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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-21098

Asked by: Willie Rennie, MSP for North East Fife, Scottish Liberal Democrats
Date lodged: Thursday, 17 January 2019
Current Status: Answered by Joe FitzPatrick on 31 January 2019

To ask the Scottish Government how much has been saved each year by the NHS following the introduction of altruistic kidney donations under the Human Tissue (Scotland) Act 2006.

It is not possible to provide an accurate estimate of the savings to the NHS each year following the introduction of altruistic kidney donations under the Human Tissue (Scotland) Act 2006 as circumstances will vary from patient to patient. In particular, the level of savings in Scotland will vary depending on: whether the recipient of the transplant lives in Scotland and whether and for how long their transplanted kidney continues to function effectively.

However, in general terms, NHS National Services Scotland’s National Services Division estimated in its publication Commissioning Transplantation to 2020 that the average living donor transplant costs £55,532 and that on average dialysis costs £33,000 per patient per year (estimates as at 2014). Therefore, in cases where the a transplant is successful, this would normally lead to savings for the NHS for that particular transplant recipient within two years.

Since 2006, there have been 64 recipients of altruistic living donor transplants in Scotland.

Question reference: S5F-03016

Asked by: Willie Rennie, MSP for North East Fife, Scottish Liberal Democrats
Date lodged: Monday, 28 January 2019
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 31 January 2019

Question to be taken in Chamber.

Question reference: S5F-02991

Asked by: Willie Rennie, MSP for North East Fife, Scottish Liberal Democrats
Date lodged: Monday, 21 January 2019
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 24 January 2019

Question to be taken in Chamber.

Question reference: S5F-02929

Asked by: Willie Rennie, MSP for North East Fife, Scottish Liberal Democrats
Date lodged: Monday, 07 January 2019
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 10 January 2019

Question to be taken in Chamber.

Question reference: S5W-20492

Asked by: Willie Rennie, MSP for North East Fife, Scottish Liberal Democrats
Date lodged: Tuesday, 11 December 2018
Current Status: Answered by John Swinney on 20 December 2018

To ask the Scottish Government what results and outcomes of primary 1 assessments it received from Fife Council in 2018, and what its response was.

Question reference: S5F-02893

Asked by: Willie Rennie, MSP for North East Fife, Scottish Liberal Democrats
Date lodged: Monday, 17 December 2018
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 20 December 2018

Question to be taken in Chamber.

Question reference: S5W-20247

Asked by: Willie Rennie, MSP for North East Fife, Scottish Liberal Democrats
Date lodged: Thursday, 29 November 2018
Current Status: Answered by Ivan McKee on 14 December 2018

To ask the Scottish Government whether it will place in the Scottish Parliament Information Centre (SPICe) a copy of its record of checks that have been carried out by (a) it, (b) its agencies and (c) non-departmental public bodies since the publication of the document, Guidance on due diligence: human rights.

The aim of producing Guidance on due diligence: human rights for investments was to ensure that decision makers have taken appropriate account of human rights issues before reaching a decision on whether to support an investment. The guidance does not specify how the Scottish Government agencies and non-departmental public bodies carry out due diligence checks as that is an operational matter for each organisation.

It is for the accountable officer of each agency and non-departmental public body to ensure that their organisation complies with guidance issued by Scottish Ministers. Checking compliance is a function of each organisation’s audit committee, with incidents of non-compliance highlighted during the annual audit of accounts. There is therefore no separate requirement for agencies and non-departmental public bodies to report to the Scottish Government on human rights due diligence checks that they carry out. The information requested in S5W-20248 through to S5W–20251 is therefore not held by the Scottish Government.

There is no plan for the Scottish Government to maintain a record of checks carried out by the agencies and non-departmental public bodies and so no plan to place that information in the Scottish Parliament Information Centre.

Question reference: S5W-20248

Asked by: Willie Rennie, MSP for North East Fife, Scottish Liberal Democrats
Date lodged: Thursday, 29 November 2018
Current Status: Answered by Ivan McKee on 14 December 2018

To ask the Scottish Government how many companies have been the subject of checks by (a) it, (b) its agencies and (c) non-departmental public bodies since the publication of its document, Guidance on due diligence: human rights, broken down by sector, and how many checks have led to a decision to not enter into an investment relationship or agreement, broken down by reason.

Question reference: S5W-20251

Asked by: Willie Rennie, MSP for North East Fife, Scottish Liberal Democrats
Date lodged: Thursday, 29 November 2018
Current Status: Answered by Ivan McKee on 14 December 2018

To ask the Scottish Government how many companies entered into an investment relationship or agreement with (a) it, (b) its agencies and (c) non-departmental public bodies (i) between 29 March 2017 and 13 June 2018 and (ii) since 14 June 2018, broken down by sector, and how many were subject to a human rights due diligence check, broken down by outcome.

Question reference: S5W-20250

Asked by: Willie Rennie, MSP for North East Fife, Scottish Liberal Democrats
Date lodged: Thursday, 29 November 2018
Current Status: Answered by Ivan McKee on 14 December 2018

To ask the Scottish Government what the (a) average and (b) longest time has been for (i) it, (ii) its agencies and (iii) non-departmental public bodies to conduct due diligence since the publication of the document, Guidance on due diligence: human rights.