- Asked by: Jamie Greene, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Monday, 01 April 2019
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Current Status:
Answered by Jeane Freeman on 24 April 2019
To ask the Scottish Government what expertise is available at NHS Ayrshire and Arran to allow the effective diagnosis of (a) rare and (b) uncommon diseases.
Answer
The Scottish Government expects NHS Scotland to operate a common pathway for all patients seeking diagnosis of rare or uncommon diseases across Scotland. The first point of contact for rare disease patients is their GP. GP's can make referrals and facilitate access to a range of local or regional services. National commissioning is reserved for those very specialist services where local or regional commissioning is not appropriate.
National Managed Clinical Networks (NMCN) help ensure patients across Scotland have the best possible access to high quality specialist care. They bring together a range of health and other professionals involved in providing care for patients with rare and/or complex conditions when the full range of skills required is not available within an NHS board or even within a region.
- Asked by: Jamie Greene, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Monday, 01 April 2019
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Current Status:
Answered by Jeane Freeman on 18 April 2019
To ask the Scottish Government how many (a) rare and (b) uncommon diseases have been recorded in the NHS Ayrshire and Arran area in each year since 2007, broken down by type of disease.
Answer
Scottish Government does not hold this information centrally. NHS Boards and healthcare professionals locally have responsibility for service delivery and patient treatment. For this reason NHS Ayrshire and Arran Health Board would be best placed to provide this information. The contact details can be found online at https://www.nhsaaa.net/contact-us/
- Asked by: Jamie Greene, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 17 April 2019
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Current Status:
Taken in the Chamber on 24 April 2019
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on the expected timetable for current bills to progress.
Answer
Taken in the Chamber on 24 April 2019
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Current Status:
Withdrawn
- Asked by: Jamie Greene, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 27 March 2019
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Current Status:
Taken in the Chamber on 4 April 2019
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on the construction of ferry vessels 801 and 802.
Answer
Taken in the Chamber on 4 April 2019
- Asked by: Jamie Greene, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 06 March 2019
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Current Status:
Answered by Kate Forbes on 18 March 2019
To ask the Scottish Government what information it has regarding the annual uptake of the phased retirement option of the Scottish Teachers' Superannuation Scheme, including the average number of years teaching staff work part-time while drawing part of their pension.
Answer
The following table sets out the number of phased retirements in the Scottish Teachers' Superannuation Scheme from 2015 - 2016. From the data available, the average time spent on phased retirement by members who are currently active is 1.89 years. The average time spent on phased retirement for those who have retired from the scheme is 1.76 years.
Year | Number of phased retirements |
2018-2019 (to February 2019) | 314 |
2017-2018 | 324 |
2016-2017 | 289 |
2015-2016 | 218 |
- Asked by: Jamie Greene, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 06 March 2019
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Current Status:
Answered by Roseanna Cunningham on 14 March 2019
To ask the Scottish Government what information it has regarding how many tons of waste are recycled every month, including how much is (a) reprocessed, (b) resold and (c) redistributed.
Answer
Information on Scottish waste recycling data can be found at https://www.sepa.org.uk/environment/waste/waste-data/ .
However information is not available in the requested format. Figures are published on an annual basis only.
- Asked by: Jamie Greene, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 06 March 2019
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Current Status:
Answered by Roseanna Cunningham on 14 March 2019
To ask the Scottish Government what progress has been made by it in each of the last five years toward reaching the Scottish Food Waste Reduction Target, expressed as tonnage.
Answer
The Scottish Government is committed to reducing food waste by 33% by 2025. Annual figures on food waste reduction by tonnage are not available at present. Zero Waste Scotland has produced a baseline estimated figure on food waste for 2013 which shows that almost 600,000 tonnes, over 50% of food waste, is generated by households. Data is available on levels of household food waste recycling.
The Scottish Household Survey 2017 shows that there has been a steady increase in the number of people using food waste recycling caddies. The proportion of households making use of local authority-provided food caddies was 55% in 2017. This represents a substantial increase from 26% in 2012. This clearly demonstrates an increased awareness of the importance of food waste recycling, which we can build on to deliver the target relating to overall food waste prevention.
- Asked by: Jamie Greene, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 13 March 2019
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Current Status:
Taken in the Chamber on 20 March 2019
To ask Scottish Government what discussions the culture secretary has had with local authorities regarding their capacity to deal with tourist numbers over the summer.
Answer
Taken in the Chamber on 20 March 2019
- Asked by: Jamie Greene, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 06 March 2019
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Current Status:
Taken in the Chamber on 14 March 2019
To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to reduce air pollution in North Ayrshire.
Answer
Taken in the Chamber on 14 March 2019