Questions and answers

Chamber and committees

Questions and answers

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

Urgent Questions aren't included in the Question and Answers search. There is a SPICe fact sheet listing Urgent and emergency questions.

Find out more about parliamentary questions

Filter your results Hide all filters

Displaying 1050 questions Show Answers

Order by |

Question reference: S5F-03277

Asked by: Jackson Carlaw, MSP for Eastwood, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Monday, 29 April 2019
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 2 May 2019

Question to be taken in Chamber.

Question reference: S5W-22446

Asked by: Jackson Carlaw, MSP for Eastwood, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Monday, 01 April 2019
Current Status: Answered by Ash Denham on 29 April 2019

To ask the Scottish Government what action it has taken to redress the £389 million backlog in vehicles and property in the Scottish Fire and Rescue Service, as identified in the May 2018 Audit Scotland report, Scottish Fire and Rescue Service: An update.

The Audit Scotland report of May 2018 was clear that the way to properly address the capital backlog, which was inherited from the 8 legacy fire and rescue services, was not simply through spending more money but through modernising the service through transformation. The Scottish Government is providing SFRS with additional funding to support its transformation proposals. In 2019/20, the Scottish Government has increased the budget of SFRS by £5.5 million to invest in service transformation. This is in addition to increasing the spending capacity of the service by £15.5 million in 2018-19.

SFRS is continuing to work down the capital backlog highlighted in the Audit Scotland Report. The £389 million figure was based on Net Book Value and the financial life of assets and contained desirable, but not necessarily essential, expenditure.

SFRS could invest a further £50m in the service if the UK Government returned the VAT paid between 2013 and March 2018.

Question reference: S5W-22445

Asked by: Jackson Carlaw, MSP for Eastwood, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Monday, 01 April 2019
Current Status: Answered by Ash Denham on 29 April 2019

To ask the Scottish Government whether all fire stations operating in the North, West and East service delivery areas will contain fire engines equipped with the latest ultra-high pressure lance firefighting tools.

The Scottish Fire and Rescue Service have purchased and deployed 38 Rapid Response Units (RRUs) which carry the latest ultra-high pressure lances, the last unit going live in March 2019. These RRU's are located in Retained Duty System (RDS) fire stations in all three service delivery areas. SFRS will fully evaluate the RRUs before making decisions on any future purchases of this type of firefighting system.

Question reference: S5W-22444

Asked by: Jackson Carlaw, MSP for Eastwood, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Monday, 01 April 2019
Current Status: Answered by Ash Denham on 29 April 2019

To ask the Scottish Government what recent assessments have been undertaken of the length of service and general condition of fire appliances operating in the North, West and East service delivery areas.

Question reference: S5F-03255

Asked by: Jackson Carlaw, MSP for Eastwood, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Tuesday, 23 April 2019
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 25 April 2019

Question to be taken in Chamber.

Question reference: S5F-03232

Asked by: Jackson Carlaw, MSP for Eastwood, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Monday, 01 April 2019
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 4 April 2019

Question to be taken in Chamber.

Question reference: S5F-03202

Asked by: Jackson Carlaw, MSP for Eastwood, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Monday, 25 March 2019
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 28 March 2019

Question to be taken in Chamber.

Question reference: S5F-03172

Asked by: Jackson Carlaw, MSP for Eastwood, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Monday, 18 March 2019
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 21 March 2019

Question to be taken in Chamber.

Question reference: S5F-03143

Asked by: Jackson Carlaw, MSP for Eastwood, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Monday, 11 March 2019
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 14 March 2019

Question to be taken in Chamber.

Question reference: S5W-21974

Asked by: Jackson Carlaw, MSP for Eastwood, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Thursday, 07 March 2019
Current Status: Initiated by the Scottish Government. Answered by Jeane Freeman on 8 March 2019

To ask the Scottish Government what action will be taken following the debate on 5 March 2019 concerning transvaginal mesh removal.

Having listened carefully to the views of women who have been affected by complications, as well as those of fellow ��˿��, I can confirm officials will undertake further work with Accountable Officers, who are responsible for ensuring high vigilance measures are followed in stress urinary incontinence and pelvic organ prolapse surgery. Officials will expedite a meeting of the Accountable Officers and other relevant specialists to look again at the course of care for patients suffering complications. In particular and where reasonable, I want them to ensure women have some choice regarding the place of treatment and the clinicians involved. I also ask that they:

sharing experience, techniques and learning with colleagues in Europe and USA. For this to be successful it is important that surgeons and clinical teams engage with counterparts of proven merit and who are regarded by the professionals as leaders and innovators in their field;
examine the complex education and training requirements we must have to ensure a sustainable and resilient high quality service;
review the course and organisation of care for patients suffering complications in Scotland with a broader UK perspective; and
identify the resource requirements to provide the service our patients need.

Senior medical managers in Health Boards in Scotland, academic and other advisers, and advocates for affected women will be asked to contribute to this work. The first meeting will be held as soon as is practicable and I will write to campaigners within a month to set out the probable timescales.

Further, a meeting with a representative group of campaigners will be arranged in order to seek their views on service development.