Parliamentary questions
Jackie Baillie
9,379 questions tabled in the Scottish Parliament, most recent first.
11 Jan 2022 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Government what assessment has been made of how NHS Education for Scotland (NES) can work with the Scottish Stoma Nurse Forum to develop a framework of post-graduate educational and clinical preparation requirements for stoma care nurses, in line with the NES Career Development Framework and the Ch…
Answer · Humza Yousaf: We recognise and value Stoma Care Nurses as a role in the wider Clinical Nurse Specialist workforce and as such they were included under the auspices of the national work which reviewed the Clinical Nurse Specialist role, in line with the NHS Education for Sc…
11 Jan 2022 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on implementation of the recommendation made in the National Stoma Quality Improvement Group Short Life Working Group's final report, published in November 2019, that NHS boards should review future stoma nurse workforce requirements, in line with the Ch…
Answer · Humza Yousaf: The National Stoma Quality Improvement Group’s Short Life Working Group’s final report of November 2019 recommended that NHS Boards review their future Stoma Nurse workforce. I expect NHS Boards to plan their workforce, including stoma clinical nurse speciali…
11 Jan 2022 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on the appointment from within the Chief Nursing Officer's Directorate of a lead for Scottish stoma clinical nurse specialists.
Answer · Humza Yousaf: The Chief Nursing Officer (CNO) has a range of clinical nurse advisors who offer advice and support to both the CNO and Scottish Ministers on a range of issues, including the care of individuals with a stoma. As part of the CNO’s Transforming Nursing, Midwife…
11 Jan 2022 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Government what progress is being made in the development of the NHS Recovery and Rehabilitation Framework, and when the National Advisory Board for Rehabilitation last met.
Answer · Humza Yousaf: The Framework for supporting people through Recovery and Rehabilitation during and after the COVID-19 was published in August 2020. We then undertook a significant scoping exercise to understand the current status of rehabilitation services in Scotland, fro…
11 Jan 2022 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Government what actions it is taking to increase the re-use and recycling of assistive technology and mobility aids provided by the public sector that are currently (a) held in (i) community stores and (i) the NHS and (b) on loan to individuals.
Answer · Kevin Stewart: The Scottish Government is keen to see all health and social care partnerships maximise their potential to recycle and reuse their community equipment, and benefit from the efficiencies and savings this can result in. For example, EquipU, the joint equipment …
11 Jan 2022 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Government what the current ratio is of people who need stoma care to specialist stoma nurses in NHS Scotland, and what assessment it has made of how this compares with the ratio in the NHS elsewhere in the UK.
Answer · Humza Yousaf: The Scottish Government does not hold or collate this information.
10 Jan 2022 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Government which of its (a) ministers and (b) departments is responsible for oversight of audiology services.
Answer · Humza Yousaf: As the Cabinet Secretary for Health and Social Care, I am responsible for audiology services. There are multiple directorates in the Scottish Government with an interest in the delivery of audiology services in Scotland.
10 Jan 2022 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Government what mechanism is in place for NHS boards to report on audiology service standards.
Answer · Humza Yousaf: Organisations delivering services are responsible for implementing standards at a local level, and local quality frameworks and procedures will assist them in monitoring progress. We are committed to exploring national governance arrangements as a part of th…
10 Jan 2022 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Government whether it has instructed a review of audiology services in every NHS board, following the report into audiology services in NHS Lothian.
Answer · Humza Yousaf: I refer the member to the answer to question S6W-05839 on 21 January 2022. All answers to written Parliamentary Questions are available on the Parliament's website, the search facility for which can be found at https://www.parliament.scot/chamber-and-committ…
10 Jan 2022 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Government what (a) monitoring systems, (b) data collection method and (c) peer review processes are in place for audiology services.
Answer · Humza Yousaf: I refer the member to the answer to question S6W-05641 on 25 January 2022. All answers to written Parliamentary Questions are available on the Parliament's website, the search facility for which can be found at https://www.parliament.scot/chamber-and-committ…
10 Jan 2022 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Government what consideration Scottish Water gave to the minimum income expectation set by the Water Industry Commission for Scotland within the 2021-27 final determination of charges when setting charge levels for 2022-23.
Answer · Michael Matheson: A range of considerations have been taken into account by Scottish Water to set charge levels for 2022-23 including the level of inflation, potential council tax increases, the economic circumstances of customers, customer views, the cash balances of the busi…
10 Jan 2022 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Government what Scottish Water’s average monthly capital expenditure has been during 2021, and, of that spend, how much is attributable to (a) undertaking capital works left from the 2015-21 regulatory period and (b) new spending toward works financed in the current regulatory period.
Answer · Michael Matheson: Scottish Water’s average monthly capital expenditure in the first eight months of the 2021-22 financial year was £67million. Of that, less than £9million a month was on capital works that had been due to complete during the 2015-21 regulatory period.
10 Jan 2022 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Government for what reason the operating plant that was returned to Scottish Water from previous private finance operators has reportedly been operated by Scottish Water Horizons and not by Scottish Water directly; when it anticipates that the plant will return to direct Scottish Water operational …
Answer · Michael Matheson: At this time, none of the outstanding PFI projects have returned operating plant to Scottish Water as they have not yet reached the end of their contracts. The first one to do so will be in May 2022. Scottish Water Horizons does not operate any plant previou…
10 Jan 2022 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Government how much money Scottish Water lent to Business Stream in (a) 2019-20, (b) 2020-21 and (c) 2021-22 to date; how much Business Stream has repaid of any borrowed money, and in which financial year, and by what date Business Stream is due to have fully repaid any money borrowed in each year.
Answer · Michael Matheson: Scottish Water has not loaned any money to Business Stream (SWBS). Scottish Water Business Stream Holdings Ltd (SWBSH) loaned £10million to Business Stream (SWBS) in April 2020 as part of a pre-existing funding facility. Following the start of the Covid-19 pa…
10 Jan 2022 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Government whether it was consulted on proposed water charges for 2022-23 by Scottish Water, and, if so, what its response was.
Answer · Michael Matheson: As required by the Water Industry (Scotland) Act 2002, Ministers establish the policy context within which charges are determined by the Water Industry Commission for Scotland (WICS). The charging policies for the 2021-27 period were published on 7 December 2…
10 Jan 2022 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Government what it has learned from the Edinburgh lung cancer screening pilot for patients from disadvantaged communities.
Answer · Maree Todd: The Scottish Government has provided funding to the University of Edinburgh to explore the feasibility of targeted lung health checks in those from areas of deprivation. We continue to support this work which is progressing and remain in regular contact with …
10 Jan 2022 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Government whether hyperthermic intraperitoneal chemotherapy is carried out by any NHS boards.
Answer · Humza Yousaf: Hyperthermic intraperitoneal chemotherapy (HIPEC) treatment is available in Scotland for those who would clinically benefit from it.
10 Jan 2022 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Government whether it was consulted by the Water Industry Commissioner on water charges for Scottish Water for 2022-23 and, if so, what its response was.
Answer · Michael Matheson: I refer the member to the answer to question S6W-05607 on 10 February 2022. All answers to written Parliamentary Questions are available on the Parliament's website, the search facility for which can be found at https://www.parliament.scot/chamber-and-commit…
10 Jan 2022 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will publish data on hospitalisations as a result of COVID-19, broken down by cases where individuals were (a) vaccinated and (b) unvaccinated.
Answer · Humza Yousaf: The COVID-19 statistical report which is published weekly includes a section for COVID-19 Cases, Hospitalisations, and Deaths by Vaccine Status. These can be found at this link. https://publichealthscotland.scot/publications/show-all-releases?id=20580 This …
10 Jan 2022 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will publish data on deaths resulting from COVID-19, broken down by cases where individuals were (a) vaccinated and (b) unvaccinated.
Answer · Humza Yousaf: The COVID-19 statistical report which is published weekly includes a section for COVID-19 Cases, Hospitalisations, and Deaths by Vaccine Status. These can be found at this link. https://publichealthscotland.scot/publications/show-all-releases?id=20580 This…
10 Jan 2022 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Government how much has been spent on hyperthermic intraperitoneal chemotherapy in each year since 2017, broken down by NHS board.
Answer · Humza Yousaf: The information requested on the amount spent on hyperthermic intraperitoneal chemotherapy is not centrally held.
10 Jan 2022 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Government whether it plans to introduce a national lung cancer screening programme.
Answer · Maree Todd: Any decision on whether or not to introduce a new national screening programme in Scotland is guided by the recommendations of the UK National Screening Committee (UK NSC), an independent expert advisory group which advises all four nations of the United King…
10 Jan 2022 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Government, in light of the reported increasing pressures on household incomes, what assessment it has made of the affordability of water charge increases.
Answer · Michael Matheson: In Scotland, water charges continue to be linked to council tax bands to ensures that charges are the most progressive in the UK. Higher banded houses are usually expected to be occupied by higher income households and so linking water charges to council tax …
10 Jan 2022 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Government what consideration it has given to the (a) impact on patient survival and (b) health economics of establishing a national lung cancer screening programme.
Answer · Maree Todd: The UK National Screening Committee’s review into whether a programme of national lung screening should be introduced will rigorously review the harms and benefits of lung screening, and will include consideration of efficacy, health economics and mortality. …
10 Jan 2022 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Government how many people have been (a) treated in Scotland or (b) referred to England for hyperthermic intraperitoneal chemotherapy, in each year since 2017.
Answer · Humza Yousaf: The information requested on how many people have been treated using hyperthermic intraperitoneal chemotherapy is not centrally held. 34 people were referred to England in 2017-18, 28 in 2018-19, 25 in 2019-20, 20 in 2020-21 and 13 people so far in 2021-22.
10 Jan 2022 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Government what work it is undertaking to test the efficacy of a national lung cancer screening programme.
Answer · Maree Todd: As noted in the answer to question S6W-05600 on 19 January 2022, the Scottish Government is currently awaiting the outcome of the UK National Screening Committee’s review into whether a programme of national lung screening should be introduced. This will rigo…
10 Jan 2022 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Government whether hyperthermic intraperitoneal chemotherapy procedures have been (a) cancelled or (b) postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Answer · Humza Yousaf: The information requested on the cancellation and postponement of hyperthermic intraperitoneal chemotherapy is not centrally held.
5 Jan 2022 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Government who attended each COBR meeting on its behalf during 2021.
Answer · John Swinney: COBR is shorthand for the UK Government Civil Contingencies Committee that is convened to handle matters of UK national emergency or major disruption. COBR ministerial meetings are described as COBR (M). The Scottish Government can only report on COBR meetin…
5 Jan 2022 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Government what steps it is taking to appropriately preserve information across government for the public inquiry into the handling of COVID-19 in Scotland.
Answer · John Swinney: Our approach to information governance underpins all government business, including our ongoing response to the handling of the Covid-19 pandemic. The Scottish Government Information Management Strategy and Records Management Plan clearly set out the Scottish…
5 Jan 2022 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Government what support it is providing to businesses and the voluntary sector to support key services affected by the Omicron variant of COVID-19.
Answer · Kate Forbes: We know how difficult the pandemic has been for businesses, voluntary organisations and staff in these sectors. Third sector organisations which operate in hospitality, entertainment, culture and events can apply for support from the £375 million support pac…