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Question reference: S6W-10250

Asked by: Maurice Golden, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Thursday, 11 August 2022
Current Status: Answered by Lorna Slater on 6 September 2022

To ask the Scottish Government what its position is on whether Zero Waste Scotland would be able to provide independent advice to the Scottish Government on the circular economy and other matters in the event that it would also be in receipt of private sector funding.

Zero Waste Scotland (ZWS) is an independent not-for-profit company, which is able to locate, apply for and accept funding from a range of sources. As an evidence-led organisation, any expertise and/or advice ZWS provide to Scottish Government would be based on balanced outputs from research by sector specific policy experts.

ZWS is a key delivery partner for the Scottish Government in relation to circular economy policy and it would be for Scottish Government to decide on whether to use the organisations advice in development of policies.

Question reference: S6W-10364

Asked by: Alexander Burnett, MSP for Aberdeenshire West, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 17 August 2022
Current Status: Answered by Shona Robison on 6 September 2022

To ask the Scottish Government what consideration it has given to establishing a regulatory body in Scotland that provides guidelines to the operators and/or owners of retirement villages.

Question reference: S6W-10383

Asked by: Jamie Greene, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 17 August 2022
Current Status: Answered by Maree Todd on 6 September 2022

To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide a breakdown of how many individuals who died from liver disease in the past three years lived in (a) the 20% most deprived data zones in Scotland and (b) the 20% least deprived data zones in Scotland according to the Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation.

Table 1 – deaths from liver disease (K70 – K77) by SIMD Quintile 2019-2021

		2019	2020	2021
Scotland	ASMR	18.4	20.7	21.8
	ASMR lower CI	17.3	19.5	20.6
	ASMR upper CI	19.6	21.9	23.0
	Number of deaths	1013	1144	1203
Quintile 1 (most deprived)	ASMR	35.3	36.8	39.9
	ASMR lower CI	31.5	33.0	35.9
	ASMR upper CI	39.0	40.7	43.8
	Number of deaths	343	355	387
Quintile 2	ASMR	23.6	26.3	28.9
	ASMR lower CI	20.6	23.2	25.6
	ASMR upper CI	26.5	29.4	32.2
	Number of deaths	246	277	301
Quintile 3	ASMR	16.0	19.8	19.9
	ASMR lower CI	13.6	17.2	17.3
	ASMR upper CI	18.3	22.4	22.5
	Number of deaths	181	228	228
Quintile 4	ASMR	13.3	12.8	14.1
	ASMR lower CI	11.3	10.8	12.0
	ASMR upper CI	15.4	14.8	16.2
	Number of deaths	159	154	169
Quintile 5 (least deprived)	ASMR	7.3	11.0	10.0
	ASMR lower CI	5.8	9.1	8.2
	ASMR upper CI	8.9	12.9	11.9
	Number of deaths	84	130	118

ASMR – Age standardised mortality rate

Lower CI – 95% lower confidence interval

Upper CI – 95% upper confidence interval

Source: National Records of Scotland

Causes of death categorised using the International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Health Related Problems, 10 th Edition (ICD-10). Liver disease classified as ICD-10 codes K70-K77. Note that this is a wider definition than alcohol liver disease (code K70). For comparing SIMD quintiles, ASMRs are advised rather than number of deaths due to differing sizes and structures if the population across SIMD quintiles. Age-standardised mortality rates are presented per 100,000 people and standardised to the 2013 European Standard Population; upper and lower confidence intervals show the likely range of variation.

Question reference: S6W-10251

Asked by: Maurice Golden, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Thursday, 11 August 2022
Current Status: Answered by Lorna Slater on 6 September 2022

To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S6W-09483 by Lorna Slater on the 21 July 2022, and in light of the comments by the Cabinet Secretary for Net Zero, Energy and Transport when giving evidence to the Net Zero, Energy and Transport Committee on the Scottish Budget 2022-23 on 1 February 2022, what information it has on whether Zero Waste Scotland has plans in place to secure private funding once European Structural and Investment Funds come to an end.

Zero Waste Scotland strategy is to maximise the impact of investment in the circular economy and to partner across private and public sectors. This aims to leverage funding opportunities, and to increase co-investment and partnership models to support and to continue to deliver value across circular economy initiatives.

ZWS is also undertaking multi-party engagement with Scottish Government and Scottish Business Climate Collaboration (SBCC) which is 50:50 funded by public funds and SBCC and is working with several businesses to develop business cases for circular initiatives that will then be funded and delivered by companies themselves. In addition co-investment models have been developed with Social Investment Scotland to create a Net Zero Transition Fund for third sector organisations.

Question reference: S6W-10595

Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Thursday, 25 August 2022
Current Status: Answered by Maree Todd on 6 September 2022

To ask the Scottish Government whether the £50 million COVID-19 funding that was provided to support NHS dentistry, in addition to the £5 million of funding for ventilation improvements, £7.5 million for the purchase of new speed adjusting hand pieces, and £35 million of PPE, has all been allocated and spent, and, if not, how much remains unallocated or unspent to date.

Scottish Government has provided an unprecedented level of financial support throughout the pandemic to support NHS dentistry. The £50 million of COVID-19 funding was provided directly to NHS dental contractors through the financial support payments. Alongside this, practices have received £35 million of free PPE to support the provision of NHS dentistry.

In addition, £5 million of funding for ventilation improvements and £7.5 million for speed adjusting hand pieces, was made available to NHS practitioners to support recovery and help increase capacity within practices providing NHS dental services. This scope for this funding was subsequently expanded to allow practices to claim for repairs and replacement of a range of dental equipment. This funding was allocated to Health Boards and practices were advised of the process for claiming funding if they wished to submit an application.

Question reference: S6W-10572

Asked by: Sarah Boyack, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Thursday, 25 August 2022
Current Status: Answered by Neil Gray on 6 September 2022

To ask the Scottish Government what progress is being made towards the realisation of National Towns of Culture.

Question reference: S6W-10573

Asked by: Sarah Boyack, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Thursday, 25 August 2022
Current Status: Answered by Neil Gray on 6 September 2022

To ask the Scottish Government how many towns will be designated as National Towns of Culture.

I refer the member to answer S6W-10572 on 6 September 2022 which sets out what progress is being made towards the realisation of National Towns of Culture. Any decisions taken, including those related to the number of towns designated as National Towns of Culture, will be consulted on with the cultural and creative sectors, and community groups, as we progress.

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

Question reference: S6W-10593

Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Thursday, 25 August 2022
Current Status: Answered by Maree Todd on 6 September 2022

To ask the Scottish Government what progress has been made on establishing design groups to develop a new of model care for adult dentistry, including a long-term replacement for the Statement of Dental Remuneration, as part of the implementation of its Oral Health Improvement Plan.

We are committed to engaging with the profession on a reform programme for NHS dental services. As part of that commitment we have recently issued a profession-wide survey asking for comments on a list of possible treatment items for inclusion in a future NHS model.

We have also asked for nominees for a NHS dental reform advisory group to the Chief Dental Officer. NHS Boards are currently reviewing the nominations and will put forward the nominees for each Board area in due course.

Question reference: S6T-00844

Asked by: Edward Mountain, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Monday, 05 September 2022
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 6 September 2022

To ask the Scottish Government whether it can confirm whether Hull 801 will be delivered by May 2023 and Hull 802 by December 2023 and within the latest cost to complete budget of £123 million.

Question reference: S6T-00841

Asked by: Claire Baker, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Monday, 05 September 2022
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 6 September 2022

To ask the Scottish Government how it is responding to the report, Drug-related Deaths in Scotland in 2021, which was published on 28 July 2022.