- Asked by: Katy Clark, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Labour
-
Date lodged: Friday, 20 January 2023
-
Current Status:
Answered by Elena Whitham on 30 January 2023
To ask the Scottish Government which fire stations are currently recorded as (a) lacking sufficient showering or toilet facilities, (b) lacking basic bathroom facilities, (c) lacking shower facilities, (d) lacking drying facilities, (e) lacking a water supply, (f) being in “poor or bad condition” and (g) held up at least in part by internal scaffolding, broken down by local authority area.
Answer
The facilities in place at the 357 fire stations in Scotland are an operational matter for the Scottish Fire and Rescue Service. There are 14 stations that have been identified with defective roofing material requiring remedial action that are located in Crewe, Cumbernauld, Dalkeith, Galashiels, Hawick, Helensburgh, Huntly, Liberton, Livingston, Marionville, Milngavie, Portree, Stewarton and Tranent.
It is worth noting that the listed stations above were inherited legacy buildings which contribute to the Services capital backlog investment requirement.
- Asked by: Alex Cole-Hamilton, MSP for Edinburgh Western, Scottish Liberal Democrats
-
Date lodged: Monday, 16 January 2023
-
Current Status:
Answered by Humza Yousaf on 30 January 2023
To ask the Scottish Government how many psychiatrists undertook specialist training to work with children and young people in (a) 2013 and (b) 2017.
Answer
There were 25 trainee doctors undertaking specialty training in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry in 2013. In 2017, 23 trainees were in post in the same specialty.
- Asked by: Jamie Greene, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
-
Date lodged: Thursday, 19 January 2023
-
Current Status:
Answered by John Swinney on 30 January 2023
To ask the Scottish Government what economic support it will make available to areas that were not successful in their bid for a green freeport, including in relation to the Clyde area bid, and what discussions it has had (a) with the UK Government and (b) specifically in relation to the Clyde area bid, with Inverclyde Council on this matter.
Answer
The Scottish Government and the UK Government are working together to provide feedback to all those who submitted Green Freeport bids. That process is under way. In fact officials are meeting members of the Clyde Green Freeport bidding coalition today. Officials from both governments also stand ready to work with the unsuccessful bidding coalitions to consider whether and how it might be possible to build on aspects of their plans, outside the Green Freeports programme, to deliver jobs and growth in their respective regions.
- Asked by: Alex Cole-Hamilton, MSP for Edinburgh Western, Scottish Liberal Democrats
-
Submitting member has a registered interest.
-
Date lodged: Thursday, 12 January 2023
-
Current Status:
Answered by Humza Yousaf on 30 January 2023
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S6W-13242 by Humza Yousaf on 11 January 2022, whether it has any plans to produce the cost information related to delayed discharge for the NHS again in the future.
Answer
As stated in the answer to S6W-13242 responsibility for the publication of costs on delayed discharges rests with Public Health Scotland, and future plans for publication of this information is currently being reviewed by PHS .
- Asked by: Craig Hoy, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
-
Date lodged: Thursday, 19 January 2023
-
Current Status:
Answered by Kevin Stewart on 30 January 2023
To ask the Scottish Government, in light of the commitment in its Digital Health and Care Strategy, how it has increased access to evidence-based digital mental health treatments, products and services.
Answer
We have significantly increased access to digital mental health treatments, products and services since the first cCBT treatment was rolled out in 2017. We now have 27 different computerised cognitive behavioural therapy (cCBT) treatments available across all NHS Boards. In 2022 we launched Mind to Mind, a wellbeing site with short videos from advice from clinicians and people with lived experience of mental health services and links to support services. The majority of appointments using Near Me, the video conferencing service available across NHS Scotland, are for mental health and offer people access to support if they are unable or prefer not to attend in-person services.
This increase in cCBT treatments has been gradual, with products being piloted with a small number of Boards before national rollout. From 1 treatment in 2017 this increased to 12 in 2020 to reflect higher demand for digital support during lockdown. This increased to 21 treatments in 2021 including two new products that could be accessed by anyone in Scotland via a link, rather than requiring a referral from a GP or mental health professional. We continue to explore more options around self-referral and the role cCBT treatments play in offering mental health support that is accessible at any time.
- Asked by: Jamie Greene, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
-
Date lodged: Thursday, 19 January 2023
-
Current Status:
Answered by Keith Brown on 30 January 2023
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S6W-13385 by Keith Brown on 9 January 2023, for what reasons it does not hold the requested information and what consideration it has given to doing so.
Answer
It is for Police Scotland to collect and hold relevant information on their workforce and it would be for them to respond to any requests for information in relation to serving Police Officers with a criminal record. You may wish to view Police Scotland’s web site in regards to the provision of information by that organisation, link attached https://www.scotland.police.uk/access-to-information/ .
- Asked by: Liam Kerr, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
-
Date lodged: Tuesday, 17 January 2023
-
Current Status:
Answered by Patrick Harvie on 27 January 2023
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S6W-11868 by Patrick Harvie on 17 November 2022, whether it knows the precise locations of the (a) 170,000 off-gas-grid households and (b) approximately 40,000 households unsuitable for air source heat pump technology, and, if so, which region or islands the majority of these are located in.
Answer
The research in question was based on archetypes rather than individual properties. As such, it is not possible to precisely identify the location of the 170,000 off-gas-grid households and the 40,000 households directly from the data outputs.
Before introducing any legislation for a minimum energy efficiency standard and prohibition on the use of direct emissions heating systems in homes, we will publish an Island Communities Impact Assessment (ICIA) and Equality Impact Assessment (EQIA) which will consider the impacts of our proposals on rural and island communities.
- Asked by: Roz McCall, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
-
Date lodged: Wednesday, 18 January 2023
-
Current Status:
Answered by Tom Arthur on 27 January 2023
To ask the Scottish Government what progress it is making towards delivering the ambitions of the (a) City Centre Recovery Task Force report, which was published on 31 March 2021 and (b) Town Centre Action Plan Review – Joint response from Scottish Government and COSLA, which was published on 13 April 2022.
Answer
As the implementation of the City Centre Recovery Task Force report continues, the Scottish Government is supporting our cities to decide how best to prioritise their own recovery plans. This includes investing £2m in a Recovery Fund, with a focus on inclusive and sustainable growth.
Important progress to deliver the ambitions of the Town Centre Action Plan Review and the City Centre Recovery Task Force has been made by the recent approval of the National Planning Framework 4. This strengthens support for development in centres to be considered first, while limiting out-of-town retail development. In addition, we continue to roll out our Place Based Investment Programme which last year meant local authorities received £33m to invest in their town centres, 20-minute neighbourhoods, community wealth building and community-led regeneration programmes. £140m is allocated to Scotland’s local authorities over 5 years.
- Asked by: Monica Lennon, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
-
Submitting member has a registered interest.
-
Date lodged: Wednesday, 18 January 2023
-
Current Status:
Answered by Kevin Stewart on 27 January 2023
To ask the Scottish Government how many private social care providers have utilised its social care staff support fund.
Answer
The Scottish Government has supported additional staffing costs, including the Social Care Staff Support Fund, through sustainability payment funding to Integration Authorities.
£561 million in 2020-21 and over £700 million in 2021-22 was allocated to Integration Authorities for social care Covid-19 support, including sustainability payments. While no further Barnett consequentials have been provided, the Scottish Government has continued funding a number of additional Covid-19 costs in 2022-23, providing funding for all costs associated with vaccinations and testing in care homes, and the Social Care Staff Support Fund, to 31 March 2023.
We do not have data broken down to the level requested by the member.
- Asked by: Monica Lennon, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
-
Submitting member has a registered interest.
-
Date lodged: Wednesday, 18 January 2023
-
Current Status:
Answered by Kevin Stewart on 27 January 2023
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide details of use of the social care staff support fund by private social care providers, including the amount (a) of funds claimed and (b) paid out to social care staff.
Answer
I refer the member to the answer to question S6W-14058 on 27 January 2023. All answers to written Parliamentary Questions are available on the Parliament's website, the search facility for which can be found at https://www.parliament.scot/chamber-and-committees/written-questions-and-answers .