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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.

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: S5W-20213

Asked by: Johann Lamont, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Tuesday, 27 November 2018
Current Status: Answered by Jeane Freeman on 11 December 2018

To ask the Scottish Government how many ophthalmic surgery procedures have been carried out at the Golden Jubilee National Hospital since January 2018, also broken down how many were performed on patients from the NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde area.

Question reference: S5W-20210

Asked by: Johann Lamont, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Tuesday, 27 November 2018
Current Status: Answered by Jeane Freeman on 11 December 2018

To ask the Scottish Government how many cardiac surgery procedures have been carried out at the Golden Jubilee National Hospital since January 2018, also broken down how many were performed on patients from the NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde area.

Question reference: S5W-20163

Asked by: Johann Lamont, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Friday, 23 November 2018
Current Status: Answered by Jamie Hepburn on 4 December 2018

To ask the Scottish Government when it plans to introduce a consumer protection bill.

Question reference: S5O-02609

Asked by: Johann Lamont, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Wednesday, 21 November 2018
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 28 November 2018

To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on the situation at the Glasgow School of Art.

Question reference: S5O-02587

Asked by: Johann Lamont, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Wednesday, 14 November 2018
Current Status: Answered by Michael Matheson on 21 November 2018

To ask the Scottish Government what steps it is taking to support the introduction of a Glasgow Airport rail link.

The Scottish Government remains committed to working with our partners to find solutions to improve surface access to Glasgow Airport. In doing so we must recognise, as stated on a number of occasions, there are significant challenges to the delivery of any rail link to Glasgow Airport.

Transport Scotland and Network Rail are continuing to work collaboratively with the Glasgow Airport Access Project team as they reconsider the evidence base and transport appraisal work to address comments raised in an independent audit of the Outline Business Case.

In January I will Chair the next meeting of the Glasgow Airport Access Executive Steering Group which includes the Leaders of both Glasgow City and Renfrewshire Councils.

Question reference: S5W-19844

Asked by: Johann Lamont, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Friday, 09 November 2018
Current Status: Answered by Ash Denham on 15 November 2018

To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S5W-19106 by Ash Denham on 25 October 2018, what financial impact assessment was carried out of the Limitation (Childhood Abuse) (Scotland) Act 2017.

Question reference: S5O-02535

Asked by: Johann Lamont, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Wednesday, 31 October 2018
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 8 November 2018

To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to alleviate homelessness in Glasgow.

Question reference: S5W-19106

Asked by: Johann Lamont, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Friday, 28 September 2018
Current Status: Answered by Ash Denham on 25 October 2018

To ask the Scottish Government how many cases have been raised to date by survivors of child sex abuse under the Limitation (Childhood Abuse) (Scotland) Act 2017; what its response is to the level of response; how this compares to its estimated figure, and what plans it has to review its overall estimate.

The information requested is not held centrally. Figures quoted in a recent newspaper article, indicating a year-on-year increase in the number of survivors of childhood abuse looking to raise civil proceedings, were based on the experience of one solicitor firm only. The aim of the legislation is to remove barriers to the raising of actions by survivors, but decisions on whether to raise proceedings are a matter for each individual. We undertook during the scrutiny of the legislation to have an ongoing dialogue with COSLA and others about the impact of the legislation and we remain committed to that. The legislation has, however, only been in force for a year.

Question reference: S5O-02421

Asked by: Johann Lamont, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Wednesday, 26 September 2018
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 3 October 2018

To ask the Scottish Government what its response is to the report regarding the experiences of autistic children missing school, Not included, Not engaged, Not involved.

Question reference: S5W-18845

Asked by: Johann Lamont, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Monday, 17 September 2018
Current Status: Answered by Joe FitzPatrick on 25 September 2018

To ask the Scottish Government whether it has held recent discussions with the SFA regarding the redevelopment of Hampden Park, and what the outcome was.

I last met the Scottish FA on 19 September 2018 and agreed that the Scottish Government will continue to work closely with the Scottish FA and other partners to consider how Hampden can be a 21 st century stadium we can all be proud of. As explained in S5W-18844 on 25 September 2018, no costed or developed proposal for the redevelopment of the stadium has been received.

All answers to written parliamentary questions are available on the Parliament’s website, the search facility for which can be found at http://www.parliament.scot/parliamentarybusiness/28877.aspx .