Dean Lockhart

4 Aug 2022 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government what consideration it has given to banning the sale of disposable barbeques.

Answer · Ash Regan: The Scottish Government currently has no plans to ban disposable barbeques. The Scottish Fire and Rescue Service are clear to encourage anyone using one to act responsibly both when using and disposing of the barbeques in line with their #safersummer campaig…

4 Aug 2022 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government whether it requires local authorities to record information regarding national identity of nursery pupils when an application is made for a place, and, if this is the case, for what reason it requires this information, and how any such data is (a) processed and (b) managed.

Answer · Clare Haughey: The Scottish Government does not require local authorities to record information regarding national identity of nursery pupils when an application for a nursery place is made.

2 Aug 2022 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide (a) an update on when the virtual National Public Energy Agency will be established and (b) details of (i) how many people it will employ and (ii) what services it will provide.

Answer · Michael Matheson: I reaffirm the answer to S6W-06416 on 25 February 2022, and in my letter of 6 May to you as convener of the Net Zero, Energy and Transport committee about the National Public Energy Agency. Specifically, that we will work to have a virtual Agency established …

2 Aug 2022 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government, regarding the non-virtual National Public Energy Agency, whether it will provide (a) an update on when it will be set up and (b) details of (i) what services it will provide, (ii) how many staff it will employ and (iii) what its annual budget will be.

Answer · Michael Matheson: I reaffirm the answer to S6W-06416 on 25 February 2022, and in my letter of 6 May to you as convener of the Net Zero, Energy and Transport committee about the National Public Energy Agency. Specifically, as set out in the Scottish Government’s a Fairer, green…

25 Jul 2022 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government how many pupils in (a) Stirling, (b) Clackmannanshire, (c) Perth and Kinross and (d) Fife have received a free laptop, Chromebook or tablet to date to use at school and at home.

Answer · Shirley-Anne Somerville: The following table shows how many devices have been distributed by councils to school aged children using the £25m digital inclusion funding made available by Scottish Government in 2020/21. Local Authority Devices Distributed Stirling 1794 Clackmannans…

25 Jul 2022 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government how many properties in (a) Stirling and (b) Clackmannanshire are eligible for the main voucher portion of the Scottish Broadband Voucher Scheme for properties that will not receive broadband services under the R100 programme.

Answer · Ivan McKee: The R100 programme is a combination of the following three strands of activity – the £600 million R100 contracts, the R100 Scottish Broadband Voucher Scheme and continued commercial coverage. As of 21 July 2022, 1,472 properties in Stirling and 280 propertie…

25 Jul 2022 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government how much it paid private consultants in the financial year 2021-22 for technical advisory services in relation to ScotRail, and how much it estimates it will pay for this in the financial year 2022-23.

Answer · Jenny Gilruth: For details of consultant costs for 2021-22 in relation to the Abellio ScotRail Franchise I refer the member to the answer to question S6W-08601 on 6 June 2022. All answers to written Parliamentary Questions are available on the Parliament's website, the sear…

25 Jul 2022 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government what criteria it uses as part of the Vaccination Transformation Programme to establish which GP practices can continue to deliver vaccination programmes.

Answer · Humza Yousaf: The Vaccination Transformation Programme (VTP) reforms the delivery of vaccination services by supporting locally designed and delivered services by all NHS Boards and Social Care Partnership (HSCP) in Scotland. The VTP allows individual Health Boards the f…

25 Jul 2022 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government whether the Vaccination Transformation Programme prevents all GP practices from delivering vaccination programmes.

Answer · Humza Yousaf: The Vaccination Transformation Programme (VTP) covers all routine immunisations that are delivered in Scotland. GP practices no longer provide any vaccinations under their core contract from 1 April 2022. Health Boards have assumed overall responsibility for …

16 Jun 2022 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government, in light of the report Stop, Sort, Burn, Bury? Independent Review of the Role of Incineration in the Waste Hierarchy in Scotland, how many incinerators are currently (a) operational, (b) under construction, (c) have planning permission in place, and (d) seeking planning permission, brok…

Answer · Lorna Slater: Information on operational and planned incineration facilities, including their status, is set out in Tables 1 and 2 in Stop, Sort, Burn Bury? Independent Review of the Role of Incineration in the Waste Hierarchy in Scotland , which was published on 10 May 20…

16 Jun 2022 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government, in light of the report Stop, Sort, Burn, Bury? Independent Review of the Role of Incineration in the Waste Hierarchy in Scotland, whether it will be reporting emissions from incineration separately from other energy-related emissions.

Answer · Lorna Slater: Official statistics on Scottish greenhouse gas emissions are published annually and used to monitor progress towards Scotland’s statutory emissions reduction targets. These statistics are based on a disaggregation of the UK Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Inventory, whi…

15 Jun 2022 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government which country is Scotland’s largest international trading partner.

Answer · Ivan McKee: Latest HMRC (Regional Trade Statistics) RTS statistics show that in 2021, based on total trade in goods (imports plus exports), Scotland’s largest trading partner was the USA at £5.5 billion. Note this data only includes trade in goods and not services and ex…

15 Jun 2022 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide the most recent breakdown by country of Scotland's leading international export destinations.

Answer · Ivan McKee: Scotland’s export performance is published annually in the Export Statistics Scotland (ESS) report at the start of each year and provides the Scottish Government with estimates of Scotland’s international and domestic trade in both good and services, excludin…

7 Jun 2022 · Portfolio Question

To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to reduce waiting times at accident and emergency departments.

31 May 2022 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government by which date in Autumn 2022 it will publish its previously delayed, updated Energy Strategy.

Answer · Michael Matheson: The Scottish Government committed to publishing a refresh of the 2017 Energy Strategy in the Programme for Government and Bute House Agreement. Following the Scottish Government's response to the Just Transition Commission, we committed to publishing a Just T…

24 May 2022 · Portfolio Question

To ask the Scottish Government what impact any real-terms cuts to funding for further education are having on the college sector.

3 Mar 2022 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government what the percentage cumulative economic growth in Scotland, in terms of increased total GDP, was for the period from May 2007 to December 2021, and how this compares with the equivalent figure for the UK as a whole.

Answer · Kate Forbes: Monthly estimates of GDP are experimental statistics which are only available back to 2010. It is not therefore possible to provide estimates of GDP growth from May 2007. The most recent monthly GDP figures, published 23 February 2022, are available at http:…

3 Mar 2022 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government what the percentage cumulative economic growth in Scotland, in terms of increased total GDP, was for the period from May 2007 to May 2016, and how this compares with the equivalent figure for the UK as a whole.

Answer · Kate Forbes: Monthly estimates of GDP are experimental statistics which are only available back to 2010. It is not therefore possible to provide estimates of GDP growth from May 2007. The most recent monthly GDP figures, published 23 February 2022, are available at http:…

3 Mar 2022 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government what the percentage cumulative economic growth in Scotland, in terms of increased total GDP, was for the period from May 2007 to December 2019, and how this compares with the equivalent figure for the UK as a whole.

Answer · Kate Forbes: Monthly estimates of GDP are experimental statistics which are only available back to 2010. It is not therefore possible to provide estimates of GDP growth from May 2007. The most recent monthly GDP figures, published 23 February 2022, are available at http:…

2 Mar 2022 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government how much time it will take to carry out the physical works to retro-fit and decarbonise all buildings in Scotland in order to meet the 2030 targets under its Heat in Buildings Strategy.

Answer · Patrick Harvie: The amount of time spent on the physical works for each building retrofit can vary and depends on a range of factors. Some of the factors which influence the time taken are: the building type; the types of work needed to improve the energy efficiency of the b…

2 Mar 2022 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government how many renewable heating systems it estimates were installed in homes in each of the last five years, and how many such installations will be required annually over the next eight years to meet the 2030 target under its Heat in Buildings Strategy.

Answer · Patrick Harvie: The Energy Saving Trust maintains the Renewable Heat Database for the Scottish Government. The following table extracts domestic renewable heat installations over the period 2016-2020. Data for 2021 are not yet available. These data are derived from registrat…

2 Mar 2022 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government when it plans to publish the consultation on its Phase 2 of permitted development rights; when it expects the new regulations will be in place, and what it can do in the meantime to speed up planning permission for supermarkets and other businesses that wish to install EV chargers for th…

Answer · Tom Arthur: We intend to issue a consultation paper on Phase 2 permitted development rights (PDR), including extensions to existing electric vehicle charging PDR, in the first quarter of 2022-23. The aim is to have resulting legislation in place by the end of the year. …

2 Mar 2022 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government in what respects the Green Jobs Workforce Academy fulfils the dictionary definition of an “Academy” as "an institution for study or training in a special field".

Answer · Lorna Slater: The Green Jobs Workforce Academy offers information on the career opportunities available, the skills needed to move into them and links to the required training and funding sources to support learners to do so. As the Academy’s offer develops, it will beco…

2 Mar 2022 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government what the location and address is of the main academic campus of the Green Jobs Workforce Academy.

Answer · Lorna Slater: Launched in August 2021, the Green Jobs Workforce Academy provides an important step in preparing our current and future workforce for green careers. Through the online resource, individuals can access information and careers advice on green jobs and the skil…

2 Mar 2022 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government when it plans to publish its consultation on the draft regulations proposed in its Heat in Buildings Strategy to require Scotland’s homes to meet a standard of EPC Band C equivalent.

Answer · Patrick Harvie: The Scottish Government plans to consult in the coming year on our proposals for regulating minimum energy efficiency standards (equivalent to EPC C) in owner occupied and private-rented homes.  

2 Mar 2022 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government, in relation to the Green Jobs Workforce Academy, what the annual budget of the Academy is; how many full-time equivalent teachers and lecturers are employed by the Academy; what the entry requirements are for the Academy; what accredited courses are available, and how many full-time stu…

Answer · Lorna Slater: The Green Jobs Workforce Academy is administered by Skills Development Scotland (SDS) and is designed to help workers identify and access skills support and training they need to secure green job opportunities as they emerge. While the Academy does not dire…

2 Mar 2022 · Portfolio Question

To ask the Scottish Government what support it provided to Scene Stirling and other organisations as they prepared Stirling’s bid to be UK City of Culture in 2025.

1 Mar 2022 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on the (a) timetable for the delivery and (b) latest estimated overall cost of public money of the two new ferries being built for the CalMac fleet.

Answer · Kate Forbes: The CEO of Ferguson Marine is preparing an update, for the Net Zero, Energy and Transport Committee, on the delivery timetable and budget for vessels 801 and 802 which will be submitted before the end of March 2022.  

1 Mar 2022 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government what the estimated cost is of public money for the two dual-fuel engines ordered by Ferguson Marine for the delivery of two ferries for the CalMac fleet.

Answer · Kate Forbes: The value of the purchase order for the main engines and shaft alternators for vessels 801 and 802 totalled 5,270,000. The agreement for this scope of work was put in place prior to the yard coming into public ownership by Ferguson Marine Engineering Limited …

1 Mar 2022 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government whether the two dual-fuel engines ordered by Ferguson Marine for the delivery of two ferries for the CalMac fleet are fit for purpose.

Answer · Kate Forbes: The engines for vessels 801 & 802 are fit for purpose.