- Asked by: Douglas Lumsden, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Thursday, 09 January 2025
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Current Status:
Answered by Fiona Hyslop on 22 January 2025
To ask the Scottish Government what steps it is taking to reduce any theft of railway materials, such as cables and equipment, in Aberdeen.
Answer
I refer the member to the answer to the question S6W-33028 on 22 January 2025. 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: Douglas Lumsden, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Thursday, 09 January 2025
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Current Status:
Answered by Angela Constance on 22 January 2025
To ask the Scottish Government what steps Police Scotland is taking to raise public awareness of the procedures to follow when encountering unexploded ordnance.
Answer
Operational decisions on matters such as this are for Police Scotland to consider working with the Scottish Police Authority.
You may wish to write directly to Police Scotland on this matter.
- Asked by: Douglas Lumsden, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Thursday, 09 January 2025
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Current Status:
Answered by Angela Constance on 22 January 2025
To ask the Scottish Government what measures Police Scotland has in place to identify and safely dispose of unexploded wartime military ordnance that is discovered during construction of infrastructure projects
Answer
It is for the Chief Constable, working with the working with the Scottish Police Authority, to determine how to allocate its budget to meet policing priorities including incidences involving unexploded wartime military ordnance.
You may wish to write directly to Police Scotland on this matter.
- Asked by: Douglas Lumsden, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Thursday, 09 January 2025
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Current Status:
Answered by Fiona Hyslop on 22 January 2025
To ask the Scottish Government what role local authorities play in preventing theft from railway stations within their areas.
Answer
I refer the member to the answer to the question S6W-33028 on 22 January 2025. 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: Douglas Lumsden, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Thursday, 09 January 2025
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Current Status:
Answered by Fiona Hyslop on 22 January 2025
To ask the Scottish Government what discussions it has had with railway unions regarding the safety of workers at railway depots in areas affected by theft.
Answer
Discussions regarding rail safety are held between rail trade unions and relevant employers.
- Asked by: Douglas Lumsden, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Thursday, 09 January 2025
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Current Status:
Answered by Fiona Hyslop on 22 January 2025
To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made of any impact of thefts from railway lines and stations on (a) rail service disruptions and (b) passenger safety.
Answer
I refer the member to the answer to the question S6W-33028 on 22 January 2025. 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: Douglas Lumsden, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Friday, 17 January 2025
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Current Status:
Answered by Neil Gray on 22 January 2025
To ask the Scottish Government what steps NHS Grampian has taken to improve healthcare access for rural communities.
Answer
This is a question for NHS Grampian and its planning partners. It is for local health bodies to plan and provide services that best meet the needs of their resident populations, including those that live in rural communities, consistent with clinical best practice, national policies and frameworks.
- Asked by: Douglas Lumsden, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 15 January 2025
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Current Status:
Answered by Ivan McKee on 21 January 2025
To ask the Scottish Government what analysis it has undertaken of the costs associated with maintaining and updating registers held by Registers of Scotland, and whether these are expected to change in the future.
Answer
Registers of Scotland is a non-Ministerial Public Body answerable to the Scottish Parliament.
The work of the Registers of Scotland is demand led, depending on the volume of activity in the housing market. RoS is continuously working to improve its efficiency and thereby keep its running costs as low as possible. The costs of running RoS are largely covered by the fees charged for its services, and that is expected to remain the position.
- Asked by: Douglas Lumsden, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Friday, 10 January 2025
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Current Status:
Answered by Neil Gray on 21 January 2025
To ask the Scottish Government how many Foundation Year 2 doctors have returned to NHS specialty training after a break from service in each of the last five years.
Answer
The data below shows that 1083 Foundation Year 2 doctors have returned to training in Scotland since 2020.
Year | Joined programme later than same calendar year |
2020 | 330 |
2021 | 341 |
2022 | 250 |
2023 | 152 |
2024 | 10* |
Total | 1083 |
*In 2024, the number joining a training programme later was 10. Based on past trends, this number is likely to increase over the next 1-2 years
- Asked by: Douglas Lumsden, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Friday, 10 January 2025
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Current Status:
Answered by Neil Gray on 21 January 2025
To ask the Scottish Government how many NHS specialty training places have been available in each of the last 10 years, broken down by specialty.
Answer
A copy of a table which shows how many NHS specialty training places have been available in each of the last 10 years, broken down by speciality, has been placed in the Scottish Parliament Information Centre (Bib. Number 65598).