- Asked by: Monica Lennon, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Friday, 21 June 2024
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Current Status:
Answered by Christina McKelvie on 9 July 2024
To ask the Scottish Government how many of its residential rehab treatments exceed 12 weeks.
Answer
The length of residential rehabilitation treatments varies substantially. This data on individual placements is not collated centrally. The Scottish Government have commissioned PHS to establish the necessary data infrastructure to monitor residential rehab in Scotland. It will include more detailed information on treatment length. This monitoring data is not yet available.
- Asked by: Monica Lennon, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Thursday, 27 June 2024
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Current Status:
Answered by Gillian Martin on 5 July 2024
To ask the Scottish Government whether any landowners in Scotland have been issued more than one notice under section 59 of the Environmental Protection Act 1990 since 1996.
Answer
Section 10 notices can be issued to a land occupier by SEPA and local authorities. SEPA advises that it has issued multiple Section 59 notices to 26 individuals between 2005 and 2023 (earlier data is not available due to the cyber attack on SEPA in 2020). It is not possible to identify when a notice has been issued to a land occupier who is also the land owner. Data on Section 10 notices issued by local authorities is not held centrally.
Notices issued under section 59 of the Environmental Protection Act 1990 since its establishment in 1996 |
Year | Total Issued | No. of Recipients | No. of Recipients receiving multiple S59 Notices |
2024* | 7 | 6 | 1 |
2023* | 8 | 7 | 1 |
2022* | 5 | 5 | - |
2021* | 4 | 4 | - |
2020 | 2 | 2 | - |
2019 | 6 | 4 | 1 |
2018 | 5 | 5 | - |
2017 | 8 | 8 | - |
2016 | 11 | 11 | - |
2015 | 19 | 15 | 3 |
2014 | 19 | 12 | 3 |
2013 | 5 | 5 | - |
2012 | 29 | 25 | 4 |
2011 | 20 | 18 | 2 |
2010 | 22 | 19 | 2 |
2009 | 23 | 19 | 3 |
2008 | 32 | 27 | 4 |
2007 | 16 | 14 | 2 |
2006 | 13 | 13 | - |
2005 | 1 | 1 | - |
1996 - 2004 | Not Available | Not Available | Not Available |
* Snapshot of Enforcement records at 01-0-/2024. |
- Asked by: Monica Lennon, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Thursday, 27 June 2024
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Current Status:
Answered by Gillian Martin on 5 July 2024
To ask the Scottish Government how many notices SEPA has issued under section 59 of the Environmental Protection Act 1990 since its establishment in 1996.
Answer
SEPA advises that it has issued a total of 255 Section 59 notices between 2005 and 2024. Data from 1996-2004 is not available due to the cyber-attack on SEPA that happened in 2020.
Notices issued under section 59 of the Environmental Protection Act 1990 since its establishment in 1996 |
Year | Total Issued | No. of Recipients | No. of Recipients receiving multiple S59 Notices |
2024* | 7 | 6 | 1 |
2023* | 8 | 7 | 1 |
2022* | 5 | 5 | - |
2021* | 4 | 4 | - |
2020 | 2 | 2 | - |
2019 | 6 | 4 | 1 |
2018 | 5 | 5 | - |
2017 | 8 | 8 | - |
2016 | 11 | 11 | - |
2015 | 19 | 15 | 3 |
2014 | 19 | 12 | 3 |
2013 | 5 | 5 | - |
2012 | 29 | 25 | 4 |
2011 | 20 | 18 | 2 |
2010 | 22 | 19 | 2 |
2009 | 23 | 19 | 3 |
2008 | 32 | 27 | 4 |
2007 | 16 | 14 | 2 |
2006 | 13 | 13 | - |
2005 | 1 | 1 | - |
1996 - 2004 | Not Available | Not Available | Not Available |
* Snapshot of Enforcement records at 01-07-2024. |
Notes on recovered Registry data (2005 - 2020):
SEPA have access to partially recovered records prior to the cyber-attack on 24/12/2020. The data is a download of the Enforcement Tracking Database (ETD) which was backed up just before the cyber-attack.
- Asked by: Monica Lennon, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 25 June 2024
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Current Status:
Answered by Gillian Martin on 5 July 2024
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will publish the report for the 2021 missed emissions target under section 36 of the Climate Change (Scotland) Act 2009 in the first week of September 2024, following its commitment to the Environmental Rights Centre for Scotland that this report would be laid in the Scottish Parliament before summer recess and subsequently saying that it cannot publish the report during the pre-election period, and in light of reports that this report has already been substantially delayed and is critical to understanding how the Scottish Government plans to learn from its failures in order to reach its net zero targets.
Answer
We are committed to discharge this report as soon as reasonably practicable once the Scottish Parliament has reconvened after summer recess.
- Asked by: Monica Lennon, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 25 June 2024
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Current Status:
Answered by Jenni Minto on 5 July 2024
To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to ensure that every NHS board has a designated renal counsellor for adults with kidney disease.
Answer
Recruitment and training of registered mental health professionals is a matter for employers such as NHS boards and Local Authorities. These bodies make informed decisions about recruiting counsellors and psychotherapists or training new mental health practitioners, according to the needs of local service providers and working with relevant professional bodies. The Scottish Government expects employers to apply standards and frameworks which are appropriate to the specialism being recruited for.
In September 2023, we published Mental Health Core Standards , initially applying to adult secondary mental health services. These outline national expectations to boards regarding staffing levels and appropriate skills.
- Asked by: Monica Lennon, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Monday, 17 June 2024
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Current Status:
Answered by Jenni Minto on 5 July 2024
To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to expand coverage of designated renal social work support.
Answer
Employment of social workers rests with local authorities and the Scottish Government does not hold any information on numbers of renal social workers.
- Asked by: Monica Lennon, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Monday, 17 June 2024
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Current Status:
Answered by Jenni Minto on 5 July 2024
To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to improve psychosocial care for people living with kidney disease.
Answer
The Scottish Government is committed to ensuring that all people living with kidney disease in Scotland are able to access the best possible care and support, and benefit from healthcare services that are safe, effective and put people at the centre of their care.
We expect all NHS Boards in Scotland to adhere to current guidelines and follow best practice when providing psychosocial care for people with kidney disease.
Our Mental Health and Wellbeing Strategy published in 2023, sets out a long-term vision, and a set of outcomes, for the mental health and wellbeing of the population.
In September 2023, we published the National Specification for Psychological Therapies and Interventions , and Mental Health Core Standards to ensure effective, equitable, efficient and high-quality person-centred care is delivered consistently across Scotland. The Specification and Standards set out what we expect in terms of care in Psychological Therapies and Adult Secondary Services, including appropriate staffing.
- Asked by: Monica Lennon, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 19 June 2024
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Current Status:
Answered by Gillian Martin on 5 July 2024
To ask the Scottish Government for what reason it has not published the report for the 2021 missed emissions target under section 36 of the Climate Change (Scotland) Act 2009, during the pre-election period, in light of reports that this report has already been substantially delayed and is critical to understanding how the Scottish Government plans to learn from its failures in order to reach its net zero targets.
Answer
The published pre-election guidance sets out that announcements and publications from the Scottish Government, particularly those including a cross border or reserved element, can have a bearing on the UK general election campaign. Regrettably, in line with the guidance applying during the pre-election period, a decision was made not to publish this report as planned ahead of the Scottish Parliament entering summer recess on 29 June. We are committed to discharge this report as soon as reasonably practicable once the Scottish Parliament has reconvened after summer recess.
Our commitment to ending Scotland’s contribution to global emissions as soon as possible, and by 2045 at the latest, is unwavering and work to take forward this report remains a priority.
- Asked by: Monica Lennon, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Thursday, 27 June 2024
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Current Status:
Answered by Gillian Martin on 4 July 2024
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will introduce a Natural Environment Bill with statutory targets for nature recovery.
Answer
The Scottish Government remains firmly committed to protecting and effectively managing 30% of Scotland’s land and seas for nature by 2030, halting the loss of biodiversity by 2030 and restoring and regenerating it by 2045, and we continue to pursue a wide range of actions to deliver this commitment.
The Scottish Government’s future legislative programme will be set out as part of the upcoming Programme for Government in due course.
- Asked by: Monica Lennon, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Thursday, 20 June 2024
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Current Status:
Answered by Neil Gray on 3 July 2024
To ask the Scottish Government how much time, on average, it takes for a student midwife to be repaid for any expenses incurred on clinical placements, and what action it is taking to decrease this.
Answer
Student Awards Agency Scotland (SAAS) manage the reimbursement of clinical placement expenses for student paramedics, nurses and midwives on behalf of the Scottish Government and has a 12 day service level agreement in place. Since the start of the 2024-25 academic year the average turnaround time is 7.2 days and as of 21 June, SAAS were working on claims received on 20 June.
All placement expenses are routed to SAAS via Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) who assess students’ claims in the first instance before sending them to SAAS for reimbursement. The Scottish Government, SAAS and HEIs have met regularly to improve the process of these reimbursements and to create more flexibility within the rules for students. Revised guidance will go live on 1 July 2024 and a key element of these improvements has been to ensure that students are aware that they can claim expenses in advance.