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Question reference: S5W-01408

Asked by: Willie Rennie, MSP for North East Fife, Scottish Liberal Democrats
Date lodged: Tuesday, 12 July 2016
Current Status: Answered by John Swinney on 9 August 2016

To ask the Scottish Government, further to the First Minister stating on 2 June 2016 (Official Report, c.13) that “the Scottish Parliament would have the opportunity to scrutinise” any contracts involving projects agreed with China Railway No.3 Engineering Group, whether it anticipates that this opportunity would occur before or after the contract was signed.

The Memorandum of Understanding between the Scottish Government, China Railway No.3 Engineering Group (CR3) and SinoFortone is focused on developing a working relationship to explore possible investment in Scotland.If and where such investment involves CR3, SinoFortone and third parties then any contract would be a matter for those parties.The Scottish Government has not identified any specific projects for potential investment.

Question reference: S5W-01411

Asked by: Willie Rennie, MSP for North East Fife, Scottish Liberal Democrats
Date lodged: Tuesday, 12 July 2016
Current Status: Answered by John Swinney on 9 August 2016

To ask the Scottish Government on what dates since 5 May 2016 (a) its officials, (b) the First Minister and (c) other ministers have held discussions with (i) China Railway No. 3 Engineering Group, (ii) SinoFortone and (iii) any other organisation that could potentially be involved in activities further to the signing of the memorandum of understanding with these companies on 21 March 2016; what was discussed, and whether it will place a copy of the minutes in SPICe.

There have been no discussions between the First Minister or other Ministers and China Railway No. 3 Engineering Group or SinoFortone since 5 May 2016.At his request, Scottish Government officials participated in a short teleconference with the Chair of the Asia Scotland Institute, Roddy Gow, and Sir Richard Heygate of SinoFortone on 30 June. SinoFortone highlighted their conversations with third parties about potential investment opportunities. No other issues were discussed and a minute of the teleconference was not taken.Officials met with the Chair of the Asia Scotland Institute on 29 July. The Memorandum of Understanding was discussed along with a range of issues relating to Scotland’s relationship with Asia. A note of the meeting has been placed in SPICe (Bib No. 58117).

Question reference: S5W-01415

Asked by: Willie Rennie, MSP for North East Fife, Scottish Liberal Democrats
Date lodged: Tuesday, 12 July 2016
Current Status: Answered by John Swinney on 9 August 2016

To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S5W-00024 by Keith Brown on 31 May 2016, whether it has now undertaken full due diligence as a precaution or whether this will only occur once legal, contractual or funding obligations or commitments on its behalf are agreed.

Question reference: S5W-01412

Asked by: Willie Rennie, MSP for North East Fife, Scottish Liberal Democrats
Date lodged: Tuesday, 12 July 2016
Current Status: Answered by John Swinney on 9 August 2016

To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made of the activities of China Railway No.3 Engineering Group since it became aware of allegations of human rights abuses and the risk of gross corruption; what this assessment involved; whether (a) ministers or (b) officials have discussed these allegations with (i) the Norwegian Government Pension Fund Global or (ii) Amnesty International; what the assessment concluded, and whether it now considers that it would be appropriate to agree investment with this company.

The memorandum of understanding between the Scottish Government, China Railway No. 3 Engineering Group and SinoFortone is focused on developing a relationship to explore possible investment in Scotland. It signals that Scotland is open for business and investment in line with the guiding principles of the Scottish Government's ‘Working with China’ Strategy. This Strategy has four guiding principles that underpin all of Scotland’s dealings with China and against which success will be measured. One of those principles is Respect for Human Rights and the Rule of Law - supporting China’s process of modernisation and internal reform and the need to balance the demands of economic development with social justice. Scotland is justly proud of its reputation for ethical business practices, and knows that human rights and the rule of law are key to long-term economic success and social stability. We will continue to share our experiences and values in our dealings with China.China Railway No.3 Engineering Group is one of 46 subsidiaries of the China Railway Group. The allegations of human rights abuses made in the June 2013 Amnesty International report were against the Congo International Mining Corporation (CIMCO), a subsidiary of China Railway Group, and relate to activity by CIMCO and CRG in August 2011 and April 2012. The allegations of gross corruption in the December 2014 report by the Council on Ethics for the Norwegian Government Pension Fund Global relate to the China Railway Group. There is no reference to China Railway No.3 Engineering Group in the report.Scottish Government officials have considered publicly available information regarding the actions taken by the Chinese Government to tackle corruption; key sources of information on corruption and human rights abuses; and other publicly available information, including company databases, on the activities of China Railway No. 3 Engineering Group.Following this consideration, the Scottish Government notes that:(i) The UK Government’s May 2016 advice to businesses on key risks they may face when operating in China states that:

"China is currently listed as a country of concern in the FCO’s annual Human Rights and Democracy Report… Since coming to power in China, President Xi Jinping has launched a wide-ranging anti-corruption drive. China has enacted extensive anti-bribery legislation”.

(ii) The World Bank specifies firms and individuals who are ineligible to be awarded a World Bank-financed contract for set periods because they have been sanctioned under the Bank's fraud and corruption policy either as a result of specific examination by the bank or because other development banks (Asian Development Bank, European Bank for Reconstruction and Development, Inter-American Development Bank, and African Development Bank) have sanctioned them. China Railway No. 3 Engineering Group is not ineligible for World Bank financed contracts.

(iii) Publicly available information, including the websites and associated reports of the Business and Human Rights Resource Centre, Human Rights Watch, and Transparency International, provides no evident reference to allegations of corruption or human rights abuses by China Railway No. 3 Engineering Group.

The Scottish Government welcomes and values Amnesty International’s role and expertise in promoting and protecting human rights. Officials considered Amnesty International’s June 2013 report, ‘Profits and Loss: Mining and Human Rights in Katanga, Democratic Republic of Congo” which was sent to the Scottish Government by Amnesty International on 19 May. The First Minister replied to Amnesty International on 12 June. A copy of that letter has been placed in SPICe (Bib No. 58118).

There have been no discussions between Ministers and the Norwegian Government Pension Fund. E-mail correspondence between Scottish Government officials and Norges Bank Investment Management (NBIM), the Bank now responsible for managing the Investment Fund, and the Norwegian Ministry of Finance confirms the findings of the Council on Ethics’ December 2014 report and that at the start of 2015 changes were made to the role of the Ethics Council and to how and by whom the Investment Fund is managed.

Question reference: S5W-01416

Asked by: Willie Rennie, MSP for North East Fife, Scottish Liberal Democrats
Date lodged: Tuesday, 12 July 2016
Current Status: Answered by John Swinney on 9 August 2016

To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S5W-00028 by Keith Brown on 31 May 2016, whether it will provide the answer to the question that was asked.

Question reference: S5W-01123

Asked by: Willie Rennie, MSP for North East Fife, Scottish Liberal Democrats
Date lodged: Wednesday, 29 June 2016
Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 21 July 2016

To ask the Scottish Government how many (a) fatal and (b) serious accidents there were on each road in the trunk road and motorway network in (i) 2013, (ii) 2014 and (iii) 2015.

The following table shows the number of fatal and serious accidents on each road in the Scottish trunk road and motorway network in 2013, 2014 and 2015. The number of fatal accidents on the trunk road network has decreased over this period.

Fatal

Serious

Road	2013	2014	2015	2013	2014	2015
A1	0	1	1	3	5	5
A6091	0	0	0	1	1	1
A68	1	0	1	10	8	10
A7	0	2	2	3	2	5
A701	1	0	0	4	3	4
A702	1	0	1	5	7	4
A720	1	0	0	2	7	6
A725	0	1	0	2	2	2
A726	0	0	0	1	2	0
A737	2	1	1	2	3	9
A738	0	0	0	0	0	0
A75	3	2	3	8	6	4
A751	0	0	0	0	0	0
A76	2	1	1	3	6	6
A77	5	2	1	7	5	12
A78	2	0	2	11	7	10
A8	0	1	0	0	3	4
A80	0	0	0	0	0	0
A82	5	7	3	16	14	12
A828	1	0	0	3	2	0
A83	5	2	1	6	8	11
A830	1	0	1	2	1	0
A835	0	1	1	0	0	4
A84	0	2	0	7	4	4
A85	3	5	3	11	19	18
A86	0	0	0	0	1	1
A87	1	3	0	5	6	5
A876	0	0	0	0	0	0
A887	0	0	0	0	1	0
A889	0	0	0	0	0	0
A893	0	0	0	0	0	0
A898	0	0	0	0	0	1
A9	7	7	5	17	17	14
A90	10	12	8	33	26	24
A91	0	0	0	0	0	0
A92	1	3	3	9	9	6
A95	0	0	0	3	4	4
A96	2	1	4	19	18	18
A972	0	0	0	1	2	0
A977	0	0	0	1	0	0
A985	1	0	2	2	5	1
A99	0	0	0	1	1	0
M73	0	2	1	0	2	0
M74	1	3	4	11	10	15
M77	0	0	0	2	2	3
M8	1	3	2	5	2	14
M80	1	0	0	3	6	7
M823	0	0	0	0	0	0
M876	0	0	0	1	0	0
M898	0	0	0	0	0	0
M9	4	0	2	4	5	10
M90	1	0	0	5	3	1
Total	63	62	53	229	235	255

The figures quoted may differ slightly from those published elsewhere because they were exported on a different date and the database may have changed between the dates extracted, e.g. due to late returns or corrections to earlier returns.

Question reference: S5W-01122

Asked by: Willie Rennie, MSP for North East Fife, Scottish Liberal Democrats
Date lodged: Wednesday, 29 June 2016
Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 19 July 2016

To ask the Scottish Government what the length is of each road that it manages and maintains.

The following table sets out the length of each trunk road managed and maintained by Scottish Ministers.

Road Name	Length (kilometres)
A1	83.6
A6091	8.1
A68	83.1
A7	76.1
A701	29.8
A702	58.0
A720	27.8
A725	21.4
A726	15.9
A737	34.7
A738	2.1
A75	156.8
A751	2.9
A76	90.5
A77	112.6
A78	71.3
A8	30.0
A82	258.6
A828	42.1
A83	163.5
A830	65.7
A835	79.1
A84	45.2
A85	140.5
A86	64.5
A87	160.5
A876	6.7
A887	24.3
A889	13.8
A893	0.4
A898	3.9
A9	410.8
A90	245.0
A92	65.9
A95	75.0
A96	164.1
A972	2.1
A977	4.9
A985	23.2
A99	26.9
M73	16.2
M74	164.4
M77	33.5
M8	110.6
M80	42.2
M823	2.6
M876	15.3
M898	1.8
M9	58.6
M90	66.6

Question reference: S5F-00108

Asked by: Willie Rennie, MSP for North East Fife, Scottish Liberal Democrats
Date lodged: Monday, 27 June 2016
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 30 June 2016

To ask the First Minister what issues will be discussed at the next meeting of the Cabinet.

Question reference: S5W-00508

Asked by: Willie Rennie, MSP for North East Fife, Scottish Liberal Democrats
Date lodged: Monday, 06 June 2016
Current Status: Answered by Maureen Watt on 22 June 2016

To ask the Scottish Government how many attention deficit hyperactivity disorder drugs have been prescribed to children per 1,000 population in each year since 2011-12, broken down by (a) NHS board and (b) gender.

<>The following information is available at: http://www.isdscotland.org/

The following table shows the volume of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder drugs prescribed to children* per 1,000 population, 2011-12 to 2014-15, by NHS board and gender.

Financial Year	NHS Board	Gender	Items per 1000 population
2011	NHS AYRSHIRE and ARRAN	Female	9.4
2011	NHS BORDERS	Female	43.2
2011	NHS DUMFRIES and GALLOWAY	Female	18.6
2011	NHS FIFE	Female	28.8
2011	NHS FORTH VALLEY	Female	15.5
2011	NHS GRAMPIAN	Female	21.4
2011	NHS GREATER GLASGOW and CLYDE	Female	11.4
2011	NHS HIGHLAND	Female	18.6
2011	NHS LANARKSHIRE	Female	7.8
2011	NHS LOTHIAN	Female	12.0
2011	NHS ORKNEY	Female	13.1
2011	NHS SHETLAND	Female	7.0
2011	NHS TAYSIDE	Female	29.2
2011	NHS WESTERN ISLES	Female	3.0
2011	NHS AYRSHIRE and ARRAN	Male	73.7
2011	NHS BORDERS	Male	246.0
2011	NHS DUMFRIES and GALLOWAY	Male	133.6
2011	NHS FIFE	Male	158.3
2011	NHS FORTH VALLEY	Male	119.3
2011	NHS GRAMPIAN	Male	134.9
2011	NHS GREATER GLASGOW and CLYDE	Male	69.1
2011	NHS HIGHLAND	Male	84.3
2011	NHS LANARKSHIRE	Male	45.5
2011	NHS LOTHIAN	Male	69.3
2011	NHS ORKNEY	Male	43.4
2011	NHS SHETLAND	Male	42.2
2011	NHS TAYSIDE	Male	162.1
2011	NHS WESTERN ISLES	Male	14.2
2012	NHS AYRSHIRE and ARRAN	Female	9.4
2012	NHS BORDERS	Female	50.1
2012	NHS DUMFRIES and GALLOWAY	Female	20.5
2012	NHS FIFE	Female	26.9
2012	NHS FORTH VALLEY	Female	17.4
2012	NHS GRAMPIAN	Female	24.1
2012	NHS GREATER GLASGOW and CLYDE	Female	13.7
2012	NHS HIGHLAND	Female	20.6
2012	NHS LANARKSHIRE	Female	7.2
2012	NHS LOTHIAN	Female	11.3
2012	NHS ORKNEY	Female	16.0
2012	NHS SHETLAND	Female	7.9
2012	NHS TAYSIDE	Female	29.2
2012	NHS WESTERN ISLES	Female	8.1
2012	NHS AYRSHIRE and ARRAN	Male	74.1
2012	NHS BORDERS	Male	286.0
2012	NHS DUMFRIES and GALLOWAY	Male	123.5
2012	NHS FIFE	Male	158.7
2012	NHS FORTH VALLEY	Male	123.6
2012	NHS GRAMPIAN	Male	139.6
2012	NHS GREATER GLASGOW and CLYDE	Male	82.9
2012	NHS HIGHLAND	Male	90.4
2012	NHS LANARKSHIRE	Male	43.4
2012	NHS LOTHIAN	Male	70.6
2012	NHS ORKNEY	Male	45.6
2012	NHS SHETLAND	Male	66.3
2012	NHS TAYSIDE	Male	164.3
2012	NHS WESTERN ISLES	Male	12.5
2013	NHS AYRSHIRE and ARRAN	Female	11.0
2013	NHS BORDERS	Female	73.7
2013	NHS DUMFRIES and GALLOWAY	Female	22.0
2013	NHS FIFE	Female	27.9
2013	NHS FORTH VALLEY	Female	17.1
2013	NHS GRAMPIAN	Female	23.5
2013	NHS GREATER GLASGOW and CLYDE	Female	16.0
2013	NHS HIGHLAND	Female	22.5
2013	NHS LANARKSHIRE	Female	7.8
2013	NHS LOTHIAN	Female	13.6
2013	NHS ORKNEY	Female	20.5
2013	NHS SHETLAND	Female	12.5
2013	NHS TAYSIDE	Female	38.0
2013	NHS WESTERN ISLES	Female	6.1
2013	NHS AYRSHIRE and ARRAN	Male	84.1
2013	NHS BORDERS	Male	304.0
2013	NHS DUMFRIES and GALLOWAY	Male	129.2
2013	NHS FIFE	Male	158.9
2013	NHS FORTH VALLEY	Male	121.3
2013	NHS GRAMPIAN	Male	152.7
2013	NHS GREATER GLASGOW and CLYDE	Male	93.2
2013	NHS HIGHLAND	Male	91.2
2013	NHS LANARKSHIRE	Male	45.6
2013	NHS LOTHIAN	Male	78.5
2013	NHS ORKNEY	Male	35.9
2013	NHS SHETLAND	Male	66.5
2013	NHS TAYSIDE	Male	190.8
2013	NHS WESTERN ISLES	Male	12.0
2014	NHS AYRSHIRE and ARRAN	Female	10.9
2014	NHS BORDERS	Female	78.8
2014	NHS DUMFRIES and GALLOWAY	Female	23.3
2014	NHS FIFE	Female	30.1
2014	NHS FORTH VALLEY	Female	16.3
2014	NHS GRAMPIAN	Female	24.5
2014	NHS GREATER GLASGOW and CLYDE	Female	14.5
2014	NHS HIGHLAND	Female	22.8
2014	NHS LANARKSHIRE	Female	11.2
2014	NHS LOTHIAN	Female	14.6
2014	NHS ORKNEY	Female	14.5
2014	NHS SHETLAND	Female	16.0
2014	NHS TAYSIDE	Female	46.3
2014	NHS WESTERN ISLES	Female	1.1
2014	NHS AYRSHIRE and ARRAN	Male	83.9
2014	NHS BORDERS	Male	312.2
2014	NHS DUMFRIES and GALLOWAY	Male	123.3
2014	NHS FIFE	Male	167.8
2014	NHS FORTH VALLEY	Male	107.1
2014	NHS GRAMPIAN	Male	161.5
2014	NHS GREATER GLASGOW and CLYDE	Male	96.9
2014	NHS HIGHLAND	Male	95.8
2014	NHS LANARKSHIRE	Male	53.3
2014	NHS LOTHIAN	Male	78.3
2014	NHS ORKNEY	Male	40.3
2014	NHS SHETLAND	Male	52.6
2014	NHS TAYSIDE	Male	212.4
2014	NHS WESTERN ISLES	Male	10.8

* children are defined as age 19 and under.

Question reference: S5W-00507

Asked by: Willie Rennie, MSP for North East Fife, Scottish Liberal Democrats
Date lodged: Monday, 06 June 2016
Current Status: Answered by Maureen Watt on 22 June 2016

To ask the Scottish Government how many children in each NHS board have been prescribed (a) Ritalin and (b) other drugs to treat attention deficit hyperactivity disorder in each year since 2011-12, broken down by gender.

The following table shows the number of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder drugs prescribed to children*, 2011-12 to 2014-15, by NHS board.

Financial Year	NHS Board	No of patients prescribed Methylphenidate	No of patients prescribed Ritalin	No of patients prescribed other ADHD drugs
2011	NHS AYRSHIRE and ARRAN	286	23	55
2011	NHS BORDERS	289	23	47
2011	NHS DUMFRIES and GALLOWAY	193	10	48
2011	NHS FIFE	660	32	255
2011	NHS FORTH VALLEY	359	16	99
2011	NHS GRAMPIAN	840	65	137
2011	NHS GREATER GLASGOW and CLYDE	865	54	268
2011	NHS HIGHLAND	328	23	65
2011	NHS LANARKSHIRE	258	24	80
2011	NHS LOTHIAN	751	113	144
2011	NHS TAYSIDE	651	39	116
2011	NHS ISLAND BOARDS*	35	3	3
2012	NHS AYRSHIRE and ARRAN	283	12	52
2012	NHS BORDERS	304	23	52
2012	NHS DUMFRIES and GALLOWAY	178	8	46
2012	NHS FIFE	668	19	214
2012	NHS FORTH VALLEY	331	8	76
2012	NHS GRAMPIAN	874	50	132
2012	NHS GREATER GLASGOW and CLYDE	972	42	244
2012	NHS HIGHLAND	341	19	68
2012	NHS LANARKSHIRE	270	19	72
2012	NHS LOTHIAN	743	90	146
2012	NHS TAYSIDE	690	24	97
2012	NHS ISLAND BOARDS*	37	1	2
2013	NHS AYRSHIRE and ARRAN	329	16	68
2013	NHS BORDERS	320	13	64
2013	NHS DUMFRIES and GALLOWAY	202	6	41
2013	NHS FIFE	670	16	291
2013	NHS FORTH VALLEY	339	7	66
2013	NHS GRAMPIAN	939	37	173
2013	NHS GREATER GLASGOW and CLYDE	1084	32	295
2013	NHS HIGHLAND	343	12	57
2013	NHS LANARKSHIRE	294	19	70
2013	NHS LOTHIAN	881	89	192
2013	NHS TAYSIDE	831	16	170
2013	NHS ISLAND BOARDS*	42	1	4
2014	NHS AYRSHIRE and ARRAN	296	10	94
2014	NHS BORDERS	313	9	78
2014	NHS DUMFRIES and GALLOWAY	189	7	44
2014	NHS FIFE	699	22	410
2014	NHS FORTH VALLEY	320	3	73
2014	NHS GRAMPIAN	987	33	197
2014	NHS GREATER GLASGOW and CLYDE	1102	28	332
2014	NHS HIGHLAND	359	11	53
2014	NHS LANARKSHIRE	356	12	92
2014	NHS LOTHIAN	896	79	191
2014	NHS TAYSIDE	892	10	232
2014	NHS ISLAND BOARDS**	35	0	4

* Children are defined as aged 19 and under.

** NHS Orkney, NHS Shetland and NHS Western Isles.

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