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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.

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Question reference: S6W-14351

Asked by: Craig Hoy, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Monday, 30 January 2023
Current Status: Answered by Elena Whitham on 9 February 2023

To ask the Scottish Government how many tribunals there are; how (a) much funding and (b) many staff each has in 2022-23, and in which year each was established.

There are three types of tribunals which operate in Scotland. Scottish tribunals which deal with devolved issues and have specific jurisdiction in Scotland (such as the First-tier Tribunal for Scotland) and tribunals which deal with reserved issues but have specific Scottish jurisdiction and structures (such as the Pensions Appeal Tribunal for Scotland), these are administered by the Scottish Courts and Tribunal Service. Other tribunals exist which deal with reserved issues and have Great Britain wide structures administered by His Majesty’s Courts and Tribunals Service (such as the Employment Tribunal). The Scottish Government can only comment on those administered by the Scottish Courts and Tribunal Service.

As at 1 February 2023, the Scottish Courts and Tribunal Service administer the Scottish Tribunals (consisting of the First-tier Tribunal for Scotland and the Upper Tribunal for Scotland), the Mental Health Tribunal for Scotland, the Lands Tribunal for Scotland, and the Pensions Appeal Tribunal for Scotland. The First-tier Tribunal for Scotland is split into six Chambers.

The respective funding, staffing and year established for each of these tribunals is listed in the following table.

Tribunal		Funding*	Number of staff in post as of 1st February 2023	Year established
Created by Tribunals (Scotland) Act December 2014
Upper Tribunal for Scotland**		£7,413	0	December 2016
First-tier Tribunal for Scotland	Housing and Property Chamber	£4,157,686	61	December 2016
	Health and Education Chamber	£388,545	4	January 2018
	Social Security Chamber^	£3,361,006	26	November 2018
	General Regulatory Chamber †	-£6,096	5	January 2018
	Tax Chamber	£116,693	2	April 2018
	Local Taxation Chamber	£750,414	11	Commences April 2023
	- Council Tax Reduction Review Panel	£104,790	2	October 2013, functions transfer into the Local Taxation Chamber April 2023
Other Tribunals
Mental Health Tribunal for Scotland		£9,343,829	70	October 2005
Pensions Appeal Tribunal Scotland		£399,470	4	Present form since 1943 (in existence since 1919)
Lands Tribunal for Scotland"		£95,302	2	October 1970 (originally legislated 1949)
*Funding is for operational funding (direct running costs) and does not include overheads.
** Does not include judicial resource costs of £93,299 transferred to the Judicial Office for Scotland.
^staff posts and funding includes additional 11 staff to transfer in from His Majesty's Courts and Tribunals Service on 1st March 2023.
† Costs within the General Regulatory Chamber are recharged to local authorities.
" Does not include salaried tribunal members.

Question reference: S6W-14402

Asked by: Craig Hoy, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Monday, 30 January 2023
Current Status: Answered by Maree Todd on 9 February 2023

To ask the Scottish Government what work has been done with (a) NHS boards, (b) clinicians and (c) the third sector to promote good practice in mental health support for people with diabetes.

Question reference: S6W-14452

Asked by: Donald Cameron, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Friday, 27 January 2023
Current Status: Answered by Angus Robertson on 9 February 2023

To ask the Scottish Government whether it has plans to purchase any new pieces of artwork in 2023, and, if so, whether it can provide details of any such pieces.

Question reference: S6W-14372

Asked by: Craig Hoy, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Friday, 27 January 2023
Current Status: Answered by Maree Todd on 9 February 2023

To ask the Scottish Government what percentage of people with type 1 diabetes have been recorded as having a diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA) episode, in each year since 2007.

Question reference: S6W-14123

Asked by: Miles Briggs, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Thursday, 19 January 2023
Current Status: Answered by Shona Robison on 9 February 2023

To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on how many buildings, assessed through the Single Building Assessment pilot, have had dangerous cladding removed, and how many are currently in the process of having any such removal work carried out.

Question reference: S6W-14122

Asked by: Miles Briggs, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Thursday, 19 January 2023
Current Status: Answered by Shona Robison on 9 February 2023

To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answers to questions S6W-11964 and S6W-12695 by Shona Robison on 24 November and 12 December 2022 respectively, how many of the buildings referred to have had cladding removed.

Question reference: S6W-14408

Asked by: Craig Hoy, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Thursday, 26 January 2023
Current Status: Answered by Maree Todd on 9 February 2023

To ask the Scottish Government what it has done to ensure structured patient education is available for all women (a) living with diabetes during and (b) planning a pregnancy.

As part of the Scottish Diabetes Group, we have a sub-group focusing on Education. This group is currently working towards a ‘Once for Scotland’ pathway for both Type 1 and Type 2 diabetes – both of which will have pregnancy specific content and support.

The Framework for the Prevention, Early Detection and Early Intervention of Type 2 Diabetes indicates that for those diagnosed with gestational diabetes, structured education for the prevention of Type 2 diabetes should be offered post-partum and, where appropriate, referral to a weight management programme after pregnancy. Through investment, some NHS Boards have developed enhanced options for pregnant women for treatment of gestational diabetes in pregnancy. These involve education and clinical support provided by specialist midwives and dietitians.

Question reference: S6W-14385

Asked by: Craig Hoy, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Thursday, 26 January 2023
Current Status: Answered by Maree Todd on 9 February 2023

To ask the Scottish Government what percentage of people with type 1 diabetes in the (a) most deprived (Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation (SIMD) 1) and (b) least deprived (SIMD 5) areas have had access to diabetes technologies in each year since 2007.

Question reference: S6W-14303

Asked by: Sarah Boyack, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Thursday, 26 January 2023
Current Status: Answered by Patrick Harvie on 9 February 2023

To ask the Scottish Government, in light of the commitment made in the Bute House Agreement, what progress is being made to require home and building upgrades at the point of sale, change of tenancy, and refurbishment to meet a standard equivalent to EPC C, on a mandatory basis from 2025.

Since the Bute House Agreement was signed in August 2021, the Scottish Government has been developing a range of proposals to introduce a minimum energy efficiency standard equivalent to EPC C. This standard will be introduced in 2025 subject to Parliament passing the Heat in Buildings Bill, and will take effect on a phased basis over the following years. The Scottish Government plans to consult on these proposals in the coming months, including on approaches to phase in these requirements across the Scottish housing stock.

Question reference: S6W-14396

Asked by: Craig Hoy, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Thursday, 26 January 2023
Current Status: Answered by Maree Todd on 9 February 2023

To ask the Scottish Government what percentage of people with diabetes have been recorded as having attended structured education in each year since 2007.