- Asked by: Rona Mackay, MSP for Strathkelvin and Bearsden, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 15 December 2021
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Current Status:
Initiated by the Scottish Government.
Answered by Keith Brown on 16 December 2021
To ask the Scottish Government when it will provide an update on the progress of implementation of recommendations from Dame Elish Angiolini’s review of complaints handling, investigations and misconduct in relation to policing in Scotland.
Answer
I am pleased to confirm the publication today of the Scottish Government’s second thematic report on implementation progress following Dame Elish Angiolini’s Final Report.
The thematic progress report showcases the significant steps partners have taken to implement Dame Elish Angiolini’s recommendations, as well as highlighting our commitment to consult next year on legislative proposals in advance of bringing forward primary legislation.
I commend Police Scotland, the Scottish Police Authority, the Police Investigations and Review Commissioner, the Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service and Her Majesty’s Inspectorate of Constabulary in Scotland for the collaborative working and progress to date. As set out in the last report, this second report features updates from all partners, with tables to record progress against every recommendation grouped under the following themes:
- Rights & ethics
- Jurisdiction & powers
- Governance & accountability
- Transparency & accessibility
- Equality, diversity & inclusion
- Conduct & standards
- Training & HR
- Efficiency & effectiveness
- Audit & review
The report can be accessed here: http://www.gov.scot/ISBN/9781802017168
- Asked by: Jamie Greene, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Friday, 03 December 2021
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Current Status:
Answered by Graeme Dey on 16 December 2021
To ask the Scottish Government how many electric vehicle charging points are installed at each of its buildings, and which of its buildings have no such charging points.
Answer
The total number of electric vehicle charging points installed at each building on the core Scottish Government Estate is in the following table. Each charging point can charge 2 electric vehicles at the same time except the charging points at Bonnington, Atlantic Quay and Kirkwall which are single points.
PROPERTY | LOCATION | NUMBER OF CHARGING POINTS |
Marine Laboratory | Aberdeen | 6 Double Points |
Ocean Trade Centre | Aberdeen | 0 |
Fishery Office | Anstruther | 0 |
Russell House | Ayr | 0 |
Balivanich | Benbecula | 0 |
Buckie Fishery Office | Buckie | 0 |
Fishery Office | Campbeltown | 0 |
Brooms Road | Dumfries | 1 Double Point |
Endeavour House | Dundee | 0 |
Bute House | Edinburgh | 1 Double Point |
Governors House | Edinburgh | 0 |
Saint Andrews House | Edinburgh | 1 Double Point |
Saughton House | Edinburgh | 5 Double Points |
Bonnington | Edinburgh | 13 Single Points |
Victoria Quay | Edinburgh | 7 Double Points |
SASA Labs | Edinburgh | 6 Double Points |
Alexander Fleming House | Elgin | 0 |
Fishery Office | Eyemouth | 0 |
Hadrian House | Falkirk | 0 |
Fishery Office | Fraserburgh | 0 |
Tweedbank | Galashiels | 2 Double Points |
Fruit Market | Glasgow | 0 |
Atlantic Quay 5 | Glasgow | 1 Single Points |
Atlantic Quay 4 | Glasgow | 0 |
The Links | Golspie | 0 |
Cadzow Court | Hamilton | 0 |
Bothwell House | Hamilton | 0 |
Hamilton House | Hamilton | 0 |
Longman House | Inverness | 1 Double Point |
Thainstone Court | Inverurie | 1 Double Point |
Fishery Office | Kinlochbervie | 0 |
Unit 4B | Kinlochleven | 0 |
Fishery Office | Kirkwall | 0 |
Tankerness Lane | Kirkwall | 1 Single Point |
Fishery Office | Lerwick | 0 |
Charlotte House | Lerwick | 0 |
Denholm House | Livingston | 0 |
Fishery Office | Lochinver | 0 |
Fishery Office | Mallaig | 0 |
Inchbraoch House | Montrose | 0 |
Cameron House | Oban | 3 Double Points |
Strathearn House | Perth | 0 |
Fishery Office | Peterhead | 0 |
Fresh Water Laboratory | Pitlochry | 1 Double Point |
Scorrybreck | Portree | 0 |
Fishery Office | Scrabster | 0 |
Keith Street | Stornoway | 0 |
Fishery Office | Stornoway | 0 |
Station Street | Stranraer | 0 |
Shieldaig Field Station | Strathcarron | 0 |
Fishery Office | Tarbert | 0 |
Strathbeg House | Thurso | 2 Double Points |
Crossapol | Tiree | 0 |
Fishery Office | Ullapool | 0 |
- Asked by: Maurice Golden, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Thursday, 02 December 2021
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Current Status:
Answered by Mairi McAllan on 16 December 2021
To ask the Scottish Government what progress it has made on developing ecosystem health indicators subsequent to those introduced in 2017, as referenced in one of the supporting documents to the 2018 document, Developing an Environment Strategy for Scotland: Discussion Paper, which states that "work is underway to develop a set of ecosystem health indicators for Scotland which will provide a comprehensive assessment."
Answer
There is now a suite of 15 ecosystem health indicators relating to condition, function and resilience of ecosystems, available on Scotland’s Environment Web at: https://www.environment.gov.scot/our-environment/state-of-the-environment/ecosystem-health-indicators/ . NatureScot is currently working on updates to the indicators to take advantage of new data that have become available.
At the time of the 2018 discussion paper, NatureScot and the James Hutton Institute were working to develop two new indicators, for nitrogen pollution and summer temperatures. Both indicators use bryophytes (mosses and liverworts) which are very sensitive to environmental change. This work has been completed and the additional indicators are available on Scotland’s Environment Web, at: https://www.environment.gov.scot/our-environment/state-of-the-environment/ecosystem-health-indicators/resilience-indicators/ .
- Asked by: Graham Simpson, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Thursday, 02 December 2021
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Current Status:
Answered by Graeme Dey on 16 December 2021
To ask the Scottish Government what the age is of ScotRail's (a) newest and (b) oldest rolling stock, and what the average age is of ScotRail's rolling stock.
Answer
ScotRail’s (a) newest rolling stock are the seventy class 385 trains which were introduced in 2018-19 and (b) oldest rolling stock are the twenty-five Inter-city High Speed Trains which were introduced from the late 1970s and extensively re-engineered and refurbished in 2017-2020.
The Scottish Government recognises the sustainability advantages of re-engineering older rail vehicle structures, when appropriate, thus avoiding the energy expended in the production of new rail vehicles.
The Office of Rail and Road (ORR) figures from 2020-21 calculates that the average age of the 350 trains in the ScotRail fleet is 21.69 years.
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Thursday, 02 December 2021
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Current Status:
Holding Answer by Humza Yousaf on 16 December 2021
To ask the Scottish Government whether there have been any water sampling assessments made in wards 4a and 4b at the Queen Elizabeth University Hospital, and, if so, (a) what the results were and (b) whether any changes to practices and procedures were made as a result.
Answer
Holding Answer by Humza Yousaf on 16 December 2021
- Asked by: Liam Kerr, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 23 November 2021
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Current Status:
Answered by Richard Lochhead on 16 December 2021
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S6W-02681 by Richard Lochhead on 22 September 2021, whether it will provide the information that was requested regarding the budget stream(s) from which the 10-year £500 million Just Transition Fund for the North East and Moray will be drawn.
Answer
The 2022-23 Scottish Budget was published 9 December and is available here: Scottish Budget 2022-23 - gov.scot (www.gov.scot) . The Just Transition Fund will be drawn from the Net Zero, Energy and Transport Portfolio. Level 3 information detailing the budget line for the Fund is given on page 86.
- Asked by: Gordon MacDonald, MSP for Edinburgh Pentlands, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Thursday, 16 December 2021
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Current Status:
Initiated by the Scottish Government.
Answered by John Swinney on 16 December 2021
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on the COVID-19 legislation in place.
Answer
Regulations amending the Health Protection (Coronavirus) (Requirements) (Scotland) Regulations 2021 were made today.
The Health Protection (Coronavirus) (Requirements) (Scotland) Amendment (No.5) Regulations 2021 amend the Health Protection (Coronavirus) (Requirements) (Scotland) Regulations 2021 (“the principal regulations”) and will take effect on 17 December 2021.
The Amendment Regulations expand the existing requirement in regulation 4 to have regard to guidance issued by the Scottish Ministers about measures to minimise risk of exposure to coronavirus. The new provision also requires the taking of such of the measures as are reasonably practicable.
These Regulations also extend the distance from 1 metre to 2 metres where an exemption from wearing a face covering applies in certain indoor settings. This includes in the workplace; when leading an act of worship; rehearsing or performing or in certain parts of a marriage ceremony.
The Regulations have been published at http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ssi/2021/475
- Asked by: Graham Simpson, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Thursday, 02 December 2021
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Current Status:
Answered by Graeme Dey on 16 December 2021
To ask the Scottish Government whether it anticipates any voluntary redundancies or voluntary early retirement schemes to be offered to ScotRail employees as part of the nationalisation of ScotRail.
Answer
Transport Scotland has no plans for voluntary redundancies or voluntary retirement schemes to be offered to ScotRail employees at the present time.
- Asked by: Graham Simpson, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Thursday, 02 December 2021
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Current Status:
Answered by Graeme Dey on 16 December 2021
To ask the Scottish Government, in the event that current ScotRail employees transfer to a new nationalised organisation under Transfer of Undertakings (Protection of Employment) (TUPE) regulations, which groups or grades of employees will remain on terms and conditions that include (a) bonuses, (b) car allowances and (c) private healthcare, and whether it will provide details of their (i) current and (ii) anticipated post-transfer renumeration packages.
Answer
Abellio ScotRail staff will transfer to the new operator, ScotRail Trains Limited on 1 April 2022. In accordance with the Transfer of Undertakings (Protection of Employment) (TUPE) regulations, all employees will transfer on their current contractual terms and conditions, which in some cases may include car allowances and healthcare provisions. Non-contractual bonus schemes are not covered by TUPE. As new staff are recruited, previous terms and conditions covered by TUPE need not apply to new contracts.
- Asked by: Graham Simpson, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Thursday, 02 December 2021
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Current Status:
Answered by Graeme Dey on 16 December 2021
To ask the Scottish Government what plans it has to purchase any additional rolling stock for the ScotRail fleet.
Answer
ScotRail Trains Limited will be responsible for operating services from 31 March 2022 and it is currently finalising plans for its future fleet requirements, including the new emission free vehicles needed to deliver the Scottish Government’s Rail Decarbonisation Action Plan.
Further information on the Decarbonisation Action Plan can be accessed via the following link:-
Rail Services Decarbonisation Action Plan (transport.gov.scot)
