Questions and answers

Question reference: S5W-21182

Asked by: Jamie Greene, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 23 January 2019
Current Status: Answered by Humza Yousaf on 30 January 2019

To ask the Scottish Government how many instances of violence have been reported in North Ayrshire schools in each of the last five years.

Information on the number of instances of violence in schools is not held centrally. Where a school-based incident of violence is reported to the police, this will be included in the Recorded Crime National Statistics. However, the figures provided to the Scottish Government by Police Scotland are a simple count of the number of crimes and offences recorded in each local authority. We do not receive further details on the characteristics or circumstances of individual crimes and offences, such as the location.

Question reference: S5F-02933

Asked by: Jamie Greene, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Monday, 07 January 2019
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 10 January 2019

To ask the First Minister what action the Scottish Government is taking to tackle antisemitism.

Question reference: S5W-20391

Asked by: Jamie Greene, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Thursday, 06 December 2018
Current Status: Answered by Joe FitzPatrick on 21 December 2018

To ask the Scottish Government what estimate it has made of demand for the 2018-19 flu vaccination in the NHS Ayrshire and Arran area, and whether the NHS board has sufficient supplies of the vaccine to meet this.

NHS Procurement undertakes the seasonal flu vaccine procurement on behalf of NHS Scotland each year. Forecasting for the coming flu season is important to support the effective delivery of the seasonal flu programme and this is done on the basis of population data for each of the eligible groups, historical uptake rates and the World Health Organisation uptake target.

For 2018 -19 we? have more flu vaccine overall than compared with last year. NHS Ayrshire and Arran have advised that they are not aware of any current issues in the area regarding the supply of flu vaccine.

Question reference: S5W-20052

Asked by: Jamie Greene, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Tuesday, 20 November 2018
Current Status: Answered by Paul Wheelhouse on 20 December 2018

To ask the Scottish Government what analysis it has carried out of resilience across the CalMac fleet.

Question reference: S5W-20060

Asked by: Jamie Greene, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Tuesday, 20 November 2018
Current Status: Answered by Paul Wheelhouse on 13 December 2018

To ask the Scottish Government how many health incidents have been recorded on each CalMac ferry in each year since 2009-10, also broken down by (a) route served and (b) type of incident.

Question reference: S5W-20058

Asked by: Jamie Greene, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Tuesday, 20 November 2018
Current Status: Answered by Paul Wheelhouse on 13 December 2018

To ask the Scottish Government which CalMac ferries can berth at ports outside of their designated routes, broken down by port.

Question reference: S5W-20055

Asked by: Jamie Greene, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Tuesday, 20 November 2018
Current Status: Answered by Paul Wheelhouse on 13 December 2018

To ask the Scottish Government how many onboard staff CalMac ferries have employed in each year since 2009-10.

Question reference: S5W-20054

Asked by: Jamie Greene, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Tuesday, 20 November 2018
Current Status: Answered by Paul Wheelhouse on 13 December 2018

To ask the Scottish Government what contingency plans there are should (a) one and (b) more than one ferry in the CalMac fleet be removed from operation.

Responsibility for the deployment of vessels in the fleet is a matter for the operator, CalMac Ferries Limited. CalMac will prioritise the deployment of vessels, taking into consideration the circumstances and vessel availability at that time. In the event of a vessel being unavailable, CalMac will look to implement an amended timetable to ensure every community continues to receive vital lifeline services. That is subject to the expected timescale for any period of unavailability. Planning any redeployment of vessels also needs to take into account vessel certification requirements, regulatory requirements, harbour infrastructure design and vessel capabilities.

The Scottish Government recently announced a £3.5 million Resilience Fund for the Clyde and Hebrides Ferry Services, which will be used to upgrade or replace key equipment to reduce the risk of vessels breaking down.

Furthermore, this Government has committed to develop an Action Plan jointly with the ferry operators, to improve the resilience of the services.

Question reference: S5W-20056

Asked by: Jamie Greene, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Tuesday, 20 November 2018
Current Status: Answered by Paul Wheelhouse on 13 December 2018

To ask the Scottish Government how it prioritises the provision of lifeline ferry services.

Question reference: S5W-20356

Asked by: Jamie Greene, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Monday, 03 December 2018
Current Status: Answered by Michael Matheson on 13 December 2018

To ask the Scottish Government what its position is regarding replacing the seawall at Saltcoats railway station.

Operational and safety matters on Scotland’s rail infrastructure are a matter for Network Rail, carried out in accordance with their licence from the Office of Rail and Road.

Network Rail advise that they completed major upgrade work on the sea wall at Saltcoats railway station in 2015 to improve the resilience of the coastal defence, including measures to mitigate the effects of sea spray on train operations and the overhead electrical wires.

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