- Asked by: Douglas Ross, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
-
Date lodged: Monday, 12 December 2022
-
Current Status:
Taken in the Chamber on 15 December 2022
Question to be taken in Chamber.
Answer
Taken in the Chamber on 15 December 2022
- Asked by: Oliver Mundell, MSP for Dumfriesshire, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
-
Date lodged: Monday, 05 December 2022
-
Current Status:
Answered by Humza Yousaf on 12 December 2022
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S6W-12141 by Humza Yousaf on 28 November 2022, whether it will provide a breakdown of the 44 GP practices mentioned in the answer.
Answer
Practice name | Board |
Alba Medical Group | Forth Valley |
Alba Medical Group - Lockerbie | Dumfries & Galloway |
Alba Medical Group - Moffat | Dumfries & Galloway |
Ashfield Medical Practice | Greater Glasgow & Clyde |
Auchinleck Surgery | Ayrshire & Arran |
Ayrshire Medical Group | Ayrshire & Arran |
Ballochmyle Medical Group | Ayrshire & Arran |
Banchory Group Practice | Grampian |
Barclay Medical Practice | Greater Glasgow & Clyde |
Barclay Medical Practice | Lothian |
Barclay Medical Practice East Craigs | Lothian |
Barclay Medical Practice Victoria Park | Greater Glasgow & Clyde |
Barclay Medical Practice-Fauldhouse | Lothian |
Bargarran Medical Practice | Greater Glasgow & Clyde |
Caledonia Medical Practice | Lanarkshire |
Dr Alam's Surgery | Greater Glasgow & Clyde |
Dunedin Medical Practice | Highland |
East Calder Medical Practice | Lothian |
Fullwood Medical Practice | Lanarkshire |
Gallowhill Medical Centre | Lanarkshire |
Greenlaw Medical Practice | Greater Glasgow & Clyde |
Hamilton West Medical Practice | Lanarkshire |
Hillbank Health Centre | Tayside |
Howe of Fife Surgery | Fife |
King's Medical Practice | Grampian |
Lanarkshire Medical Group | Lanarkshire |
LMG - Lanark | Lanarkshire |
Lorn Medical Centre | Highland |
Meadows Medical Practice | Lothian |
Milton Surgery | Lothian |
Mull & Iona Medical Group | Highland |
New Dyce Medical Practice | Grampian |
Newburn Health Centre | Grampian |
Newland Medical Practice | Lothian |
Ratho Medical Practice | Lothian |
Regency Medical Practice | Greater Glasgow & Clyde |
Riverside Medical Practice | Highland |
Scotstown Medical Group | Grampian |
Tarbert Medical Practice | Highland |
The Maclean Medical Practice | Greater Glasgow & Clyde |
Thistle Medical Practice | Lanarkshire |
Torry Medical Practice | Grampian |
Upper Nithsdale Group Practice | Dumfries & Galloway |
Yellow Practice, Drumhar Health Centre | Tayside |
- Asked by: Rhoda Grant, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Labour
-
Date lodged: Monday, 05 December 2022
-
Current Status:
Answered by Ivan McKee on 12 December 2022
To ask the Scottish Government which of its directorates or agencies decided the R100 programme broadband roll-out timetable, in light of reported recent problems with internet access in the Uig area of the Isle of Lewis.
Answer
While the Scottish Government awarded the £600 million R100 contracts to BT plc, the delivery timetable was determined by the successful bidder as part of the procurement process. Openreach, as the R100 contract delivery partner, is delivering the contract build in phases that have been designed to maximise efficiency and support wider network configuration.
- Asked by: Rhoda Grant, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Labour
-
Date lodged: Monday, 05 December 2022
-
Current Status:
Answered by Ivan McKee on 12 December 2022
To ask the Scottish Government whether it considers the proposed R100
programme broadband roll-out timetable for the Uig area of Lewis is compatible
with its reported commitment to more peripheral and fragile areas.
Answer
The R100 contracts are far surpassing our superfast commitment by delivering gigabit capable infrastructure right across rural Scotland. Delivering this connectivity to rural communities requires the construction of new spine infrastructure, comprising many miles of new ducts and cables which link back through distribution points and exchanges into a core network.
This is a huge civil engineering undertaking that takes time but will ensure a resilient, future-proofed network for decades to come. Once contract build is completed, we expect over 114,000 premises to be connected with 12,000 of those located in island communities. A number of key areas were mandated as part of the bidding process for the R100 contracts, this included the Uig/Timsgarry area.
- Asked by: Jamie Greene, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
-
Date lodged: Monday, 05 December 2022
-
Current Status:
Answered by Keith Brown on 12 December 2022
To ask the Scottish Government how many drink-driving (a) incidents, (b) charges, and (c) convictions there have been in each year since 2014.
Answer
The latest available information is provided in the following tables.
(a) N umber of offences related to drink/drugs driving, recorded by the police 2014-15 to 2021-22.
| | 2014-15 | 2015-16 | 2016-17 | 2017-18 | 2018-19 | 2019-20 | 2020-21 | 2021-22 |
Driving motor vehicle while unfit through drink or drugs | 450 | 540 | 653 | 719 | 771 | 742 | 897 | 883 |
In charge of motor vehicle while unfit through drink/drugs | 54 | 71 | 123 | 137 | 148 | 159 | 138 | 147 |
Driving motor vehicle with blood alcohol content above prescribed limit | 3,161 | 3,239 | 3,465 | 3,262 | 3,201 | 3,275 | 2,756 | 2,972 |
In charge of motor vehicle while blood alcohol content above limit | 390 | 364 | 331 | 333 | 333 | 324 | 255 | 299 |
Failure to provide breath specimen at roadside | 477 | 509 | 569 | 602 | 591 | 630 | 637 | 592 |
Failure to provide breath, blood or urine specimen at police station | 686 | 735 | 776 | 810 | 803 | 848 | 923 | 906 |
Driving motor vehicle while under influence of controlled drug above prescribed limit | - | - | - | - | - | 573 | 2,336 | 1,886 |
In charge of motor vehicle while under influence of controlled drug above prescribed limit | - | - | - | - | - | 43 | 155 | 88 |
Total | 5,218 | 5,458 | 5,917 | 5,863 | 5,847 | 6,594 | 8,097 | 7,773 |
(b) Driving under the influence charges reported to COPFS, 2014-15 to 2021-22.
2014-15 | 2015-16 | 2016-17 | 2017-18 | 2018-19 | 2019-20 | 2020-21 | 2021-22 |
5,434 | 5,486 | 5,884 | 5,770 | 5,840 | 5,990 | 6,272 | 7,120 |
Source: COPFS.
(c) The latest available information on the number of people convicted for ‘driving under the influence’ is published in the ‘Criminal Proceedings in Scotland – 2020-21' statistical bulletin, table 4(b).
A breakdown of the various crime types that make up this category is provided in the following table, please note that we are unable to separate alcohol offences from drug related offences in some crime groups.
People convicted of offences related to driving under the influence, where main crime, by crime type, 2014-15 to 2020-21.
| | 2014-15 | 2015-16 | 2016-17 | 2017-18 | 2018-19 | 2019-20 | 2020-21 |
Driving motor vehicle while under influence of controlled drug above | - | - | - | - | - | 4 | 119 |
Driving motor vehicle while unfit through drink or drugs | 203 | 196 | 239 | 255 | 315 | 304 | 145 |
Driving mv with blood alcohol content above prescribed limit | 2,791 | 2,654 | 2,746 | 2,734 | 2,548 | 2,460 | 1,535 |
Failure to provide breath, blood or urine specimen at police station | 382 | 406 | 352 | 368 | 404 | 368 | 231 |
Failure to provide breath specimen at the roadside | 55 | 48 | 51 | 53 | 42 | 43 | 16 |
In charge of motor vehicle while under influence of controlled drug | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6 |
In charge of motor vehicle while unfit through drink/drugs | 26 | 31 | 34 | 48 | 34 | 44 | 26 |
In charge of mv while blood alcohol content above limit | 224 | 202 | 212 | 202 | 209 | 179 | 107 |
Total convicted | 3,681 | 3,537 | 3,634 | 3,660 | 3,552 | 3,402 | 2,185 |
Source: Scottish Government Criminal Proceedings database
Please note:
Data for 2020-21 are affected by the pandemic and subsequent court closures and may not be indicative of long term trends.
The latest available data is for 2020-21. Information for 2021-22 will not be available until publication of the Criminal Proceedings in Scotland, 2021-22 Statistical Bulletin. This is due to be published in 2023.
- Asked by: Donald Cameron, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
-
Date lodged: Thursday, 01 December 2022
-
Current Status:
Answered by Neil Gray on 12 December 2022
To ask the Scottish Government what the total cost of an (a) adult, (b) concession and (c) young person Direct Debit membership for Historic Scotland has been in each year since 2007.
Answer
Questions regarding day-to-day operational matters of Historic Environment Scotland, including information relating to Direct Debit membership prices, are best answered by Historic Environment Scotland.
I have asked Historic Environment Scotland to respond directly to the member with a full reply to his question in writing.
- Asked by: Donald Cameron, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
-
Date lodged: Thursday, 01 December 2022
-
Current Status:
Answered by Maree Todd on 12 December 2022
To ask the Scottish Government what financial support is available to help (a) NHS boards and (b) private businesses fill orthodontist vacancies in rural communities.
Answer
Scottish Government has provided over £150 million to date in additional support to maintain the capacity and capability of the independent sector.
We have also introduced new incentives for recruitment and retention of dentists in certain remote and rural areas. This will mean that dentists, including orthodontists, who join the NHS Board list in Scotland for the first time can receive up to £25,000 over a two-year period.
- Asked by: Donald Cameron, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
-
Date lodged: Thursday, 01 December 2022
-
Current Status:
Answered by Maree Todd on 12 December 2022
To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to encourage dentistry students to specialise in orthodontics.
Answer
The Scottish Government is not taking any specific actions with respect to encouraging orthodontics as a specialty.
A degree in dentistry offers students a well-rounded dental education that sets them up for a strong career. There are three dental schools across Scotland in Aberdeen, Dundee and Glasgow, which offer a common curriculum, and on completion of their degree students are free to choose whether they wish to specialise in any particular area. Those students who wish to specialise in orthodontics can undertake a further three-year postgraduate qualification to allow them to register as a specialist orthodontist.
- Asked by: Donald Cameron, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
-
Date lodged: Thursday, 01 December 2022
-
Current Status:
Answered by Neil Gray on 12 December 2022
To ask the Scottish Government whether it has conducted any analysis of the financial implications of restoring all of the sites managed by Historic Environment Scotland, and, if so, whether it will provide a breakdown of the costs associated with the restoration of each site.
Answer
Historic Environment Scotland continues to review the budgetary requirements during its ongoing inspections programme. Findings from this programme will allow informed decisions to be made regarding the capacity and resources required to carry out any subsequent conservation and repair works.
Against the current challenging financial backdrop, the Scottish Government will maintain our support of Historic Environment Scotland to protect Scotland’s unique heritage and historic environment. I will continue to engage regularly with Historic Environment Scotland to discuss the access restrictions and restoration programme.
- Asked by: Donald Cameron, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
-
Date lodged: Thursday, 01 December 2022
-
Current Status:
Answered by Neil Gray on 12 December 2022
To ask the Scottish Government how many members of Historic Scotland there have been on 30 November in each year since 2007.
Answer
Questions regarding day-to-day operational matters of Historic Environment Scotland, including information relating to Historic Scotland membership numbers, are best answered by Historic Environment Scotland.
I have asked Historic Environment Scotland to respond directly to the member with a full reply to his question in writing.
