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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: S6F-02349

Asked by: Douglas Ross, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Monday, 11 September 2023
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 14 September 2023

Question to be taken in Chamber.

Question reference: S6F-02315

Asked by: Douglas Ross, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Monday, 04 September 2023
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 7 September 2023

Question to be taken in Chamber.

Question reference: S6W-20055

Asked by: Douglas Ross, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 19 July 2023
Current Status: Answered by Elena Whitham on 3 August 2023

To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answers to questions S6W-18904 and S6W-18890 by Elena Whitham on 22 June and 26 June 2023 respectively, given that £431,988 was the total funding for social media, billboards, print media and radio for the "How to Save a Life" campaign, and that the £800,000 allocated for media campaigns in 2021 and 2022 on the use of naloxone has been fully spent on that campaign, whether it will provide a breakdown of how the remaining £360,012 was spent.

Question reference: S6W-20054

Asked by: Douglas Ross, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 19 July 2023
Current Status: Answered by Elena Whitham on 2 August 2023

To ask the Scottish Government for what reason the archive for data, information and research for the Scottish Drug Deaths Taskforce is only available through secure gateways.

Question reference: S6W-20056

Asked by: Douglas Ross, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 19 July 2023
Current Status: Answered by Elena Whitham on 2 August 2023

To ask the Scottish Government what research studies have been commissioned by the Scottish Drug Deaths Taskforce, and whether it will provide a full breakdown of any such studies, including which organisation each study was allocated to and the costs of each study.

Question reference: S6W-19555

Asked by: Douglas Ross, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Thursday, 29 June 2023
Current Status: Answered by Gillian Martin on 12 July 2023

To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on any discussions ministers have had with industry regarding the progress of systematic software upgrades to assist with the new ScotEID database ahead of 1 January 2024.

The Scottish Government works closely with partners to ensure the ScotEID multispecies database system is fit for purpose and meets the requirements of Industry stakeholders. The system is driven by innovation and continuous improvement, to ensure future challenges can be met. ScotEID will continue to support legacy IT systems used in other parts of the United Kingdom.

We recognised the importance of working with the sector on testing technologies and researching different systems, including the benefits that it could accrue to both the industry and government and welcomed proposals set out in a voluntary industry led pilot on the early adoption of electronic identification of cattle (Bovine EID). As a result, the Scottish Government issued funding for this voluntary industry led initiative for Bovine EID through the Programme for Government.

Question reference: S6W-19556

Asked by: Douglas Ross, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Thursday, 29 June 2023
Current Status: Answered by Gillian Martin on 12 July 2023

To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on its plans to switch to electronic cattle tagging ahead of the scheduled date of 1 January 2024, and whether it can provide clarification on the status of paper passports past this date.

The introduction of mandatory Bovine EID is a substantial project and all applicable legislation is being reviewed. The Scottish Government have undertaken scoping work to determine the main changes to legislation that will be necessary. Once the necessary work is complete a response will be issued to the Bovine EID stakeholder group with an indicative timetable.

Any changes to future Regulations concerning cattle identification, will be subject to a full public consultation. This will also include the future use of paper passports.

Question reference: S6W-19369

Asked by: Douglas Ross, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Thursday, 22 June 2023
Current Status: Answered by Elena Whitham on 10 July 2023

To ask the Scottish Government what funding has been put in place for the Public Health Scotland research study, being carried out by Figure 8 Consultancy, Glyndwr University and King's College London, into the demand for residential rehabilitation amongst people who use drugs in Scotland.

The Scottish Government has commissioned Public Health Scotland to undertake the evaluation of the overall National Mission, within this wider evaluation there is a specific programme of work to design and deliver a monitoring and evaluation programme for the residential rehab element of the mission. This includes a wide programme of monitoring and evaluation and is overseen by an independent Monitoring and evaluation Advisory Group.

For the research study into the demand for residential rehabilitation amongst people who use drugs, which forms a part of the wider residential rehabilitation evaluation programme, Public Health Scotland have allocated a maximum budget of £100,000.

Question reference: S6W-19370

Asked by: Douglas Ross, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Thursday, 22 June 2023
Current Status: Answered by Elena Whitham on 10 July 2023

To ask the Scottish Government whether there are any plans for a research study into the demand for residential rehabilitation amongst those who are alcohol dependent.

There are currently no plans for a research study into the demand for residential rehabilitation amongst those who are alcohol dependent.

Scottish Government welcomes robust and reliable research, considering how it relates to ongoing policy or can inform new policy. We await the outcome of the current research into the demand for residential rehabilitation amongst those who use drugs being led by Public Health Scotland to assess whether any of its results and/or recommendations are applicable for people who are alcohol dependent.

Question reference: S6W-19371

Asked by: Douglas Ross, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Thursday, 22 June 2023
Current Status: Answered by Elena Whitham on 10 July 2023

To ask the Scottish Government what the timescale is for the research study being carried out for Public Health Scotland, by Figure 8 Consultancy, Glyndwr University and King's College London, into the demand for residential rehabilitation amongst people who use drugs in Scotland.