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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: S5O-03574

Asked by: Alexander Stewart, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 18 September 2019
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 25 September 2019

To ask the Scottish Government what progress Social Security Scotland is making with the IT infrastructure for wave 2 benefits.

Question reference: S5O-03537

Asked by: Alexander Stewart, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 11 September 2019
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 18 September 2019

To ask the Scottish Government what its response is to the satisfaction level of local schools in the Scotland's People Annual Report 2018.

Question reference: S5O-03490

Asked by: Alexander Stewart, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 28 August 2019
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 5 September 2019

To ask the Scottish Government what measures it is taking to improve GP recruitment and retention in Fife.

Question reference: S5W-23627

Asked by: Alexander Stewart, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 05 June 2019
Current Status: Answered by Clare Haughey on 18 June 2019

To ask the Scottish Government how many NHS staff have received training about autism in the last year, broken down by NHS board, and what its position is on whether (a) there is a need to accelerate the implementation of this training and (b) such training should be mandatory.

This information is not centrally held.

The Scottish Government recognises the need to ensure that health professionals have the knowledge and skills in autism relevant to their role. We are working with NHS Education Scotland whose role it is to provide support to NHS Boards by developing and delivering education and training for those who work in NHSScotland. The learning space on autism provides a range of resources to support the workforce.

Mandatory training is reserved to training where there is a statutory requirement to undertake such training.

Question reference: S5W-23625

Asked by: Alexander Stewart, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 05 June 2019
Current Status: Answered by Clare Haughey on 18 June 2019

To ask the Scottish Government what information it has received from the Autism Strategy Review Group regarding how NHS boards train staff about autism.

Question reference: S5W-23624

Asked by: Alexander Stewart, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 05 June 2019
Current Status: Answered by Clare Haughey on 13 June 2019

To ask the Scottish Government what discussions it has had with each NHS board regarding whether they use the Autism Training Framework for staff training and development.

The Scottish Government is committed to improving the lives of autistic people in Scotland. We are committed to implementing the priorities as laid out in the refreshed Scottish Strategy for Autism Outcomes and Priorities 2018-2021.

We commission NHS Education Scotland to engage with NHS Boards on the Autism Training Framework. They continue to promote this through a number of mechanisms. This includes the delivery of roadshows promoting autism resources, face to face training and other training materials.

Question reference: S5W-23626

Asked by: Alexander Stewart, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 05 June 2019
Current Status: Answered by Clare Haughey on 13 June 2019

To ask the Scottish Government which NHS boards have established a recording system to monitor staff learning and training about autism, and what analysis is made of the effectiveness of each system.

Question reference: S5O-03417

Asked by: Alexander Stewart, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 12 June 2019
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 20 June 2019

To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to tackle safety concerns in Fife hospitals.

Question reference: S5F-03305

Asked by: Alexander Stewart, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Tuesday, 07 May 2019
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 9 May 2019

To ask the First Minister what action the Scottish Government is taking in light of recent analysis, which suggests that a record number of Scotland's shops closed in the first three months of the year.

Question reference: S5O-03207

Asked by: Alexander Stewart, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 01 May 2019
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 9 May 2019

To ask the Scottish Government how it is responding to the latest unplanned flarings at the ExxonMobil Ethylene Plant at Mossmorran.