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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-09447

Asked by: Miles Briggs, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 24 May 2017
Current Status: Answered by Roseanna Cunningham on 31 May 2017

To ask the Scottish Government how many animal welfare officers have been employed in each local authority area in each year since 1999.

Question reference: S5W-09446

Asked by: Miles Briggs, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 24 May 2017
Current Status: Answered by Roseanna Cunningham on 31 May 2017

To ask the Scottish Government what its position is on establishing a pet fostering service.

Question reference: S5W-09280

Asked by: Miles Briggs, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 17 May 2017
Current Status: Answered by Maureen Watt on 31 May 2017

To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on what action it is taking to reduce workplace discrimination against people with mental health conditions. and whether it plans to introduce changes to its equalities legislation with regard to this.

The Scottish Government provides funding to NHS Health Scotland to work with employers to provide appropriate training opportunities to support workplace mental health and wellbeing: this offers opportunities for employers to support and implement policies on mental health in the workplace.

The Scottish Government also provides £1m per year in addition to Comic Relief’s £0.5m for See Me, Scotland National Programme has a comprehensive programme on workplace discrimination that includes the award winning workplace campaign – “the Power of Okay"

The Equality Act 2010 is reserved to the UK Government.

Question reference: S5W-09281

Asked by: Miles Briggs, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 17 May 2017
Current Status: Answered by John Swinney on 31 May 2017

To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on what action it is taking to reduce so-called holiday hunger among children, and what support it provides to sport, youth and voluntary organisations to help address the issue.

Question reference: S5W-09283

Asked by: Miles Briggs, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 17 May 2017
Current Status: Answered by Aileen Campbell on 25 May 2017

To ask the Scottish Government how it encourages football and rugby clubs to allow their facilities to be used by sport-based youth schemes and programmes.

The Scottish Government, through the national agency for sport, sportscotland, work with the sporting governing bodies to encourage their clubs, including football and rugby, to open their facilities for community based sporting groups.

We are also working with the Robertson Trust who have recently undertaken research on sport for change which is an approach being used by an increasing number of organisations in Scotland to deliver a wide range of positive benefits for individuals and their communities. This research should help inform how we can support and grow the valuable contribution these organisations make including enabling access to facilities.

Question reference: S5W-09164

Asked by: Miles Briggs, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Monday, 08 May 2017
Current Status: Answered by Aileen Campbell on 23 May 2017

To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S5W-08529 by Aileen Campbell on 2 May 2017, whether there has been a change to the practice of NHS boards providing information regarding the number of people who are treated separately from those attending chronic pain clinics and, if (a) so, for what reason this change has been introduced and (b) not, whether it will confirm the number in this category who were seen (i) within and (ii) outwith the 18-week requirement.

Question reference: S5W-08931

Asked by: Miles Briggs, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Friday, 21 April 2017
Current Status: Answered by Shona Robison on 16 May 2017

To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S5W-06880 by Shona Robison on 1 March 2017, whether it will provide an update on the future of the Inverleith Medical Practice in Edinburgh and what discussions it has had with NHS Lothian regarding this.

With reference to my previous response to question S5W-06880, the Inverleith Medical Practice team are to provide a full service to patients up to 30 June 2017. Following this patients are to be shared with surrounding Practices following analysis of the spread and allocation based on proximity of the patients' home to the nearest GP Practice. Letters have now been issued to all patients advising them on which local Practice they have been allocated and reassuring them that their electronic medical records will be transferred to that Practice ensuring continuity of care for patients.

As we approach the closure of the Inverleith Medical practice the retention of the practice staff team within the NHS was one of the key considerations of NHS Lothian. All of the staff have found alternative positions several with other GP practices, and all within the NHS, something which we actively promoted. A single member of staff has decided to take a break from work over the summer and will then be back in touch.

Question reference: S5W-09131

Asked by: Miles Briggs, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Tuesday, 02 May 2017
Current Status: Answered by Shona Robison on 15 May 2017

To ask the Scottish Government how parents of children with cleft lip and palate who consider that their views are not represented by the Cleft Lip and Palate Association or Changing Faces are being consulted about the centralisation of cleft lip and palate surgical services during the transition period.

It is understood that NHS Lothian and NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde have already written to all patients and parents known to cleft surgery services, to update them on the transition to a single site cleft surgery service.

National Services Division have also said they aim to share the high level transition plan with all stakeholders once it is ready. This commitment was given to all stakeholders, including patients and families in the communication previously issued by NHS Lothian and NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde.

NSD aim to share the transition plan with all stakeholders soon.

Question reference: S5W-09010

Asked by: Miles Briggs, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 26 April 2017
Current Status: Answered by Aileen Campbell on 11 May 2017

To ask the Scottish Government what guidance it provides to women under 25 who have been referred for a smear test, and how many referrals there have been in each year since 1999.

Question reference: S5W-09020

Asked by: Miles Briggs, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 26 April 2017
Current Status: Answered by Aileen Campbell on 10 May 2017

To ask the Scottish Government how many unplanned pregnancies have presented at (a) A&E and (b) maternity units in each year since 1999.