Questions and answers

Question reference: S6W-10799

Asked by: Katy Clark, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Friday, 02 September 2022
Current Status: Answered by John Swinney on 20 September 2022

To ask the Scottish Government what information it holds on the amount of remuneration for each individual currently serving on two or more boards of public bodies, and whether it will provide a list showing the amount for each position held.

The Scottish Government public appointments team, in line with the Ethical Standards Commissioner Code of Practice for Ministerial Appointments to Public Bodies in Scotland, publishes information including the rate of remuneration on those holding board member and Chair positions on the boards of regulated public bodies. This information is published on the Public Appointments website on the Scottish Government Website. [ Full list of public appointments by public body - gov.scot (www.gov.scot) ].

An extract is attached highlighting the remuneration received by those individuals who currently serve on the boards of two or more public bodies.

Board Members Holding Two or More Public Appointments

Name	Board	Position	Remuneration
Ailsa Raeburn	Crown Estate Scotland	Member	£219.50 per day
Ailsa Raeburn	Highlands and Islands Enterprise	Member	£10,056 per annum
Albert Donald	Grampian NHS Board	Member - Whistleblowing Champion	£8,930 per annum
Albert Donald	Highland NHS Board	Member - Whistleblowing Champion	£8,930 per annum
Amanda Bryan	Crown Estate Scotland	Chair	£361 per day
Amanda Bryan	Highlands and Islands Enterprise	Member	£10,056 per annum
Andrew Thin	Crofting Commission	Commissioner	£178.23 per day
Andrew Thin	Scottish Land Commission	Chair	£273.60 per day
Angiolina Foster CBE	Public Health Scotland	Chair	£27,830 per annum
Angiolina Foster CBE	Scottish Fire and Rescue Service	Member	£297.95 per day
Ann Allen MBE	Architecture and Design Scotland	Chair	£200 per day
Ann Allen MBE	National Museums of Scotland	Member	Nil
Ann Allen MBE	Scottish Futures Trust	Member	£325 per day
Ann Allen MBE	Water Industry Commission for Scotland	Member	£13,780 per annum
Anne-Marie Monaghan	Greater Glasgow & Clyde NHS Board	Lay Member	£8,930 per annum
Anne-Marie Monaghan	Independent Living Fund Scotland	Member	£182.56 per day
Bill Matthews	Scottish Criminal Cases Review Commission	Chair	£425 per day
Bill Matthews	Scottish Futures Trust	Member	£325 per day
Brian Baverstock	Scottish Fire and Rescue Service	Member	£297.95 per day
Brian Baverstock	Scottish Legal Aid Board	Member	£238.92 per day
Brian Moore	Lanarkshire NHS Board	Lay Member	£8,930 per annum
Brian Moore	The State Hospitals Board for Scotland	Chair	£27,830 per annum
Carole Wilkinson	Care Inspectorate	Member (in capacity as Chair of HIS)	Nil - paid as Chair of Healthcare Improvement Scotland
Carole Wilkinson	Healthcare Improvement Scotland	Chair	£178.39 per day
Caroline Stuart	Regional Colleges and Regional Boards (Dumfries and Galloway)	Chair	£211 per day
Caroline Stuart	Scottish Funding Council	Member	£350.73 per day
Caroline Stuart	Scottish Police Authority	Member	£378 per day
Christine Lester	Accounts Commission for Scotland	Member	£296.23 per day
Christine Lester	Healthcare Improvement Scotland	Lay Member	£171.74 per day
Douglas Moodie	Care Inspectorate	Chair	£272.50 per day
Douglas Moodie	Healthcare Improvement Scotland	Member (in capacity as Chair of Care Inspectorate)	Nil - paid as Chair of Care Inspectorate
Douglas Moodie	Scottish Social Services Council	Member (in capacity as Chair of Care Inspectorate)	Nil - paid as Convenor of Care Inspectorate
Dr Carol Evans	Food Standards Scotland	Member	£227 per day
Dr Carol Evans	Skills Development Scotland	Member	£8,136 per annum
Dr Gaener Rodger	Highland NHS Board	Lay Member	£8,930 per annum
Dr Gaenor Rodger	Cairngorms National Park Authority	Member	£226.75 per day
Dr Heather Reid	Loch Lomond and The Trossachs National Park Authority	Member	£199.35 per day
Dr Heather Reid	NatureScot	Member	£317.22 per day
Dr Keith Nicholson	Highlands and Islands Enterprise	Member	£10,056 per annum
Dr Keith Nicholson	VisitScotland	Member	£8,235 per annum
Dr Kirsty Darwent	Scottish Fire and Rescue Service	Chair	£444 per day
Dr Kirsty Darwent	Scottish Agricultural Wages Board	Chair	£250.50 per day
Dr Mike Cantlay OBE	Scottish Funding Council	Chair	£485.17 per day
Dr Mike Cantlay OBE	NatureScot	Chair	£361.43 per day
Dr Paul Stollard	Historic Environment Scotland	Member	Nil
Dr Paul Stollard	Scottish Fire and Rescue Service	Member	£297.95 per day
Dr Poonam Malik	Scottish Enterprise	Member	£13,260 per annum
Dr Poonam Malik	Skills Development Scotland	Member	£8,136 per annum
Dr Susan Walker	Food Standards Scotland	Member	£227 per day
Dr Susan Walker	Local Government Boundary Commission for Scotland	Member	£219 per day
Dr William Maxwell	Care Inspectorate	Lay Member	£174.50 per day
Dr William Maxwell	Office of the Scottish Charity Regulator	Member	£212 per day
Elizabeth Humphreys	Independent Living Fund Scotland	Member	£182.56 per day
Elizabeth Humphreys	Public Health Scotland	Member - Whistleblowing Champion	£8,930 per annum
Elizabeth Humphreys	Scottish Ambulance Service	Member - Whistleblowing Champion	£8,930 per annum
George Walker	Office of the Scottish Charity Regulator	Interim Chair	£283 per day
George Walker	Scottish Housing Regulator	Chair	£216.14 per day
Gillian Mawdsley	NHS Education for Scotland	Member - Whistleblowing Champion	£8,930 per annum
Gillian Mawdsley	Scottish Criminal Cases Review Commission	Legal Member	£12,192 per annum
Gordon Johnston	Forth Valley NHS Board	Member - Whistleblowing Champion	£8,930 per annum
Gordon Johnston	Mental Welfare Commission	Lay Member	£220 per day
Graham MacNeil Bell OBE	Community Justice Scotland	Member	£4,000 per annum
Graham MacNeil Bell OBE	Highland NHS Board	Lay Member	£8,930 per annum
Grant Macrae	David MacBrayne Ltd	Non-Executive Director	£320 per day
Grant Macrae	Scottish Police Authority	Member	£378 per day
Ian Russell CBE	National Museums of Scotland	Chair	Nil
Ian Russell CBE	Scottish Futures Trust	Chair	£18,432 per annum (not taken)
James Martin	Scottish Legal Complaints Commission	Chair	£313 per day
James Martin	Environmental Standards Scotland	Chair	£300 per day
Janie McCusker	Forth Valley NHS Board	Chair	£33,052 per annum
Janie McCusker	Regional Colleges and Regional Boards (Glasgow)	Chair	£330 per day
Jean Ford	Ayrshire & Arran NHS Board	Lay Member	£8,930 per annum
Jean Ford	NHS Education for Scotland	Lay Member	£8,930 per annum
Jean Lindsay	Crown Estate Scotland	Member	£219.50 per day
Jean Lindsay	Revenue Scotland	Member	£275 per day
Katharina Kasper	Children’s Hearing Scotland	Chair	£21,120 per annum
Katharina Kasper	Lothian NHS Board	Member - Whistleblowing Champion	£8,930 per annum
Katharina Kasper	Scottish Police Authority	Member	£378 per day
Keith Redpath	Care Inspectorate	Lay Member	£174.50 per day
Keith Redpath	NHS National Services Scotland	Chair	£27,830 per annum
Linda Bamford	Mobility and Access Committee for Scotland	Chair (Convener)	£200 per day
Linda Bamford	Poverty and Inequality Commission	Member	£225 per day
Linda Semple	Ayrshire & Arran NHS Board	Lay Member	£8,930 per annum
Linda Semple	NHS Golden Jubilee Board	Lay Member (Vice Chair)	£8,930 per annum
Lorna Jack	Highlands and Islands Airports Ltd	Chair	£330 per day
Lorna Jack	Scottish Funding Council	Member	£350.73 per day
Marieke Dwarshuis	NHS 24	Lay Member	£8,930 per annum
Marieke Dwarshuis	Scottish Housing Regulator	Member	£179.78 per day
Marieke Dwarshuis	Scottish Legal Aid Board	Member	£238.92 per day
Martin Hill	Lanarkshire NHS Board	Chair	£35,489 per annum
Martin Hill	Scottish Environment Protection Agency	Member	£293.29 per day
Michelle Miller	Scottish Children's Reporter Administration (SCRA)	Chair	£22,880 per annum
Michelle Miller	Scottish Police Authority	Member	£378 per day
Naghat Ahmed	Care Inspectorate	Lay Member	£174.50 per day
Naghat Ahmed	Mobility and Access Committee for Scotland	Member	£150 per day
Peter Murray	Lothian NHS Board	Lay Member	£8,930 per annum
Peter Murray	Scottish Social Services Council	Member	£154.13 per day
Prof Donald MacRae OBE	Highlands and Islands Enterprise	Member	£10,056 per annum
Prof Donald MacRae OBE	Water Industry Commission for Scotland	Chair	£36,400 per annum
Raymond McMenamin	Scottish Criminal Cases Review Commission	Legal Member	£12,192 per annum
Raymond McMenamin	Scottish Legal Aid Board	Member	£238.92 per day
Sandra Campbell	Care Inspectorate	Member (in capacity as Convener of SSSC)	Nil - paid as Convenor of Scottish Social Services Council
Sandra Campbell	Scottish Social Services Council	Chair (Convener)	£25168 per annum
Sandy Riddell	Grampian NHS Board	Lay Member	£8,930 per annum
Sandy Riddell	Mental Welfare Commission	Chair	£338 per day
Sharon O'Connor	Accounts Commission for Scotland	Member	£296.23 per day
Sharon O'Connor	David MacBrayne Ltd	Non-Executive Director	£320 per day
Siobhan White	Lanarkshire NHS Board	Lay Member	£8,930 per annum
Siobhan White	Scottish Housing Regulator	Member	£179.78 per day
Stephen McAllister	Forth Valley NHS Board	Lay Member	£8,930 per annum
Stephen McAllister	NHS Golden Jubilee Board	Lay Member	£8,930 per annum
Stephen McAllister	Risk Management Authority	Member	£5,880 per annum
Steve Barron	Public Health Scotland	Member	£8,930 per annum
Steve Barron	Scottish Fire and Rescue Service	Member	£297.95 per day
Stuart Currie	The State Hospitals Board for Scotland	Lay Member	£8,930 per annum
Stuart Currie	Scottish Ambulance Service	Lay Member	£8,930 per annum
Susan Douglas-Scott	Independent Living Fund Scotland	Chair	£217.54 per day
Susan Douglas-Scott	NHS Golden Jubilee Board	Chair	£27,830 per annum
Tim Ingram	David MacBrayne Ltd	Non-Executive Director	£320 per day
Tim Ingram	Western Isles NHS Board	Member	£8,176 per annum
Tim McKay	Accounts Commission for Scotland	Member	£296.23 per day
Tim McKay	Scottish Legal Aid Board	Member	£238.92 per day
Willie Watt	National Galleries of Scotland	Member	Nil
Willie Watt	Scottish National Investment Bank	Chair	£1,250 per day

Question reference: S6W-10736

Asked by: Liam Kerr, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Monday, 05 September 2022
Current Status: Answered by Michael Matheson on 20 September 2022

To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S6W-10125 by Patrick Harvie on 25 August 2022, whether it will provide the information requested and confirm what (a) information it holds on what the estimated demand for electricity will be in Scotland from 2025 should its proposed ban on the use of direct emissions heating systems in new-build properties from 2024 be put in place, and in light of its projected increase in EV use, and (b) its position is on whether renewables will be able to consistently meet any increased demand for electricity in Scotland from 2025 as a result of its proposals; on what data or projections its position is based, and, in light of it not providing this information in its answer, whether it will confirm whether it has undertaken any planning or work to gather this information or make its own projections in relation to its proposals in this area.

Security of electricity supply is a reserved policy area, delivered through UK Government electricity policy, Ofgem as the independent GB energy regulator, and National Grid ESO (the GB Electricity System Operator), as noted in the response to your question on 25 August.

Scotland has an abundance of renewable electricity generation that exceeds our average annual demand. Our draft Energy Strategy and Just Transition Plan will set out further analysis on electricity security, in light of increased decarbonisation of heat and transport.

However, based on current rates of new build development, a ban on the use of direct emission heating systems in new build properties could equate to an additional 100GWh of demand every year. This would add just 0.3% to our total electricity demand remaining well within the margin of our maximum supply capacity of 10GW.

Similarly, based on Transport Scotland’s electricity demand scenarios, the average annual additional electricity demand from EV’s (cars and vans) is just 186GWh for the period 2022 – 2030.

It is also important to highlight that network companies are investing to ensure that our infrastructure can support our transition to net zero. Both Scottish Distribution Network Operators have worked closely with the Scottish Government and other stakeholders to ensure that their business plans reflect the scale and pace of deployment necessary to meet Scotland’s net zero and interim targets.

These plans are being assessed by the energy regulator Ofgem, and we expect a final decision on proposed investments by November this year.

Question reference: S6W-10809

Asked by: Miles Briggs, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Friday, 02 September 2022
Current Status: Answered by Neil Gray on 20 September 2022

To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S6W-08901 by Neil Gray on 22 June 2022, how many Ukrainian refugees have been removed from accommodation against their will.

No displaced people from Ukraine have been removed from accommodation against their will.

Our absolute priority is ensuring the wellbeing and safety of displaced people from Ukraine. The Scottish Government is working to ensure that there is temporary accommodation available in cities where people may arrive late at night. This, as well as the temporary nature of some of the hotel availability means that in some cases, people will be requested to move into other accommodation. The Scottish Government is working to support people to move into longer-term accommodation.

Question reference: S6W-10810

Asked by: Donald Cameron, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Friday, 02 September 2022
Current Status: Answered by Neil Gray on 20 September 2022

To ask the Scottish Government how it plans to engage with the UK Government on its X-UK acquisitions programme 2022-27 in relation to supporting artists in Scotland.

Question reference: S6W-10638

Asked by: Mark Griffin, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Monday, 29 August 2022
Submitting member has a registered interest.
Current Status: Answered by Shona Robison on 20 September 2022

To ask the Scottish Government how it plans to incorporate use of existing housing stock in order to meet its social homes target, and how many purchases of existing stock are forecast to be made in each year to 2032.

Use of existing stock, whether purchased on the open market or rehabilitated, has and will continue to have a role in delivering affordable homes towards the target in line with strategic local priorities. We do not hold forecasts to 2032. Local authority Strategic Housing Investment Plans set out the funding priorities for affordable housing in their area for the next five years. These may include local authorities’ rationale for supporting use of existing stock and some estimates but will rely on properties becoming available to purchase.

Question reference: S6W-10656

Asked by: Emma Harper, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Monday, 29 August 2022
Current Status: Answered by Lorna Slater on 20 September 2022

To ask the Scottish Government what impact fishery management networks, including the Galloway Fisheries Trust, have on its biodiversity enhancement objectives.

The Galloway Fisheries Trust, along with other fishery and river trusts, fishery boards and angling associations, play an important role in helping Scotland meet its nature recovery ambitions. The Trust was successful in securing £100,000 through the Nature Restoration Fund (NRF) this year, to undertake a project on invasive species control and knowledge across nine river catchments in the Solway. This work builds on their previous NRF projects, which improved the climate resilience of local water courses and contributed to peatland restoration.

Through NRF funding, we continue to support fishery management organisations across Scotland in undertaking a range of projects that aim to address biodiversity loss.

Question reference: S6W-10636

Asked by: Mark Griffin, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Monday, 29 August 2022
Submitting member has a registered interest.
Current Status: Answered by Shona Robison on 20 September 2022

To ask the Scottish Government whether it has a Housing to 2040 delivery plan.

Housing to 2040 is Scotland’s long-term strategy for housing and is designed to be agile and adaptable to 2040. A governance process has been established to support sector-wide delivery of the strategy, recognising the crucial roles of stakeholders across the housing system and beyond to delivering the Housing to 2040 vision. A Strategic Board will give strategic oversight, provide accountability on progress and support the government as we develop an appropriate monitoring framework for the strategy.

Question reference: S6W-10633

Asked by: Mark Griffin, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Monday, 29 August 2022
Submitting member has a registered interest.
Current Status: Answered by Shona Robison on 20 September 2022

To ask the Scottish Government whether it plans to bring forward compulsory sale orders for (a) vacant and (b) empty properties, and, if this is the case, what its timescale is for doing so.

Question reference: S6W-10654

Asked by: Graham Simpson, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Monday, 29 August 2022
Current Status: Answered by Jenny Gilruth on 20 September 2022

To ask the Scottish Government how many passenger journeys were made on ScotRail trains from January to July 2022, broken down by month.

Question reference: S6W-10627

Asked by: Liam McArthur, MSP for Orkney Islands, Scottish Liberal Democrats
Date lodged: Friday, 26 August 2022
Current Status: Answered by Keith Brown on 20 September 2022

To ask the Scottish Government how many offences have been recorded under section (a) 2, (b) 3 and (c) 36 of the Road Traffic Act 1988 in each local authority area in each year since 2019, and how many subsequent (i) prosecutions and (ii) convictions there were.

In terms of recorded offences, the data received from Police Scotland for producing the National Statistics on Recorded Crime, is a simple count of the number of crimes and offences, for each local authority, which the police have recorded and cleared up.

The nature of this data is such that while some crime codes refer to a single act or section of legislation, others include a wider range of legislation. As such we are unable to separately identify crimes and offences recorded under either Section 2 or Section 36 of the Road Traffic Act 1988. We are able to separately identify crimes recorded under Section 3, which relates to careless and inconsiderate driving. This document has been placed with the Scottish Parliament, bib number 63591. 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 .

The document provides figures for 2018-19 to 2021-22, along with data for the years of 2013-14 to 2017-18. Those earlier years were requested through a previous PQ S5W-22619 on 2 May 2019 and in preparing updated information for this PQ, statisticians identified a small coding error in the calculations made in 2019.

The error meant a small number of cases included in the earlier answer were for another part of the Road Traffic Act, beyond Section 3. This had a negligible impact on the implied magnitude of offences recorded under Section 3 (accounting for less than 0.5% difference for each year at the Scotland level). However we would like to use this PQ answer to highlight the amendment and issue the revised figures for 2013-14 to 2017-18.

In terms of (i) prosecutions and (ii) convictions: These are also included in the aforementioned document (placed with the Scottish Parliament, bib number 63591) – split into each of Sections 2, 3 and 36 of the Road Traffic Act 1988.

Care should be taken when comparing different data sources relating to the criminal justice system. For example recorded crime statistics count crimes and offences at the time that they came to the attention of Police Scotland, while criminal proceedings statistics report on cases which have concluded in court. This means that a crime may be recorded by the police in one year, with charges brought and court proceedings concluded in subsequent years. In addition, a person may be proceeded against for more than one crime, or a set of crimes with more than one victim, in a proceeding, but only the main charge is counted in these court proceedings statistics. There is also the possibility that the crime recorded by the police may be altered in the course of judicial proceedings.

Month	Passenger Journeys
January	3,333,231
February	4,181,588
March	5,279,142
April	5,140,954
May	5,157,588
June	4,209,012
July	5,081,336

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