- Asked by: Annie Wells, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Monday, 14 November 2016
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Current Status:
Taken in the Chamber on 17 November 2016
To ask the First Minister what action the Scottish Government is taking to tackle cyber-bullying.
Answer
Taken in the Chamber on 17 November 2016
- Asked by: Annie Wells, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Monday, 03 October 2016
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Current Status:
Answered by Maureen Watt on 31 October 2016
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the publication in 2014 of Autism Spectrum Disorders: Waiting for assessment - Executive Summary, what the current waiting times are for diagnosing children with autism spectrum conditions, and whether the targets set out in The Scottish Strategy for Autism are being met.
Answer
The Scottish Government is committed to meeting the needs of children with autism. We want all children and young people to be diagnosed early.
Whilst reducing waiting times is a priority, the Scottish Strategy for Autism does not set out targets for waiting times. An assessment of waiting times was undertaken and improvements were identified to support services to redesign pathways and process to reduce waits.
Information on waiting times is not held centrally. Information Services Division does not collect Autism Spectrum Disorders waiting times information. Information Services Division receives waiting times information from NHS boards for all referrals to Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services but this is not broken down by condition.
We will continue to build on the work that the strategy has achieved in order to further support the needs of children with autism.
- Asked by: Annie Wells, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Friday, 30 September 2016
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Current Status:
Answered by Shona Robison on 27 October 2016
To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to offset the reported lack of parking provision at the Queen Elizabeth University Hospital in Glasgow.
Answer
Provision of parking facilities at hospitals is the responsibility of Health Boards. Scottish Government officials are in on-going dialogue with NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde on the issue of parking at the Queen Elizabeth University Hospital. They are closely monitoring recent improvements which have been introduced by the board who, following a review carried out by them following introduction of the improvements, have confirmed that there has been a substantial increase in parking spaces available on-site for staff (both permit and non-permit), patients and visitors.
- Asked by: Annie Wells, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Friday, 30 September 2016
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Current Status:
Answered by Michael Matheson on 26 October 2016
To ask the Scottish Government what plans it has in place to ensure that Police Scotland is equipped to ensure spectator safety at the Rangers v Celtic football match on 31 December 2016.
Answer
This is a matter for the Chief Constable of Police Scotland, under the oversight of the Scottish Police Authority.
- Asked by: Annie Wells, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 28 September 2016
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Current Status:
Answered by Shona Robison on 5 October 2016
To ask the Scottish Government what its position is on waiting times for people to begin treatment for cancer following an urgent referral.
Answer
The Scottish Government has two set standards for cancer treatment.
A 62-day standard from' urgent referral with suspicion of cancer', until first treatment. This includes referrals from the national cancer screening programmes and
A 31-day standard from decision to treat until first treatment for all new cancers regardless of route of referral
These standards have been set to encourage NHS boards, where clinically appropriate, to adopt efficient cancer pathways and reduce avoidable delays between appointments, a 95% target is applied to both standards.
- Asked by: Annie Wells, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Thursday, 22 September 2016
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Current Status:
Answered by Kevin Stewart on 4 October 2016
To ask the Scottish Government how many (a) affordable homes and (b) homes for social rent were demolished in the last parliamentary session in (i) the Glasgow City Council area and (ii) Scotland.
Answer
The Scottish Government does not hold specific information on the number of demolitions of (a) affordable homes and (b) homes for social rent.
Information on demolitions or closure of (a) Local Authority (b) Registered Social Landlord (RSL) and (c) private housing, is requested from Local Authorities on an annual basis. However, the information provided to Scottish Government is incomplete and subject to the caveats below. In addition, not all Local Authorities provide information split by RSL and private housing, so these categories are often combined.
The table below shows the information that the Scottish Government holds on the numbers of homes demolished or closed in the Glasgow City Council and Scotland areas across the years 2011-12 to 2015-16, based on the Housing Statistics for Scotland annual data collection from local authorities.
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Total demolitions (total demolished, taken out of use or closed less those previously reported as closed), by financial year
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Financial Year:
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2011-12
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2012-13
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2013-14
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2014-15
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2015-16
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Glasgow - all tenures
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889 (1)
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889 e
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889 e
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889 e
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1,005 (2)
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Glasgow - housing association dwellings
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884 (1)
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884 e
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884 e
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884 e
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1,005
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Glasgow - private dwellings
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5 (1)
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5 e
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5 e
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5 e
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not available
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Scotland - all tenures
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2,925
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3,719
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2,055
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2,108
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1,932
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Scotland - local authority dwellings
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1,135
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1,579
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759
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621
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649
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Scotland - other dwellings (housing association or private)
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1,790
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2,140
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1,296
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1,487
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1,283
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Source: Scottish Government Housing Statistics for Scotland
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Notes:
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e - estimated. Glasgow City Council were not able to submit any figures for the years 2012-13, 2013-14 and 2014-15. Therefore for these years the previous figure for 2011-12 has been used as an estimate.
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(1) The Glasgow figures for 2011-12 provided by Glasgow City Council relate to the total number of demolition applications. However this number may not reflect the number of subsequently completed demolitions.
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(2) The Glasgow figure for 2015-16 has been provided by Glasgow Housing Association, therefore data for this year relates only to demolitions or closures by this social landlord and excludes any private dwellings.
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Figures on demolitions or closures of local authority housing stock are generally accurate, but authorities differ in their ability to provide information on other tenures. For some councils this only includes housing association demolitions or closures, as those for privately owned housing is not available. We advise that these data should be considered as a minimum level of demolition or closure activity in Scotland.
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The Scotland figures include estimates for other local authority areas.
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- Asked by: Annie Wells, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Thursday, 22 September 2016
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Current Status:
Answered by Kevin Stewart on 30 September 2016
To ask the Scottish Government how many of the 33,490 affordable houses delivered in the last parliamentary session were in the Glasgow City Council area.
Answer
7033 of the 33,490 affordable homes delivered during the last parliamentary term were delivered in the Glasgow City Council area.
- Asked by: Annie Wells, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Friday, 12 August 2016
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Current Status:
Answered by Mark McDonald on 22 August 2016
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S5W-01434 by Mark McDonald on 27 July 2016, within what timeframe the internet safety plan will be (a) completed and (b) implemented.
Answer
The Scottish Government will publish a refreshed internet safety action plan by March 2017. A timeframe for implementation has not yet been agreed; however this will be established in discussions with stakeholders in the coming months.
- Asked by: Annie Wells, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 13 July 2016
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Current Status:
Answered by Mark McDonald on 27 July 2016
To ask the Scottish Government what progress it has made in refreshing its internet safety action plan.
Answer
We are currently working across government to update the internet safety action plan, ensuring it is linked to both our Digital Participation and Cyber Resilience strategies. We are also taking steps to ensure the refreshed action plan is linked to work being taken forward in schools. In addition to this, we are engaging with key external stakeholders who will be crucial in the development of a refreshed action plan.
- Asked by: Annie Wells, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 08 June 2016
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Current Status:
Answered by Mark McDonald on 15 June 2016
To ask the Scottish Government what assistance it provides for children with additional support needs.
Answer
The Education (Additional Support for Learning) (Scotland) Act 2004 was put in place to ensure that all children and young people with additional support needs receive the support they require to achieve their potential.
The Act places strict duties on local authorities to meet the additional support needs for all children for whose school education they are responsible, and to tailor provision according to their individual needs.
The Supporting Children鈥檚 Learning Code of Practice explains these duties, providing guidance on the Act's provisions as well as on the supporting framework of secondary legislation.
