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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)
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Question reference: S6W-06593

Asked by: Craig Hoy, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Tuesday, 15 February 2022
Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 4 March 2022

To ask the Scottish Government what ministerial meetings or discussions have been held with East Lothian Health and Social Care Partnership about returning suspended services, including inpatient services, to the Edington Hospital in North Berwick.

I have had regular discussions with the Chief Executive, NHS Lothian but have not specifically met with the Chief Officer, East Lothian Health and Social Care Partnership to discuss the Edington Hospital in North Berwick.

On 17 January, I met with delegates from East Lothian and listened to their concerns about Edington Hospital and underlined that decisions about local provision are best made locally. The decision when to re-open Edington Hospital is to be made by NHS Lothian and East Lothian Health and Social Care Partnership.

However, I expect any decision that is made to take into account the needs of the local population, and ensure an appropriate level of service are in place to meet those needs.

Question reference: S6W-06588

Asked by: Craig Hoy, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Tuesday, 15 February 2022
Current Status: Answered by Kevin Stewart on 4 March 2022

To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on how much of the £120 million Mental Health Recovery and Renewal Fund has been distributed, broken down by each recipient.

The following table provides a breakdown of funding distributed from the Mental Health Recovery and Renewal Fund to date, which supports the delivery of the Mental Health Transition and Recovery Plan.

Recipient	Total Allocated (£) to date
NHS Scotland	68,683,026
Local Authorities	4,380,000
Improvement Service	136,580
Third Sector Interfaces	22,136,345
Third sector – various local children’s projects	2,500,000
Mental Health Foundation	125,000
The Spark and Inspiring Scotland	661,971
Young Scot	101,345
BEAT	15,164
Cruse Bereavement	8,390
Simon Community	279,914
Safe in Scotland	112,500
Samaritans	69,063
Penumbra	20,000
Inspiring Scotland	186,472
Inspiring Scotland/University of Glasgow	143,340
National Autism Implementation Team	115,000
External marketing suppliers (public information)	550,000
Other (APS Publishing and internal transfers)	19,051
Total	100,243,161

Question reference: S6W-06779

Asked by: Craig Hoy, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Thursday, 24 February 2022
Current Status: Answered by George Adam on 4 March 2022

To ask the Scottish Government what ministerial visits have been carried out in (a) Ayr, (b) Carrick, Cumnock and Doon Valley, (c) Clydesdale, (d) Dumfriesshire, (e) East Lothian, (f) Ettrick, Roxburgh and Berwickshire, (g) Galloway and West Dumfries, (h) Kilmarnock and Irvine Valley and (i) Midlothian South, Tweeddale and Lauderdale, since May 2017.

Question reference: S6W-06499

Asked by: Craig Hoy, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Friday, 11 February 2022
Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 2 March 2022

To ask the Scottish Government how much has been spent by each NHS board on external legal support in connection with cases of staff bullying, in each year since 2007.

Question reference: S6W-06497

Asked by: Craig Hoy, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Friday, 11 February 2022
Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 2 March 2022

To ask the Scottish Government how much has been spent by each NHS board on external legal support in connection with cases of unfair dismissal, in each year since 2007.

Question reference: S6W-06501

Asked by: Craig Hoy, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Friday, 11 February 2022
Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 2 March 2022

To ask the Scottish Government how much has been spent by each NHS board on external legal support in connection with cases of sexual harassment, in each year since 2007.

Question reference: S6W-06606

Asked by: Craig Hoy, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Tuesday, 15 February 2022
Current Status: Answered by Neil Gray on 1 March 2022

To ask the Scottish Government what additional support it has provided to Historic Environment Scotland to enable Tantallon Castle, Dirleton Castle, Seton Collegiate Church and Hailes Castle, in East Lothian, to reopen.

The Scottish Government provides Historic Environment Scotland with considerable funding: a total of £72.9m in 2020-21 and £75.9m in 2021-22. Historic Environment Scotland is responding to the safety concerns identified at the properties in care using its existing resources of both Government funding and other income.

I can confirm that while there is restricted access at these specific sites in East Lothian, there is still public access available to the grounds of Tantallon Castle, and to the grounds, exhibition and shop of Dirleton Castle.

The Scottish Government will continue to discuss the sites with restricted access regularly with Historic Environment Scotland, whose programme of prioritised inspections will inform the timescale for reopening.

Question reference: S6W-06521

Asked by: Craig Hoy, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Monday, 14 February 2022
Current Status: Answered by George Adam on 1 March 2022

To ask the Scottish Government how many FOI requests were rejected by each NHS board because they did not meet the legal criteria for receiving a response, in each year since 2007.

The Scottish Government does not gather information about the FOI performance of other Scottish public authorities. However, the Member may wish to note that since April 2013 public authorities have submitted FOI handling data to the Scottish Information Commissioner on a quarterly basis: FOI and EIR statistics database (itspublicknowledge.info) .

Individual NHS Boards may hold additional information.

Question reference: S6W-06582

Asked by: Craig Hoy, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Monday, 14 February 2022
Current Status: Answered by Patrick Harvie on 1 March 2022

To ask the Scottish Government by what date it estimates that every eligible child living in (a) Midlothian, (b) East Lothian, (c) Scottish Borders, (d) Dumfries and Galloway, (e) South Ayrshire (f) East Ayrshire, (g) North Ayrshire, and (h) South Lanarkshire council areas, will have a free bicycle in their possession.

We do not have the information requested as we are still in the test phase of this programme which will help establish eligibility. In this government’s first 100 days, we established six pilot schemes to test how best to provide free bikes for school age children who cannot afford one. A further four pilots were then established by the end of 2021. These pilots will run for up to 12 months, testing different approaches and delivery models which will then be independently evaluated to help inform a national rollout.

Question reference: S6W-06522

Asked by: Craig Hoy, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Monday, 14 February 2022
Current Status: Answered by George Adam on 1 March 2022

To ask the Scottish Government how much each NHS board has spent on responding to FOI requests, in each year since 2007.