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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: S5O-01997

Asked by: Mary Fee, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Wednesday, 18 April 2018
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 25 April 2018

To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on the timetable of the merger between Police Scotland and British Transport Police.

Question reference: S5W-15366

Asked by: Mary Fee, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Friday, 16 March 2018
Current Status: Answered by Angela Constance on 16 April 2018

To ask the Scottish Government, further to the commitment made in its written response to the Equalities and Human Rights Committee report, Hidden Lives - New Beginnings, on 21 July 2017, what progress it has made in developing an anti-destitution strategy focused on people with no recourse to public funds (NRPF); what the scope of the strategy is and when it expects to (a) publish this and (b) commence its implementation.

The Scottish Government welcomed the Equalities and Human Rights Committee’s report, Hidden Lives – New Beginnings, and has committed to take forward work on its recommendations.

We are currently undertaking scoping work for an anti-destitution strategy covering people with no recourse to public funds (NRPF). Officials have had meetings with key stakeholders to discuss options and are also working to ensure that appropriate links are made with other relevant work, including the New Scots refugee integration strategy, the recommendations of the Homelessness and Rough Sleeping Action Group and the updating of the Scottish guidance on NRPF, Establishing Migrants’ Access to Benefits and Local Authority Services in Scotland .

The final scope of strategy is still to be decided. We expect to publish the strategy and begin implementation in 2019.

Question reference: S5O-01985

Current Status: Withdrawn

Question reference: S5W-15275

Asked by: Mary Fee, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Thursday, 15 March 2018
Current Status: Answered by Michael Matheson on 27 March 2018

To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S5W-11742 by Michael Matheson on 31 October 2017, what information is recorded for reported cases of parental child abductions to countries that are not subject to the Hague Convention of 25 October 1980.

These data are not held centrally. The Scottish Government does published annual statistics on abduction recorded by the police as part of the Recorded Crime in Scotland bulletin (the statistics for 2016-17 are available here: http://www.gov.scot/Publications/2017/09/3075), however we do not hold these data for specific victim ages, perpetrator or the location to which they were abducted.

Information recorded on cases handled by the Central Authority for Scotland under the Hague Convention of 25 October 1980 (and Council Regulation (EC) No 2201/2003) does not include applications which do not qualify under the terms of the Convention (and/or the Regulation).

Question reference: S5W-15086

Asked by: Mary Fee, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Tuesday, 06 March 2018
Current Status: Answered by Shona Robison on 21 March 2018

To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on the process of appointing the new national coordinator for child bereavement services.

Question reference: S5W-14800

Asked by: Mary Fee, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Thursday, 22 February 2018
Current Status: Answered by John Swinney on 6 March 2018

To ask the Scottish Government how it measures the health and wellbeing of pupils in (a) nursery, (b) primary and (c) secondary schools.

Good health and wellbeing is essential for successful learning and happy lives for children and young people. Curriculum for Excellence recognises this. It emphasises the importance of nurturing learners to help them develop the knowledge and skills they need for positive mental, emotional, social and physical wellbeing at school, in their everyday lives which will be sustained into adult life.

There are currently a wide range of information available in which the Scottish Government measures the health and wellbeing of children and young people in Scotland. These include:

The Child Health 27-30 Month Review Statistics:

https://www.isdscotland.org/Health-Topics/Child-Health/Publications/2017-02-07/2017-02-07-Child-Health-27m-review-Report.pdf?50204104186

The Scottish Health Survey

http://www.gov.scot/Topics/Statistics/Browse/Health/scottish-health-survey

The Health Living Survey

http://www.gov.scot/Topics/Statistics/Browse/School-Education/Pub-SS-ALM

The Scottish Household Survey

http://www.gov.scot/Topics/Statistics/16002

The Scottish Health Behaviour in School-Aged Children Study

http://www.cahru.org/research/hbsc-scotland

The Scottish Schools Adolescent Lifestyle and Substance Use Survey

http://www.gov.scot/Topics/Research/by-topic/health-community-care/social-research/SALSUS

A range of statistics published by ISD (Scotland)

http://www.isdscotland.org/index.asp

http://www.isdscotland.org/Health-Topics/Child-Health/

http://www.isdscotland.org/Health-Topics/Maternity-and-Births/

http://www.isdscotland.org/Health-Topics/Dental-Care/

Programme for International Student Assessment

http://www.gov.scot/Topics/Statistics/Browse/School-Education/PISA

Question reference: S5O-01874

Asked by: Mary Fee, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Friday, 02 March 2018
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 8 March 2018

To ask the Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body what information it collects on the use of the Parliament crèche, and whether there has been any analysis of its use.

Question reference: S5O-01747

Asked by: Mary Fee, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Wednesday, 24 January 2018
Current Status: Answered by Angela Constance on 31 January 2018

To ask the Scottish Government how it supports the voluntary and third sector in promoting healthy and active lifestyles.

Question reference: S5W-13888

Asked by: Mary Fee, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Tuesday, 16 January 2018
Current Status: Answered by Maree Todd on 26 January 2018

To ask the Scottish Government whether it plans to revise its Guidance on Health Assessment for Looked After Children and Young People in Scotland.

Question reference: S5W-13887

Asked by: Mary Fee, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Tuesday, 16 January 2018
Current Status: Answered by Maree Todd on 26 January 2018

To ask the Scottish Government what percentage of children are given a comprehensive health assessment within four weeks when taken under the care of a local authority, broken down by local authority.