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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-22698

Asked by: Jackson Carlaw, MSP for Eastwood, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 17 April 2019
Current Status: Answered by John Swinney on 1 May 2019

To ask the Scottish Government what progress it has made toward ensuring that all primary school children have access to a minimum of five portions of fruit and vegetables per day in the Eastwood constituency and across the country as highlighted on Obesity Action Scotland’s website.

All food and drink served in publically funded schools in Scotland must meet the standards set out in the Nutritional requirements for food and drink Regulations (Scotland) 2008. All Scottish local authorities must meet these strict nutritional requirements, ensuring pupils are offered balanced and nutritious school lunches including a variety of fruit and vegetables. How this is delivered is for each local authority taking account of local circumstances and supported by Scottish Government guidance. Compliance with these Regulations is monitored by Education Scotland Health and Nutrition Inspectors.

These Regulations have since been reviewed by a technical working group who made recommendations about how food and drink served in schools could be improved, including how to ensure that pupils have access to at least 5 of their ‘5 a day’. A draft report on the results from a public consultation, on those recommendations, is being carefully considered by Ministers and will inform amendments to the Regulations. The amended Regulations will apply to all publicly funded schools in Scotland, including those in the Eastwood constituency, who will continue to be responsible for delivery in practice.

Question reference: S5F-03277

Asked by: Jackson Carlaw, MSP for Eastwood, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Monday, 29 April 2019
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 2 May 2019

Question to be taken in Chamber.

Question reference: S5W-22445

Asked by: Jackson Carlaw, MSP for Eastwood, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Monday, 01 April 2019
Current Status: Answered by Ash Denham on 29 April 2019

To ask the Scottish Government whether all fire stations operating in the North, West and East service delivery areas will contain fire engines equipped with the latest ultra-high pressure lance firefighting tools.

The Scottish Fire and Rescue Service have purchased and deployed 38 Rapid Response Units (RRUs) which carry the latest ultra-high pressure lances, the last unit going live in March 2019. These RRU's are located in Retained Duty System (RDS) fire stations in all three service delivery areas. SFRS will fully evaluate the RRUs before making decisions on any future purchases of this type of firefighting system.

Question reference: S5W-22444

Asked by: Jackson Carlaw, MSP for Eastwood, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Monday, 01 April 2019
Current Status: Answered by Ash Denham on 29 April 2019

To ask the Scottish Government what recent assessments have been undertaken of the length of service and general condition of fire appliances operating in the North, West and East service delivery areas.

Question reference: S5W-22446

Asked by: Jackson Carlaw, MSP for Eastwood, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Monday, 01 April 2019
Current Status: Answered by Ash Denham on 29 April 2019

To ask the Scottish Government what action it has taken to redress the £389 million backlog in vehicles and property in the Scottish Fire and Rescue Service, as identified in the May 2018 Audit Scotland report, Scottish Fire and Rescue Service: An update.

The Audit Scotland report of May 2018 was clear that the way to properly address the capital backlog, which was inherited from the 8 legacy fire and rescue services, was not simply through spending more money but through modernising the service through transformation. The Scottish Government is providing SFRS with additional funding to support its transformation proposals. In 2019/20, the Scottish Government has increased the budget of SFRS by £5.5 million to invest in service transformation. This is in addition to increasing the spending capacity of the service by £15.5 million in 2018-19.

SFRS is continuing to work down the capital backlog highlighted in the Audit Scotland Report. The £389 million figure was based on Net Book Value and the financial life of assets and contained desirable, but not necessarily essential, expenditure.

SFRS could invest a further £50m in the service if the UK Government returned the VAT paid between 2013 and March 2018.

Question reference: S5F-03255

Asked by: Jackson Carlaw, MSP for Eastwood, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Tuesday, 23 April 2019
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 25 April 2019

Question to be taken in Chamber.

Question reference: S5F-03232

Asked by: Jackson Carlaw, MSP for Eastwood, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Monday, 01 April 2019
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 4 April 2019

Question to be taken in Chamber.

Question reference: S5F-03202

Asked by: Jackson Carlaw, MSP for Eastwood, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Monday, 25 March 2019
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 28 March 2019

Question to be taken in Chamber.

Question reference: S5F-03172

Asked by: Jackson Carlaw, MSP for Eastwood, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Monday, 18 March 2019
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 21 March 2019

Question to be taken in Chamber.

Question reference: S5F-03143

Asked by: Jackson Carlaw, MSP for Eastwood, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Monday, 11 March 2019
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 14 March 2019

Question to be taken in Chamber.