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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-03053

Asked by: Bob Doris, MSP for Glasgow Maryhill and Springburn, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 21 September 2016
Current Status: Answered by Michael Matheson on 29 September 2016

To ask the Scottish Government what discussions it has had with stakeholders regarding the level of the application fee for (a) firearm and (b) shotgun certificates; how many certificates have been issued in each of the last five years; how much money this raised; how much it cost the police to process the applications, and what action it will take to address any funding gap.

The setting of fees for firearm and shotgun certificates is reserved to the UK Parliament and there were therefore no formal discussions between the Scottish Government and stakeholders, many of whom responded to the Home Office's consultation paper or were a member of the Home Office Fees Working Group.

The most recent statistics on firearms and shotgun certificates were published by the Scottish Government in November 2015 and can be found at: http://www.gov.scot/Publications/2015/11/9748/0. Information on how much money the licensing system raised is not held centrally.

The cost of the licensing process is a matter for the police. The Scottish Government has allocated to the Scottish Police Authority (SPA) £1,073.4 million for policing services for 2016-17. It is for them to allocate these funds across various strands.

Question reference: S5O-00189

Asked by: Bob Doris, MSP for Glasgow Maryhill and Springburn, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 21 September 2016
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 28 September 2016

To ask the Scottish Government what contribution improving support at school for young children with autism will make towards meeting its ambition to close the educational attainment gap.

Question reference: S5O-00141

Asked by: Bob Doris, MSP for Glasgow Maryhill and Springburn, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 07 September 2016
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 15 September 2016

To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to boost the economy in north Glasgow.

Question reference: S5O-00064

Asked by: Bob Doris, MSP for Glasgow Maryhill and Springburn, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 22 June 2016
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 29 June 2016

To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to ensure that housing allocation in the social rented sector takes consideration of tenants in moderate housing need.

Question reference: S5O-00010

Asked by: Bob Doris, MSP for Glasgow Maryhill and Springburn, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 01 June 2016
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 8 June 2016

To ask the Scottish Government what consideration it has given to using the New Medicines Fund to ensure access to the cystic fibrosis medicine, Ivacaftor, for 2 to 5-year-olds with the G551D gene.

Question reference: S4W-30523

Asked by: Bob Doris, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 09 March 2016
Current Status: Initiated by the Scottish Government. Answered by Shona Robison on 17 March 2016

To ask the Scottish Government when the findings from the Healthier Scotland Conversation will be published.

I published the findings from the conversation today (17 March 2016). A summary report is now available on the Creating a Healthier Scotland website, and I have made copies of the report available in the Scottish Parliament Information Centre (Bib. number 57745). I have also written to the Convener of the Parliament’s Health and Sport Committee to draw the committee’s attention to the report.

I would like to record my thanks to everyone who has taken the time to join the conversation and share their views.

Question reference: S4O-05698

Asked by: Bob Doris, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 16 March 2016
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 23 March 2016

To ask the Scottish Government how it supports anti-poverty initiatives in Glasgow.

Question reference: S4W-30601

Asked by: Bob Doris, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 09 March 2016
Current Status: Initiated by the Scottish Government. Answered by Shona Robison on 16 March 2016

To ask the Scottish Government when it will provide details of, and consult on, proposals for its preferred way forward in relation to the development of a no-fault compensation scheme for medical injury for Scotland.

I am pleased to announce we will soon launch a public consultation on our outline proposals for a no-blame redress scheme of compensation for people suffering harm as a result of clinical treatment administered by NHS Scotland staff.

The no-blame scheme we will consult on will sit alongside the existing NHS compensation scheme. It will offer an alternative to pursuing a clinical negligence claim, giving people a right to redress and a mechanism for securing compensation where appropriate, without having to go through lengthy and costly court procedures. Crucially, it will fit with our policy of improving openness and transparency across NHS Scotland; moving away from a blame culture and supporting the culture of constant learning and improvement consistent with our future vision for health and social care in Scotland.

Primary legislation will be required to introduce the no-blame scheme and I intend to consult on proposals now, which will inform a Redress Bill to be progressed in the next parliamentary session.

Question reference: S4W-30522

Asked by: Bob Doris, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 09 March 2016
Current Status: Initiated by the Scottish Government. Answered by Shona Robison on 15 March 2016

To ask the Scottish Government when it will publish the new cancer strategy for Scotland.

The Beating Cancer in Scotland strategy will be published today (15 March 2015). It will set out ambitions on improving the prevention, detection, diagnosis, treatment, and after care for people affected by cancer in Scotland for the next five to ten years.

We aim to shape the delivery of this strategy over the next decade by working together with patients and their representatives, clinicians, and service providers, to reduce the impact of cancer and achieve world class cancer outcomes for the people of Scotland.

Question reference: S4O-05677

Asked by: Bob Doris, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 09 March 2016
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 17 March 2016

To ask the Scottish Government how it is helping to support delivery of the living wage to care workers in Glasgow.