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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: S4W-10616

Asked by: Bob Doris, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Monday, 29 October 2012
Current Status: Answered by Michael Matheson on 8 November 2012

To ask the Scottish Government how many diagnoses there were of (a) diabetes, (b) cancer or tumours, (c) hypertension, (d) stroke or (e) multiple sclerosis as a result of an eye check in the last year for which information is available.

The information requested is not collected.

The Eyecare Integration Project, which was announced in September 2010, aims to deliver 95% of patient referrals from optometrists to hospital eye services electronically by April 2014. The project’s success factors include reduced waiting times from referral to treatment, and more effective use of hospital eye service resources.

Once the Eyecare Integration Project is fully rolled-out and in place it may be possible to collect this type of data.

Question reference: S4O-01435

Asked by: Bob Doris, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 31 October 2012
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 7 November 2012

To ask the Scottish Government what measures it has introduced to discourage fly-tipping.

Question reference: S4O-01391

Asked by: Bob Doris, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 17 October 2012
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 25 October 2012

To ask the Scottish Government what it is doing to promote healthy eating.

Question reference: S4O-01310

Asked by: Bob Doris, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 19 September 2012
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 26 September 2012

To ask the Scottish Government how it supports people living with epilepsy.

Question reference: S4O-01255

Asked by: Bob Doris, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 05 September 2012
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 12 September 2012

To as the Scottish Government what recent discussions it has had with the UK Government regarding the future of Remploy factories in Scotland.

Question reference: S4O-01216

Asked by: Bob Doris, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 29 August 2012
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 5 September 2012

To ask the Scottish Government what it is doing to develop the infrastructure for, and encourage greater participation in, paddle sports.

Question reference: S4W-08205

Asked by: Bob Doris, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Friday, 22 June 2012
Current Status: Initiated by the Scottish Government. Answered by Alex Neil on 25 June 2012

To ask the Scottish Executive when it will fulfil its commitments in Homes Fit for the 21st Century: The Scottish Government’s Strategy and Action Plan for Housing in the Next Decade: 2011-2020 to (a) introduce a further regulated standard for energy efficiency in social housing and (b) publish a strategy for sustainable housing.

Our draft Sustainable Housing Strategy, Homes that Don’t Cost the Earth, is published today for public consultation. The strategy will set out our vision for warm, high quality, affordable, low carbon homes and a housing sector that will help to establish a successful low carbon economy across Scotland. It will include further information on our proposals for a National Retrofit Programme to refurbish existing homes to make them more energy efficient. This programme will prioritise fuel poor areas while maximising the energy efficiency measures and funding opportunities available to all. I have also published proposals for consultation on a new Energy Efficiency Standard for Social Housing that builds on and goes beyond the energy efficiency element of the Scottish Housing Quality Standard. Taken together, the proposals in these consultation documents will help to achieve the step change in provision of energy efficient housing we promised in the Infrastructure Investment Plan and help us meet the challenging targets on fuel poverty and emissions set by the Scottish Parliament.

I have placed copies of the documents in the Scottish Parliament Information Centre:

Homes that don’t cost the earth: A consultation on Scotland’s Sustainable Housing Strategy (Bib. number 54045).

Developing an Energy Efficiency Standard for Social Housing: A Consultation (Bib. number 54047).

Question reference: S4O-01113

Asked by: Bob Doris, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 30 May 2012
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 7 June 2012

To ask the Scottish Executive what it is doing to develop and maintain employment opportunities for disabled people.

Question reference: S4O-01088

Asked by: Bob Doris, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 23 May 2012
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 31 May 2012

To ask the Scottish Executive how efforts to tackle youth unemployment in Scotland are being co-ordinated with the UK Government.

Question reference: S4F-00673

Asked by: Bob Doris, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Monday, 14 May 2012
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 17 May 2012

To ask the First Minister what the findings are of the latest research on the effects of minimum pricing of alcohol.