Parliamentary questions
Adam Tomkins
214 questions tabled in the Scottish Parliament, most recent first.
5 Jan 2021 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Government how many times in (a) 2018, (b) 2019 and (c) 2020 charges were brought, or libelled, for the common law offence of culpable and reckless conduct.
Answer · James Wolffe QC: The following table sets out the number of charges of culpable and reckless conduct at common law reported by Police Scotland to COPFS in the calendar years 2018, 2019 and 2020. It should be noted that a single charge which is reported to COPFS may relate to …
5 Jan 2021 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Government how many arrests were made for the common law offence of culpable and reckless conduct in (a) 2018, (b) 2019 and (c) 2020.
Answer · Humza Yousaf: The Scottish Government does not hold information on the number of arrests made by the police. Information is available on the number of culpable and reckless conduct (not with firearms) crimes recorded by the police, and is provided in Table 1. It should be …
19 May 2020 · Portfolio Question
To ask the Scottish Government what help it is giving Glasgow City Council to support communities during the COVID-19 outbreak.
10 Mar 2020 · General Question
To ask the Scottish Government when it last met NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde, and what was discussed.
3 Mar 2020 · Portfolio Question
To ask the Scottish Government what analysis it has carried out of the potential impact on tourism in Scotland of the recent ruling against building a third runway at Heathrow Airport.
24 Feb 2020 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Government whether it is aware of any discussions between Transport Scotland and commercial partners regarding a replacement funding stream for the Pedal for Scotland event.
Answer · Michael Matheson: Cycling Scotland will be trialling a new delivery model for Pedal for Scotland in 2020, focussing on smaller scale, community focused events in towns and cities across the country. There have been no discussions between Transport Scotland and commercial partn…
12 Feb 2020 · Portfolio Question
To ask the Scottish Government when it last met UK ministers to discuss post-Brexit international trade policy.
15 Jan 2020 · Portfolio Question
To ask the Scottish Government when the next annual report on its STEM Education and Training Strategy will be published.
11 Dec 2019 · General Question
To ask the Scottish Government what discussions it has had with the Electoral Commission since the Referendums (Scotland) Bill completed stage 2.
26 Nov 2019 · Portfolio Question
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on the support it is providing to the food and drink industry.
19 Nov 2019 · Portfolio Question
To ask the Scottish Government whether it can provide an update on its winter planning with Glasgow City Council for rough sleepers.
29 Oct 2019 · General Question
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on infection management at Queen Elizabeth University Hospital.
1 Oct 2019 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide up-to-date (a) absence and (b) vacancy rates for domestic staff at the Queen Elizabeth University Hospital.
Answer · Jeane Freeman: The requested information is not held centrally. ISD Scotland's data on absence and vacancies is not available at the level requested. ISD publish national workforce data containing the staff group, and job family of staff in post. The data does not capture …
1 Oct 2019 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Government how many (a) healthcare- and (b) community-associated cases of Clostridioides difficile have been reported at the Queen Elizabeth University Hospital since January 2019.
Answer · Jeane Freeman: Between 1 January 2019 and 30 June 2019, Health Protection Scotland (HPS) reported 43 cases of healthcare associated Clostridioides difficile infection (CDI) (aged 15 years and above) at the Queen Elizabeth University Hospital, NHS Greater Glasgow & Clyde. C…
25 Sep 2019 · General Question
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on the action that it is taking to address the use of non-prescribed benzodiazepines, such as etizolam, in Glasgow.
10 Sep 2019 · Portfolio Question
To ask the Scottish Government what its response is to reports that one in ten pupils are taught in substandard schools.
Answer · John Swinney: The proportion of pupils educated in good or satisfactory condition schools has increased from 61% in 2007 to 90% in 2019. We welcome the decrease in the number of poor or bad condition schools from 993 in 2007 to 288 in 2019. While it is the statutory duty…
16 Aug 2019 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Government whether Sustrans Scotland applies the Fairer Scotland Duty when administering the Places for Everyone programme, which is funded by Transport Scotland.
Answer · Michael Matheson: Sustrans Scotland does apply the Fairer Scotland Duty as required by Part 1 of the Equality Act 2010. Specific to the Places for Everyone programme, all applications are assessed on the impact that the project will have on the top 15% most deprived areas of S…
16 Aug 2019 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Government what demographic assessment it has made of the people who use cycling as a form of active travel.
Answer · Michael Matheson: As part of the Scottish Household Survey, Transport Scotland routinely gathers demographic information about the people who cycle as a form of active travel. The information contains data on age, gender, income, Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation (SIMD), …
16 Aug 2019 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Government whether the proposed monitoring framework for the Cycling Action Plan for Scotland will assess the distribution of cycling infrastructure in cities to ensure that it does not inadvertently entrench health inequalities.
Answer · Michael Matheson: One of the outcomes of the Active Travel Framework is the availability of walking, cycling and wheeling infrastructure for all. A series of measurement indicators are being developed to inform progress towards this and the other outcomes contained within the…
18 Jun 2019 · General Question
To ask the Scottish Government when it last discussed maintenance of the Clyde Tunnel with Glasgow City Council.
4 Jun 2019 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Government what progress is being made with the review of Scottish-specific public sector equality duties; which third sector organisations representing equality groups are involved, and what the timescale for the review is.
Answer · Christina McKelvie: It is expected that the formal review of the effectiveness of the operation of the Public Sector Equality Duty in Scotland, including the Scottish-specific duties, will commence after summer 2019. The review will take into account stakeholders’ views and a ra…
4 Jun 2019 · Portfolio Question
To ask the Scottish Government when the justice secretary last met the Scottish Recovery Consortium to discuss the provision of addiction recovery services across the prison estate.
29 May 2019 · Portfolio Question
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on Glasgow's progress in meeting the policy outcomes in its Climate Change Plan.
14 May 2019 · Portfolio Question
To ask the Scottish Government what the costs will be of establishing a citizens' assembly.
1 Apr 2019 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Government how minimum unit pricing for alcohol has affected demand for street Valium among homeless people.
Answer · Joe FitzPatrick: The five year evaluation programme for minimum unit pricing is being led by NHS Health Scotland and involves a portfolio of studies. One of the studies assesses the impact of minimum unit pricing on those drinking at harmful levels and includes considering su…
1 Apr 2019 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Government whether the Ministerial Task Force on Health Inequalities report, Equally Well, continues to inform its approach to closing the health gap, and what assessment it has made of the impact of the report.
Answer · Joe FitzPatrick: I refer the member to the answer to question S5W-22436 on 24 April 2019. 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/parliamentarybusiness/…
1 Apr 2019 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Government how it supports the regeneration of vacant and derelict land, and how much it has allocated to each local authority in each of the last five years to deal with this.
Answer · Aileen Campbell: We support regeneration of vacant derelict land through the Vacant & Derelict Land Fund, which has been allocated to five eligible local authorities in each of the previous five years as follows: 2014-15 2015-16 2016-17 2017-18 2018-19 Dundee £1.576m …
1 Apr 2019 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Government how much has been allocated to NHS initiatives aimed at reducing health inequalities in each of the last 10 years, broken down by initiative.
Answer · Joe FitzPatrick: There is a large range of actions and activities delivered across NHSScotland which contributes, directly and indirectly, to tackling health inequalities. As we noted in our response to the Health and Sports Committee's recent report on preventative actio…
1 Apr 2019 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to address the social determinants of health.
Answer · Joe FitzPatrick: The third Scottish Government Ministerial Task Force on Health Inequalities met between 2012 and 2013. Its final meeting was on the 13th of June 2013. The Equally Well review 2013 report was the conclusion of the second review by the Ministerial Task Force o…
1 Apr 2019 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Government by what date Public Health Scotland will be (a) established and (b) operational.
Answer · Joe FitzPatrick: The Public Health Reform Programme Board is currently planning on the basis of Public Health Scotland being established and operational during the 2019-2020 parliamentary year.