Portfolio Questions

Education and Skills David Stewart S5O-03154 1. To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made of how research capabilities in higher education have been affected by Brexit. Annabelle Ewing S5O-03155 2. To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on progress with the operation of the Developing the Young Workforce programme in Fife. Miles Briggs S5O-03156 3. To ask the Scottish Government what proportion of graduates from Scottish medical schools go on to work in the NHS in Scotland. Finlay Carson S5O-03157 4. To ask the Scottish Government what its position is on expert evidence presented to the Education and Skills Committee regarding a reduction of subject choice in schools. Jackie Baillie S5O-03158 5. To ask the Scottish Government what support it provides to young people from armed forces families when applying for further and higher education. Daniel Johnson S5O-03159 6. To ask the Scottish Government what its response is to the announcement that SQA staff are to be balloted for industrial action. Bob Doris S5O-03160 7. To ask the Scottish Government how it is seeking to improve educational support for young adults when transitioning from children’s to adult services. Jenny Gilruth S5O-03161 8. To ask the Scottish Government what impact Brexit will have on higher education institutions. Health and Sport Willie Rennie S5O-03162 1. To ask the Scottish Government what impact reductions to the Fife Health and Social Care Partnership budget will have on its ability to meet rising demand for social care. Liz Smith S5O-03163 2. To ask the Scottish Government which NHS boards offer robotic assisted prostatectomy as a method of surgery for prostate cancer. Peter Chapman S5O-03164 3. To ask the Scottish Government how much compensation has been paid to NHS Grampian staff in each year since 2016 for incidents or injuries in the workplace. Claire Baker S5O-03165 4. To ask the Scottish Government when it last met NHS Fife and what issues were discussed. John Scott S5O-03166 5. To ask the Scottish Government what steps it is taking to minimise the risks to patient care arising from warnings of budget deficits in NHS Ayrshire and Arran and other NHS board areas. Anas Sarwar S5O-03167 6. To ask the Scottish Government what its response is to research from Glasgow Caledonian University that suggests a tenfold increase in HIV infection rates among drug users in Glasgow. Colin Smyth S5O-03168 7. To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to improve cancer services in the NHS Dumfries and Galloway area. Mark McDonald S5O-03169 8. To ask the Scottish Government by what date it expects to appoint a permanent chief dental officer.