- Asked by: Alexander Burnett, MSP for Aberdeenshire West, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 02 August 2023
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Current Status:
Answered by Joe FitzPatrick on 28 August 2023
To ask the Scottish Government whether it is the case that there is no minimum distance required from onshore wind turbines greater than 150 meters tall to residential properties, and, if so, what the reason is for this.
Answer
There is no recommended minimum distance between onshore wind turbines and residential properties. Policy 11 of National Planning Framework 4 (NPF4) makes clear that potential impacts on communities, nature and other receptors will be important considerations in the decision-making process. Additionally, the policy requires that project design and mitigation will demonstrate how impacts on communities and individual dwellings, including residential amenity, visual impact, noise and shadow flicker will be addressed. All applications are subject to site-specific assessments.
- Asked by: Alexander Burnett, MSP for Aberdeenshire West, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Monday, 07 August 2023
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Current Status:
Answered by Michael Matheson on 15 August 2023
To ask the Scottish Government what the current average wait time is for receiving (a) assessment/ diagnosis and (b) first treatment via the urgent suspected referral process for cancer, broken down by NHS board.
Answer
The Scottish Government does not hold the information you have requested. The most recent Cancer Waiting Times Data from 1 January – 31 March 2023, published on the Public Health Scotland website, can be found at the following link - Cancer waiting times - 1 January to 31 March 2023 - Cancer waiting times - Publications - Public Health Scotland . Here you will find information on the median waiting times from referral to first treatment or from decision to treat to first treatment, split up by Health Board and Cancer Type.
- Asked by: Alexander Burnett, MSP for Aberdeenshire West, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Monday, 07 August 2023
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Current Status:
Answered by Michael Matheson on 15 August 2023
To ask the Scottish Government what the current average wait time is for receiving (a) assessment/ diagnosis and (b) first treatment via the urgent suspected referral process for breast cancer, broken down by NHS board.
Answer
The Scottish Government does not hold the information you have requested. The most recent Cancer Waiting Times Data from 1 January – 31 March 2023, published on the Public Health Scotland website, can be found at the following link - Cancer waiting times - 1 January to 31 March 2023 - Cancer waiting times - Publications - Public Health Scotland . Here you will find information on the median waiting times from referral to first treatment or from decision to treat to first treatment, split up by Health Board and Cancer Type.
- Asked by: Alexander Burnett, MSP for Aberdeenshire West, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Thursday, 27 July 2023
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Current Status:
Answered by Jenni Minto on 14 August 2023
To ask the Scottish Government what the guidance is for administering prescription medicine to people in custody.
Answer
There is clear guidance in place on prescribing and administering prescription medicine for healthcare professionals working in prisons and police custody settings. Guidance for clinicians working in prisons can be found in The Royal College of General Practitioners (RCGP) ‘Safer Prescribing in Prison Guidance for clinicians’. Guidance for clinicians working in police custody can be found in the Faculty of Forensic & Legal Medicine’s ‘ Safe and Secure Administration of Medication in Police Custody’.
- Asked by: Alexander Burnett, MSP for Aberdeenshire West, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Thursday, 13 July 2023
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Current Status:
Answered by Jenni Minto on 9 August 2023
To ask the Scottish Government how much it has spent on public health broadcasting campaigns in the last year.
Answer
The gross media spend that the Scottish Government has spent on public health broadcasting campaigns from July 2022 to June 2023 is £1,606,708. Broadcasting campaigns are defined as those which have used Linear TV, Broadcast Video on Demand or Radio as part of their media schedule.
- Asked by: Alexander Burnett, MSP for Aberdeenshire West, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Thursday, 13 July 2023
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Current Status:
Answered by Jenni Minto on 9 August 2023
To ask the Scottish Government how many public health broadcasting campaigns it has run in the last year.
Answer
From July 2022 to June 2023 there has been nine Scottish Government public health broadcasting campaigns that have used Linear TV, Broadcast Video on Demand and/or Radio.
- Asked by: Alexander Burnett, MSP for Aberdeenshire West, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 11 July 2023
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Current Status:
Answered by Jenny Gilruth on 7 August 2023
To ask the Scottish Government how many Preference Waiver Payments have been made to student teachers completing their probation year in the North East Scotland region in each of the last three years.
Answer
The number of students who have received Preference Waiver Payments in the North East in each of the last three years is as follows:
| 2021-22 | 2022-23 | 2023-24 | Total |
Aberdeen City | 7 | 11 | 17 | 35 |
Aberdeenshire | 4 | 12 | 9 | 25 |
Moray | 30 | 50 | 31 | 111 |
- Asked by: Alexander Burnett, MSP for Aberdeenshire West, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 11 July 2023
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Current Status:
Answered by Jenny Gilruth on 7 August 2023
To ask the Scottish Government how many bursaries have been awarded to teachers in (a) total and (b) Aberdeenshire in each of the last three years.
Answer
Since the introduction of the STEM bursary scheme, 371 STEM bursaries have been awarded to bursary applicants in the last three years. 11 of these bursaries were awarded to applicants in Aberdeenshire.
| 2020 | 2021 | 2022 |
Aberdeenshire | 8 | 3 | 0 |
- Asked by: Alexander Burnett, MSP for Aberdeenshire West, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Thursday, 13 July 2023
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Current Status:
Answered by Angus Robertson on 1 August 2023
To ask the Scottish Government how much funding it has given to STV in each of the last three years.
Answer
Scottish Government do not provide direct funding to STV as they are an advertiser funded broadcaster.
We do however provide funding to Screen Scotland who have themselves provided funding to STV Studios. STV Studios is separate to the broadcasting element of STV and is the television production arm of the STV Group plc. They work with a range of broadcasters and streamers, not only STV. All funding decisions of Screen Scotland are made independently of Scottish Government.
In addition, all Scottish Government media buying and planning is undertaken via agencies appointed through the Media Planning, Buying and Associated Services 2019 to 2023 framework. Therefore, this is not conducted directly with STV.
- Asked by: Alexander Burnett, MSP for Aberdeenshire West, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 18 July 2023
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Current Status:
Answered by Maree Todd on 31 July 2023
To ask the Scottish Government by what date its reported new £1 million Autism Support Fund will be launched by Inspiring Scotland.
Answer
Inspiring Scotland will open applications for the new Autism Support Fund in the next couple of weeks. The application window will remain open for a period of 4 weeks and awards will be announced to recipients two to three weeks after applications close.