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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: S5W-21030

Asked by: Murdo Fraser, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 16 January 2019
Current Status: Answered by Fiona Hyslop on 28 January 2019

To ask the Scottish Government whether it is responsible for the protection and enhancement of the country’s historic environment.

The Scottish Government recognises the economic, social and cultural importance of our rich historic environment and is keen to ensure that this hugely important asset is protected appropriately and proportionately. However, the responsibility for the protection of that resource is shared.

For example, while the Scottish Government is responsible for setting the legislative and policy framework which governs the protection of certain aspects of our historic environment through the planning system, and through the work of Historic Environment Scotland, much of the front line protection of our heritage assets has been statutorily delegated to local government (in its role within the planning and development process) and to Historic Environment Scotland.

Under the terms of the Historic Environment Scotland Act 2014 the general function of investigating, caring for and promoting Scotland’s historic environment has been delegated by the Parliament to Historic Environment Scotland.

Question reference: S5W-21032

Asked by: Murdo Fraser, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 16 January 2019
Current Status: Answered by Fiona Hyslop on 28 January 2019

To ask the Scottish Government whether it considers it conferred sufficient power on Historic Environment Scotland to be able to protect and enhance the (a) historic environment and (b) inventory battlefield at Killiecrankie.

Question reference: S5W-20374

Asked by: Murdo Fraser, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Tuesday, 04 December 2018
Current Status: Answered by Jeane Freeman on 23 January 2019

To ask the Scottish Government how many operations undertaken outside the UK in each of the last five years have been part funded by the NHS as a result of NHS boards not meeting the 12-week treatment target.

Question reference: S5O-02758

Asked by: Murdo Fraser, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 19 December 2018
Current Status: Answered by Michael Matheson on 10 January 2019

To ask the Scottish Government what plans it has to improve the regulation of private parking.

In June 2018, the Scottish Parliament approved a Legislative Consent Motion(LCM) to enable the Rt. Hon. Sir Greg Knight MP private member's Bill entitled the Parking (Code of Practice) Bill to extend to Scotland. The Bill aims to regulate the practices of the private parking industry by seeking to provide motorists with a fairer, more transparent and consistent parking with an appeals service that operates across the UK by imposing a single code of practice on the industry. The Scottish Government is continuing to work with the UK Government and the private parking industry to ensure that Scotland's interests are fully represented in the development of the proposed Code of Practice.

Question reference: S5W-20375

Asked by: Murdo Fraser, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Tuesday, 04 December 2018
Current Status: Answered by Jeane Freeman on 18 December 2018

To ask the Scottish Government how much has been spent by each NHS board in each of the last five years on reimbursing patients who have had operations abroad as a result of waiting list delays.

Under the European Cross-border Healthcare Directive (“The Directive”), UK citizens, including Scots, have a right to travel in the European Economic Area (EEA) for planned healthcare.

Patients may choose to travel using the Directive for treatment in EEA countries that is the same as or equivalent to state treatment available at home. They must pay the costs upfront to the healthcare provider in the country concerned and are reimbursed by their local healthcare provider (in Scotland their local NHS Board) up to the amount the treatment would have cost the NHS.

Around 30 people a year travel from Scotland to other EEA countries for treatment using the provisions in the Directive. The cost of reimbursements will vary depending on the procedures received and is a matter for local NHS Boards.

Individuals are exercising their EU rights and do not have to indicate why they have chosen to be treated elsewhere in the EEA.

There are no arrangements whereby patients who choose to travel outside the EEA for treatment can be reimbursed by the NHS on their return to Scotland.

Question reference: S5T-01371

Asked by: Murdo Fraser, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Monday, 03 December 2018
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 4 December 2018

To ask the Scottish Government what its position is on ScotRail's performance.

Question reference: S5T-01299

Asked by: Murdo Fraser, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Monday, 05 November 2018
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 6 November 2018

To ask the Scottish Government what discussions it has had with NHS Tayside regarding staff numbers and future workforce planning.

Question reference: S5O-02441

Asked by: Murdo Fraser, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 26 September 2018
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 4 October 2018

To ask the Scottish Government what efforts it is making to improve international transport connectivity.

Question reference: S5O-02366

Asked by: Murdo Fraser, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 12 September 2018
Current Status: Answered by Michael Matheson on 19 September 2018

To ask the Scottish Government when Transport Scotland will announce its preferred route for the Pass of Birnam to Tay Crossing section of the soon-to-be dualled A9.

Transport Scotland has been working closely with the local community since Autumn 2016 as part of a co-creative process to identify a preferred option for the Pass of Birnam to Tay Crossing section of the A9 Dualling.

Transport Scotland is currently taking forward further design and assessment work on the recently identified community preferred route. This will create an opportunity to further develop those proposals with a view towards identifying a preferred route option by the end of the year.

Question reference: S5W-18483

Asked by: Murdo Fraser, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Thursday, 30 August 2018
Current Status: Answered by Kate Forbes on 18 September 2018

To ask the Scottish Government how many residential appeals there have been to the Scottish Assessors Association in each calendar year since 2007, also broken down by local authority area, and how many of these were successful.