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Parliamentary questions can be asked by any MSP to the Scottish Government or the Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body. The questions provide a means for MSPs to get factual and statistical information.

Written questions must be answered within 10 working days (20 working days during recess)
Other questions such as Topical, Portfolio, General and First Minister's Question Times are taken in the Chamber

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Question reference: S5O-03002

Asked by: Claire Baker, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Wednesday, 06 March 2019
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 14 March 2019

To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to deal with asbestos-related illnesses, and how it supports people with these conditions.

Question reference: S5O-02893

Asked by: Claire Baker, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Wednesday, 13 February 2019
Current Status: Answered by Joe FitzPatrick on 20 February 2019

To ask the Scottish Government what targeted support it has provided to NHS Fife in each year since 2014 to tackle childhood obesity.

The Scottish Government provides annual funding to NHS Boards for child healthy weight.

In 2014-15 and 2015-16 NHS Fife received around £130,000 to deliver these services.

The 2016-17 Budget introduced the Outcomes Framework, a single source of funding to NHS Boards for strategic priorities focussed on prevention and reducing health inequalities - including adult and child weight management. This has provided local flexibility on how best to deploy this resource against clearly defined outcomes.

In addition to this, in 2018-19, the East of Scotland Region – made up of NHS Fife, NHS Lothian and NHS Borders –received an additional £440,000 to work in partnership to begin implementation of the Type 2 Diabetes Prevention, Early Detection and Intervention Framework, to enhance the provision of weight management interventions for those with, or at risk of type 2 diabetes. Over the next 5 years NHS Boards will receive a total of £42 million additional funding to deliver this framework.

Childhood obesity is a priority for this government and we expect NHS Boards to work with their partners and agree how best to use their collective resources to improve children’s diet and weight.

Question reference: S5W-21240

Asked by: Claire Baker, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Thursday, 24 January 2019
Current Status: Answered by Fiona Hyslop on 1 February 2019

To ask the Scottish Government when it will publish its Culture Strategy for Scotland.

Question reference: S5O-02701

Asked by: Claire Baker, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Wednesday, 12 December 2018
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 20 December 2018

To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking in response to the antisocial or illegal use of quad bikes or similar vehicles.

Question reference: S5O-02676

Asked by: Claire Baker, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Wednesday, 05 December 2018
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 12 December 2018

To ask the Scottish Government when it last met NHS Fife, and what issues were discussed.

Question reference: S5W-19267

Asked by: Claire Baker, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Friday, 05 October 2018
Current Status: Answered by Ash Denham on 25 October 2018

To ask the Scottish Government how many (a) cautions and (b) charges have been issued in (i) Fife and (ii) the rest of Scotland, due to the inappropriate use of quad bikes or similar single-person operated vehicles in each of the last five years.

Question reference: S5W-19268

Asked by: Claire Baker, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Friday, 05 October 2018
Current Status: Answered by Ash Denham on 25 October 2018

To ask the Scottish Government how many quad bikes or similar single-person operated vehicles have been seized in (a) Fife and (b) the rest of Scotland in each of the last five years.

Question reference: S5W-19270

Asked by: Claire Baker, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Friday, 05 October 2018
Current Status: Answered by Ash Denham on 25 October 2018

To ask the Scottish Government how many antisocial behaviour orders have been issued in (a) Fife and (b) the rest of Scotland due to the inappropriate use of quad bikes or similar single-person operated vehicles in each of the last five years.

Question reference: S5W-19269

Asked by: Claire Baker, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Friday, 05 October 2018
Current Status: Answered by Ash Denham on 25 October 2018

To ask the Scottish Government how many quad bikes or similar single-person operated vehicle have been reported stolen in (a) Fife and (b) the rest of Scotland in each of the last five years.

The information requested on the number of quad bikes or similar single-person operated vehicles that have been stolen is not routinely collected by the Scottish Government.

The Scottish Government receives data from Police Scotland on the number of crimes of theft of a motor vehicle recorded each year, by local authority. However, we do not hold information on the specific type of motor vehicle involved. The member may wish to write to Police Scotland directly to request this information.

Question reference: S5W-19322

Asked by: Claire Baker, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Tuesday, 09 October 2018
Current Status: Answered by Fiona Hyslop on 23 October 2018

To ask the Scottish Government what advice it provides to people that it has appointed to public bodies regarding the appropriateness of appearing on the Russian news channel, RT.

Any queries by public appointees about specific communication media would be dealt with by the appointee’s public body.

The Scottish government has high expectations of those who serve on the Boards of public bodies and the way in which they conduct themselves in undertaking their duties. As a Board member it is their personal responsibility to make sure they are familiar with their Code of Conduct and the internal policies of their public body and that their actions accord with these.