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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 ��˿�� 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: S4W-19628

Asked by: Rhoda Grant, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Wednesday, 05 February 2014
Current Status: Answered by Alex Neil on 20 February 2014

To ask the Scottish Government what steps it will take in light of the delay of the publication of the report of the Scottish Public Inquiry into Hepatitis C/HIV.

Lord Penrose, Chairman of the Scottish Public Inquiry into Hepatitis C/HIV acquired infection from NHS treatment in Scotland with blood and blood products (The Penrose Inquiry) wrote to me on 20 December 2013 informing me that, due to unforeseen personal circumstances and the warning letter process taking longer than anticipated, it will not now be possible for him to publish his report by the end of March 2014.

The Penrose Inquiry is independent of Scottish Ministers and, it is for the chairman to decide on the progress and timetabling of the Inquiry.

The chairman has agreed to provide me with a progress report at the end of this month.

Question reference: S4O-02940

Asked by: Rhoda Grant, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Wednesday, 19 February 2014
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 26 February 2014

To ask the Scottish Government what areas of tourism it is prioritising in 2014.

Question reference: S4F-01898

Asked by: Rhoda Grant, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Monday, 17 February 2014
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 20 February 2014

To ask the First Minister what steps the Scottish Government is taking to improve the inspection of care services.

Question reference: S4W-19370

Asked by: Rhoda Grant, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Friday, 24 January 2014
Current Status: Answered by Derek Mackay on 4 February 2014

To ask the Scottish Government how many applications there were to the Town Centre Housing Fund and how many came from (a) private sector bodies, (b) housing associations, (c) other landlords and (d) local authorities in the Highlands and Islands region.

The Scottish Government received 25 applications for the Town Centre Housing Fund, two of which were from Highlands and Islands region. Of those applications from the Highlands and Islands region, one was from the Hebridean Housing Partnership and the other from a private developer. Neither application was successful in obtaining funding.

The breakdown of applications requested is included below:

Summary of Town Centre Housing Fund Applications

Private Sector bodies	5
Housing Associations	6
Other landlords	14
Highland and Islands local authorities	0

Question reference: S4F-01878

Asked by: Rhoda Grant, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Monday, 03 February 2014
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 6 February 2014

To ask the First Minister what steps beyond minimum pricing the Scottish Government will take to tackle alcohol misuse.

Question reference: S4W-19265

Asked by: Rhoda Grant, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Wednesday, 22 January 2014
Current Status: Answered by Alex Neil on 29 January 2014

To ask the Scottish Government when the Scottish Cosmetic Interventions Expert Group will report on setting up a feasibility study on a breast implant register.

Question reference: S4W-19190

Asked by: Rhoda Grant, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Monday, 13 January 2014
Current Status: Answered by Roseanna Cunningham on 23 January 2014

To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S4W-18946 by Roseanna Cunningham on 10 January 2014, what priorities and objectives it has set for the Scottish Fire and Rescue Service.

Question reference: S4W-19066

Asked by: Rhoda Grant, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Wednesday, 08 January 2014
Current Status: Answered by Alex Neil on 16 January 2014

To ask the Scottish Government whether it will request that the Department of Health include Scotland in the proposed registration scheme for breast implant surgery or plans to implement its own scheme.

Question reference: S4W-19033

Asked by: Rhoda Grant, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Friday, 20 December 2013
Current Status: Answered by Alex Neil on 15 January 2014

To ask the Scottish Government, in light of the independent investigation into the NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde IT failure not establishing "the exact root cause", whether it has established the cause of the failure and what its position is on the effectiveness of the proposals for future prevention.

The source of the information, communications and technology incident at NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde was Active Directory, but the specific root cause of the original corruption of data has yet to be determined. The supplier of Active Directory is monitoring for a similar incident worldwide which could lead to a specific remedy and closure. Recommendations from the review of the incident are being implemented. This will mean that, even if a rare incident like this should reoccur, the time taken to deal with it and the impact on services will be much reduced.

Question reference: S4W-19031

Asked by: Rhoda Grant, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Friday, 20 December 2013
Current Status: Answered by Alex Neil on 14 January 2014

To ask the Scottish Government whether the financial position of the company, Charteris, will have an impact on NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde's IT systems.

The financial position of Charteris is not relevant to the overall effectiveness of NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde’s IT Systems. The reason for this is that this company is just one of a number of IT service providers that are engaged to support a range of systems (alongside permanent internal ICT professionals in Greater Glasgow and Clyde). In light of recommendations from the review of the recent incident, NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde has put in place additional arrangements (including commercial contracts) that reduces its dependency on Charteris.