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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-25440

Asked by: Alexander Stewart, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Monday, 23 September 2019
Current Status: Answered by Graeme Dey on 3 October 2019

To ask the Scottish Government what funding it has allocated or plans to allocate to support communities seeking to mark important milestone anniversaries in 2020 of events in the Second World War, such as the 80th anniversary of the Battle of Britain and the 75th anniversaries of VE- and VJ- days.

The Scottish Government is still considering how it will support Second World War commemorative events in 2020-21. We will announce our funding plans for 2020-21 when we publish the Scottish Budget. The date of this will be decided in due course. We are currently awaiting details on the planned date for the UK Autumn Budget which will include important details of the UK Government’s contribution to our funding.

Question reference: S5O-03662

Asked by: Alexander Stewart, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 02 October 2019
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 10 October 2019

To ask the Scottish Government what its response is to the call by ASH Scotland for a joined-up approach to services relating to tobacco and other health-harming substances.

Question reference: S5W-25452

Asked by: Alexander Stewart, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Tuesday, 24 September 2019
Current Status: Answered by Michael Matheson on 1 October 2019

To ask the Scottish Government, further to its announcement in April 2018 that £10 million would be made available to councils for road maintenance, what the estimated total costs of road repairs are in respect of (a) A, (b) B and (c) minor roads; how much has been budgeted for in each category, and what the timescales are for completion.

The Scottish Government provided Scotland’s local authorities with an extra £10 million on 16 May 2018 in recognition of them having had to incur unexpected additional road and winter maintenance costs following the severe weather in the early part of 2018. It was the responsibility of each local authority as to how, where and when they allocated their share of the £10 million. Estimates of the total cost and timescales of road repairs in respect of local authority roads would be a matter for each local authority.

Question reference: S5O-03574

Asked by: Alexander Stewart, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 18 September 2019
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 25 September 2019

To ask the Scottish Government what progress Social Security Scotland is making with the IT infrastructure for wave 2 benefits.

Question reference: S5O-03537

Asked by: Alexander Stewart, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 11 September 2019
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 18 September 2019

To ask the Scottish Government what its response is to the satisfaction level of local schools in the Scotland's People Annual Report 2018.

Question reference: S5O-03490

Asked by: Alexander Stewart, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 28 August 2019
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 5 September 2019

To ask the Scottish Government what measures it is taking to improve GP recruitment and retention in Fife.

Question reference: S5W-23627

Asked by: Alexander Stewart, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 05 June 2019
Current Status: Answered by Clare Haughey on 18 June 2019

To ask the Scottish Government how many NHS staff have received training about autism in the last year, broken down by NHS board, and what its position is on whether (a) there is a need to accelerate the implementation of this training and (b) such training should be mandatory.

This information is not centrally held.

The Scottish Government recognises the need to ensure that health professionals have the knowledge and skills in autism relevant to their role. We are working with NHS Education Scotland whose role it is to provide support to NHS Boards by developing and delivering education and training for those who work in NHSScotland. The learning space on autism provides a range of resources to support the workforce.

Mandatory training is reserved to training where there is a statutory requirement to undertake such training.

Question reference: S5W-23625

Asked by: Alexander Stewart, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 05 June 2019
Current Status: Answered by Clare Haughey on 18 June 2019

To ask the Scottish Government what information it has received from the Autism Strategy Review Group regarding how NHS boards train staff about autism.

Question reference: S5W-23624

Asked by: Alexander Stewart, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 05 June 2019
Current Status: Answered by Clare Haughey on 13 June 2019

To ask the Scottish Government what discussions it has had with each NHS board regarding whether they use the Autism Training Framework for staff training and development.

The Scottish Government is committed to improving the lives of autistic people in Scotland. We are committed to implementing the priorities as laid out in the refreshed Scottish Strategy for Autism Outcomes and Priorities 2018-2021.

We commission NHS Education Scotland to engage with NHS Boards on the Autism Training Framework. They continue to promote this through a number of mechanisms. This includes the delivery of roadshows promoting autism resources, face to face training and other training materials.

Question reference: S5W-23626

Asked by: Alexander Stewart, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 05 June 2019
Current Status: Answered by Clare Haughey on 13 June 2019

To ask the Scottish Government which NHS boards have established a recording system to monitor staff learning and training about autism, and what analysis is made of the effectiveness of each system.