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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)
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Question reference: S4W-19171

Asked by: Jackson Carlaw, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Friday, 10 January 2014
Current Status: Answered by Nicola Sturgeon on 20 January 2014

To ask the Scottish Government when Arran will have full service next generation superfast broadband.

The Scottish Government and its partners are investing over £280 million in our Step Change programme which, alongside commercial deployment, will deliver next generation broadband access to 95% of premises in Scotland by 2017-18.

Deployment to Arran falls within the scope of the Highlands and Islands broadband project. Next generation broadband services are expected to be available in all ten of Arran’s exchange areas by 2016. Coverage to those parts of North Ayrshire being delivered in the Highlands and Islands project (Arran and the Cumbraes) will be around 91% of premises by the end of 2016.

Question reference: S4O-02822

Asked by: Jackson Carlaw, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 15 January 2014
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 22 January 2014

To ask the Scottish Government when the Cabinet Secretary for Rural Affairs and the Environment last met representatives from NFU Scotland and what issues were discussed.

Question reference: S4W-18969

Asked by: Jackson Carlaw, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Tuesday, 17 December 2013
Current Status: Answered by Kenny MacAskill on 13 January 2014

To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S4W-17526 by Kenny MacAskill on 28 October 2013, how many prosecutions there were in 2012-13 under section 6(1) of the Tobacco and Primary Medical Services (Scotland) Act 2010.

Question reference: S4W-18692

Asked by: Jackson Carlaw, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Tuesday, 03 December 2013
Current Status: Answered by Alex Neil on 12 December 2013

To ask the Scottish Government what procedures exist in the NHS for fast-tracking hospital appointments for people with serious ongoing conditions.

The timing of appointments should always be based on the patient’s clinical need so those patients requiring to be seen urgently get early appointments either a serious ongoing or a new condition. It is important that GPs identify the need for an urgent appointment in their referral letter. To speed the referral process, the vast majority of GPs now email referral letters directly into hospital. This ensures no delay in the hospital receiving the referral letter.

Question reference: S4W-18299

Asked by: Jackson Carlaw, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Tuesday, 12 November 2013
Current Status: Answered by Alex Neil on 26 November 2013

To ask the Scottish Government what its position is on the variation in funding for homeopathy services across NHS boards.

The Scottish Government recognises that some complementary and alternative treatments may offer relief to some people living with a wide variety of long term conditions. It is for individual NHS boards to decide what alternative therapies they make available based on the needs of their resident populations, in line with national guidance. We expect boards to ensure that people receive the appropriate care that meets the totality of their needs and that this care is person-centred, safe and effective.

Question reference: S4W-18300

Asked by: Jackson Carlaw, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Tuesday, 12 November 2013
Current Status: Answered by Alex Neil on 26 November 2013

To ask the Scottish Government whether it considers that the NHS should provide funding for homeopathic services.

Question reference: S4W-18150

Asked by: Jackson Carlaw, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Thursday, 07 November 2013
Current Status: Answered by Alex Neil on 20 November 2013

To ask the Scottish Government whether it plans to move health professions on the assured voluntary registration system to a statutory regulatory system, and what discussions it has had with the Department of Health on this issue.

The Scottish Government supports the accredited voluntary register scheme, run by the Professional Standards Authority for Health and (in England only) Social care as a proportionate response to the risks presented by unregulated practitioners. There are no current plans to make any of the accredited voluntary registers subject to statutory regulation.

The ministers of the four administrations have committed to working together to maintain a consistent regulatory landscape for healthcare professionals working across national boundaries.

Question reference: S4W-18144

Asked by: Jackson Carlaw, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Thursday, 07 November 2013
Current Status: Answered by Michael Matheson on 19 November 2013

To ask the Scottish Government what organisations it plans to consult in connection with the business regulatory impact assessment related to its proposals to introduce plain packaging of tobacco products.

SCOTTISH PARLIAMENT

WRITTEN ANSWER

19 November 2013

Index Heading: Health and Social Care

Jackson Carlaw (West Scotland) (Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party): To ask the Scottish Government what organisations it plans to consult in connection with the business regulatory impact assessment related to its proposals to introduce plain packaging of tobacco products.

(S4W-18144)

Michael Matheson: We have already invited a number of relevant organisations to provide information, and meet with officials, in relation to the development of a business and regulatory impact assessment on plain packaging of tobacco products.

Question reference: S4W-18149

Asked by: Jackson Carlaw, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Thursday, 07 November 2013
Current Status: Answered by Alex Neil on 19 November 2013

To ask the Scottish Government what processes were put in place to support the new, elected, non-executive members in the pilot NHS boards and how much it cost each board.

All non-executive health board members receive comprehensive induction and development on taking up post. For the elected non-executive members, this was augmented by a two day national induction event on the 14 and 15 June 2010. This event, at the Beardmore Hotel and Conference centre was attended by the Deputy First Minister/Cabinet Secretary for Health and Wellbeing, the Director General for Health and Social Care, Audit Scotland and members of the Chartered Institute of Public Finance and Accountancy. In addition, NHS Dumfries and Galloway and NHS Fife delivered local induction and development programmes to support their elected non-executive members.

The total cost associated with delivering these national and local induction and development events was £50,722. Neither board incurred any costs as these were met centrally by the Scottish Government.

Question reference: S4W-18148

Asked by: Jackson Carlaw, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Thursday, 07 November 2013
Current Status: Answered by Alex Neil on 19 November 2013

To ask the Scottish Government how many new, elected, non-executive members in the pilot NHS boards have resigned since the elections in 2010.