- Asked by: Miles Briggs, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Thursday, 07 November 2019
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Current Status:
Answered by Ben Macpherson on 14 November 2019
To ask the Scottish Government whether the permissions and exceptions in the UEFA European Championship (Scotland) Bill translate from print into digital.
Answer
Both print and digital media are captured by the offences in the Bill and exceptions that will be provided for in the regulations made under it. For example, the Bill will restrict advertising in both printed and digital form on bus stops in the event zones.
- Asked by: Miles Briggs, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Thursday, 07 November 2019
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Current Status:
Answered by Ben Macpherson on 14 November 2019
To ask the Scottish Government whether the provisions in the UEFA European Championship (Scotland) Bill assert or imply the licensing of journalism or journalist products and sales.
Answer
The Bill does not contain provisions relating to the licensing of journalism or journalist products and sales.
- Asked by: Miles Briggs, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 06 November 2019
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Current Status:
Answered by Jeane Freeman on 14 November 2019
To ask the Scottish Government what information it has on the number of operations that have taken place in the private healthcare sector since 2007.
Answer
I answered a similar question from the member in July when I provided details of the NHS operations carried out in private hospitals. If he is now asking about all operations undertaken in the private healthcare sector, then the Scottish Government does not hold these details. Independent healthcare providers do not provide us with details of their activities. Healthcare Improvement Scotland regulate independent healthcare by inspecting services to ensure they comply with current standards and regulations by way of announced and unannounced inspections.
- Asked by: Miles Briggs, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 13 November 2019
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Current Status:
Taken in the Chamber on 21 November 2019
To ask the Scottish Government what its response is to the Cross Party Group on Cancer’s recent report on the priorities for the future of cancer care, which highlighted concerns regarding gaps in the diagnostic workforce.
Answer
Taken in the Chamber on 21 November 2019
- Asked by: Miles Briggs, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Thursday, 31 October 2019
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Current Status:
Answered by John Swinney on 11 November 2019
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the comment by the Cabinet Secretary for Education and Skills in The Scotsman on 30 October 2019 that “the named person approach will continue”, whether it will confirm what aspects of the initiative it plans to take forward; what updated guidance on this it plans to issue to public bodies and frontline workers, and when this will be published.
Answer
Across Scotland, families are already benefitting from having a named person who can offer help and support to children and families when they need it. The Scottish Government is fully supportive of current named person practice being delivered in line with existing laws. A named person can provide a focal point to provide help to families by making sure children and parents have access to someone when they need or want advice, information or access to relevant services. Work to update policy and practice guidance on Getting it right for every child, including the named person approach, has commenced including engagement with stakeholders, with the aim of publishing in 2020 to ensure that we maintain consistent good practice across all children's services.
- Asked by: Miles Briggs, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Thursday, 31 October 2019
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Current Status:
Answered by John Swinney on 11 November 2019
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the comment by the Cabinet Secretary for Education and Skills in The Scotsman on 30 October 2019 that “the named person approach will continue”, what action it has taken or plans to take to ensure that such an approach will be compatible with all legislation regarding information sharing, and how much it has set aside to meet any legal costs should it be subject to challenge.
Answer
The Scottish Government will develop guidance to support and promote good, proportionate and lawful information sharing practice so that practitioners can confidently handle information in a way that respects the rights of the individual and ensures that children, young people and families get the help they need. Any information sharing must be carried out in a manner that complies with the relevant rules of law such as data protection, human rights and confidentiality. The Scottish Government is not aware of any evidence presented that suggests there has been systematic failures in information sharing when applying a Getting it right for every child approach.
- Asked by: Miles Briggs, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Thursday, 24 October 2019
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Current Status:
Answered by Jeane Freeman on 11 November 2019
To ask the Scottish Government how many prescriptions for medical cannabis have been issued by the NHS since the rescheduling of cannabis-based products.
Answer
The information requested is not routinely collected by the Scottish Government.
On 31 October 2018, the Chief Medical Officer issued guidance to all NHS Boards around the rescheduling of CBPMs. As set out in this guidance, Controlled Drug Accountable Officers in each NHS Health Board have a statutory responsibility to secure the safe management and use of controlled drugs. They must ensure (and be assured) that procedures are in place within the organisation(s) for which they are responsible to demonstrate this. This includes a duty to monitor the prescribing, supply and administration (if applicable) of all controlled drugs.
- Asked by: Miles Briggs, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 30 October 2019
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Current Status:
Answered by Jeane Freeman on 11 November 2019
To ask the Scottish Government how many people in the last year have been prescribed the migraine treatment, Erenumab, broken down by NHS board.
Answer
The information requested is not routinely collected by the Scottish Government.
Information about the number of prescriptions dispensed in the community is collected by the Information Services Division of NHS National Services Scotland.
- Asked by: Miles Briggs, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Monday, 28 October 2019
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Current Status:
Answered by Jeane Freeman on 11 November 2019
To ask the Scottish Government what its timescale is for completing all of the "high risk" backlog maintenance relating to NHS assets, which was due to have been completed in the last financial year.
Answer
The high risk backlog which was identified in the original ‘NHS State of the Estate’ in 2011 has been eliminated. However this is an iterative process and as high risk areas are eliminated and resources focussed to do that, new backlog will emerge and areas previously categorised as low risk may see their risk level increased.
- Asked by: Miles Briggs, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 24 September 2019
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Current Status:
Answered by Jeane Freeman on 11 November 2019
To ask the Scottish Government what discussions it has had or plans to hold with the voluntary and community sector to plan for effective hospital discharge for patients ahead of the winter 2019-20.
Answer
The Scottish Government convenes the Ministerial Strategic Group for Health and Community Care, which includes representation from Integration authorities, NHS Boards, local authorities, CoSLA, Royal Colleges, professional bodies and Third Sector organisations such as the Scottish Voluntary Sector Organisation and Community Care Providers Scotland.
Scottish Government officials are meeting with the Red Cross this month to discuss their report, and how it can inform national policy.