Parliamentary questions

Jackie Baillie

9,397 questions tabled in the Scottish Parliament, most recent first.

1 Aug 2013 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government when the then Cabinet Secretary for Health and Wellbeing met with Salus and/or NHS Lanarkshire to discuss the awarding of the contract with ATOS.

Answer · Alex Neil: My predecessor, Nicola Sturgeon MSP, and officials, met with a representative of Salus on 13 June 2012.

1 Aug 2013 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government whether staff working for Salus remain employees of NHS Lanarkshire.

Answer · Alex Neil: I refer the member to the answer to question S4W-11254 on 6 December 2012. All answers to written parliamentary questions are available on the Parliament’s website, the search facility for which can be found at: http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/parliamentar…

1 Aug 2013 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government when NHS Lanarkshire established Salus and what governance and financial arrangements are in place.

Answer · Alex Neil: NHS Lanarkshire created Salus as an operating department in the mid 1990s. As part of NHS Lanarkshire, Salus are accountable to the board of NHS Lanarkshire.

1 Aug 2013 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government how much Salus, set up by NHS Lanarkshire, will receive from ATOS for work on DWP assessments.

26 Jul 2013 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government whether it is on target to eradicate fuel poverty by 2016.

Answer · Nicola Sturgeon: The Scottish Government has a statutory duty, “to ensure, so far as reasonably practicable, that people are not living in fuel poverty in Scotland by November 2016”. The Scottish Government is committed to eradicating fuel poverty and is increasing funding to…

26 Jul 2013 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government how it ensures that any additional energy needs of (a) disabled people and (b) households with disabled children are met.

Answer · Nicola Sturgeon: The regulation of energy suppliers is a reserved matter and the principal duty of Ofgem, as the energy sector regulator, is to protect the interests of gas and electricity consumers. Ofgem published its “Consumer Vulnerability Strategy” and workplan on 4 July…

26 Jul 2013 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government how it ensures that energy suppliers understand the energy needs of (a) disabled people and (b) households with disabled children.

26 Jul 2013 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government how it supports (a) disabled people and (b) households with disabled children who are at risk of fuel poverty.

Answer · Nicola Sturgeon: The results of our fuel poverty evidence review shows that fuel poverty is particularly high for older age groups, for those who are long term sick and/or disabled. This is why we have developed programmes which will ensure that disabled persons and household…

22 Jul 2013 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government what steps it is taking to encourage public bodies and other organisations to register with Stonewall’s Workplace Equality Index 2014.

Answer · John Swinney: The Scottish Government is leading by example by taking part in this year’s WEI in which our participation began in 2006.

22 Jul 2013 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government whether it plans to register with Stonewall’s Workplace Equality Index 2014.

Answer · John Swinney: Yes, the Scottish Government will take part in Stonewall’s Workplace Equality Index 2014.

22 Jul 2013 · SPCB Written Question

To ask the Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body whether it plans to register with Stonewall’s Workplace Equality Index 2014.

Answer · David Stewart : SPCB officials recently met with Stonewall representatives to find out more about the Workplace Equality Index. It was useful to gain a fuller understanding of the index. The SPCB is confident that its existing framework for equality takes account of the need…

10 Jul 2013 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government whether there is temporary accommodation specifically designed for the use of disabled homeless people and, if so, how many units in each local authority area.

Answer · Margaret Burgess: This information is not held centrally.

4 Jul 2013 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government what its position is on the public having rights of access to railway crossings with automatic barriers that have been identified as rights of way.

Answer · Keith Brown: Access to Railway Crossings is a matter for the Infrastructure Manager, which includes Network Rail, Port Authorities, Heritage Railway Companies, etc., that own and operates them, and the Office of Rail Regulation. The public have rights of access to all pu…

4 Jul 2013 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government whether Network Rail is required to comply with access legislation at railway crossings.

Answer · Keith Brown: Network Rail is required to comply with all applicable legislation, including access, at railway crossings.

3 Jul 2013 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government how many people were prescribed with (a) benzodiazepines, (b) Z drugs and (c) selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) in (i) 2010, (ii) 2011 and (iii) 2012.

Answer · Alex Neil: The following table shows the number of patients dispensed Z drugs, Benzodiazipines or SSRIs during the financial years 2009-10, 2010-11 and 2011-12. Please note that the data is collected in time bands relating to the financial year, not calendar years. Z…