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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: S6W-08963

Asked by: Douglas Lumsden, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Thursday, 09 June 2022
Current Status: Answered by Jenny Gilruth on 21 June 2022

To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update regarding any review of the alcohol ban on ScotRail services, which was introduced in November 2020 to facilitate adherence to the COVID-19 social distancing and facemask requirements.

Question reference: S6O-01196

Asked by: Douglas Lumsden, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 01 June 2022
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 8 June 2022

To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on future road infrastructure projects in the north east.

Question reference: S6O-01110

Asked by: Douglas Lumsden, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 11 May 2022
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 19 May 2022

To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on which of the key recommendations it is looking to progress from the report State of The Nation: Heart Valve Disease in Scotland by Heart Valve Voice, which was released in December 2021.

Question reference: S6O-01083

Asked by: Douglas Lumsden, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 04 May 2022
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 12 May 2022

To ask the Scottish Government how much of the £500 million Energy Transition Fund for the north east has now been allocated.

Question reference: S6O-01000

Asked by: Douglas Lumsden, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 20 April 2022
Submitting member has a registered interest.
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 27 April 2022

To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on progress regarding the transport projects funded from the £254 million announced in 2016 and as part of the Aberdeen City Region Deal.

Question reference: S6O-00965

Asked by: Douglas Lumsden, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 13 April 2022
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 20 April 2022

To ask the Scottish Government what role prisons have in the assessment of prisoners, including of their mental health, prior to their release.

Question reference: S6W-04905

Asked by: Douglas Lumsden, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Thursday, 09 December 2021
Current Status: Answered by Kevin Stewart on 8 February 2022

To ask the Scottish Government what proportion of the Mental Health Transformation Fund has been allocated to each NHS board in each year since 2018.

The information requested is shown in the following table for 2018-19 to 2020-21, the latest complete financial year available.

Data for 2020-21 demonstrates that NHS Board allocations slightly exceeded the original planned budget, the balance of which was off-set by other mental health programme budgets.

Table - Proportion of Mental Health Transformation Budget Allocated to NHS Boards in 2018-21	Proportion of Budget allocated to NHS Board in 2018-19	Proportion of Budget allocated to NHS Board in 2019-20	Proportion of Budget allocated to NHS Board in 2020-21
NHS Ayrshire & Arran	4%	4%	4%
NHS Borders	2%	0%	2%
NHS Dumfries and Galloway	2%	2%	2%
NHS Fife	4%	4%	4%
NHS Forth Valley	3%	3%	3%
NHS Grampian	5%	5%	5%
NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde	12%	9%	11%
NHS Highland	4%	4%	3%
NHS Lanarkshire	8%	8%	7%
NHS Lothian	9%	8%	7%
NHS Orkney	1%	1%	1%
NHS Shetland	1%	1%	1%
NHS Tayside	4%	4%	4%
NHS Western Isles	1%	1%	1%
NHS Education for Scotland	22%	30%	33%
NHS Health Improvement Scotland	4%	5%	1%
NHS Health Scotland/Public Health Scotland	0%	0%	2%
NHS National Services Scotland	1%	1%	4%
NHS 24	0%	0%	8%
TOTAL	87%	90%	101%

Question reference: S6O-00744

Asked by: Douglas Lumsden, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 02 February 2022
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 10 February 2022

To ask the Scottish Government what legal advice it has received on introducing the proposed referendum bill on Scottish independence.

Question reference: S6O-00627

Asked by: Douglas Lumsden, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 12 January 2022
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 19 January 2022

To ask the Scottish Government when it will release its plans for the reopening of Minor Injury Units.

Question reference: S6W-04906

Asked by: Douglas Lumsden, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Thursday, 09 December 2021
Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 23 December 2021

To ask the Scottish Government (a) how many and (b) what percentage of people in the NHS Grampian area who were referred for cancer treatment in (a) 2020 and (b) 2021 started treatment within the 62-day target.

Data published by Public Health Scotland covering the period 01 January 2020 to 30 September 2021 shows that in NHS Grampian 83.7 % eligible referrals started treatment within the 62 day standard in 2020 and 78.2% in 2021. Representing 1081 of 1,291 referrals in 2020 and 815 of 1,042 referrals in 2021.

Further breakdown of this data can be accessed at Cancer waiting times - 1 July to 30 September 2021 - Cancer waiting times - Publications - Public Health Scotland .

Boards are continuing to prioritise new cancer patients being referred with a suspicion of cancer - this is closely monitored through weekly performance meetings with officials and reflected in Boards’ Remobilisation Plans.

A refresh of the Framework for Effective Cancer Management is underway and will support clinicians and NHS managers to drive improvements in cancer pathways, providing Health Boards with the tools to effectively manage cancer patients and ultimately recover waiting times.

£10 million of funding has been directed to support cancer waiting times improvements in NHS Scotland across 2021-22, including up-skilling nurses and investing in diagnostic tests to extended working days and weekend working, to increase capacity and see/treat cancer patients as timely as possible. NHS Grampian received £974,000 as a share of the funding.