The Scottish Parliament

  1. Ed Humpherson response to Lewis Macdonald MSP: Press Statement from Public Health Scotland on Minimum Unit Pricing for Alcohol

    Sent from: Office for Statistics Regulation

    Sent to: The Scottish Parliament

    Dear Mr Macdonald   Thank you for your letter of 3 July about the use of figures in a press release of 10 June by Public Health Scotland (PHS) concerning the impact of the first year of the Scottish Government’s policy on minimum unit pricing for alcohol. You were concerned that the data used in the press release […]

  2. Lewis Macdonald MSP to Ed Humpherson: Press Statement from Public Health Scotland on Minimum Unit Pricing for Alcohol

    Sent from: The Scottish Parliament

    Sent to: Office for Statistics Regulation

    Dear Mr Humpherson, I write to raise concerns about a press release from a new Scottish Government agency, Public Health Scotland, published on 10 June 2020. It was issued with a report containing a statistical analysis of the impact of Minimum Unit Pricing (MUP) on off-sales of alcohol in the first year after the policy […]

  3. Transport Scotland press release on Aberdeen bypass

    Sent from: The Scottish Parliament

    Sent to: Office for Statistics Regulation

    A letter received by Ed Humpherson in February 2020 from Lewis Macdonald MSP regarding Transport Scotland’s use of figures. Sir David Norgrove responded on 12 March 2020 in his capacity as Chair of the UK Statistics Authority.   Related Links Response regarding Transport Scotland press release on Aberdeen bypass (March 2020)

  4. Letter from Scott Heald, NHS National Services Scotland, to Lewis Macdonald MSP, Scottish Parliament

    Sent from: NHS National Services Scotland

    Sent to: The Scottish Parliament

    Dear Mr Macdonald, CONCERNS REGARDING THE REPORTING OF MORTALITY ISSUES Further to my letter of 6th September 2018, I have now concluded my investigation into the data analysis and reporting from the Scottish Intensive Care Society Audit Group (SICSAG) and Information Services Division (ISD), following an anonymous letter outlining a number of concerns. I have […]