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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.

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Question reference: S6W-19965

Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Monday, 17 July 2023
Current Status: Answered by Michael Matheson on 7 August 2023

To ask the Scottish Government what the revised number of patients is that will be treated in the National Treatment Centre Fife, and how this compares to the targets set out in its NHS Recovery Plan.

The following table outlines the current projected activity for National Treatment Centres during 2023-24 with reference to the position in the NHS Recovery Plan.

NTC projected 2023-24 activity

NTC	Current projection (procedures)	Comparison with NHS Recovery Plan position
Golden Jubilee Phase 1	12,481	Higher
Fife	472	Higher
Highland	1,586 (partial)	Lower – see Note 1
Forth Valley	450 (partial)	Lower – see Note 2
Golden Jubilee Phase 2	390 (partial)	Lower – see Note 3

Notes

1. Part-year figure due to opening during 2023-24: current projection excludes additional Ophthalmology capacity due to commence in Autumn and for which planned activity is in the process of being finalised.

2. Part-year figure due to opening during 2023-24: full-year activity as per NHS Recovery Plan will be achieved from 1 April 2024.

3. Part-year figure due to opening during 2023-24: full-year activity as per NHS Recovery Plan will be achieved from 1 April 2024.

Question reference: S6W-19991

Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Monday, 17 July 2023
Current Status: Answered by Michael Matheson on 7 August 2023

To ask the Scottish Government what the original cost was for the planned National Treatment Centre Lothian, and what the revised cost is as of 30 June 2023.

Question reference: S6W-19981

Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Monday, 17 July 2023
Current Status: Answered by Michael Matheson on 7 August 2023

To ask the Scottish Government what the revised number of patients is that will be treated in the National Treatment Centre Golden Jubilee Phase 2, and how this compares to the targets set out in its NHS Recovery Plan.

Question reference: S6W-19984

Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Monday, 17 July 2023
Current Status: Answered by Michael Matheson on 7 August 2023

To ask the Scottish Government what the original timetable was for the (a) completion and (b) opening of the planned National Treatment Centre Ayrshire and Arran, and what the revised timetable is as of 30 June 2023.

The following table outlines the opening dates set out in the 2020 NHS Recovery Plan and the current projected opening dates for National Treatment Centres without approved Full Business Cases:

NTC	Opening Date in 2020 Recovery plan	Currently Projected Opening Date
Ayrshire & Arran	2025	To be agreed at FBC
Tayside	2025	To be agreed at FBC
Lothian	2025	To be agreed at FBC
Lanarkshire	2026	To be agreed at FBC
Grampian	2025	To be agreed at FBC

Question reference: S6W-19964

Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Monday, 17 July 2023
Current Status: Answered by Michael Matheson on 7 August 2023

To ask the Scottish Government what the original timetable was for the (a) completion and (b) opening of the planned National Treatment Centre Fife, and what the revised timetable is as of 30 June 2023.

The following table outlines the opening dates set out in the 2022 update to the NHS Recovery Plan and the current projected opening dates for National Treatment Centres with approved Full Business Cases:

NTC	Opening Date in 2022 Recovery plan update	Currently Projected Opening Date
Golden Jubilee Phase 1	December 2020	December 2020
Fife	Early 2023	Opened March 2023
Highland	Spring 2023	Opened April 2023
Forth Valley	Spring 2023	End of 2023
Golden Jubilee Phase 2	Late summer 2023	End of 2023

Question reference: S6W-19995

Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Monday, 17 July 2023
Current Status: Answered by Michael Matheson on 7 August 2023

To ask the Scottish Government what the original cost was for the planned National Treatment Centre Lanarkshire, and what the revised cost is as of 30 June 2023.

Question reference: S6W-19968

Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Monday, 17 July 2023
Current Status: Answered by Michael Matheson on 7 August 2023

To ask the Scottish Government what the original timetable was for the (a) completion and (b) opening of the planned National Treatment Centre Golden Jubilee Phase 1, and what the revised timetable is as of 30 June 2023.

Question reference: S6W-19989

Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Monday, 17 July 2023
Current Status: Answered by Michael Matheson on 7 August 2023

To ask the Scottish Government what the revised number of patients is that will be treated in the National Treatment Centre Tayside, and how this compares to the targets set out in its NHS Recovery Plan.

Question reference: S6W-19992

Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Monday, 17 July 2023
Current Status: Answered by Michael Matheson on 7 August 2023

To ask the Scottish Government what the original timetable was for the (a) completion and (b) opening of the planned National Treatment Centre Lothian, and what the revised timetable is as of 30 June 2023.

Question reference: S6W-19957

Asked by: Russell Findlay, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Friday, 14 July 2023
Current Status: Answered by Angela Constance on 7 August 2023

To ask the Scottish Government how many reported incidences of fire-raising of vehicles within the (a) Scottish Prison Service estate and (b) estate of Scotland's two privately operated prisons there have been in each of the last five years.

I have asked Teresa Medhurst, Chief Executive of the Scottish Prison Service (SPS), to respond. Her response is as follows:

In each five years, there have been a total of 8 incidences of fire-raising of vehicles, shown in the following table:

	Scottish Prison Service estate	Privately Operated prisons
2018 – 2019	1	0
2019 – 2020	1	0
2020 – 2021	4	0
2021 – 2022	0	1
2022 – 2023	0	1

SPS take incidents such as fire-raising of vehicles belonging to prison staff incredibly seriously. Where such incidents occur, these will be reported to Police Scotland for further investigation.

A series of protective measures are in place within establishments and will compliment any support offered by Police Scotland.