- Asked by: Tim Eagle, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 07 May 2024
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Current Status:
Answered by Tom Arthur on 14 May 2024
To ask the Scottish Government how many new masts it anticipates will be deployed through the Scottish 4G Infill Programme (S4GI), broken down by local authority area.
Answer
The Scottish 4G Infill (S4GI) Programme completed in November 2023 with the successful delivery of 55 new masts. No further masts will be deployed through the S4GI programme.
- Asked by: Tim Eagle, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Thursday, 25 April 2024
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Current Status:
Answered by Shirley-Anne Somerville on 14 May 2024
To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made of the potential implications of buildings within the heritage sector containing reinforced autoclaved aerated concrete (RAAC).
Answer
The Scottish Government has not made any assessment of the potential implications of buildings within the heritage sector containing reinforced autoclaved aerated concrete (RAAC). Assessment for the presence of RAAC and for putting in place appropriate measures is a matter for individual building owners, informed by guidance such as that available from the Institution of Structural Engineers and Historic Environment Scotland.
- Asked by: Tim Eagle, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Monday, 13 May 2024
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Current Status:
Answer expected on 29 May 2024
To ask the Scottish Government how many people currently diagnosed with type 1 diabetes have made requests to their NHS board to access hybrid closed loop systems, broken down by NHS board.
Answer
Answer expected on 29 May 2024
- Asked by: Tim Eagle, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Monday, 13 May 2024
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Current Status:
Answer expected on 29 May 2024
To ask the Scottish Government what its position is on Diabetes UK’s call for new national targets to aim for 100% of children and 70% of adults with type 1 diabetes to be using hybrid closed loop technology by 2030, as set out in its report, Diabetes Tech Can’t Wait.
Answer
Answer expected on 29 May 2024
- Asked by: Tim Eagle, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Monday, 13 May 2024
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Current Status:
Answer expected on 29 May 2024
To ask the Scottish Government what percentage of people diagnosed with type 1 diabetes are currently using (a) insulin pumps, (b) continuous or flash glucose monitors and (c) hybrid closed loop systems, broken down by NHS board area.
Answer
Answer expected on 29 May 2024
- Asked by: Tim Eagle, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Monday, 13 May 2024
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Current Status:
Answer expected on 29 May 2024
To ask the Scottish Government whether it is aware of any so-called postcode lottery in accessing diabetes technologies in different NHS board areas, and, if so, whether it will provide details of this.
Answer
Answer expected on 29 May 2024
- Asked by: Tim Eagle, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Monday, 13 May 2024
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Current Status:
Answer expected on 29 May 2024
To ask the Scottish Government whether it has any plans to provide NHS boards with any additional funding towards the roll-out of new diabetes technologies in 2024-25, and, if so, whether it will provide details of this.
Answer
Answer expected on 29 May 2024
- Asked by: Tim Eagle, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 08 May 2024
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Current Status:
Answered by Mairi Gougeon on 13 May 2024
To ask the Scottish Government how much funding has been (a) allocated to and (b) awarded through the Islands Programme in each year since it was established.
Answer
To date, £12,351,185 of capital investment has been awarded via the Scottish Government’s Islands Programme across 61 projects and 50 islands.
2021-22
The 2021-2022 Islands Programme was delivered through the Islands Infrastructure Fund and was allocated £5 million. The final amount awarded to capital projects was £3,901,192.
2022-23
The 2022-2023 Islands Programme was allocated £4.45 million. The allocation was awarded in full.
2023-24
The 2023-2024 Islands Programme was allocated £4 million. The final amount awarded to capital projects was £3,999,993.
- Asked by: Tim Eagle, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 07 May 2024
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Current Status:
Answered by Mairi Gougeon on 13 May 2024
To ask the Scottish Government whether it can provide the dates on which the Young Islanders Network has met since its establishment.
Answer
To date, the Young Islanders Network has held online sessions on:
10-03-2022
31-03-2022
28-04-2022
12-05-2022
26-05-2022
09-06-2022
23-06-2022
11-08-2022
29-09-2022
17-11-2022
08-12-2022
18-01-2023
09-02-2023
02-03-2023
23-03-2023
20-04-2023
08-06-2023
28-06-2023
20-07-2023
07-09-2023
19-10-2023
09-11-2023
30-11-2023
18-12-2023
25-01-2024
29-02-2024
21-03-2024
22-04-2024
25-04-2024
Further on-line activities involving Young Islander Network members took place on:
01-11-2022
08-11-2022
15-11-2022
02-02-2023
08-02-2023
15-03-2023
23-11-2023
09-01-2024
Residential in-person events took place on:
30-07-2022 - 02-08-2022
26-01-2023 - 30-01-2023
Further in-person activities involving Young Islander Network members took place on:
13-06-2022 - 17-06-2022
26-08-2022 - 29-08-2022
30-08-2022 - 01-09-2022
06-02-2023
10-03-2023 - 12-03-2023
20-03-2023 - 21-03-2023
07-05-2023
05-07-2023
12-07-2023 - 15-07-2023
12-08-2023 - 14-08-2023
24-08-2023 - 29-08-2023
31-08-2023 - 02-09-2023
18-09-2023
20-09-2023
03-10-2023
01-11-2023 - 03-11-2023
18-01-2024
22-02-2024 - 23-02-2024
26-02-2024
02-04-2024 - 08-04-2024
17-04-2024
- Asked by: Tim Eagle, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 07 May 2024
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Current Status:
Answered by Mairi Gougeon on 13 May 2024
To ask the Scottish Government whether it can confirm which local authority areas each member of the Young Islanders Network is from.
Answer
The Young Islanders Network’s extensive membership covers all six island local authorities: Shetland Islands Council, Orkney Islands Council, Comhairle Nan Eilean Siar, Highland Council, Argyll and Bute Council, and North Ayrshire Council.