- Asked by: Liam Kerr, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Thursday, 15 July 2021
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Current Status:
Answered by Graeme Dey on 6 August 2021
To ask the Scottish Government by what date it expects Project Neptune to report, and by what date it anticipates it will respond to the report.
Answer
The provisional findings of an independent review of governance arrangements for Scottish Government lifeline ferry services are scheduled to be delivered around the end of the year. We will take time to fully consider the output of the report including further engagement with key stakeholders if necessary to reach the appropriate decision for our island communities.
- Asked by: Stephen Kerr, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Thursday, 15 July 2021
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Current Status:
Answered by Kevin Stewart on 6 August 2021
To ask the Scottish Government what recommendations have been made by the National Suicide Prevention Leadership Group since the development and delivery of local area suicide-prevention action plans.
Answer
The National Suicide Prevention Leadership Group (NSPLG) published guidance to support local area suicide prevention action planning in April 2021 ( https://www.cosla.gov.uk/about-cosla/our-teams/health-and-social-care/local-area-suicide-prevention-action-plan-guidance ). The guidance supports the delivery of Action 1 of the Suicide Prevention Action Plan ‘Every Life Matters’, which is sponsored by COSLA.
Whilst responsibility for suicide prevention planning and delivery sits locally – with recommendations and decisions informing action at that level - the NSPLG will review progress on the development of local suicide prevention action plans across Scotland in April 2022. Meantime, there is ongoing engagement between the NSPLG’s delivery lead on local suicide prevention action planning and local suicide prevention leads. This supports the development and continuous improvement of suicide prevention plans - through advice, support and sharing of good practice. It also ensures there is appropriate alignment and learning between national and local plans.
- Asked by: Liam Kerr, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Thursday, 15 July 2021
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Current Status:
Answered by Graeme Dey on 6 August 2021
To ask the Scottish Government what its position is on the British Columbia model of ferry contracting.
Answer
Transport Scotland is aware of the ferry services model in British Columbia, Canada. This will be included as part of international benchmarking element of the ongoing review of tripartite arrangements in place in Scotland.
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Thursday, 15 July 2021
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Current Status:
Answered by Humza Yousaf on 6 August 2021
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S5W-18422 by Jeane Freeman on 13 September 2018, how many calls to the Scottish Ambulance Service have been responded to (a) within (i) under 10, (ii) 10 to 29, (iii) 30 to 59, and (iv) 60 to 120 and (b) over 120 minutes, in each year since 2018-19, broken down by triaged category of call.
Answer
Please find the requested information set out in the following table:
Emergency Incidents Attended, 01-04-2018 – 31-03-2021 |
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| | | 2018 - 2019 | 2019 - 2020 | 2020 - 2021 |
Purple | Under 10 Minutes | 8304 | 11074 | 10687 |
Purple | 10-29 Minutes | 1932 | 3250 | 4247 |
Purple | 30-59 Minutes | 44 | 80 | 125 |
Purple | 60-120 Minutes | 3 | 2 | 6 |
Purple | Over 120 Minutes | | | 2 |
Red | Under 10 Minutes | 50633 | 53291 | 43632 |
Red | 10-29 Minutes | 19370 | 25739 | 25549 |
Red | 30-59 Minutes | 767 | 1130 | 1221 |
Red | 60-120 Minutes | 81 | 161 | 102 |
Red | Over 120 Minutes | 13 | 42 | 20 |
Amber | Under 10 Minutes | 48156 | 50525 | 46975 |
Amber | 10-29 Minutes | 69043 | 93277 | 106941 |
Amber | 30-59 Minutes | 5574 | 15247 | 22310 |
Amber | 60-120 Minutes | 538 | 2100 | 3469 |
Amber | Over 120 Minutes | 62 | 263 | 375 |
Yellow | Under 10 Minutes | 86900 | 63503 | 42336 |
Yellow | 10-29 Minutes | 152887 | 120187 | 90384 |
Yellow | 30-59 Minutes | 54178 | 56552 | 46107 |
Yellow | 60-120 Minutes | 18600 | 29811 | 29116 |
Yellow | Over 120 Minutes | 4427 | 14702 | 17078 |
Green | Under 10 Minutes | 753 | 316 | 841 |
Green | 10-29 Minutes | 1271 | 133 | 524 |
Green | 30-59 Minutes | 1151 | 146 | 487 |
Green | 60-120 Minutes | 962 | 213 | 364 |
Green | Over 120 Minutes | 558 | 280 | 222 |
SAS launched its New Clinical Response Model (NCRM) in November 2016, based on a detailed clinical analysis of around half a million 999 calls. Since then, following triage, 999 calls are coded to one of five categories based on the likelihood of serious outcomes or the requirement for specific interventions:
Purple : where a patient is identified as having a 10% or more chance of cardiac arrest.
Red: where a patient is identified as having a likelihood of cardiac arrest between 1% and 9.9%, or having a need for resuscitation interventions such as airway management above 2%.
Amber: where a patient is likely to need diagnosis and conveyance to definitive care.
Yellow: a patient who has a need for emergency care but has a very low likelihood of requiring life-saving interventions. For example, patients who have tripped or fallen but not sustained any serious injury.
Green: a patient does not fit the above categories and there is potential for an alternative care pathway.
It is important to note that response times do not factor in the change of any re-categorisation of incidents that may occur, and the starting point is always set for the colour category first determined, not the final colour category assigned.
This is the case for the two purple incidents identified as being over 120 minutes in 2020-21. Based on the information provided over the phone, both of these incidents were originally triaged as yellow and then escalated to purple after updates on the patients’ conditions. The purple response times for these incidents were 7 and 9 minutes and neither patient was in cardiac arrest.
- Asked by: Stephen Kerr, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Thursday, 15 July 2021
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Current Status:
Answered by Kevin Stewart on 6 August 2021
To ask the Scottish Government what new, specific and visible activities are taking place in Falkirk as a result of the work of the National Suicide Prevention Leadership Group.
Answer
In line with local partnerships’ responsibility for local suicide prevention planning and delivery, NHS Forth Valley recently appointed a strategic suicide and drug related death prevention co-ordinator who is engaging with the National Suicide Prevention Leadership Group’s delivery lead for local suicide prevention action planning. This has enabled support and advice on local suicide prevention planning and evaluation in line with the (NSPLG) April 2021 guidance ( https://www.cosla.gov.uk/about-cosla/our-teams/health-and-social-care/local-area-suicide-prevention-action-plan-guidance ). Further details on local suicide prevention planning, including specific activities taking place in the area, can be provided by the local co-ordinator.
More broadly, the Scottish Government understands that mental health and suicide prevention has been identified as a strategic priority in the Falkirk area, and that the Community Planning Partnership has developed practical resources to support people with their mental health, including in response to the impacts of the pandemic.
- Asked by: Richard Leonard, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Thursday, 15 July 2021
Submitting member has a registered interest.
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Current Status:
Answered by Graeme Dey on 6 August 2021
To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made of the impact that COVID-19 has had on the (a) number and (b) type of vehicles carried by the CalMac fleet.
Answer
Transport Scotland has been monitoring transport trends during the Covid-19 pandemic. This information is regularly published on the Transport Scotland website and can be found using the link: COVID-19 National Transport Trend Data . The Covid-19 Sub-National Reports provides travel trends on ferries.
- Asked by: Liam Kerr, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Thursday, 15 July 2021
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Current Status:
Answered by Graeme Dey on 6 August 2021
To ask the Scottish Government what the scope of Project Neptune is, and whether there are limits on the recommendations that it can make.
Answer
We responded to the Rural Economy and Connectivity Committee on 11 March 2021 outlining the scope and advising there is nothing ‘off limits’ to the appointed consultants when addressing the issues within the scope of the review. This reflects the desire that the review should be independent, and recommendations not influenced by any pre-conceived views.
- Asked by: Stephen Kerr, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Thursday, 15 July 2021
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Current Status:
Answered by Kevin Stewart on 6 August 2021
To ask the Scottish Government how many local action plans have been put into place as a result of the Local Area Suicide Prevention Action Plans: Scottish Guidance produced by the National Suicide Prevention Leadership Group and COSLA.
Answer
Local suicide prevention partnerships are at different stages of developing action plans following the publication in April 2021 of the National Suicide Prevention Leadership Group (NSPLG) guidance ( https://www.cosla.gov.uk/about-cosla/our-teams/health-and-social-care/local-area-suicide-prevention-action-plan-guidance ). The guidance sets out advice on developing appropriate governance, engaging with those who have lived experience, undertaking a local needs assessment and developing outcomes which would inform an action plan.
Some local partnerships already have established plans in place, whilst others are at an earlier stage of developing plans in line with the guidance. Many have increased the priority given to mental health and suicide prevention over the course of the pandemic.
As set out in response to S6W-01462 on 6 August 2021, to support local partnerships there is ongoing engagement between the NSPLG’s delivery lead on local suicide prevention action planning and local suicide prevention leads. This supports the development and continuous improvement of suicide prevention plans - through advice, support and sharing of good practice. It also ensures there is appropriate alignment and learning between national and local plans. Whilst responsibility for local planning and delivery rests with local partnerships, NSPLG will review progress on the development of local suicide prevention action plans across Scotland in April 2022.
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 .
- Asked by: Richard Leonard, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Thursday, 15 July 2021
Submitting member has a registered interest.
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Current Status:
Answered by Graeme Dey on 6 August 2021
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the news release issued by CalMac Ferries on 24 August 2020, at which location dry dock maintenance work was carried out on each ferry, and how much of CalMac's expenditure was spent on procuring this work on each vessel.
Answer
The yards which CalMac Ferries Ltd use to undertake dry dock maintenance work for the vessels in the fleet is an operational matter for them to determine.
CalMac Ferries Ltd procure their contracts in a fair and open competition manner, allowing an award to the bidder that offers the best value for money. CalMac Ferries Ltd publish details pertaining to the contracts on the Public Contracts Scotland website.
CalMac Ferries Ltd awarded contracts to Cammell Laird Shiprepairers & Shipbuilders Ltd, Dales Marine Services and Ardmaleish Boatbuilding Co Ltd.
Contract details are available by following the links: https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=DEC401718 and https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=DEC401701 .
- Asked by: Liam Kerr, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Thursday, 15 July 2021
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Current Status:
Answered by Graeme Dey on 6 August 2021
To ask the Scottish Government what analysis it has carried out on emissions from ferries, and how it will reduce carbon emissions in line with climate obligations.
Answer
Transport Scotland has undertaken analysis of the emissions produced by the Scottish Government's ferries fleet which identified areas where progress can be made quickly to reduce emissions using the technology commercially available at this time. This includes the Small Vessel Replacement Programme that will see up to seven vessels replaced with low/zero emission vessels in Phase 1 of the programme.
As part of the Islands Connectivity Plan, we will explore and consult on pathways to zero/low emission ferry transport, learning from experience in other countries and on other modes. Our Climate Change Plan Update 2020 includes a commitment that 30% of the Government owned ferry fleet will consist of low or zero emission vessels by 2032.
