- Asked by: Craig Hoy, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 24 May 2023
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Current Status:
Answered by Jenny Gilruth on 16 June 2023
To ask the Scottish Government what estimate it has made of the number of schools fitted with reinforced autoclaved aerated concrete, and what funding has been made available to fix any such buildings.
Answer
Health and Safety legislation is not devolved to the Scottish Government. The HSE are carrying out research currently across the UK focused on buildings which contain reinforced autoclaved aerated concrete (RAAC).
Building safety is a matter for the owner of the building, in this case local authorities are the relevant duty holder. For this reason the Scottish Government does not hold information on the number of schools which contain RAAC. We remain in close contact with local authorities, and expect them to provide a safe environment for all users.
- Asked by: Ross Greer, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Green Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 07 June 2023
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Current Status:
Answered by Patrick Harvie on 15 June 2023
To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to strengthen tenants’ rights.
Answer
We believe that a well-regulated private rented sector is good for landlords and tenants.
Since 2016 we have ended no-fault evictions and expanded access to tribunal services. We strengthened eviction protections, both in the Coronavirus Recovery and Reform Act and the Emergency Cost of Living Act, introducing a rent cap for most in-tenancy rent rises in the private sector. Just this month I announced our intention, subject to Parliamentary approval, to retain that cap until March next year.
Further reform is needed and we have set out our proposals in our draft New Deal for Tenants.
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Thursday, 08 June 2023
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Current Status:
Answered by Michael Matheson on 15 June 2023
To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to improve the communication that chronic lymphocytic leukaemia patients receive about the watch and wait approach, also known as active monitoring.
Answer
Chronic lymphocytic leukaemia is categorised into 3 stages. Generally, if a patient has stage A, the condition is monitored and treatment is not recommended. This is because there is no benefit in receiving treatment at this stage, and it can cause significant side effects.
- Asked by: Mercedes Villalba, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Thursday, 08 June 2023
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Current Status:
Answered by Lorna Slater on 15 June 2023
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S6O-02223 by Gillian Martin on 11 May 2023, how it has verified the figure of £1.3 billion estimated by the Green Finance Institute, and whether it will provide a breakdown of its calculations.
Answer
I refer the member to the answer to question S6W-18042 on 30 May 2023. 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: Mercedes Villalba, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Thursday, 08 June 2023
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Current Status:
Answered by Tom Arthur on 15 June 2023
To ask the Scottish Government what information it holds on how many foreign companies that own property in Scotland have not registered their land ownership with the Land Register of Scotland.
Answer
This is a question for the Keeper of the Registers of Scotland. She advises me that that this information is not held by the Registers of Scotland.
In order to establish the position for titles held in the Register of Sasines, an inspection of individual search sheets and deeds would be required, along with company searches to establish that the company was not registered in the United Kingdom.
These titles will move to the Land Register on the occurrence of a trigger event (such as transfer or long lease) or via a voluntary registration application made by the owner.
- Asked by: Donald Cameron, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 07 June 2023
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Current Status:
Answered by Christina McKelvie on 15 June 2023
To ask the Scottish Government what investigations Creative Scotland has undertaken to determine whether any of the buildings that it manages were fitted with reinforced autoclaved aerated concrete, and what the cost was of conducting any necessary repairs, broken down by building.
Answer
Creative Scotland does not manage any buildings fitted with reinforced autoclaved aerated concrete.
- Asked by: Murdo Fraser, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Friday, 02 June 2023
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Current Status:
Answered by Graeme Dey on 15 June 2023
To ask the Scottish Government how much has been spent on the Flexible Workforce Development Fund in the last academic year, including in relation to any projects designed to support apprenticeships.
Answer
The most up-to-date data on Flexible Workforce Development Fund (FWDF) spend for Academic Year 22-23, as provided by the Scottish Funding Council to the end of March 2023 and Skills Development Scotland to early June 2023, (rounded to nearest thousand):
In discussion / Agreement in Principle | Contractually Agreed (Committed) | Training in Progress / Completed (Spend) |
£1,323,000 | £6,993,000 | £2,301,000 |
The avove figures are provisional. Accurate data on spend can only be provided when delivery has been completed at the end of December 2023.
The Flexible Workforce Development Fund does not support the delivery of apprenticeships but provides employers with flexible training opportunities for their existing workforce. Apprentices can, however, undertake training through the FWDF in addition to their apprenticeship.
- Asked by: Pam Duncan-Glancy, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Friday, 02 June 2023
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Current Status:
Answered by Jenny Gilruth on 15 June 2023
To ask the Scottish Government how many educational psychologists there have been in post in each
year since 2007.
Answer
The full-time equivalent (FTE) number of Educational Psychologists since 2007 is shown in the following table.
Year | Educational Psychologists (FTE) |
2007 | 416 |
2008 | 413 |
2009 | 418 |
2010 | 401 |
2011 | 390 |
2012 | 411 |
2013 | 407 |
2014 | 405 |
2015 | 370 |
2016 | 363 |
2017 | 356 |
2018 | 368 |
2019 | 372 |
2020 | 378 |
2021 | 383 |
2022 | 398 |
There have been minor changes in the methodology used for calculating the full-time equivalent hours used for these statistics.
- Asked by: Craig Hoy, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Friday, 02 June 2023
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Current Status:
Answered by Mairi Gougeon on 15 June 2023
To ask the Scottish Government how many fixed penalty notices have been issued by Marine Scotland in each year since 2009.
Answer
Marine Scotland has issued a total of 399 Fixed Penalty Notices between 2012 and June 2023. We do not have records of the number of Fixed Penalty Notices Issued between 2009 and 2012 due to a system change.
The following table details the number of Fixed Penalty Notices issued by year.
Year | FPNs issued |
2009 | No Data |
2010 | No Data |
2011 | No Data |
2012 | 19 |
2013 | 15 |
2014 | 16 |
2015 | 12 |
2016 | 39 |
2017 | 31 |
2018 | 32 |
2019 | 44 |
2020 | 23 |
2021 | 72 |
2022 | 63 |
2023 to 7 June 23 | 33 |
- Asked by: Pam Duncan-Glancy, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Friday, 02 June 2023
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Current Status:
Answered by Graeme Dey on 15 June 2023
To ask the Scottish Government on what date it plans to publish its Student Mental Health Plan.
Answer
The Scottish Government is committed to supporting the mental health and wellbeing of all students in Scotland. We will shortly be publishing Scotland’s new Mental Health and Wellbeing Strategy and, thereafter, actions to support students.