transport network.
Answer · Humza Yousaf: Scottish Government are supportive of the excellent partnership work that British Transport Police, the Railway Industry, NHS Greater Glasgow and other external bodies are undertaking to reduce fatalities, suicidal behaviour and disruption upon the rail netwo…