Parliamentary questions
Jackie Baillie
9,397 questions tabled in the Scottish Parliament, most recent first.
9 Feb 2012 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive when the Cabinet Secretary for Health, Wellbeing and Cities Strategy last met EU commissioners about minimum unit pricing of alcohol.
Answer · Nicola Sturgeon: I met the European Commissioner for Health and Consumer Policy, John Dalli on 7 February 2012. During the same visit I also met with senior officials from DG Enterprise and Industry. I was accompanied by Donald Henderson, Head of Public Health Division, Scott…
7 Feb 2012 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive whether paediatric services at St John’s Hospital in Livingston will change following the proposed withdrawal of paediatric trainees from April 2012.
Answer · Nicola Sturgeon: I refer the member to the answer to question S4W-05774 on 5 March 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/Apps2/Business/…
7 Feb 2012 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive whether paediatric trainees will continue to be sent to St John’s Hospital in Livingston after April 2012.
Answer · Nicola Sturgeon: I refer the member to the answer to question S4W-05774 on 5 March 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/Apps2/Business/…
7 Feb 2012 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S4W-05093 by Nicola Sturgeon on 30 January 2012, when the final element of the Agenda for Change pay system involving remuneration of on-call commitments will be put in place.
Answer · Nicola Sturgeon: When the Agenda for Change terms and conditions system was being discussed in partnership during the early part of the last decade, it was recognised that formulating a unified on-call system would be challenging because of the number and complexity of on-cal…
7 Feb 2012 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive how much has been budgeted by the NHS for dealing with (a) payouts and (b) other costs in relation to negligence claims for (i) 2012-13 and (ii) each subsequent year of the spending review period.
Answer · Nicola Sturgeon: The NHS has budgeted £50 million in relation to negligence claims in 2012-13 and in subsequent years of the current spending review period.
7 Feb 2012 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive how much was spent by the NHS on (a) payouts and (b) other costs in relation to negligence claims in each year since 2007-08 and how much it has spent in 2011-12.
Answer · Nicola Sturgeon: The total amount spent by NHSScotland on clinical negligence claims since 2007-08 is detailed in the following table: 2007-08 £million 2008-09 £million 2009-10 £million 2010-11 £million NHSScotland 18.9 28.4 31.1 60.7 Fluctuations in the s…
2 Feb 2012 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive what access doctors who have been on-call have to rest facilities in each (a) hospital and (b) NHS board, broken down by type of rest facility.
Answer · Nicola Sturgeon: I refer the member to the answer to question S4W-05399 on 28 February 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/parliamenta…
2 Feb 2012 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive what access doctors on night shift have to rest facilities in each (a) hospital and (b) NHS board, broken down by type of rest facility.
Answer · Nicola Sturgeon: Detailed information on rest facilities is not held centrally, but minimum standards on such facilities are detailed in HDL 2001-50, Living and Working Conditions for Doctors in Training. All doctors have access to either dedicated mess facilities or staff r…
1 Feb 2012 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S4W-03956 by Nicola Sturgeon on 17 November 2011, whether it has received the report of Sir Ian Kennedy’s review of paediatric cardiac surgery at Yorkhill Hospital and, if so, (a) whether the report recommends any changes and (b) when it will be publishe…
Answer · Nicola Sturgeon: I have not yet received Sir Ian Kennedy’s report.
1 Feb 2012 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S4W-03666 by Michael Matheson on 11 November 2011, when it will carry out a review of the provision relating to people with learning difficulties and autism in the Mental Health (Care and Treatment) (Scotland) Act 2003.
Answer · Michael Matheson: We do not intend to commission such a review at this time. We are currently in the process of taking forward amendments to the Mental Health (Care and Treatment) 2003 Act following the McManus Limited Review Report and other minor technical issues identified…
1 Feb 2012 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S4W-02560 by Angela Constance on 21 September 2011, for what reason information on the number of kinship carers of looked-after children is not held centrally.
Answer · Aileen Campbell: The Children Looked After Statistics collect information only on the number of children and young people in kinship care, reflecting the Scottish Government’s need to trace information about children and young people who require statutory intervention and car…
1 Feb 2012 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive for what reason kinship carer allowances are not on a par with foster carer allowances in the majority of local authority areas.
Answer · Aileen Campbell: The Scottish Government does not set rates for minimum allowances to kinship carers or foster carers but guidance issued in 2010 to support these regulations recommends using The Fostering Network’s recommended minimum allowances as a guide. Local authorities…
1 Feb 2012 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it has met the 2007 concordat commitment to kinship carers of looked-after children that, by 2011, they will be provided with an allowance on a par with foster carers.
Answer · Aileen Campbell: The Scottish Government has achieved significant progress with all local authorities now financially supporting kinship carers and we have won benefit concessions worth up to £50 a week. We remain committed to working with local authorities to ensure that ki…
1 Feb 2012 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive how much was allocated to each local authority to meet the concordat commitment to kinship carers in 2007.
Answer · Aileen Campbell: The vast majority of the funding provided to local government by the Scottish Government, including the funding for kinship care allowances, is provided by means of a block grant. It is the responsibility of each local authority to allocate the total financia…
1 Feb 2012 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S4W-03697 by Nicola Sturgeon on 14 November 2011, whether the investigation into the delivery of care at the Elsie Inglis nursing home is now complete.
Answer · Nicola Sturgeon: The police investigation is still on-going.
1 Feb 2012 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S4W-03688 by Nicola Sturgeon on 18 November 2011, how many Care Inspectorate inspectors (a) are studying for the Regulation of Care Award and (b) have completed the course.
Answer · Nicola Sturgeon: As previously indicated in the answer to S4W-03688 on 18 November 2011, all Care Inspectorate Inspectors have completed the Regulation of Care Award or are currently undertaking it. Currently, 12 Inspectors are studying for the Regulation of Care Award with e…
1 Feb 2012 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S4W-03690 by Nicola Sturgeon on 18 November 2011, how much has been spent by the Care Inspectorate and its predecessor organisations on (a) staff redundancies and (b) early retirement packages since April 2010.
Answer · Nicola Sturgeon: I refer the member to the answer to question S4W-03690 on 18 November 2011. 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/parliamenta…
27 Jan 2012 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive when the Cabinet Secretary for Health, Wellbeing and Cities Strategy last met representatives from private clinics Transform, the Hospital Group and the Harley Medical Group and what was discussed.
Answer · Nicola Sturgeon: The Cabinet Secretary for Health, Wellbeing and Cities Strategy has not met representatives from these private healthcare providers. At the request of the provider, Scottish Government officials are scheduled to meet with representatives of Transform on 9 Feb…
27 Jan 2012 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive what steps it is taking to ensure that patients concerned about their PIP implants are able to receive a scan from their private healthcare provider free of charge.
Answer · Nicola Sturgeon: It is for private healthcare providers to ensure that they provide a clinically appropriate package of care to women with PIP silicone breast implants.
27 Jan 2012 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive whether NHS Scotland will offer scans for patients concerned about their PIP implants.
Answer · Nicola Sturgeon: I refer the member to the answer to question S4W-05274 on 7 February 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…
27 Jan 2012 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive what guidance it has issued to GPs regarding requests for scans from patients who were fitted with PIP implants by private healthcare providers.
Answer · Nicola Sturgeon: I refer the member to the answer to question S4W-05274 on 7 February 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…
27 Jan 2012 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive what measures there are to ensure that private health care providers in Scotland inform patients of any product recalls.
Answer · Nicola Sturgeon: This is for private healthcare providers to manage.
27 Jan 2012 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive what guidance has been issued to NHS boards regarding PIP implants.
Answer · Nicola Sturgeon: I refer the member to the answer to question S4W-05274 on 7 February 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…
27 Jan 2012 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive which (a) NHS boards and (b) hospitals have purchased PIP implants and what types of implants, broken down by year.
Answer · Nicola Sturgeon: I refer the member to the answer to question S4W-05216 on 7 February 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…
27 Jan 2012 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive for what reason NHS Scotland did not use PIP implants.
Answer · Nicola Sturgeon: The question of whether or not breast implants are used by NHSScotland on women and the kind of implant to be used are clinical issues managed by NHS boards.
26 Jan 2012 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S4W-04930 by Nicola Sturgeon on 23 January 2012, how much of the funding for (a) local authorities and (b) NHS Scotland was spent on independent advocacy services.
Answer · Nicola Sturgeon: This information is not held centrally. I refer the member to the answer to question S4W-04931 on 23 January 2012 respectively. All answers to written parliamentary questions are available on the parliament’s website, the search facility for which can be fou…
26 Jan 2012 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive on how many occasions (a) cabinet secretaries and (b) ministers have met their UK Government counterparts to discuss kinship care and on what dates.
Answer · Aileen Campbell: Since 2007, the following meetings between Scottish and UK Ministers took place, at which kinship was discussed. Cabinet Secretary Fiona Hyslop met with: Stephen Timms, Financial Secretary to the Treasury, 29 April 2008 Tony McNulty, Minister of State for …
25 Jan 2012 · General Question
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will hold a public inquiry into the PIP breast implant situation.
25 Jan 2012 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive how it ensures that sinks in NHS facilities are infection free.
Answer · Nicola Sturgeon: To review whether or not cleaning standards are being met, the Healthcare Environment Inspectorate undertake a rolling programme of inspections of all acute hospitals in Scotland. This is a matter for NHS boards to manage. Detailed guidance is made available…
25 Jan 2012 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive whether there have been recorded cases of pseudomonas bacteria being detected in NHS facilities.
Answer · Nicola Sturgeon: Information on pseudomonas bacteria detected in NHS facilities is not held centrally.