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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)
Other questions such as Topical, Portfolio, General and First Minister's Question Times are taken in the Chamber

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Question reference: S5W-30808

Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Monday, 20 July 2020
Current Status: Answered by Fiona Hyslop on 6 August 2020

To ask the Scottish Government what the total cost is of vessels 801 and 802 being built at Ferguson Marine, including costs relating to nationalising the yard and any commercial advice to date, and the projected cost to completion.

Question reference: S5W-30749

Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Thursday, 16 July 2020
Current Status: Answered by Jeane Freeman on 6 August 2020

To ask the Scottish Government how many people who have a learning disability have been issued with a Do Not Resucitate (DNR) order since 1 March 2020, also broken down by NHS board area.

The Scottish Government does not centrally collect information or data relating to the use of Do Not Attempt Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (DNACPR) forms.

As with all other clinical treatments, decisions about CPR should be based on the individual clinical circumstances and wishes of the patient, recorded appropriately and updated when medical circumstances change. This recording is done in hard copy on a DNACPR form, the existence of which is then recorded on an individual’s Key Information Summary. Such information is only shared for the purposes of direct care and is therefore not centrally collected.

Question reference: S5W-30702

Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Tuesday, 14 July 2020
Current Status: Answered by Jeane Freeman on 6 August 2020

To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S5W-29039 by Jeane Freeman on 2 July 2020, when it expects Public Health Scotland to publish this data.

Public Health Scotland advise that this data is not available retrospectively as requested. Public Health Scotland has started development work to link the delayed discharge and testing datasets, which will provide this information from March 2020 onwards, for the small cohort of patients who experience a delay.

Public Health Scotland is also working towards improving data on the discharge destination of all future hospital discharges.

Question reference: S5W-30802

Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Monday, 20 July 2020
Current Status: Answered by Fiona Hyslop on 5 August 2020

To ask the Scottish Government who it appointed to the programme review board at Ferguson Marine to oversee the delivery of vessels 801 and 802, and whether any of those have commercial experience.

The membership of the Programme Review Board is set out in the minutes of the meetings contained within the Freedom of Information Release 202000035695 published on 15 June 2020 https://www.gov.scot/publications/foi-202000035695/

The board includes a range of expertise from the maritime sector including naval architecture, ferry procurement and operations. It also includes experience from procurement and project management of large scale public sector contracts generally and representation from the workforce at Ferguson Marine.

A number of these individuals have commercial experience.

Question reference: S5W-30805

Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Monday, 20 July 2020
Current Status: Answered by Fiona Hyslop on 5 August 2020

To ask the Scottish Government whether the turnaround director at Ferguson Marine, Tim Hair, remains in post.

Question reference: S5W-30804

Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Monday, 20 July 2020
Current Status: Answered by Fiona Hyslop on 5 August 2020

To ask the Scottish Government whether the minutes and papers of meetings of the programme review board at Ferguson Marine were published, and, if not, whether it will now do so.

Question reference: S5W-30803

Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Monday, 20 July 2020
Current Status: Answered by Fiona Hyslop on 5 August 2020

To ask the Scottish Government how many times the programme review board at Ferguson Marine has met; who attended each meeting and what was discussed.

Question reference: S5W-30185

Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Tuesday, 23 June 2020
Current Status: Answered by Clare Haughey on 4 August 2020

To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S5W-29657 by Clare Haughey on 18 June 2020, for what reason it continues to offer asymptomatic testing to other sectors, but not to offshore workers.

Testing is available for everyone in Scotland who has symptoms consistent with COVID-19.

The Scottish Government have been working with Oil and Gas UK to understand their concerns and support their safe operation. In addition, Public Health Scotland have been working closely with Oil and Gas UK to provide expert public health advice in relation to offshore installations, and they have produced specific guidance on preventing and managing cases of COVID-19 on offshore installations.

At the current time, Public Health Scotland do not recommend that the Scottish Government supports testing of asymptotic workers prior to travel offshore. There are limitations of testing in the context of a disease with a 14 day incubation period, because it would not remove the risk of people incubating the disease becoming symptomatic while offshore.

Question reference: S5W-30806

Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Monday, 20 July 2020
Current Status: Answered by Fiona Hyslop on 4 August 2020

To ask the Scottish Government who has been appointed as the senior management team at Ferguson Marine, and whether it will provide the salary scale for each postholder.

Question reference: S5W-30809

Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Monday, 20 July 2020
Current Status: Answered by Fiona Hyslop on 4 August 2020

To ask the Scottish Government when it expects to complete the construction of vessels 801 and 802 at Ferguson Marine.

Further to the answer to S5W-29020 on 21 May 2020, S5W-29558 on 9 June 2020 and S5W-30494 on 9 July 2020 Tim Hair, Turnaround Director of Ferguson Marine (Port Glasgow) Limited has been asked to provide an updated report on cost and programme, which will include completion dates, for vessels 801 and 802 to reflect the impact of COVID 19.

As an open and transparent government we will keep Parliament updated and proactively release the report thereafter.

All answers to written Parliamentary Questions are available on the Parliament's website, the search facility for which can be found at http://www.parliament.scot/parliamentarybusiness/28877.aspx