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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: S4W-25124

Asked by: John Wilson, MSP for Central Scotland, Independent
Date lodged: Thursday, 26 March 2015
Current Status: Answered by Fergus Ewing on 1 May 2015

To ask the Scottish Government whether the Independent Expert Scientific Panel, which published a report in 2014 on unconventional oil and gas extraction, including fracking, continues to meet.

Question reference: S4W-25125

Asked by: John Wilson, MSP for Central Scotland, Independent
Date lodged: Thursday, 26 March 2015
Current Status: Answered by Fergus Ewing on 1 May 2015

To ask the Scottish Government what remuneration was paid to members of the Independent Expert Scientific Panel, which reported on unconventional oil and gas extraction, including fracking, in 2014.

Question reference: S4O-04270

Asked by: John Wilson, MSP for Central Scotland, Independent
Date lodged: Monday, 27 April 2015
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 30 April 2015

To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to encourage individuals to use public transportation in order to reduce air pollution.

Question reference: S4W-25098

Asked by: John Wilson, MSP for Central Scotland, Independent
Date lodged: Thursday, 26 March 2015
Current Status: Answered by Shona Robison on 22 April 2015

To ask the Scottish Government how many people have responded to the NHS Lanarkshire consultation on its proposed changes to its primary care out of hours service.

NHS Lanarkshire commissioned a review of primary care out of hours services in September 2013. Phase 1 concluded in April 2014 and included extensive communication and engagement with staff, service users and the public in developing options.

A public consultation exercise to look at these options ran commenced on 6 January 2015, and concluded on 6 April 2015. This consultation involved a number of public meetings to advise local residents of the proposals, and how they can get involved to express their own views.

NHS Lanarkshire estimate that 6,000 written consultation responses were received during this period. This includes 781 responses to an on-line questionnaire, 200 email responses as well as petitions and pro forma consultation letters from around 5,000 individuals.

Question reference: S4W-25101

Asked by: John Wilson, MSP for Central Scotland, Independent
Date lodged: Thursday, 26 March 2015
Current Status: Answered by Shona Robison on 22 April 2015

To ask the Scottish Government how NHS Lanarkshire has carried out poverty proofing with regard to its proposed changes to its primary care out of hours service.

Question reference: S4W-25091

Asked by: John Wilson, MSP for Central Scotland, Independent
Date lodged: Wednesday, 25 March 2015
Current Status: Answered by Keith Brown on 22 April 2015

To ask the Scottish Government to what extent it uses revenue from the Scottish Futures Trust created through the use of lower grade debt instruments to finance building infrastructure projects.

The Scottish Government does not use revenue from the Scottish Futures Trust created through the use of lower grade debt instruments in order to finance building infrastructure projects. The Scottish Government pays for non-profit distributing financed infrastructure projects through the payment of a revenue stream, usually over 25 years, once the infrastructure has been satisfactorily constructed and is operating to agreed standards.

Question reference: S4W-25099

Asked by: John Wilson, MSP for Central Scotland, Independent
Date lodged: Thursday, 26 March 2015
Current Status: Answered by Shona Robison on 22 April 2015

To ask the Scottish Government how many people have used NHS Lanarkshire’s primary out of hours service in each year since 2011, broken down by the out of hours service used.

NHS Lanarkshire primary care out of hours service usage

Case Type	2011	2012	2013	2014
District Nurse	2,810	2,673	2,206	2,174
Doctor Advice via telephone	9,344	9,208	9,225	10,398
Home Visit by a doctor	15,300	16,140	15,617	14,864
Information Only¹	39	7	31	38
NHS 24 Advice	46,359	47,789	45,735	50,786
Paramedic²	19	21	10	21
Patient Transport³	2,480	2,363	1,996	1,790
Primary Care Emergency Centre	54,684	57,517	52,400	52,298
Total	131,035	135,718	127,220	132,369

¹Calls dealt with by NHS 24 and passed to NHS Lanarkshire for information

² NHS 24 request the attendance of a paramedic

³ Where patient requires transport to attend Primary Care Emergency Centre

Question reference: S4W-25093

Asked by: John Wilson, MSP for Central Scotland, Independent
Date lodged: Wednesday, 25 March 2015
Current Status: Answered by Keith Brown on 21 April 2015

To ask the Scottish Government what the rate of return is for investors on lower grade debt instruments used by the Scottish Futures Trust.

Question reference: S4W-25092

Asked by: John Wilson, MSP for Central Scotland, Independent
Date lodged: Wednesday, 25 March 2015
Current Status: Answered by Keith Brown on 21 April 2015

To ask the Scottish Government how many building infrastructure projects it has financed (a) throughout Scotland and (b) in Central Scotland region with revenue gained through the Scottish Futures Trust by the use of lower grade debt instruments since 2011.

Question reference: S4W-25100

Asked by: John Wilson, MSP for Central Scotland, Independent
Date lodged: Thursday, 26 March 2015
Current Status: Answered by Shona Robison on 16 April 2015

To ask the Scottish Government how much NHS Lanarkshire's primary care out of hours service costs to run.

Information Services Division – part of NHS National Services Scotland – provides health information, health intelligence, statistical services and advice that supports quality improvement in health and care and facilitates robust planning and decision making.

Their cost book, which can be found at http://www.isdscotland.org/Health-Topics/Finance/Costs/, reports NHS Lanarkshire out of hours service costs as £78,773 million for 2013-14.