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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: S4O-05208

Asked by: Jim Hume, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Liberal Democrats
Date lodged: Wednesday, 16 December 2015
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 6 January 2016

To ask the Scottish Government what discussions it has had with Police Scotland regarding how it deals with incidents involving people with mental health issues.

Question reference: S4W-28818

Asked by: Jim Hume, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Liberal Democrats
Date lodged: Thursday, 03 December 2015
Current Status: Answered by Maureen Watt on 14 December 2015

To ask the Scottish Government what the overall spend has been on hepatitis C treatments in each of the last three years.

The Scottish Government has provided NHS boards with £26.7 million in each of the last three years under the Sexual Health and Blood Borne Virus Framework to support its implementation, which includes provision of hepatitis C treatment.

These funding allocations do not represent the entirety of spend on hepatitis C treatment by the NHS, as hepatitis C treatment activity will also be supported by NHS board core allocations. The total spend on hepatitis C treatments in each of the last three years is therefore not held centrally.

Question reference: S4W-28817

Asked by: Jim Hume, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Liberal Democrats
Date lodged: Thursday, 03 December 2015
Current Status: Answered by Maureen Watt on 14 December 2015

To ask the Scottish Government whether each NHS board has hepatitis C treatment targets for 2016 and, if so, what they are.

The hepatitis C treatment target for each NHS board is set out in the following table:

NHS board	Hepatitis C Treatment Target 2015-16
Ayrshire and Arran	98
Borders	14
Dumfries and Galloway	41
Fife	58
Forth Valley	96
Grampian	168
Greater Glasgow and Clyde	506
Highland	56
Lanarkshire	126
Lothian	215
Orkney	2
Shetland	4
Tayside	114
Western Isles	2
Scotland	1500

Question reference: S4W-28707

Asked by: Jim Hume, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Liberal Democrats
Date lodged: Thursday, 26 November 2015
Current Status: Answered by Jamie Hepburn on 11 December 2015

To ask the Scottish Government how many children and adolescent mental health inpatient beds there have been in each NHS board in each year since 2007.

Child and adolescent inpatient beds:

NHS board

Financial year ending 31 March

	2007	2008	2009	2010	2011	2012	2013	2014	2015
NHS Scotland	43	43	51	51	51	51	51	51	54

Beds are not broken down by boards but by region. These are:

Under 12s – National for Scotland – Queen Elizabeth University Hospital Glasgow

Over 12s – West of Scotland – Stobhill Hospital

South East Scotland – Royal Edinburgh Hospital

North of Scotland – Dudhope House

Question reference: S4W-28735

Asked by: Jim Hume, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Liberal Democrats
Date lodged: Monday, 30 November 2015
Current Status: Answered by Shona Robison on 9 December 2015

To ask the Scottish Government what its response is to reports that the number of adverse events recorded by NHS boards has risen by 80% since 2007.

The provision of safe care is a key priority of both the Scottish Government and NHSScotland. It is very common for large organisations such as NHSScotland, who prioritise patient safety, to report an increase in the number of adverse events being reported, which is desirable and expected where an emphasis on learning and improvement is being recognised.

The number of adverse events classified as avoidable have been shown in research to decrease when there is increased reporting of adverse events more generally.

Question reference: S4W-28698

Asked by: Jim Hume, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Liberal Democrats
Date lodged: Wednesday, 25 November 2015
Current Status: Answered by Aileen McLeod on 8 December 2015

To ask the Scottish Government what (a) role and (b) duties Scottish Natural Heritage has in relation to protected areas.

Scottish Natural Heritage (SNH) acts as an advisor and statutory consultee on a wide range of issues, including protected areas. Full details of SNH statutory functions are set out in the Natural Heritage (Scotland) Act 1991 and further information on the SNH role, including in relation to protected areas, can be found in the SNH Corporate Plan 2015-18, available at: http://www.snh.org.uk/pdfs/publications/corporate/Corporate%20Plan%202015-18.pdf.

Question reference: S4W-28699

Asked by: Jim Hume, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Liberal Democrats
Date lodged: Wednesday, 25 November 2015
Current Status: Answered by Aileen McLeod on 8 December 2015

To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to ensure that protected areas continue to be adequately funded and resourced.

Question reference: S4W-28696

Asked by: Jim Hume, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Liberal Democrats
Date lodged: Wednesday, 25 November 2015
Current Status: Answered by Aileen McLeod on 8 December 2015

To ask the Scottish Government what discussions it has had with Scottish Natural Heritage regarding its review of protected areas.

Question reference: S4W-28697

Asked by: Jim Hume, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Liberal Democrats
Date lodged: Wednesday, 25 November 2015
Current Status: Answered by Aileen McLeod on 8 December 2015

To ask the Scottish Government what budget it has provided to Scottish Natural Heritage in each of the last five years.

Details of Scottish Natural Heritage (SNH) budgets for the last five years, as published in SNH annual reports and accounts, is provided below. These figures take account of in-year budget adjustments:

£ million

2010-11 66.7

2011-12 59.6

2012-13 55.6

2013-14 54.1

2014-15 55.9

The budget allocated to SNH at the start of 2015-16 was £53.1 million. This figure does not take account of in-year budget adjustments.

Question reference: S4W-28706

Asked by: Jim Hume, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish Liberal Democrats
Date lodged: Thursday, 26 November 2015
Current Status: Answered by Jamie Hepburn on 8 December 2015

To ask the Scottish Government what the children and adolescent mental health inpatient bed occupancy rate has been at the Queen Elizabeth University Hospital Glasgow.

The following table shows the percentage bed occupancy for Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services in the Royal Hospital for Sick Children (which is based in the grounds of the Queen Elizabeth University Hospital) in Glasgow in each month from January to June 2015 (latest published data):

	January 2015	February 2015	March 2015	April 2015	May 2015	June 2015
Royal Hospital for Sick Children (under 12's)	73.84	74.55	91.40	96.05	99.19	86.67

Prior to April 2015 the Royal Hospital for Sick Children was based within the grounds of Stobhill Hospital.