Questions and answers

Question reference: S5O-02960

Asked by: Jamie Greene, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 27 February 2019
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 7 March 2019

To ask the Scottish Government what progress it is making in meeting its tree planting targets and creating 10,000 hectares of new trees in 2019.

Question reference: S5W-21632

Asked by: Jamie Greene, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Tuesday, 12 February 2019
Current Status: Answered by Mairi Gougeon on 27 February 2019

To ask the Scottish Government what commitments it has made to deliver under the UK Tree Health Resilience Strategy, and how this strategy fits with the Scottish Plant Health Strategy.

The UK Government’s Tree Health Resilience Strategy sets out plans to protect England’s tree population from pest and disease threats. The Scottish Plant Health Strategy sets out the Scottish Government's approach to the protection of the health of plants in Scotland, including trees.

The Scottish Government has no specific commitments under the Tree Health Resilience Strategy. We have laid out our own, complementary approach in the Scottish Plant Health Strategy, which strongly emphasises a commitment to ongoing close working with UK colleagues and the forestry sector, and full participation in relevant UK-wide initiatives such as the UK Plant Health Risk Group.

Question reference: S5F-03077

Asked by: Jamie Greene, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Monday, 18 February 2019
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 21 February 2019

To ask the First Minister what the Scottish Government's response is to reports that alterations have been made to ScotRail’s satisfaction targets over the last two years.

Question reference: S5W-21187

Asked by: Jamie Greene, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 23 January 2019
Current Status: Answered by Michael Matheson on 5 February 2019

To ask the Scottish Government, in light of proposals in the Transport (Scotland) Bill to ban double and pavement parking so that loading vehicles will need to move to loading bays or risk a fine, how many loading bays there are in (a) North Ayrshire and (b) Inverclyde.

The Scottish Government does not hold information on the number of loading bays as this is a matter for both North Ayrshire and Inverclyde Councils.

The provisions within the Transport (Scotland) Bill provide an exception that would enable delivery vehicles involved in loading or unloading of goods in the course of their business to park on the pavement for up to 20 minutes if there is inadequate parking provision available. If the driver of the vehicle needs longer than 20 minutes they will be required to park in a dedicated loading/parking bay or risk being issued a penalty charge notice.

Local authorities have duties under the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984 as local traffic authorities, to secure the expeditious convenient and safe movement of vehicular and other traffic, as well as providing adequate parking facilities for both on and off street.

Question reference: S5W-21184

Asked by: Jamie Greene, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 23 January 2019
Current Status: Answered by Ash Denham on 1 February 2019

To ask the Scottish Government how many ASBOs have been issued in North Ayrshire in each of the last five years.

Question reference: S5W-21185

Asked by: Jamie Greene, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 23 January 2019
Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 1 February 2019

To ask the Scottish Government how many instances of violence have been reported in Inverclyde schools in each of the last five years.

Information on the number of instances of violence in schools is not held centrally. Where a school-based incident of violence is reported to the police, this will be included in the Recorded Crime National Statistics. However, the figures provided to the Scottish Government by Police Scotland are a simple count of the number of crimes and offences recorded in each local authority. We do not receive further details on the characteristics or circumstances of individual crimes and offences, such as the location.

Question reference: S5W-21186

Asked by: Jamie Greene, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 23 January 2019
Current Status: Answered by Ash Denham on 1 February 2019

To ask the Scottish Government how many instances of antisocial behaviour have been reported to the Police in Inverclyde in each of the last five years.

Information on the number of instances of antisocial behaviour reported to the Police is not held centrally. The member may wish to write to Police Scotland directly to request this information.

Where a reported incident of antisocial behaviour involves any criminality (for example vandalism), this will be included in the Recorded Crime in Scotland National Statistics. However, the figures provided to the Scottish Government by Police Scotland are a simple count of the number of crimes and offences recorded in each local authority. We do not receive further details on the characteristics or circumstances of individual crimes and offences, such as whether they relate to antisocial behaviour.

Question reference: S5W-21189

Asked by: Jamie Greene, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 23 January 2019
Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 1 February 2019

To ask the Scottish Government how many instances of theft have occurred in NHS Ayrshire and Arran hospitals in each of the last five years, also broken down by hospital.

Information on the number of instances of theft that have occurred in hospitals is not held centrally. Where a hospital-based theft is reported to the police, this will be included in the Recorded Crime in Scotland National Statistics. However, the figures provided to the Scottish Government by Police Scotland are a simple count of the number of crimes and offences recorded in each local authority. We do not receive further details on the characteristics or circumstances of individual crimes and offences, such as the location.

Question reference: S5W-21183

Asked by: Jamie Greene, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 23 January 2019
Current Status: Answered by Ash Denham on 1 February 2019

To ask the Scottish Government how many instances of antisocial behaviour have been reported to the Police in North Ayrshire in each of the last five years.

Information on the number of instances of antisocial behaviour reported to the Police is not held centrally. The member may wish to write to Police Scotland directly to request this information.

Where a reported incident of antisocial behaviour involves any criminality (for example vandalism), this will be included in the Recorded Crime in Scotland National Statistics. However, the figures provided to the Scottish Government by Police Scotland are a simple count of the number of crimes and offences recorded in each local authority. We do not receive further details on the characteristics or circumstances of individual crimes and offences, such as whether they relate to antisocial behaviour.

Question reference: S5W-21190

Asked by: Jamie Greene, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 23 January 2019
Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 1 February 2019

To ask the Scottish Government how many instances of theft have occurred in NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde hospitals in each of the last five years, also broken down by hospital.

Information on the number of instances of theft that have occurred in hospitals is not held centrally. Where a hospital-based theft is reported to the police, this will be included in the Recorded Crime in Scotland National Statistics. However, the figures provided to the Scottish Government by Police Scotland are a simple count of the number of crimes and offences recorded in each local authority. We do not receive further details on the characteristics or circumstances of individual crimes and offences, such as the location.

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