Section E – Written questions lodged on 27 May 2015
Questions marked with a triangle (Δ) are initiated by the Scottish Government in order to facilitate the provision of information to the Parliament.
Questions in which a member has indicated a declarable interest are marked with an "R".
S4W-25755 Richard Baker: To ask the Scottish Government what support it provides to NHS Grampian to recruit allied health professionals.
S4W-25756 Richard Baker: To ask the Scottish Government what support it provided to the Scottish Ambulance Service in the NHS Grampian area in (a) 2013-14 and (b) 2014-15 to (i) purchase new ambulances and (ii) update mobile equipment.
S4W-25757 Richard Baker: To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made of the impact of property prices on the effectiveness of the Help to Buy (Scotland) scheme in Aberdeen and Aberdeenshire.
S4W-25758 Richard Baker: To ask the Scottish Government how many applications for support under the Help to Buy (Scotland) Scheme were (a) made and (b) granted in (i) Aberdeen and (ii) Aberdeenshire in 2014-15 and how this compares with the rest of the country.
S4W-25759 Ken Macintosh: To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to ensure that male victims of abuse have access to support.
S4W-25760 Ken Macintosh: To ask the Scottish Government how many domestic homicides in the last 10 years have had a male victim.
S4W-25762 Nanette Milne: To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S4T-00686 by Michael Matheson on 6 May 2014 (Official Report, c. 30491), what progress it has made in implementing the recommendations in the report, National Review of Asthma Deaths; what its position is on the report’s recommendation that a national audit of asthma should be established, and what analysis it has made of the audit that has been commissioned for England and Wales.
S4W-25764 Nanette Milne: To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S4W-19597 by Keith Brown on 20 February 2014, whether it will provide an update on when it expects Kintore railway station to reopen.
S4W-25765 David Stewart: To ask the Scottish Government on what date David MacBrayne Ltd formed the joint venture with GBA (Holdings) to establish Solent Gateway Ltd and when this was announced to the Parliament.
S4W-25766 David Stewart: To ask the Scottish Government who David MacBrayne Ltd’s (DML) nominated directors on Solent Gateway Ltd are; how many (a) part- and (b) full-time DML staff work for Solent Gateway Ltd, and what information it has on whether they are registered for UK tax and national insurance payments.
S4W-25767 David Stewart: To ask the Scottish Government what financial commitment David MacBrayne Ltd (DML) has made to Solent Gateway Ltd and what risk assessment has been carried out of how Solent Gateway Ltd failing would impact on (a) DML and (b) taxpayers.
S4W-25771 Dennis Robertson: To ask the Scottish Government when it will next meet the Neurological Alliance.
S4W-25772Δ Rob Gibson: To ask the Scottish Government what progress has been made toward implementing the objectives, proposals and policies set out in the first Scottish Climate Change Adaptation Programme since it was published in May 2014.
S4W-25773 Jim Hume: To ask the Scottish Government what its response is to NHS boards missing the HEAT target of 12-week maximum wait for treatment.
S4W-25774 Jim Hume: To ask the Scottish Government what proactive steps it is taking to support NHS boards to ensure that they are able to meet the HEAT targets for the (a) 12-week to treatment and (b) 2-week maximum wait time for discharge.
S4W-25775 Jim Hume: To ask the Scottish Government whether it plans to reconsider HEAT targets.
S4W-25776 Jim Hume: To ask the Scottish Government for what reasons the performance of NHS boards against HEAT targets is down in the first quarter of 2015 compared with 2014 for the (a) 12-week to treatment and (b) 2-week maximum wait time for discharge.
S4W-25777 Nanette Milne: To ask the Scottish Government what its position is on including a commitment to eliminating hepatitis C as a serious public health concern in the revised Sexual Health and Blood Borne Virus Framework.
S4W-25778 Nanette Milne: To ask the Scottish Government what analysis it has carried out of what steps would be required to eliminate hepatitis C as a serious public health concern.
S4W-25779 Nanette Milne: To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S4W-23624 by Maureen Watt on 18 December 2014, whether a decision on opt-out testing and screening of prisoners on commencement of their custodial sentences has been taken.
S4W-25780 Nanette Milne: To ask the Scottish Government what support it offers to NHS boards to assist them in making new hepatitis C treatments widely available.
S4W-25781 Nanette Milne: To ask the Scottish Government on what date it will publish the revised Sexual Health and Blood Borne Virus Framework.
S4W-25782 Jim Hume: To ask the Scottish Government whether it is planning to take follow-up actions if HEAT targets are not met and, if so, what actions.
S4W-25783 Jackie Baillie: To ask the Scottish Government when it will publish and distribute printed copies of the recent joint statement signed by the Scottish Ministers, the Lord Advocate and Police Scotland opposing female genital mutilation as awareness-raising material.
S4W-25784 John Finnie: To ask the Scottish Government, in light of the comments by a Crown Office spokesperson on 24 May 2015 relating to the reinvestigation of the murder of Emma Caldwell, for what reason it has not provided a substantive answer to question S4W-25295 on this issue, providing a holding answer on 14 May, and when it will do so.
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