Parliamentary questions
Jackie Baillie
9,397 questions tabled in the Scottish Parliament, most recent first.
4 Feb 2005 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive what resources are given to each (a) local authority and (b) NHS board for care of the elderly.
Answer · Andy Kerr: Local authority Grant Aided Expenditure, including for community care for older people, is published on the Scottish Executive website at <a href="http://www.scotland.gov.uk/stats/gaestats">www.scotland.gov.uk/stats/gaestats</a>.</p><p>Grant Aided Expenditure…
4 Feb 2005 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive when the Loch Lomond and the Trossachs National Park plan will be published.
Answer · Lewis Macdonald: The National Park Authority expects to launch its draft National Park Plan for consultation on 16 May 2005. Following consultation, the draft plan will be submitted to Scottish ministers for approval.</p>
4 Feb 2005 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive what the likely timetable is for the consideration and implementation of bye-laws for Loch Lomond and the Trossachs National Park covering activity on Loch Lomond.
Answer · Lewis Macdonald: The procedures for introducingbyelaws (including statutory periods for different stages of the process) are setout in the National Parks (Scotland) Act 2000, and in Sections 202 to 204 of the LocalGovernment (Scotland) Act 1973. The National Park Authority ar…
4 Feb 2005 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will provide additional support to Loch Lomond and the Trossachs National Park to enhance enforcement activity on Loch Lomond before the introduction of bye-laws governing access.
Answer · Lewis Macdonald: I have indicated to theConvener of the Park Authority that ministers will make additional fundsavailable to the extent that there are additional and previously unforeseenenforcement costs falling on the authority which cannot be contained within theapproved b…
4 Feb 2005 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it is aware of any reason for a delay in the release of land at the Vale of Leven Hospital by NHS Argyll and Clyde for a care of the elderly facility.
Answer · Andy Kerr: Land at the Vale of Leven Hospital has been identified as appropriate for development not only for a 60 bed care of the elderly facility but also as the site of a new Primary Care Resource Centre. While NHS Argyll and Clyde are agreeable in principle to the s…
4 Feb 2005 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive when the final report of the Tolled Bridges Review will be published.
Answer · Nicol Stephen: The final report of the Tolled Bridges Review will be published following its consideration by ministers in late summer 2005.</p>
4 Feb 2005 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive when the tolling order for the Erskine Bridge will expire and by what process it envisages that the Parliament will consider the order.
Answer · Nicol Stephen: The current tolling order for Erskine Bridge will expire on 1 July 2006. Anyproposal to extend the tolling period, under powers in section 4(3) of the ErskineBridge Tolls Act 1968, would be effected by Statutory Instrument, subject to affirmative resolution i…
3 Feb 2005 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive what action it is taking to develop a network of independent living centres across Scotland.
Answer · Rhona Brankin: Local independent living support is funded by local authorities and there are no plans to develop a national network.</p>
3 Feb 2005 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will involve service users in the development of performance indicators for direct payments.
Answer · Rhona Brankin: The Executive is in the process of ensuring that direct payments take up is evaluated through the Joint Performance Information and Assessment Framework. When further direct payments subgroups are set up, service users will be involved in reviewing how this s…
3 Feb 2005 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive how it is encouraging user-led support organisations to participate at a local and national level in the development and delivery of direct payments.
Answer · Rhona Brankin: I refer the member to the answer to question S2W-14090, on 28 February 2005. 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/webapp…
3 Feb 2005 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive how it involves service users in the development of guidance on direct payments.
Answer · Rhona Brankin: A short life Working Group on direct payments for older people was set up in May 2004 to consider and overcome barriers to take up and to assist with updating the Direct Payments Guidance. The group membership is wide ranging including representatives of serv…
3 Feb 2005 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive what guidance and resources are given to local authorities in respect of the provision of direct payments.
Answer · Rhona Brankin: The Scottish Executive Direct Payments Policy and Practice Guidance document published in June 2003 gives advice on the provision of direct payments. It is anticipated that this will be updated and re-issued by summer 2005. </p><p>No additional funds have bee…
3 Feb 2005 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive what plans it has to extend the availability and uptake of direct payments across Scotland.
Answer · Rhona Brankin: The Scottish Executive is committed to developing direct payments as a way of giving service users choice and control over the care services they receive. From April 2005, direct payments will be available to the first non disabled client group, those people …
3 Feb 2005 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will develop a national strategy to support independent living for people with disabilities.
Answer · Rhona Brankin: I refer the member to S2W-14085, answered on 28 February 2005, 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/webapp/wa.search"…
3 Feb 2005 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will adopt the recommendations made in Improving the Life Chances of Disabled People, published by the UK Cabinet Office in January 2005.
Answer · Malcolm Chisholm: We note the UK Government’s report with interest. It has no specific recommendations for action by the Scottish Executive. We are continuing to pursue a range of activities to support disabled people and, where appropriate, to work with the UK Government.</p>
3 Feb 2005 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive what action it is taking to support disabled people who wish to live independently.
Answer · Rhona Brankin: There are a number of strategies in place to assist disabled people to live independent lives, whether for housing, health, transport, employment or lifelong learning.</p><p>Supporting People, which delivers housing support services to people with disabilitie…
2 Dec 2004 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive whether the Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service ensures that appropriate training is provided for procurators fiscal in dealing with domestic abuse prosecutions.
Answer · Elish Angiolini: Training on the range of issues which arise in the prosecution of cases involving domestic abuse forms part of the core induction which is undertaken by all new prosecutors. This training, which includes input from Scottish Women’s Aid, is designed to equip p…
2 Dec 2004 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S2W-12289 by Cathy Jamieson on 30 November 2004, whether it intends to routinely collect statistics on the number of convictions relating to cases of domestic abuse.
Answer · Cathy Jamieson: Offence aggravator codes for domestic abuse were incorporated into the Integration of Scottish Criminal Justice Information Systems (ISCJIS) data standards in 2002. In future it will therefore be possible separately to identify convictions where such an aggra…
19 Nov 2004 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive what funding NHS Argyll and Clyde has allocated for the provision of community mental health teams in the Lomond area and when such funding was allocated.
Answer · Andy Kerr: I refer the member to the answer to question S2W-12408, answered on 6 December 2004. All answers to written parliamentary questions are available on the Parliament's website, the search facility for which can be found at <ahref="http://www.scottish.parliament…
19 Nov 2004 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive what funding has been spent by NHS Argyll and Clyde on mental health services in each year since 1999, broken down by operating division.
Answer · Andy Kerr: This is a matter for NHS Argyll and Clyde and the relevant information is available from the NHS board.</p>
19 Nov 2004 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive what funding has been allocated to NHS Argyll and Clyde for mental health services in each year since 1999.
Answer · Andy Kerr: Apart from specific funding allocations, mental health services will be funded from an NHS board’s overall allocation. </p><p>The Executive issues an overall allocation to NHS boards within whichboards are expected to operate. Overall allocations are not made…
19 Nov 2004 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive how many patients in the Lomond division of NHS Argyll and Clyde used (a) community mental health services, (b) in-patient services at the Christie Ward of the Vale of Leven Hospital and (c) in-patient services elsewhere, in each year since 1999.
Answer · Andy Kerr: The Lomond and Argyll Division of NHS Argyll and Clyde spans the geographical area comprising Arygll and Bute, the Argyll and Clyde NHS Board section of West Dunbartonshire and a small part of Stirling. The following table shows the number of people from thes…
19 Nov 2004 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive what the per capita cost is of delivering mental health services in (a) NHS Argyll and Clyde, (b) NHS Greater Glasgow and (c) the Lomond division of NHS Argyll and Clyde.
Answer · Andy Kerr: The cost per capita of delivering mental health services to residents of (a) NHS Argyll and Clyde is £165, and (b) NHS Greater Glasgow is £150. Information is not held centrally for (c) the Lomond division of NHS Argyll and Clyde.</p>
19 Nov 2004 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive what it considers to be the optimal model of service delivery for mental health provision.
Answer · Andy Kerr: The Executive considers that best practice is where service users and their carers are routinely involved in the assessment of their needs and with the development of an appropriate care plan and also where the range of interventions includes partner agencies…
19 Nov 2004 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive whether any proposal to reconfigure local mental health services in the Lomond area should properly be considered as part of NHS Argyll and Clyde’s Clinical Strategy and therefore be subject to ministerial approval.
Answer · Andy Kerr: It is for Argyll and Clyde NHS Board to decide what their Clinical Strategy should consist of.</p><p>Executive policy is clear that any proposals for significant service change or closure must be subject to formal public consultation and ministerial approval.…
17 Nov 2004 · General Question
To ask the Scottish Executive what it considers to be best practice in the delivery of mental health services.
Answer · Rhona Brankin: The Executive considers that best practice is demonstrated where service users and their carers are involved in the assessment of needs and development of an appropriate care plan and where the range of interventions from preventative measures to community an…
17 Nov 2004 · General Question
To ask the Scottish Executive what action it is taking to improve road safety on the A82.
Answer · Nicol Stephen: The Scottish Executive is taking action on a number of fronts: -</p><p>A Route Accident Reduction Plan study for the A82 from Tyndrum to Inverness has been completed and the recommendations are being considered for early action.</p><p>A Route Action Plan has …
16 Nov 2004 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive how many cases involving domestic abuse resulted in convictions in each of the last three years, broken down by local authority area.
Answer · Cathy Jamieson: Domestic abuse could be prosecuted under a variety of charges, such as assault. However, in the convictions data held centrally, such cases cannot be separately identified from other offenders convicted of these offences. The latest available statistics on in…
27 Oct 2004 · General Question
To ask the Scottish Executive what action it is taking to encourage NHS Argyll and Clyde to work with NHS Greater Glasgow in the interests of patients.
Answer · Andy Kerr: NHS boards must be committed to meaningful co-operation with each other and their planning partners in order to deliver high quality, safe and sustainable health and health care services, irrespective of administrative boundaries. </p><p>The Executive has rec…
26 Oct 2004 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive how it will monitor and report on the implementation of partnership in practice agreements submitted by local authorities.
Answer · Rhona Brankin: Implementation is primarily a matter for local authorities, health boards and their planning partners, working in partnership with people with learning disabilities and their families. </p><p>It will be monitored through NHS Quality Improvement Scotland learn…