- Asked by: Neil Findlay, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Monday, 11 November 2019
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Current Status:
Answered by Aileen Campbell on 25 November 2019
To ask the Scottish Government what its response is to the report by the Office of the Scottish Charity Regulator (OSCR) on The Institute for Statecraft, and whether it considers that the organisation should be removed from the Scottish Charity Register.
Answer
The Scottish Charity Regulator (OSCR) is a Non-Ministerial Office and part of the Scottish Administration. OSCR is an independent regulator and does not form part of the Scottish Government.
Under the Charities and Trustee Investment (Scotland) Act 2005, it is for OSCR to identify and investigate apparent misconduct in the administration of charities and to take remedial or protective action in relation to such misconduct, including whether to remove a charity from the Scottish Charity Register.
It would not be appropriate for the Scottish Government to comment on what is an operational matter for OSCR.
- Asked by: Neil Findlay, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Thursday, 07 November 2019
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Current Status:
Answered by Graeme Dey on 21 November 2019
To ask the Scottish Government how many times in each year since 2016 Charlotte Street Partners has invited (a) a cabinet secretary, (b) a minister and (c) its officials to a meeting, broken down by reason for the invite, and what its response was.
Answer
The information requested is not held centrally and could only be obtained at a disproportionate cost.
- Asked by: Neil Findlay, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Monday, 11 November 2019
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Current Status:
Answered by Jeane Freeman on 21 November 2019
To ask the Scottish Government what its response is to the reported vote of no confidence in the Chief Executive of the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh by its Executive Committee.
Answer
This is a matter for the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh, it would not be appropriate for the Scottish Government to comment on their decision.
- Asked by: Neil Findlay, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Thursday, 07 November 2019
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Current Status:
Answered by Graeme Dey on 21 November 2019
To ask the Scottish Government how many times in each year since 2016 (a) a cabinet secretary, (b) a minister and (c) its officials invited Charlotte Street Partners to a meeting, broken down by reason for the invite, and what response it received.
Answer
The information requested is not held centrally and could only be obtained at a disproportionate cost.
- Asked by: Neil Findlay, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Thursday, 07 November 2019
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Current Status:
Answered by Joe FitzPatrick on 20 November 2019
To ask the Scottish Government whether it complies with the advice of the Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation (JCVI) regarding the offering of all vaccines.
Answer
The Scottish Government is advised by the Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation (JCVI) on vaccination policy and uses their advice to inform vaccination policy in Scotland.
- Asked by: Neil Findlay, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Thursday, 07 November 2019
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Current Status:
Answered by Joe FitzPatrick on 20 November 2019
To ask the Scottish Government what plans it has to promote access to the flu vaccine programme in 2020 to everyone with asthma.
Answer
Each year the seasonal flu vaccination campaign promotes the flu vaccine to those in eligible groups.
Eligibility criteria for the flu vaccination programme is based on advice from the Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation (JCVI). The Committee is an independent, expert group that considers a full range of available evidence before providing advice on all aspects of vaccination, including eligibility, to each of the four UK health departments.
Currently, the JCVI recommends vaccination of patients with asthma that require continuous or repeated use of inhaled or systemic steroids or with previous exacerbations requiring hospital admission as eligible for the free vaccine.
As with all vaccination programmes, the JCVI keeps its recommendations under review. If at any time the JCVI updates its recommendation around eligibility for the flu vaccine for people with asthma the Scottish Government will give this due consideration.
- Asked by: Neil Findlay, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Thursday, 07 November 2019
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Current Status:
Answered by Joe FitzPatrick on 20 November 2019
To ask the Scottish Government whether it plans to deviate from the advice given by the Chief Medical Officer to GPs regarding eligibility for the flu vaccine for people with asthma and, if so, for what reason.
Answer
The Scottish Government currently has no plans to deviate from the advice given by the Chief Medical Officer to clinicians regarding eligibility for the flu vaccine for people with asthma.
- Asked by: Neil Findlay, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Friday, 01 November 2019
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Current Status:
Answered by Derek Mackay on 15 November 2019
To ask the Scottish Government how many Scottish National Investment Bank staff will be transferred from other Scottish Government directorates, agencies and NDPBs.
Answer
The Implementation Plan set out the ambition for the Bank to build on the positive foundations laid by the work of the Scottish Government and its agencies. Where activities transition to the Scottish National Investment Bank from Scottish Government directorates, agencies or NDPBs, appropriate arrangements will be put in place to support the transition of staff associated with these. Any transitions will be delivered over appropriate timescales and in line with relevant TUPE or Cabinet Office Statement of Practice (COSoP) requirements.
- Asked by: Neil Findlay, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Friday, 01 November 2019
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Current Status:
Answered by Derek Mackay on 15 November 2019
To ask the Scottish Government whether bonus or long-term incentives (LTI) payments of any kind will be paid to any Scottish National Investment Bank staff.
Answer
There will be no annual financial-target based bonuses within the Bank. The Chief Executive and other staff will have access to medium/long term incentive schemes, linked to the delivery of mission and objective based targets. This will ensure that an element of pay for these senior staff is linked to the Bank achieving its public service mission, without having a ‘bonus culture’.
- Asked by: Neil Findlay, MSP for Lothian, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Friday, 01 November 2019
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Current Status:
Answered by Derek Mackay on 15 November 2019
To ask the Scottish Government how many people will be employed by the Scottish National Investment Bank.
Answer
The number of staff that will be employed by the Scottish National Investment Bank has not yet been finalised, as work is ongoing to finalise the Target Operating Model and structure. The Financial Memorandum published alongside the Bill estimated the Bank will require 130 staff once fully capitalised, building up to this over a number of years. The projected numbers, alongside the resulting projected staff costs used for the financial memorandum, are in the following table:
Year | Staff Cost Profile (£m) | Employees (Full Time Equivalent) |
20-21 | 7.2 | 63 |
21-22 | 10.8 | 91 |
22-23 | 11.9 | 98 |
23-24 | 13.2 | 104 |
24-25 | 14.5 | 111 |
25-26 | 15.9 | 117 |
26-27 | 17.4 | 124 |
27-28 | 18.9 | 130 |