Parliamentary questions
Jackie Baillie
9,397 questions tabled in the Scottish Parliament, most recent first.
12 Aug 2004 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive what percentage of the overall budget of NHS Argyll and Clyde is spent in each of its three local operating divisions.
Answer · Malcolm Chisholm: The Scottish Executive monitors the financial performance of NHS boards on a board wide basis. It is for each NHS board to allocate resources to operating divisions. This information is not held centrally in the format requested.</p>
12 Aug 2004 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive what percentage of the population of NHS Argyll and Clyde resides in each of its three local operating division areas.
Answer · Malcolm Chisholm: This is a matter for NHS Argyll and Clyde. The information is not collected centrally in the format requested.</p>
28 Jul 2004 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive how many responses have been received to date by NHS Argyll and Clyde to the consultation on its clinical strategy review, broken down by parliamentary constituency.
Answer · Malcolm Chisholm: I refer the member to the answergiven to question S2W-9818 on 25 August 2004. All answers to written parliamentary questions are availableon the Parliament's website, the search facility for which can be found at <ahref="http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/weba…
28 Jul 2004 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive what the cost was of (a) staff, (b) accommodation and (c) publicity and advertising for NHS Argyll and Clyde's consultation on its clinical strategy review.
Answer · Malcolm Chisholm: I refer the member to the answergiven to question S2W-9818 on 25 August 2004. All answers to written parliamentaryquestions are available on the Parliament's website, the search facility forwhich can be found at <ahref="http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/webap…
28 Jul 2004 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive what the total cost was of producing the video and DVD used by NHS Argyll and Clyde in the consultation on its clinical strategy review.
Answer · Malcolm Chisholm: I refer the member to the answergiven to question S2W-9818 on 25 August 2004. All answers to written parliamentaryquestions are available on the Parliament's website, the search facility forwhich can be found at <ahref="http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/webap…
28 Jul 2004 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive what the total cost has been of the NHS Argyll and Clyde consultation on its clinical strategy review.
Answer · Malcolm Chisholm: This information is not held centrally but is available from NHS Argyll and Clyde.</p>
22 Jul 2004 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive what progress has been made in providing 29 additional secure accommodation places for young offenders, announced by the Minister for Education and Young People on 24 March 2003.
Answer · Cathy Jamieson: Construction work at St Philip’s School began at the end of June 2004. Good Shepherd and Kibble Schools plan to start construction of their secure developments by March 2005, with the Kerelaw and Rossie developments due to start later in the financial year 20…
22 Jul 2004 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive which agencies currently provide secure accommodation for young offenders and how many places in such accommodation are provided.
Answer · Cathy Jamieson: Secure accommodation is provided for young people who meet secure criteria under S. 70 (10) of the Children (Scotland) Act and those sentenced to detention under sections 205 (2) and 208 of the Criminal Procedure (Scotland) Act 1995. The providers of secure a…
22 Jul 2004 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive whether policing levels in local communities across Scotland will be maintained at their usual levels during the G8 summit at Gleneagles.
Answer · Hugh Henry: Operational policing is a matter for individual Chief Constables. While anevent of the nature of the G8 Summit will clearly require a significant police presence, there is at this stage no reason to believe that police cover in Tayside or elsewhere in Scotlan…
22 Jul 2004 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive who will be responsible for meeting the cost of policing at the G8 summit at Gleneagles.
Answer · Hugh Henry: The UK Government has agreed to make available extra funds to the Scottish Executive to help meet the agreed additional policing costs arising from the G8 Summit at Gleneagles.</p>
22 Jul 2004 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive whether responsibility for policing the G8 summit at Gleneagles will fall entirely on Scottish police forces and, if not, what percentage of overall responsibility will be borne by other parts of the UK.
Answer · Hugh Henry: Police officers from across the UK are expected to be on duty for the G8 Summit at Gleneagles. Overall responsibility for policing within the Tayside Police area is a matter for the Chief Constable of Tayside Police. Tayside Police will call on mutual aid fro…
22 Jul 2004 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive what the anticipated cost is of policing the G8 summit at Gleneagles.
Answer · Hugh Henry: At this stage, it is too early to say what the policing cost of the G8 Summit at Gleneagles will be. This will depend on a range of factors, some of which will not become clear until nearer the time.</p>
22 Jul 2004 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S2W-5251 by Hugh Henry on 15 January 2004, whether Dumbarton Sheriff Court has used restriction of liberty orders as a disposal.
Answer · Hugh Henry: As at 8 July 2004, two restriction of liberty orders had been imposed by Dumbarton Sheriff Court.</p>
25 Jun 2004 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive why NHS Argyll and Clyde cancelled, on 17 June 2004, the planned public meeting in the Victoria Halls, Helensburgh.
Answer · Malcolm Chisholm: While this is primarily amatter for NHS Argyll and Clyde, I understand that the decision to postpone thisround table workshop was made by West Dunbartonshire Council for VoluntaryServices (CVS), who had agreed to handlethe organisation of these workshops in t…
25 Jun 2004 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will ensure that the results of the NHS Argyll and Clyde consultation on its clinical strategy review will be broken down by geographical area.
Answer · Malcolm Chisholm: NHS Argyll and Clyde have indicated that the responses received to consultation will be broken down by geographical area.</p>
25 Jun 2004 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive what consultation mechanisms NHS Argyll and Clyde will use in the consultation on its clinical strategy review.
Answer · Malcolm Chisholm: This is largely a matter forNHS Argyll and Clyde as long as their consultation process is consistent withExecutive guidelines on public engagement.</p>
25 Jun 2004 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive what steps have been taken by NHS Argyll and Clyde to involve the public as fully as possible in the consultation on its clinical strategy review.
Answer · Malcolm Chisholm: While the details are a matterfor NHS Argyll and Clyde, at the conclusion of the process I will want to be assured that all views have been takeninto account in drafting the proposals and that the consultation has been fullyconsistent with the Executive guida…
25 Jun 2004 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive what steps have been taken to involve the public as fully as possible in the consultation on smoking in public places.
Answer · Tom McCabe: Everything possible is being done to ensure a wide-spread response to the consultation. People can pick up copies of the consultation questionnaire, which take only a few minutes to complete, from doctor’s surgeries, libraries, local authority premises and ot…
25 Jun 2004 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive what steps have been taken to involve the public as fully as possible in the consultation on rights of appeal in the planning system.
Answer · Mary Mulligan: We are consulting widely. The initial distribution of the consultation paper sent copies to a wide range of interested organisations and individuals. The consultation has been well publicised and we are continuing to provide copies of the paper to anyone who …
25 Jun 2004 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive on how many occasions it has met with (a) the CBI and other private sector organisations, (b) community groups and (c) other organisations to discuss rights of appeal in planning and related issues in the last year.
Answer · Mary Mulligan: In 2003 the ScottishExecutive appointed a stakeholder group to assist in identifying the issues forour consultation paper <i>Rights of Appeal in Planning</i>. The group is madeup of people from local authorities, industry and trade union bodies, communityand …
22 Jun 2004 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive how much funding has been raised through public donations and fundraising for (a) Dumbarton Joint Hospital and (b) Helensburgh Victoria Infirmary in the last 10 years.
Answer · Malcolm Chisholm: The information requested isnot held centrally.</p>
22 Jun 2004 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive what level of capital investment there has been in Helensburgh Victoria Infirmary in the last 10 years and for what purpose such capital was invested.
Answer · Malcolm Chisholm: I refer the member to the answer given to question S2W-9271 answered on 29 July 2004. All answers towritten parliamentary questions are available on the Parliament’s website, thesearch facility for which can be found at: <ahref="http://www.scottish.parliament…
22 Jun 2004 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive what level of capital investment there has been in Dumbarton Joint Hospital in the last 10 years and for what purpose such capital was invested.
Answer · Malcolm Chisholm: This information is not heldcentrally. Capital funds are nowallocated to NHS boards using the Arbuthnott formula adjusted for crossboundary flows and weighted for the provision of regional specialities. Thismeans that NHS Boards can determine, based on their …
22 Jun 2004 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive what services are provided at Helensburgh Victoria Infirmary.
Answer · Malcolm Chisholm: In terms of inpatient services,I understand that there are 29long stay care of the elderly beds and six GP beds currently provided at the VictoriaInfirmary in Helensburgh.</p><p>A range of outpatientservices and clinics are also provided at the hospital. A fu…
22 Jun 2004 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive what services are provided at Dumbarton Joint Hospital.
Answer · Malcolm Chisholm: In terms of inpatient services,I understand that there are 29long stay care of the elderly beds and 12 dementia beds currently provided at theDumbarton Joint Hospital.</p><p>A range of outpatientservices and clinics are also provided at the hospital. A full l…
22 Jun 2004 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive how many staff employed at the (a) Vale of Leven Hospital, (b) Dumbarton Joint Hospital and (c) Helensburgh Victoria Infirmary reside in the postcode sector for (i) Dumbarton, (ii) Vale of Leven, (iii) Helensburgh and (iv) the Rosneath peninsula and how many reside in other Glasgow postco…
Answer · Malcolm Chisholm: Information on areas of residence of staff employed in NHS Scotland is not collected centrally.</p>
22 Jun 2004 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive how many staff are employed at the (a) Vale of Leven Hospital, (b) Dumbarton Joint Hospital and (c) Helensburgh Victoria Infirmary, broken down by profession.
Answer · Malcolm Chisholm: Information on NHS staff employed by each NHS organisation is published on the Scottish Health Statistics website under Workforce Statistics, at <a href="http://www.isdscotland.org/workforce">www.isdscotland.org/workforce</a>.Section A gives a summary by staf…
16 Jun 2004 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive what percentage of the cost of an HND course fee is paid for by the Scottish Higher Education Funding Council and whether this contribution is considered as student support for the purpose of calculating future assistance.
Answer · Jim Wallace: The Scottish Higher Education Funding Council (SHEFC) allocates funding for teaching to higher education institutions in the form of a block grant. Allocations are based on the number of funded places in each of 13 funding subject groups and the unit resource…
16 Jun 2004 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive under what circumstances payment of fees for HND courses can be deferred.
Answer · Jim Wallace: Since academic year 2000-01, Scottish domiciled students undertaking full-time higher education courses in Scotland have been entitled to free tuition. The fees are paid on behalf of eligible students by the Student Awards Agency for Scotland. They are not de…
16 Jun 2004 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive under what circumstances course fees would be paid for HND students who repeat any part of their course.
Answer · Jim Wallace: The Student Awards Agency for Scotland can pay tuition fees on behalf of higher education students for repeated or extended study where there are medical or strong compassionate reasons such as the death or serious illness of a close relative.</p>