Questions and answers

Question reference: S5W-17246

Asked by: Ash Regan, MSP for Edinburgh Eastern, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Monday, 18 June 2018
Current Status: Answered by Shona Robison on 26 June 2018

To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide a list of all NHS PFI/PPP facilities, broken down by the (a) total (i) unitary charge costs for each (A) in 2018-19 and (B) over their lifetime, (ii) capital value of each and (b) ratio of the overall unitary charges relative to the capital value.

Question reference: S5O-02182

Asked by: Ash Regan, MSP for Edinburgh Eastern, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 30 May 2018
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 6 June 2018

To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on its negotiations with the EU, following the First Minister’s recent meeting with Michel Barnier.

Question reference: S5W-16510

Asked by: Ash Regan, MSP for Edinburgh Eastern, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Tuesday, 08 May 2018
Current Status: Answered by Annabelle Ewing on 17 May 2018

To ask the Scottish Government how many lapdancers have been (a) seriously harmed and (b) murdered in each year since 1999.

Question reference: S5W-16506

Asked by: Ash Regan, MSP for Edinburgh Eastern, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Tuesday, 08 May 2018
Current Status: Answered by Annabelle Ewing on 17 May 2018

To ask the Scottish Government how many prostitutes have been (a) seriously harmed and (b) murdered in each year since 1999.

Data of this type is not collected by the Scottish Government.

The Scottish Government did however, commission research to consider the reliability of the evidence base internationally on the impacts of the criminalisation of the purchase of sex, and to explore the available knowledge and evidence of prostitution in Scotland. The research reports were published in February last year and can be viewed at http://www.gov.scot/Publications/2017/02/3333 and http://www.gov.scot/Publications/2017/02/6562 .

Question reference: S5O-02133

Asked by: Ash Regan, MSP for Edinburgh Eastern, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 16 May 2018
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 23 May 2018

To ask the Scottish Government how its fiscal policy supports first-time buyers.

Question reference: S5O-02103

Asked by: Ash Regan, MSP for Edinburgh Eastern, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 09 May 2018
Current Status: Answered by Jeane Freeman on 16 May 2018

To ask the Scottish Government how it is working to improve the lives of disabled people.

Delivering transformational change in the lives of disabled people is a top priority for this government as set out in detail in A Fairer Scotland for Disabled People which we published in December 2016.

Since then some of the actions we have taken include the launch of a New Independent Living Fund Scheme for young disabled people aged 16-21; the publication of the first ever BSL National Plan, and we have started the second phase of the NHS disabled graduate intern programme alongside extending Modern Apprenticeship funding to disabled people up to age 30. Further, we launched a consultation on setting targets for employing disabled people in the public sector as well as a £1 million Business Engagement Fund to provide businesses with advice on recruiting and retaining disabled staff.

Question reference: S5O-02077

Asked by: Ash Regan, MSP for Edinburgh Eastern, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 02 May 2018
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 10 May 2018

To ask the Scottish Government, in light of the ongoing review of the Children (Scotland) Act 1995, what consideration it is giving to putting a professional system, such as the Children and Family Court Advisory and Support Service in England, in place for family courts in Scotland.

Question reference: S5O-02040

Asked by: Ash Regan, MSP for Edinburgh Eastern, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 25 April 2018
Current Status: Answered by Shirley-Anne Somerville on 2 May 2018

To ask the Scottish Government what response it has had from universities regarding the announcement that every institution will be provided with a toolkit to challenge violence on campus.

The Scottish Government was pleased to fund the development of a Toolkit for higher education institutions to develop coherent responses to tackling and eradicating violence against women and girls.

My Letter of Guidance to the Scottish Funding Council is clear about my expectation of institutions adopting and working with the Toolkit, which itself builds on good practice in the sector.

I am encouraged by the positive engagement that we have had from the sector through Universities Scotland on this issue.

To support the sector, both Universities and Colleges, I inaugurated a Working Group specifically to look at Equally Safe in Further and Higher Education.

I am pleased that the Sector is already demonstrating action.

Universities Scotland are taking the lead in working with stakeholders including the College Development Network, NUS Scotland, Scottish Women’s Aid and UCU Scotland in developing Support Cards. Work is underway to have these ready by the start of the new academic year and they will contain key national helpline numbers.

Alongside this we are also working with stakeholders on how to make best use of Fresher’s week, parallel colleges arrangements, and beyond, to share information and raise awareness.

Question reference: S5T-01059

Asked by: Ash Regan, MSP for Edinburgh Eastern, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Monday, 30 April 2018
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 1 May 2018

To ask the Scottish Government what process it will use to monitor the effectiveness of the pricing per unit of alcohol.

Question reference: S5F-02282

Asked by: Ash Regan, MSP for Edinburgh Eastern, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Monday, 23 April 2018
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 26 April 2018

To ask the First Minister whether the UK Government’s EU Withdrawal Bill has been adequately amended to meet the approval of the Scottish Government.

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