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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-14183

Asked by: Pauline McNeill, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Friday, 20 January 2023
Current Status: Answered by Maree Todd on 31 January 2023

To ask the Scottish Government what data it holds on the use of vaping products by under-16s.

Question reference: S6W-14182

Asked by: Pauline McNeill, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Friday, 20 January 2023
Current Status: Answered by Maree Todd on 31 January 2023

To ask the Scottish Government what its policy is on the use of vaping products.

Question reference: S6W-14181

Asked by: Pauline McNeill, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Friday, 20 January 2023
Current Status: Answered by Maree Todd on 31 January 2023

To ask the Scottish Government what analysis it has carried out on young people's use of vapes.

The Scottish Government has undertaken the following analysis on young people’s use of vapes:

The Scottish Government is currently funding a longitudinal study carried out by ScotCen Social Research called Growing Up in Scotland (GUS). Two reports have been published that include vaping data on children aged 12 and 14 ( https://www.gov.scot/publications/life-age-12-initial-findings-growing-up-scotland-study/pages/6/ and 6. Risky behaviours - Life at age 14: initial findings from the Growing Up in Scotland study - gov.scot (www.gov.scot) )

The Scottish Government also commissioned collection and analysis of vaping data via the Scottish Schools Adolescent Lifestyle and Substance Use Survey (SALSUS) which ran between 2002 and 2018 ( Scottish Schools Adolescent Lifestyle and Substance Use Survey (SALSUS) - gov.scot (www.gov.scot) ).

Question reference: S6O-01859

Asked by: Pauline McNeill, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Wednesday, 25 January 2023
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 2 February 2023

To ask the Scottish Government what recent meetings it has had with Universities Scotland to discuss gender-based violence in higher education.

Question reference: S6O-01769

Current Status: Withdrawn

Question reference: S6W-13229

Asked by: Pauline McNeill, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Thursday, 15 December 2022
Current Status: Answered by Neil Gray on 20 December 2022

To ask the Scottish Government how many people since arriving in Scotland from Ukraine through the (a) Super Sponsor Scheme and (b) Homes for Ukraine scheme have been (i) assessed as homeless or threatened with homelessness, (ii) living in temporary accommodation and (iii) on a housing waiting list in each month since the start of the scheme, broken down by local authority.

The Scottish Government does not currently have the information you have requested as we do not link the visa routes and homelessness status of displaced individuals from Ukraine.

However, the Scottish Government has agreed with Local Authorities to amend the homelessness data collection to record Ukrainian Displaced People applying for support after presenting as homeless, though this will take some time before these changes are fully implemented.

The Scottish Government regularly publish data summarising the latest Scotland-level information on people displaced by the war in Ukraine coming to Scotland through the Ukraine Sponsorship Scheme visa schemes on our website: Ukraine Sponsorship Scheme in Scotland: Ukraine Sponsorship Scheme in Scotland: statistics - December 2022 - gov.scot (www.gov.scot)

Question reference: S6W-12756

Asked by: Pauline McNeill, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Thursday, 01 December 2022
Current Status: Answered by Jenny Gilruth on 16 December 2022

To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S6W-10663 by Jenny Gilruth on 5 October 2022, which railway stations across Scotland currently have tactile paving.

Network Rail advise that of the 359 operational railway stations, 214 currently have platform edge tactiles installed. As the second phase of the installation programme is underway some stations where work has been completed may not yet have been captured in this data.

The list of stations is as follows:-

Aberdour Stn

Achanalt Stn

Addiewell Stn

Airbles Stn

Airdrie South Stn

Alexandra Parade Stn

Alloa Stn

Anderston Stn

Annan Stn

Anniesland Stn

Argyle Street Stn

Armadale Stn

Auchinleck Stn

Banavie Stn

Barnhill Stn

Barrhead Stn

Bathgate Stn

Bearsden Stn

Beauly Stn

Bellgrove Stn

Bishopbriggs Stn

Bishopton Stn

Blackridge Stn

Blair Atholl Stn

Blantyre Stn

Bowling Stn

Branchton Stn

Breich Stn

Bridgeton Stn

Broughty Ferry Stn

Brunstane Stn

Burnside Stn

Caldercruix Stn

Cambuslang Stn

Camelon Stn

Cardenden Stn

Cardonald Stn

Cardross Stn

Carfin Stn

Carmyle Stn

Carnoustie Stn

Carrbridge Stn

Carstairs Stn

Cathcart Stn

Chatelherault Stn

Clarkston Stn

Cleland Stn

Clydebank Stn

Coatbridge Blairhill Stn

Coatbridge Central Stn

Coatbridge Sunnyside Stn

Conon Bridge Stn

Corrour Stn

Cowdenbeath Stn

Craigendoran Stn

Crianlarich Stn

Croftfoot Stn

Crosshill Stn

Croy Stn

Cumbernauld Stn

Dalgety Bay Stn

Dalmarnock Stn

Dalmeny Stn

Dalmuir Stn

Dalreoch Stn

Dingwall Stn

Drumchapel Stn

Drumfrocher Stn

Drumgelloch Stn

Drumry Stn

Duke Street Stn

Dumbarton Central Stn

Dumbarton East Stn

Dunbar Stn

Dunblane Stn

Dundee Stn

Dunfermline City Stn

Dunfermline Queen Margaret Stn

Dunlop Stn

Dyce Stn

East Kilbride Stn

Easterhouse Stn

Edinburgh Gateway Stn

Edinburgh Haymarket Stn

Edinburgh Park Stn

Edinburgh Waverley Stn

Elgin Stn

Eskbank Stn

Falkirk Grahamston Stn

Falkirk High Stn

Fauldhouse Stn

Forres Stn

Fort Matilda Stn

Galashiels Stn

Garrowhill Stn

Garscadden Stn

Gartcosh Stn

Georgemas Junction Stn

Giffnock Stn

Girvan Stn

Glasgow Central Stn

Glasgow Charing Cross Stn

Glasgow Exhibition Centre Stn

Glasgow Queen St LL Stn

Glasgow Queen Street Stn

Glasgow Queens Park Stn

Gleneagles Stn

Glenfinnan Stn

Glenrothes & Thornton Stn

Gorebridge Stn

Gourock Stn

Greenock Cartsdyke Stn

Greenock West Stn

Gretna Green Stn

Hairmyres Stn

Hamilton Central Stn

Hartwood Stn

Hawkhead Stn

Helensburgh Central Stn

Helensburgh Upper Stn

Helmsdale Stn

High Street Stn

Hillfoot Stn

Hillington East Stn

Hillington West Stn

Holytown Stn

Howwood (Scots) Stn

Huntly Stn

Hyndland Stn

Ibm Halt Stn

Insch Stn

Invergowrie Stn

Inverkeithing Stn

Inverurie Stn

Irvine Stn

Johnstone Stn

Jordanhill Stn

Keith Stn

Kelvindale Stn

Kennishead Stn

Kilmaurs Stn

Kilwinning Stn

Kinghorn Stn

Kings Park Stn

Kingussie Stn

Kintore Stn

Kirkcaldy Stn

Kyle Of Lochalsh Stn

Lanark Stn

Langbank Stn

Langside Stn

Larkhall Stn

Laurencekirk Stn

Lenzie Stn

Leuchars Stn

Linlithgow Stn

Livingston North Stn

Livingston South Stn

Lochgelly Stn

Mallaig Stn

Markinch Stn

Maxwell Park Stn

Maybole Stn

Merryton Stn

Milngavie Stn

Motherwell Stn

Mount Florida Stn

Nairn Stn

Newcraighall Stn

Newton (Strathclyde) Stn

Newtongrange Stn

Nitshill Stn

North Berwick Stn

North Queensferry Stn

Paisley Canal Stn

Paisley Gilmour Street Stn

Paisley St James Stn

Partick Stn

Patterton Stn

Perth Stn

Pitlochry Stn

Pollokshaws East Stn

Pollokshaws West Stn

Pollokshields West Stn

Polmont Stn

Port Glasgow Stn

Prestonpans Stn

Priesthill & Darnley Stn

Rannoch Stn

Robroyston Stn

Rosyth Stn

Rutherglen Stn

Sanquhar Stn

Scotstounhill Stn

Shawfair Stn

Shotts Stn

Singer Stn

Stepps Stn

Stewarton Stn

Stirling Stn

Stonehaven Stn

Stow Stn

Stromeferry Stn

Thornliebank Stn

Thorntonhall Stn

Tweedbank Stn (Bruach Thuaidh)

Uddingston Stn

Uphall Stn

Wallyford Stn

West Calder Stn

Westerton Stn

Wishaw Stn

Woodhall Stn

Yoker Stn

Question reference: S6W-12755

Asked by: Pauline McNeill, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Thursday, 01 December 2022
Current Status: Answered by Jenny Gilruth on 16 December 2022

To ask the Scottish Government which railway stations across Scotland have access to Passenger Assist services.

Question reference: S6W-12757

Asked by: Pauline McNeill, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Thursday, 01 December 2022
Current Status: Answered by Jenny Gilruth on 16 December 2022

To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S6W-10663 by Jenny Gilruth on 5 October 2022, which railway stations are included in the group of 18 high priority stations to have tactile paving installed in phase 1 of the current Rail Regulatory Control Period 6.

Network Rail advise that the list of 18 high priority stations to have tactile paving installed is as follows:

Ardrossan Town

Argyle Street

Bargeddie

Carmyle

Coatbridge Blairhill

Dalry

Glasgow Exhibition Centre

Glasgow Queen Street Lower Level

Helmsdale

Larbert

Milliken Park

Montrose

Mount Florida

Mussleburgh

Paisley Canal Street

Stonehaven

Wester Hailes

Williamwood

Due to the impact of industrial action on Scotland’s Railway, the tactile paving installations scheduled for both Mussleburgh and Wester Hailes stations were deferred. Network Rail has re-programmed them into Phase 2 works and is working to secure agreed planned suspension of rail services to permit safe infrastructure work to progress these.

Question reference: S6W-12343

Asked by: Pauline McNeill, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Friday, 18 November 2022
Current Status: Answered by Patrick Harvie on 5 December 2022

To ask the Scottish Government what financial support will be available for off-gas-grid homeowners and businesses who will be required to replace a direct emissions heating system when undertaking conversion works after 1 April 2024.

Our New Build Heat Standard will apply to all new buildings seeking building warrant approval from 1 April 2024, as well as major conversions of existing buildings where certain criteria are met. The criteria will be outlined in due course, drawing from the consultations we have hosted on the New Build Heat Standard.

The Scottish Government’s Home Energy Scotland (HES) grants offers funding for homeowners and self-builders across Scotland to invest in energy efficiency improvements, zero emissions heating, micro-renewables and battery storage.

The Scottish Government currently provides significant support for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) through Business Energy Scotland (BES). BES can provide advice on installation of energy efficient and low carbon technologies including zero-direct emissions heating systems for businesses who are off the gas grid.

BES is also responsible for signposting businesses to the SME Loan and Cashback Scheme and for producing the assessment reports that are a prerequisite for application.

The successor to the Warmer Homes Scotland scheme will launch on 3 July 2023 and will last for a minimum of 5 years. It will provide eligible homeowners with access to a fully supported scheme from survey to installation to service visit, it will follow the PAS 2035 process and deliver whole house retrofit of heating and energy efficiency measures. Some design elements of the scheme are still being agreed, however it will take a zero emissions heating first approach to the measures offered to households.

Off-gas-grid homeowners and businesses may also be suitable for heat networks or communal heating systems. The £300 million Scotland’s Heat Network Fund offers capital grant funding for the rollout of new zero emission heat networks and communal heating systems, as well as the expansion and decarbonisation of existing heat networks across Scotland. The Fund will support both networks suited to urban environments as well as small, rural and community-led projects.

This September we launched the Heat Network Support Unit. Working primarily with public sector organisations, the Unit offers advice and grant funding for pre-capital stages of heat network projects.