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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)
Other questions such as Topical, Portfolio, General and First Minister's Question Times are taken in the Chamber

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Question reference: S5T-01147

Asked by: Jamie Greene, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Monday, 11 June 2018
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 12 June 2018

To ask the Scottish Government what its response is to the report by Crisis, which shows that the number of people living in temporary hostel and B&B accommodation in Scotland has risen.

Question reference: S5W-16993

Asked by: Jamie Greene, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Monday, 04 June 2018
Current Status: Answered by Keith Brown on 8 June 2018

To ask the Scottish Government what the percentage change in the GDP of the Highlands and Islands has been in each year since 2008.

Question reference: S5W-16995

Asked by: Jamie Greene, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Monday, 04 June 2018
Current Status: Answered by Keith Brown on 8 June 2018

To ask the Scottish Government what the percentage change in GDP of the West Scotland region has been in each year since 2008.

Question reference: S5T-01123

Asked by: Jamie Greene, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Monday, 04 June 2018
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 5 June 2018

To ask the Scottish Government what action it will take to ensure the safety of all frontline police officers.

Question reference: S5W-16164

Asked by: Jamie Greene, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 25 April 2018
Current Status: Answered by Shirley-Anne Somerville on 10 May 2018

To ask the Scottish Government what analysis it has undertaken regarding any income disparity between university and high school graduates.

The Scottish Government has examined published literature across the UK on returns to education (February 2017).

The findings from the published literature reported that:

Generally, wage returns are found to increase as higher levels of education are attained. Possession of an undergraduate degree typically offers an individual a greater wage premium than a further, vocational, or apprenticeship qualification.
On average, all forms of education are estimated to realise positive wage returns. However, the size of these returns varies according to factors such as gender, the subject of study and the type of institution/qualification.
A person with an undergraduate degree is expected to earn 27 per cent more, on average, over their lifetime compared to if their highest level attainment were two or more GCE 'A' Levels.

Question reference: S5W-16166

Asked by: Jamie Greene, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 25 April 2018
Current Status: Answered by Shona Robison on 10 May 2018

To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made of the NHS's capacity to treat higher numbers of cancer patients, in light of reports that the number of people with cancer in Scotland has risen.

Chapter 2 the Scottish Government's £100 million Cancer Strategy 'Beating Cancer: Ambition and Action' contains analysis of the changing population in Scotland and the future impact on cancer services. The full cancer strategy can be found here: http://www.gov.scot/Publications/2016/03/9784

Scottish Government officials also work closely with cancer teams in NHS Boards every day and are frequently looking at the number of patients coming through with a suspicion of cancer, alongside reviewing available resource and capacity locally, to ensure everyone receives the best timely care possible.

Question reference: S5W-16163

Asked by: Jamie Greene, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 25 April 2018
Current Status: Answered by Shirley-Anne Somerville on 10 May 2018

To ask the Scottish Government what cost-benefit analysis it has undertaken regarding the structure of university tuition.

Question reference: S5O-02075

Asked by: Jamie Greene, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 02 May 2018
Current Status: Answered by Shona Robison on 9 May 2018

To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to reduce the number of missed appointments in NHS Ayrshire and Arran.

Question reference: S5W-16165

Asked by: Jamie Greene, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 25 April 2018
Current Status: Answered by Michael Matheson on 8 May 2018

To ask the Scottish Government what action it will take to further regulate gun possession.

The majority of firearms legislation is reserved to Westminster. Air weapons legislation was devolved in 2012 and in 2015 the Scottish Government introduced a system of air weapon licensing under the Air Weapons and Licensing (Scotland) Act 2015. Scotland is the only part of the UK to have introduced an air weapon licensing system. The Scottish Government has long held the view that firearms law is complex and overdue for reform and the recent report by HMICS identified benefit in making the law easier to find and understand. We will continue to work with the UK Government to ensure that the law is fit for purpose.

Question reference: S5W-16152

Asked by: Jamie Greene, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Tuesday, 24 April 2018
Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 8 May 2018

To ask the Scottish Government how many (a) complaints and (b) claims for compensation regarding potholes it has received in each year since 2015, and what information it has for each local authority.

The following table contains information provided by the trunk road maintenance agents (i.e. Operating Companies and Design-Build-Finance-Operate (DBFO) contractors) for the last 3 financial years. Figures for this current financial year to date are also included. Information is not held for local authority roads.

Year	Complaints	Claims
2015-2016	1589	759
2016-2017	911	471
2017-2018	2509	1704
2018-2019	351	160
total	5360	3094