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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.

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Question reference: S4W-22766

Asked by: Jackson Carlaw, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Tuesday, 07 October 2014
Current Status: Answered by Michael Matheson on 23 October 2014

To ask the Scottish Government how much funding it will make available for the development and implementation of the revised Sexual Health and Blood Borne Virus Framework due to be published in the summer of 2015.

Question reference: S4W-22764

Asked by: Jackson Carlaw, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Tuesday, 07 October 2014
Current Status: Answered by Michael Matheson on 23 October 2014

To ask the Scottish Government how much funding it has made available to support the development and implementation of the Sexual Health and Blood Borne Virus Framework in each of the last four years.

Question reference: S4O-03589

Asked by: Jackson Carlaw, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 01 October 2014
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 8 October 2014

To ask the Scottish Government what its position is on independent schools having charitable status.

Question reference: S4W-22404

Asked by: Jackson Carlaw, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Tuesday, 19 August 2014
Current Status: Answered by Michael Matheson on 4 September 2014

To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S4T-00763 by Michael Matheson on 12 August 2014 (Official Report, c. 33250), what the outcome was of the minister’s meeting with Health Protection Scotland to discuss the Ebola virus, and how the World Health Organization’s approval for the use of experimental drugs to combat the outbreak in west Africa will impact on contingency planning in Scotland.

I met with Heath Protection Scotland (HPS) on 19 August 2014 to discuss Scotland’s preparedness for any possible cases of Ebola virus. HPS reported the risk to the people of Scotland remains very low and the NHS stands ready to respond to any suspected cases, by following well-established protocols for dealing with highly infectious diseases.

In addition and following that meeting, a short life working group has been established to bring together the Scottish Government and relevant Scottish agencies to ensure we continue to monitor this situation and to consider what more needs to be done.

The World Health Organization approval and proposed use of experimental drugs to treat Ebola could reduce the number of patients infected and help reduce spread of the virus. There are however limited supplies of Zmapp globally and so the impact of the drug is likely to be limited and does not impact directly on contingency planning within Scotland.

Question reference: S4W-22350

Asked by: Jackson Carlaw, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 13 August 2014
Current Status: Answered by Michael Matheson on 4 September 2014

To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to ensure that people with fibromyalgia have their condition recognised by employers and the wider community.

The Scottish Government recognises that fibromyalgia can be a difficult and debilitating condition. As with all long term conditions we are committed to providing the best care and support to people living with fibromyalgia and have funded third sector led initiatives to help raise public awareness of the condition.

We acknowledge the important link between work and health and our health works strategy, sets out a range of actions to support both employers and individuals of working age to ensure that health is not a barrier to employment.

Question reference: S4W-22278

Asked by: Jackson Carlaw, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 06 August 2014
Current Status: Answered by Alex Neil on 19 August 2014

To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S4W-21124 by Alex Neil on 29 May 2014, when the Scottish Public Inquiry into Hepatitis C/HIV acquired infection from NHS treatment in Scotland with blood and blood products is due to present its final report.

Lord Penrose, Chairman of the Scottish Public Inquiry into Hepatitis C/HIV acquired infection from NHS treatment in Scotland with blood and blood products (The Penrose Inquiry) wrote to me on 28 May 2014 updating me on the inquiry’s progress.

As the member will be aware, the Penrose Inquiry is independent of Scottish Minsters and it is for Lord Penrose to decide on the progress and timetabling of the inquiry.

The inquiry is currently in the process of issuing warning letters and, as set on the inquiry’s website, http://www.penroseinquiry.org.uk/, the process has not yet concluded.

Subject to the inquiry team progressing with the warning letter process at the anticipated rate, the final report will be published in the autumn of 2014. Lord Penrose has agreed to write to me again to provide a further update on progress.

Question reference: S4O-03492

Asked by: Jackson Carlaw, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 13 August 2014
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 20 August 2014

To ask the Scottish Government what its position is on police stations having mental health nurses assigned to them, similar to the pilot exercise being carried out in England.

Question reference: S4O-03412

Asked by: Jackson Carlaw, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 18 June 2014
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 25 June 2014

To ask the Scottish Government how it will address the attainment gap between girls and boys identified in the 2014 edition of the Summary statistics for attainment, leaver destinations and healthy living.

Question reference: S4W-21610

Asked by: Jackson Carlaw, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 04 June 2014
Current Status: Answered by Alex Neil on 17 June 2014

To ask the Scottish Government what guidance has been given to NHS board area drug and therapeutic committees on (a) patient and public involvement in decision making and (b) publication of minutes of meetings, and how compliance with such guidance is being monitored.

Question reference: S4W-21364

Asked by: Jackson Carlaw, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 28 May 2014
Current Status: Answered by Alex Neil on 12 June 2014

To ask the Scottish Government when the new Peer Approved Clinical System will be operational and whether the transitional arrangements will continue in its place and remain financially supported by the Rare Conditions Medicines Fund.

Work is ongoing between the Scottish Government and NHS boards evaluating the financial implications of the new approach by the Scottish Medicines Consortium (SMC) and how the Rare Conditions Medicines Fund (RCMF) can best support an increase in SMC approvals under this new approach. This work is also looking at whether additional financial support, through RCMF, should support the transitional period from Individual Patient Treatment Requests to a Peer Approved Clinical System in 2014-15. I will provide the Health and Sport Committee, and the member, with an update once this work has concluded. The transitional period has provided useful feedback to the development of the new system which will be rolled out shortly alongside information to NHS boards on RCMF.