- Asked by: Edward Mountain, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 18 January 2017
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Current Status:
Answered by Shona Robison on 25 January 2017
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will build a new hospital in Aviemore if the St Vincent's and Ian Charles hospitals are closed.
Answer
In February 2015 I approved NHS Highland’s proposals for the modernisation of its community and hospital services in Badenoch and Strathspey.
The go-ahead will mean development of community and adult social care services as well as the construction of a new community hospital and resource centre in Aviemore. Aviemore Health Centre will be relocated to the new facility. It will also mean the eventual closure of the Ian Charles Hospital in Grantown-on-Spey and the St Vincent’s Hospital in Kingussie once the new arrangements are in place. The detailed arrangements will be confirmed as part of developing the business case.
- Asked by: Edward Mountain, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Monday, 16 January 2017
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Current Status:
Taken in the Chamber on 17 January 2017
To ask the Scottish Government whether the Scottish Ambulance Service is meeting its response time targets in rural areas.
Answer
Taken in the Chamber on 17 January 2017
- Asked by: Edward Mountain, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 21 December 2016
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Current Status:
Taken in the Chamber on 11 January 2017
To ask the Scottish Government how important it considers superfast broadband is to tourism in the Highlands.
Answer
Taken in the Chamber on 11 January 2017
- Asked by: Edward Mountain, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Monday, 19 December 2016
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Current Status:
Taken in the Chamber on 22 December 2016
To ask the First Minister what action the Scottish Government is taking to support the Christmas tree industry.
Answer
Taken in the Chamber on 22 December 2016
- Asked by: Edward Mountain, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 30 November 2016
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Current Status:
Answered by Shona Robison on 15 December 2016
To ask the Scottish Government who is entitled to travel allowance in the NHS Highland area when receiving treatment, and how much can be claimed per mile.
Answer
The Highlands and Islands Patient Travel Scheme reimburses reasonable travel costs for all patients in the Highlands and Islands area that are required to travel 30 miles or more to a hospital for treatment, less the first £10, with the exception of those in receipt of qualifying benefits, or who hold an NHS low income certificate.
NHS Highland sets its mileage payments according to HMRC advisory rates. The current paid by NHS Highland is 13 pence per mile.
- Asked by: Edward Mountain, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 06 December 2016
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Current Status:
Answered by Derek Mackay on 13 December 2016
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S5W-00699 by Derek Mackay on 23 June 2016, whether it will provide an update regarding how much additional tax revenue it expects will be generated in each local authority area by the doubling of the large business rates supplement for 2016-17.
Answer
Updated estimates of 2016-17 business rates income generated by the Large Business Supplement will be available in due course once updated data from local authorities has been verified and processed.
- Asked by: Edward Mountain, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 30 November 2016
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Taken in the Chamber on 7 December 2016
To ask the Scottish Government when it last met COSLA.
Answer
Taken in the Chamber on 7 December 2016
- Asked by: Edward Mountain, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 23 November 2016
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Current Status:
Answered by Aileen Campbell on 30 November 2016
To ask the Scottish Government what action it takes to look after the health and wellbeing of primary school-age children in the Highlands, including ensuring that they receive an equitable amount of physical education compared with those across the rest of Scotland.
Answer
This Government is committed to supporting the health and wellbeing of all children and young people in Scotland, no matter what local authority they live in. Health and wellbeing is one of the eight curricular areas in Curriculum for Excellence. Its substantial importance is reflected in its position at the centre of the curriculum and at the heart of children’s learning – as well as a central focus of the Scottish Attainment Challenge and the National Improvement Framework for Education. Along with literacy and numeracy it is one of the three core areas that are the responsibility of all staff in the school. It is also central to the implementation of Getting it Right For Every Child
There are a wide range of initiatives in place in the Highlands looking after the health and wellbeing of primary school-age children. I am delighted to tell the member this year's Healthy Living Survey shows all primary schools in the Highland Council area have met this Government's target of two hours of PE a week.
- Asked by: Edward Mountain, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 02 November 2016
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Current Status:
Answered by Michael Matheson on 15 November 2016
To ask the Scottish Government which (a) ministers and (b) officials have met the chief executive of the Scottish Prison Service regarding the proposed new Highland Prison since 1 August 2016, and what information it has regarding what meetings the chief executive has had with other stakeholders.
Answer
I have monthly meetings with the Chief Executive of the Scottish Prison Service to discuss a range of operational issues. Our last meeting took place on 3 November 2016.
Since 1 August 2016, no Ministers or Scottish Government officials have met the Chief Executive of the Scottish Prison Service specifically to discuss proposals for HMP Highland. The Scottish Government has no information on any meetings that the Chief Executive of the Scottish Prison Service has had with other stakeholders regarding HMP Highland within this timeframe.
- Asked by: Edward Mountain, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Thursday, 03 November 2016
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Current Status:
Taken in the Chamber on 10 November 2016
To ask the Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body what assessment has been made of the drainage on the roof of the Garden Lobby.
Answer
Taken in the Chamber on 10 November 2016