- Asked by: Anas Sarwar, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Friday, 16 June 2017
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Current Status:
Answered by Shona Robison on 30 June 2017
To ask the Scottish Government what steps Health Improvement Scotland is taking to ensure that only registered clinicians administer treatments such as botox and dermal fillers.
Answer
Botulinum toxin is a prescription medicine and can therefore only be administered by an appropriate practitioner or by anyone acting in accordance with the directions of an appropriate practitioner. The same does not apply to dermal fillers.
However, independent clinics where cosmetic intervention services are provided by a doctor, dentist, nurse, midwife or dental technician are subject to inspection and must register with Healthcare Improvement Scotland before they can provide such services. Failure to do so will result in a referral to the Procurator Fiscal’s Office.
- Asked by: Anas Sarwar, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Friday, 16 June 2017
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Current Status:
Answered by Shona Robison on 30 June 2017
To ask the Scottish Government what its position is on making it compulsory for people who administer dermal fillers to be registered.
Answer
In April 2015, the Scottish Cosmetic Interventions Expert Group (SCEIG) published a report on regulation of independent healthcare and its recommendations were accepted by Ministers. Since implementation of Phase 1 of regulation on 1 April 2016, independent clinics run by a doctor, dentist, nurse, midwife and dental technician, who administer dermal fillers, are required to be registered with Healthcare Improvement Scotland.
Work on Phase 2 of the regulation has commenced and is focused on cosmetic procedures provided by non-healthcare regulated practitioners (beauty/cosmetic salons).
Dermal fillers are neither a prescription medicine nor are they classed as a medical device unless submitted for a CE mark as a product with an intended medical purpose.
The Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency (MHRA), an executive agency of the Department of Health, is responsible for ensuring that medicines and medical devices work and are acceptably safe and the Scottish Government has no input in this decision making process.
- Asked by: Anas Sarwar, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 21 June 2017
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Current Status:
Answered by Shona Robison on 29 June 2017
To ask the Scottish Government, in light of NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde's decision to close Lightburn Hospital, when it will make a decision on the hospital's future.
Answer
I expect to receive the Board’s formal submission shortly and will take the time necessary to properly consider it alongside other information and representations.
- Asked by: Anas Sarwar, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Friday, 16 June 2017
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Current Status:
Answered by Annabelle Ewing on 28 June 2017
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S5W-07442 by Annabelle Ewing on 13 March 2017, whether it is possible to gather information on racist hate crime from the recorded crime database.
Answer
It is not possible to gather information on all racist offending from the recorded crime database. Information is available on the offences of racially aggravated harassment and racially aggravated conduct, however this does not include cases where racism was considered an aggravator to the main crime or offence. Statistics for racially aggravated offences (racially aggravated harassment and racially aggravated conduct) from 2006-07 to 2015-16 are shown in the following table.
We are currently working with Police Scotland as they develop the data they hold on their Vulnerable Persons Database with a view to producing new analysis on police recorded Hate Incidents (which would include incidents with a race element). We anticipate a further update for users on the development of this work later in the year.
Number of racially aggravated offences recorded by the police in Scotland, 2006-07 to 2015-16:
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Year
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Racially aggravated offences
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2006-07
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4,474
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2007-08
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4,543
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2008-09
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4,564
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2009-10
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4,513
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2010-11
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4,173
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2011-12
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3,486
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2012-13
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2,903
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2013-14
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2,712
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2014-15
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2,456
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2015-16
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2,132
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- Asked by: Anas Sarwar, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Friday, 16 June 2017
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Current Status:
Answered by Annabelle Ewing on 28 June 2017
To ask the Scottish Government whether it holds information on the (a) faith group, (b) gender, (c) race and (d) country of origin of the perpetrators of (i) racist and (ii) religious hate crime and, if not, what its position is on collecting such information when implementing the recommendations of the Independent Advisory Group on Hate Crime, Prejudice and Community Cohesion.
Answer
The Scottish Government report “Religiously Aggravated Offending in Scotland 2016-2017” includes information on the gender of the accused for religious aggravation charges reported to the Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal (COPFS). This information is derived from the COPFS database with the report available here: http://www.gov.scot/Publications/2017/06/6107/0
For race crime, as recorded on the COPFS database, 77% of the charges reported to them in 2016-17 related to a male accused.
Statistics on other characteristics of the perpetrator are not available centrally.
Dr Morrow’s independent advisory group on Hate Crime, Prejudice and Community Cohesion reported in September 2016 and recommended that the SG works with partners to improve the monitoring and data collection in relation to hate crime, and to develop methods to include qualitative indices of improvement in community cohesion for minorities.
We are currently working with Police Scotland as they develop the data they hold on their Vulnerable Persons Database with a view to producing new analysis on police recorded Hate Incidents (which would include incidents with a race or religious element). We anticipate a further update for users on the development of this work later in the year.
- Asked by: Anas Sarwar, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Friday, 16 June 2017
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Current Status:
Answered by Annabelle Ewing on 28 June 2017
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S5W-07442 by Annabelle Ewing on 13 March 2017, for what reason (a) it and (b) the Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service does not hold information on the faith group, gender, race, or country of origin of victims of racist or religious hate crime, and what its position is on collecting such information when implementing the recommendations of the Independent Advisory Group on Hate Crime, Prejudice and Community Cohesion.
Answer
The Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service (COPFS) and Scottish Government’s statistics on court proceedings are derived from IT systems designed to facilitate operational needs of reporting crime and prosecuting individuals. These systems were not primarily designed for the reporting of the characteristics of victims of hate crime.
Dr Morrow’s independent advisory group on Hate Crime, Prejudice and Community Cohesion reported in September 2016 and recommended that the SG works with partners to improve the monitoring and data collection in relation to hate crime, and to develop methods to include qualitative indices of improvement in community cohesion for minorities.
We are currently working with Police Scotland as they develop the data they hold on their Vulnerable Persons Database with a view to producing new analysis on police recorded Hate Incidents (which would include incidents with a race or religious element). We anticipate a further update for users on the development of this work later in the year.
- Asked by: Anas Sarwar, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 14 June 2017
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Current Status:
Taken in the Chamber on 21 June 2017
To ask the Scottish Government how many patients in NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde were not treated within the legally guaranteed treatment waiting time in 2016.
Answer
Taken in the Chamber on 21 June 2017
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Current Status:
Withdrawn
- Asked by: Anas Sarwar, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Friday, 19 May 2017
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Current Status:
Answered by Derek Mackay on 5 June 2017
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the statement by the Cabinet Secretary for Health and Sport on 16 May 2017 (Official Report, c. 4), when it acted on the alert issued by Microsoft in March 2017; whether it will publish any warnings that it subsequently issued to departments and agencies for which it has responsibility, and which of those failed to respond.
Answer
The Scottish Government installs Microsoft updates across its core infrastructure as a minimum on a monthly basis. All Microsoft-based devices connected to the Scottish Government’s ICT network (SCOTS) before May’s Wannacrypt attack had this update applied.
The Scottish Government’s Information and Technology Services (iTECS) division does not have responsibility for alerting other departments and agencies to Microsoft security bulletins. These organisations will receive the alerts and updates direct from Microsoft.
- Asked by: Anas Sarwar, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Friday, 19 May 2017
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Current Status:
Answered by Derek Mackay on 5 June 2017
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the statement by the Cabinet Secretary for Health and Sport on 16 May 2017 (Official Report, c. 4), what contractual arrangements it put in place with Microsoft to provide customised support for Windows XP after Microsoft stopped issuing updates.
Answer
The Scottish Government’s ICT network (SCOTS) was migrated to Windows 7 in advance of Microsoft ending support for Windows XP, therefore no contractual arrangements were required for continued Windows XP support.
Information on arrangements put in place by public sector bodies not on SCOTS is not held centrally.
