- Asked by: Nicola Sturgeon, MSP for Glasgow Southside, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Friday, 06 September 2024
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Current Status:
Answered by Gillian Martin on 18 September 2024
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will list the (a) nature and (b) value of each of the supply chain projects being progressed through the strategic investment model developed by the Scottish Offshore Wind Energy Council and its partners.
Answer
32 of the 38 projects progressed through the industry-led Strategic Investment Model have consented to being published and a list is available online at: Strategic Investment Model Stage 2 projects announced | Offshore Wind Scotland
Ten priority projects have been identified through the industry-led SIM process: five are port facilities, four are supply chain proposals and one is an equipment project.
A list of SIM priority projects is available online at: Full SIM Stage 2 List published | Offshore Wind Scotland.
The prospectuses and the details within them belong to the individual project proponents, however taken together the total capital expenditure of SIM projects is around £6.5 billion.
- Asked by: Pam Gosal, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Friday, 06 September 2024
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Current Status:
Answered by Jenni Minto on 18 September 2024
To ask the Scottish Government, regarding hypermobile Ehlers-Danlos syndrome (hEDS) and hypermobility spectrum disorder (HSD), what discussions it has had with healthcare providers regarding (a) the development of and (b) equipping patients with high-quality self-management tools and resources early in their diagnostic journey, to encourage agency and independence in managing their condition.
Answer
The Progress Report on Scotland’s Action Plan for Rare Disease (August 2024) noted the discussions taken forward with NHS Scotland regarding the implementation of Future Care Planning, shared decision making and the Right Decision Service. These are all useful tools that can be used by people with a rare condition to encourage agency in making the most of consultations, and assist healthcare professionals in knowing what matters most to the person involved. We will continue to promote the use of these tools and any others for people living with a rare condition.
- Asked by: Pam Gosal, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Friday, 06 September 2024
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Current Status:
Answered by Jenni Minto on 18 September 2024
To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to create a coordinated approach for the treatment and care of people with hypermobile Ehlers-Danlos syndrome (hEDS) or hypermobility spectrum disorder (HSD).
Answer
Scotland’s Action Plan for Rare Diseases (2022) set out actions to improve co-ordination of care for rare conditions. Our recent Progress Report (August 2024) noted progress including Future Care Planning, shared decision making and the Right Decision Service, all of which we will continue to promote as useful tools to improve the co-ordination of care.
- Asked by: Tim Eagle, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Friday, 06 September 2024
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Current Status:
Answered by Jenni Minto on 18 September 2024
To ask the Scottish Government which NHS boards prescribe Avonex (interferon beta-1a) to treat multiple sclerosis (MS); how many patients in each NHS board are receiving this disease modifying therapy, and what its position is on whether it should be prescribed to appropriate patients.
Answer
I refer the member to the answer to question S6W-29676 on 18 September 2024. All answers to written Parliamentary Questions are available on the Parliament's website, the search facility for which can be found at https://www.parliament.scot/chamber-and-committees/written-questions-and-answers.
- Asked by: Tim Eagle, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Friday, 06 September 2024
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Current Status:
Answered by Jenni Minto on 18 September 2024
To ask the Scottish Government which NHS boards prescribe teriflunomide (Aubagio) to treat multiple sclerosis (MS); how many patients in each NHS board are receiving this disease modifying therapy, and what its position is on whether it should be prescribed to appropriate patients.
Answer
Jenni Minto: I refer the member to the answer to question S6W-29676 on 18 September 2024. All answers to written Parliamentary Questions are available on the Parliament's website, the search facility for which can be found at https://www.parliament.scot/chamber-and-committees/written-questions-and-answers.
- Asked by: Tim Eagle, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Friday, 06 September 2024
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Current Status:
Answered by Jenni Minto on 18 September 2024
To ask the Scottish Government which NHS boards prescribe Plegridy (peginterferon beta 1a) to treat multiple sclerosis (MS); how many patients in each NHS board are receiving this disease modifying therapy, and what its position is on whether it should be prescribed to appropriate patients.
Answer
I refer the member to the answer to question S6W-29676 on 18 September 2024. All answers to written Parliamentary Questions are available on the Parliament's website, the search facility for which can be found at https://www.parliament.scot/chamber-and-committees/written-questions-and-answers.
- Asked by: Jackson Carlaw, MSP for Eastwood, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Friday, 30 August 2024
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Current Status:
Answered by Neil Gray on 18 September 2024
To ask the Scottish Government whether it has carried out any form of review exercise regarding the impact of medical receptionist staff who are employed at a GP practice having to attend jury duty, both in terms of the ability of surgeries to manage a high volume of patient phone calls and digital triage requests.
Answer
The Scottish Government has made no assessment of the impact of GP medical receptionists being called for jury duty. Individual GP practices are responsible for ensuring that they are adequately staffed for normal contingencies.
- Asked by: Maurice Golden, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Monday, 09 September 2024
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Current Status:
Answered by Gillian Martin on 18 September 2024
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide a breakdown of any new measures put in place to respond to storm damage in Angus and across the North East as a result of lessons learned from severe storm damage in 2023.
Answer
The primary responsibility for flood resilience rests with the individual property owner, and then it is for Local Authorities to develop Local Flood Risk Management Plans. Effective mechanisms to support response and recovery during and after extreme weather events are already in place, including regional resilience partnerships, and through the Scottish Flood Forum. Various lessons learned exercises were carried out by the responsible authorities following the responses to different storm events last year.
Later this year, the Scottish Government will publish a Flood Resilience Strategy which will aim to set Scotland on a long-term course towards a sustainable level of flood resilience in the face of increasing flood risks associated with climate change.
- Asked by: Stephen Kerr, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Monday, 09 September 2024
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Current Status:
Answered by Neil Gray on 18 September 2024
To ask the Scottish Government what plans it has to make the process for nursing and midwifery graduates to find jobs in NHS Scotland easier.
Answer
Recruitment is a matter for the employing Health Boards, and the Scottish Government has no direct role in newly qualified nurse recruitment plans and processes. However, officials have been engaging with Health Boards and it is our understanding that Boards remain committed to maximising the opportunities for newly qualified nurses to find employment.
When a Health Board is unable to offer roles, they will often retain applications on file should future vacancies arise. Where a student who is ready to graduate cannot find employment with a local Health Board, I am aware that universities provide support and career guidance to assist students in the consideration of all employment opportunities within health and social care.
- Asked by: Carol Mochan, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 04 September 2024
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Current Status:
Answered by Kate Forbes on 18 September 2024
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide further details of the anticipated delivery timescale for the Prestwick Spaceport.
Answer
Both Scottish and UK Government Ministers have accepted a South Ayrshire Council proposal that the Prestwick Spaceport is no longer taken forward as part of the Ayrshire Growth Deal. Scottish Ministers look forward to working constructively with AGD partners to agree new projects to be taken forward using funding previously committed to the spaceport project, and are confident that these will focus on and build on South Ayrshire’s clear strengths in aerospace.