Chamber and committees

The Scottish Government is committed to planting a further 100,000 hectares of new woodland over the period from 2012-22.

From the period 2011-12 to 2012-13, 18,200 hectares of new private sector woodland were planted using forestry grants under the Scotland Rural Development Programme (SRDP). This data is published by the Forestry Commission in ’Forestry Statistics’ at: http://www.forestry.gov.uk/statistics).

Current approvals under the current SRDP for woodland planting in 2013-14 and 2014-15 now total around 17,000 hectares. A further 2,000 hectares has already been identified for 2015-16. This level of private sector woodland creation will be supplemented by planting on the national forest estate.

<>The Scottish Government already requires compensatory planting as set out in the Control of Woodland Removal policy which was published in February 2009. The policy makes clear the circumstances under which compensatory planting will be required if woodland is permanently removed. The policy is published at: www.forestry.gov.uk/woodlandremoval.

All teachers in Scotland are expected to adhere to the General Teaching Council of Scotland’s Code of Professionalism and Conduct, which sets out the key principles and values for registered teachers in Scotland. In particular, Part 5 on equality and diversity emphasises the need for teachers to be non-judgmental, and to recognise their status as role models within the school.

If any teacher, or indeed any child or young person, is asked to do something to which they fundamentally object in any aspect of the curriculum, the Scottish Government would expect there to be appropriate mechanisms for such concerns to be raised and dealt with locally. Where teachers raise religious or belief concerns about teaching aspects of relationships, sexual health and parenthood education, local authorities may wish to take account of the guidance issued by the Equality and Human Rights Commission on religion or belief in the workplace:

www.equalityhumanrights.com/advice-and-guidance/guidance-for-employers/religion-or-belief-new-guidance-february-2013/

<>I refer the member to the answer to question S4W-19983 on 13 March 2014. All answers to written parliamentary questions are available on the Parliament’s website, the search facility for which can be found at: http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/parliamentarybusiness/28877.aspx.

<>I refer the member to the answer to question S4W-19983 on 13 March 2014. All answers to written parliamentary questions are available on the Parliament’s website, the search facility for which can be found at http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/parliamentarybusiness/28877.aspx.

<>I refer the member to the answer to question S4W-19983 on 13 March 2014. All answers to written parliamentary questions are available on the Parliament’s website, the search facility for which can be found at: http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/parliamentarybusiness/28877.aspx.

The vaccines in the current childhood vaccination schedule which are manufactured using cell culture technology are limited to those which are live vaccines, or derived from live viral vaccine sources. These are listed below, organised by the age at which children receive each vaccine.

2 month:

Rotavirus vaccine (Rotarix® - GSK): The rotavirus virus is produced in Vero cells.

DTaP/IPV/Hib (Pediacel® - Sanofi Pasteur MSD): The polio virus is produced in Vero cells.

3 month

Rotavirus vaccine (Rotarix® - GSK) – as above.

DTaP/IPV/Hib (Pediacel® - Sanofi Pasteur MSD) – as above.

4 month:

DTaP/IPV/Hib (Pediacel® - Sanofi Pasteur MSD) – as above.

12/13 months:

MMR vaccine (Priorix® - GSK): The measles and mumps viruses are produced in chick embryo cells; the rubella virus is produced in human diploid (MRC-5) cells.

Or MMRVAXPRO – Sanofi Pasteur MSD: The measles and mumps viruses are produced in chick embryo cells; the rubella virus is produced in WI-38 human diploid lung fibroblasts.

3 years 4 months:

DTap/IPV (Repevax® - Sanofi Pasteur MSD) or dTap/IPV (infanrix®IPV – GSK): In both cases the polio virus is produced in Vero cells.

MMR vaccine (Priorix® - GSK) or MMRVAXPRO – Sanofi Pasteur MSD): as above.

12-18 years:

Td/IPV (Revaxis®  - Sanofi Pasteur MSD): The polio virus is produced in Vero cells.

Seasonal influenza vaccine (6 months – 18 years)

Live attenuated intranasal Vaccine (Fluenz® - GSK): the influenza vaccine is produced in Vero cells.

This list does not include HPV, as for HPV vaccine (Gardasil® - Sanofi Pasteur MSD) the L1 protein in the form of virus-like particles is produced in yeast cells (Saccharomyces cerevisiae CANADE 3C-5 (Strain 1895)) by recombinant DNA technology.

<>A full assessment of waiting times by NHS board for tertiary infertility treatment is contained within the National Infertility Group’s report which can be accessed at: http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Publications/2013/05/1501.

As set out in the National Infertility Group’s report, each of the 14 territorial NHS boards in Scotland commissions cycles of IVF/ICSI from one of four specialist tertiary referral centres in Aberdeen, Dundee, Edinburgh and Glasgow.

As indicated in the Scottish Parliament on 29 January 2014 during Portfolio Question Time, if sufficient robust data is available, the Scottish Government is content for an earlier IVF review to take place and for views to be submitted to the Scottish Government by the end of 2014. Datasets which will be used for this process are currently under consideration.

sportscotland will be undertaking its corporate plan review during 2014 which will inform the 2015-19 investment priorities. A full investment review of Commonwealth Games sports and interim investment review of Olympic sports will be undertaken in the autumn, setting out sportscotland’s investment beyond 2014.