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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: S6W-19013

Asked by: Jamie Greene, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Monday, 12 June 2023
Current Status: Answered by Mairi Gougeon on 20 June 2023

To ask the Scottish Government, following the publication of its report, Marine and fisheries compliance: list of fixed penalty notices - 26 May 2020 to 30 June 2022, how many individual businesses received fixed penalty notices (FPN), and what the total value of FPNs paid to Marine Scotland was in the period covered by the report.

Question reference: S6W-18658

Asked by: Jamie Greene, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Monday, 05 June 2023
Current Status: Answered by Jenni Minto on 20 June 2023

To ask the Scottish Government what further investment and action can take place to roll out further remote monitoring of patients with respiratory issues, including chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), with a view to reducing hospitalisation, improving health outcomes and ensuring that a so-called "postcode lottery" is avoided in the provision of technology in preventative healthcare.

Our Respiratory Care Action Plan published in March 2021, contains a key commitment to ensure that people living with respiratory conditions have access to the tools, resources, and information that they need to support them to self-manage their own condition.

Work is already established across Scotland to support the remote monitoring of conditions from home through our investment in the Connect Me programme. National pathways for conditions such as asthma and pulmonary disease are in development to be made available for use by Health Boards which will support early intervention and prevention of hospital admissions. All Health Boards in Scotland are expected to be working with the national programme by September 2023 and have been supported with provision of pulse-oximeters where requested.

We continue to assess the evidence for COPD developments which currently demonstrate sufficient potential to continue researching but insufficient evidence to justify a national roll out. While early indications are positive, evidence to support its potential benefits and applicability for national support are still to be demonstrated.

Question reference: S6W-18735

Asked by: Jamie Greene, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 07 June 2023
Current Status: Answered by Shona Robison on 20 June 2023

To ask the Scottish Government, of the 17 buildings on the Scottish Government Core Estate, whether any do not have full disabled access, and, if so, which ones.

All 17 Scottish Government owned buildings, although not fully accessible, have recently (late 2022 to mid-2023) undergone a round of accessibility audits that have graded each as a B (satisfactory, minor works required). These audits will feed into the Scottish Government Asset Planning work which follows on from our Estate Strategy. The Plan will prioritise where investment will be targeted and subsequently where the recommendations of minor works can be taken forward to further improve accessibility where required.

Question reference: S6W-18687

Asked by: Jamie Greene, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Tuesday, 06 June 2023
Current Status: Answered by Emma Roddick on 20 June 2023

To ask the Scottish Government how much it has spent on unconscious bias training in each of its directorates, including using external businesses and organisations to deliver unconscious bias workshops, in each year for which data is available.

In response to your query regarding the Scottish Government’s spend on unconscious bias training, our records show that centrally the Scottish Government has not spent any budget on unconscious bias training using external businesses and organisations. However, Scottish Government staff have been required to complete mandatory diversity and inclusion training since 2021. Unconscious bias is referenced in this training. The training was developed in partnership with Employers Network for Equality and Inclusion (ENEI) and the total cost of development was £33,900.

Question reference: S6W-18683

Asked by: Jamie Greene, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Tuesday, 06 June 2023
Current Status: Answered by Lorna Slater on 20 June 2023

To ask the Scottish Government how many local authorities that currently offer kerbside collection of glass for recycling have indicated that they (a) will and (b) will not continue to do so if the proposed Deposit Return Scheme launches in March 2024, or at any time thereafter, including with a national glass recycling element, and what the estimated forecasts are for the delivery of, and the uptake of, kerbside glass collection volumes in each local authority area.

Question reference: S6F-02273

Asked by: Jamie Greene, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Monday, 19 June 2023
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 22 June 2023

To ask the First Minister whether he will provide an update on whether the Scottish Government is fully committed to improving the safety and condition of all of Scotland's major roads.

Question reference: S6W-18849

Asked by: Jamie Greene, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Thursday, 08 June 2023
Current Status: Answered by Patrick Harvie on 19 June 2023

To ask the Scottish Government what plans it has to prevent landlords from banning tenants keeping pets in a property without good reason, in light of similar plans in other jurisdictions.

We are aware of the proposals in the Renters (Reform) Bill in England introduced last month. The Shared Policy Programme in August 2021, followed by our ‘New Deal for Tenants’ consultation in December 2021 sought views on proposals to strengthen the rights of tenants including, specifically, greater rights to have a pet.

Our proposals for reform are in development ahead of a future Housing Bill. The timing and content of that Housing Bill is currently being considered as we continue to deliver our emergency response to support tenants through the ongoing cost of living crisis.

Question reference: S6W-18635

Asked by: Jamie Greene, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Monday, 05 June 2023
Current Status: Answered by Mairi McAllan on 19 June 2023

To ask the Scottish Government what plans it has to expand the use and availability of React technology at more railway stations, in order to support visually impaired people.

ScotRail advise that currently there is no plan to install more REACT technology at more stations. New adaptable Smart wayfinding technology that uses GPS location is being trialled and subject to positive feedback, a decision will be made by ScotRail as to whether that can be installed at more stations. At Dundee, ScotRail has partnered with RNIB and MyEyes (iKi Technologies) to test this technology linking the Museum and the train station.

Question reference: S6W-18640

Asked by: Jamie Greene, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Monday, 05 June 2023
Current Status: Answered by Fiona Hyslop on 19 June 2023

To ask the Scottish Government which local authorities have made use of Experimental Traffic Regulation Orders, and on how many occasions, in each year since 2022.

Local authorities can use Experimental Traffic Regulation Orders as set out in the Local Authorities' Traffic Orders (Procedure) (Scotland) Regulations 1999. As with all other Traffic Regulation Orders, local authorities are under no obligation to inform the Scottish Government when they use these measures and as such we do not hold an accurate record of how many have been deployed during this time period.

Details of Traffic Regulation Orders published by local authorities, including Experimental Traffic Regulation Orders, can be found on Tell Me Scotland's website at: .

Question reference: S6W-18637

Asked by: Jamie Greene, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Monday, 05 June 2023
Current Status: Answered by Mairi McAllan on 19 June 2023

To ask the Scottish Government what plans it has to expand fast-charging points for electric vehicles (EV) beyond the 56 railway stations that currently have them, and how many new EV chargers, fast or otherwise, have been installed in car parks operated by ScotRail in each year since 2017.