Parliamentary questions
Jackie Baillie
9,397 questions tabled in the Scottish Parliament, most recent first.
14 May 2009 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive where NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde in-patient mental health facilities are located.
Answer · Shona Robison: NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde has confirmed that its inpatient mental health facilities are currently located at the following hospitals (excluding learning disabilities and NHS nursing homes): Stobhill Hospital (including the Rowanbank Clinic); Leverndale Ho…
14 May 2009 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive what discussions it has had with COSLA or other bodies with regard to a national eligibility framework for all community care services provided by local authorities.
Answer · Shona Robison: I refer the member to the answer to question S3W-23994 on 21 May 2009. All answers to written parliamentary questions are available on the Parliament''s website, the search facility which can be found at <a href="http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/Apps2/Busine…
14 May 2009 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive what discussions it has had with COSLA or other bodies following Audit Scotland’s 2008 recommendation that the Scottish Government and local authorities should work together to agree a national eligibility framework that defines risks and priority levels to ensure transparency in access t…
Answer · Shona Robison: We have reached agreement with COSLA that the £40 million in additional funding from 1 April will be spent on delivering a package of measures to stabilise the free personal and nursing care policy in the immediate term. Significant progress has been made in …
14 May 2009 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive what guidance it has published to inform and support local authorities in their plans to close or otherwise change day services for adults with learning disabilities.
Answer · Shona Robison: In 2006 The same as you? Implementation Group published <i >Make my day!</i> which reported on the progress made by local partnerships and shared good practice in the modernisation of day services for adults with learning disabilities. The report set out a nu…
14 May 2009 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it considers that the use of eligibility criteria for community care services by local authorities to determine access to services designed to promote the wellbeing of individuals who have or have had a mental illness is compatible with sections 25 to 31 of the Mental Health (Care…
Answer · Shona Robison: Local authorities have a duty to meet the statutory requirements of the Mental Health (Care and Treatment) (Scotland) Act 2003 but may do so in a variety of ways.</p> <p >Eligibility criteria may refer to the allocation of some resources but would never excl…
14 May 2009 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it plans to ask local authorities to report on progress in implementing sections 25 to 31 of the Mental Health (Care and Treatment) (Scotland) Act 2003 in current or future rounds of single outcome agreements.
Answer · Shona Robison: Guidance for the production of single outcome agreements and annual reporting by Community Planning Partners has been produced jointly by the Scottish Government, COSLA, the Society of Local Authority Chief Executives, the Improvement Service and Audit Scotla…
14 May 2009 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive what plans it has to ensure that its guidance document, With Inclusion in Mind, published in November 2007 is used by local authorities in implementing sections 25 to 31 of the Mental Health (Care and Treatment) (Scotland) Act 2003.
Answer · Shona Robison: Since publication of <i >With Inclusion in Mind,</i> the Scottish Government has provided additional funding to local authorities in 2007-08 and in 2008-09 to support them in developing responses to the guidance. A conference was held in the autumn of 2008 to…
11 May 2009 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive what the planning assumptions are for bed numbers at the new mental health in-patient facility at Gartnavel Hospital for (a) Greater Glasgow and (b) Clyde patients.
Answer · Shona Robison: The relevant planning assumptions as set out in NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde''s <i >Vision for the Vale</i> document assumed a total of 60 acute adult mental health beds at Gartnavel Hospital: 48 beds for the Greater Glasgow area, and 12 beds for the Clyde a…
11 May 2009 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive how many beds are available at the new mental health in-patient facility at Gartnavel Hospital.
Answer · Shona Robison: I refer the member to the answer to question S3W-23876 on 21 May 2009. All answers to written parliamentary questions are available on the Parliament''s website; the search facility for which can be found at <a href="http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/Apps2/B…
11 May 2009 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive how many beds were originally planned for the new mental health in-patient facility at Gartnavel Hospital.
Answer · Shona Robison: NHS Greater Glasgow''s 1999 <i >Modernising Mental Health</i> strategy proposed the development of 117 acute short-stay beds in the new mental health hospital at Gartnavel Hospital. The profile of these beds is detailed in the table below.</p> <table border…
11 May 2009 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive what the strength is of Strathclyde police force, broken down by division.
Answer · Kenny MacAskill: Police officer establishments are a matter for police authorities and chief constables.</p> <p >I refer the member to the answer to question S3W-23821 on 19 May 2009. All answers to written parliamentary questions are available on the Parliament''s website, …
11 May 2009 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive what the strength was of Strathclyde police force in May 2008, broken down by division.
Answer · Kenny MacAskill: Police officer establishments are a matter for police authorities and chief constables.</p> <p >I refer the member to the answer to question S3W-23821 on 19 May 2009. All answers to written parliamentary questions are available on the Parliament''s website, …
11 May 2009 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive how many new recruits have been employed by Strathclyde Police since July 2008, broken down by division.
Answer · Kenny MacAskill: Police officer establishments are a matter for police authorities and chief constables.</p> <p >The Scottish Government does not hold details of officer recruitment at divisional level.</p> <p >Her Majesty''s Inspectorate of Constabulary for Scotland collat…
11 May 2009 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive how many officers have retired from Strathclyde Police since July 2008, broken down by division.
Answer · Kenny MacAskill: This information is not held centrally.</p> <p >Her Majesty''s Inspectorate of Constabulary in Scotland collect and publish annual data on police retirements, the latest figures for which are available at: </p> <p ><a href="http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Topics…
11 May 2009 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive what the officer allocation was for each division in Strathclyde Police after the allocation model was recalculated in July 2008.
Answer · Kenny MacAskill: Police officer establishments are a matter for police authorities and chief constables.</p> <p >I refer the member to the answer to question S3W-23821 on 19 May 2009. All answers to written parliamentary questions are available on the Parliament''s website, …
11 May 2009 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive what the officer allocation was for each division in Strathclyde Police before the allocation model was recalculated in July 2008.
Answer · Kenny MacAskill: Police officer establishments are a matter for police authorities and chief constables.</p> <p >The Scottish Government does not hold details of officer allocations at divisional level. Figures on the number of police officers per force are collected on a wh…
5 May 2009 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive what measures are in place to prevent the use of drugs while individuals are in police custody.
Answer · Kenny MacAskill: The provision of medical care in police custody is determined at a local level, and each police force in Scotland has arrangements in place for the health care of those in their custody.</p>
5 May 2009 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive whether Naloxone is available for use in police stations with custody cells and whether it will encourage increased availability.
Answer · Kenny MacAskill: The provision of medical care in police custody is determined at a local level, and each police force in Scotland has arrangements in place for the health care of those in their custody. New developments on the health, care and wellbeing of prisoners held tem…
5 May 2009 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive what early lessons have emerged from the on duty nurse programme being piloted by Lothian and Borders Police, in particular covering cost, efficiency and impact on mortality rates in custody.
Answer · Kenny MacAskill: I refer the member to the answer to question S3W-23498 on 14 May 2009. All answers to written parliamentary questions are available on the Parliament''s website, the search facility for which can be found at <a href="http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/Apps2/Bu…
5 May 2009 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive whether the on duty nurse programme being piloted by Lothian and Borders Police will be evaluated and, if so, when this is likely to be published.
Answer · Kenny MacAskill: I refer the member to the answer to question S3W-23498 on 14 May 2009. All answers to written parliamentary questions are available on the Parliament''s website, the search facility for which can be found at <a href="http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/Apps2/Bu…
5 May 2009 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive when the on duty nurse programme being piloted by Lothian and Borders Police will be evaluated and when this is likely to be published.
Answer · Kenny MacAskill: The pilot is a contractual arrangement between Lothian and Borders Police and the National Health Service, and therefore, the Scottish Government has no plans to evaluate the programme. Regular updates on the pilot are given to the Association of Chief Police…
5 May 2009 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive how much is spent by police forces on GP out-of-hours services for those held in custody.
Answer · Kenny MacAskill: This information is not held centrally.</p>
5 May 2009 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive how many people have died in police custody in each year since 1999 and, of that number, how many deaths have been as a consequence of drug-taking.
Answer · Kenny MacAskill: The number of deaths in police custody since 1999 are as follows:</p> <table border=1 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 > <thead> <tr > <td valign=top > <p >Year</p> </td> <td valign=top > <p align=center >Number of Deaths</p> </td> </…
5 May 2009 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive what action has been taken to implement the recommendations in Sailing in the Clyde Estuary - The Potential for Future Development.
Answer · Jim Mather: Scottish Enterprise (SE) continues to support the development of the Sail Clyde Initiative. They are currently supporting the development of a Sail Clyde Action Plan through a number of facilitated workshops with the Sail Clyde Steering Group (which consists …
5 May 2009 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive what the economic value is of golf tourism.
Answer · Jim Mather: This information is not currently held centrally. However, VisitScotland are researching the economic impact of golf tourism and their report will be published in June 2009.</p>
5 May 2009 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive what support in cash and in kind is provided to encourage golf tourism by (a) Scottish Enterprise and (b) VisitScotland.
Answer · Jim Mather: Since 2000 Scottish Enterprise has supported the golf tourism sector through support for industry leadership, research collation and dissemination and collaboration and product development. SE also contributes to the Framework for Scottish Golf - Tourism Grou…
5 May 2009 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive what the economic value is of marine tourism.
Answer · Richard Lochhead: Estimates suggest that boating and diving industries generate in excess £255 million for the Scottish economy. We are undertaking work to provide more robust estimates of the economic value of other industries in the leisure and tourism sector.</p>
5 May 2009 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive what support in cash and in kind is provided to the leisure marine industry by (a) Scottish Enterprise and (b) VisitScotland.
Answer · Jim Mather: Scottish Enterprise continues to support the leisure and marine industry in Scotland, specific activity includes:</p> <p >Scottish Enterprise (SE) continues to support the development of the Sail Clyde Initiative through the development of a Sail Clyde Acti…
5 May 2009 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S3W-20532 by Richard Lochhead on 3 March 2009, who is a member of the newly formed advisory group informing the strategy for aerospace, defence and marine industry.
Answer · Jim Mather: The current members of the Scottish Enterprise aerospace, defence and marine Industry Advisory Group are:</p> <table border=1 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 > <thead> <tr > <td width=179 valign=top > <p align=center >Name</p> </td> <td width=4…
5 May 2009 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S3W-20532 by Richard Lochhead on 3 March 2009, whether there is a representative from the leisure marine industry on the Scottish Enterprise newly formed advisory group informing the strategy for aerospace, defence and the marine industry.
Answer · Jim Mather: Scottish Enterprise primarily looks at the aerospace, defence and marine industry sector with an engineering, manufacturing and technology focus. Marine representation on the Industry Advisory Group is from shipbuilding/ship repair companies and from the comm…