Parliamentary questions
Jackie Baillie
9,393 questions tabled in the Scottish Parliament, most recent first.
3 Jul 2020 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Government what proportion of all COVID-19 testing carried out has been of people with learning disabilities, also broken down by NHS board area.
Answer · Clare Haughey: The information is not centrally held. Testing for COVID-19 in Scotland is available through the NHS in Scotland to all Health and Social care staff delivering NHS services and providing social care to protect and care for the most vulnerable. Further inform…
3 Jul 2020 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Government how it has monitored the impact of COVID-19 on the provision of social day care opportunities for people who have learning disabilities; what plans it has for these services as the route map progresses, and whether budgets will be maintained during the recovery period.
Answer · Clare Haughey: The Scottish Government have engaged with Social Work Scotland Learning Disability and Autism sub group and the Scottish Commission for Learning Disabilities to monitor what has been happening across the country for day care services. This has included consul…
3 Jul 2020 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Government whether accessible information, including an easy read version, is available on its Test and Trace programme.
Answer · Clare Haughey: The Scottish Government have been working with the Scottish Commission for Learning Disabilities (SCLD) and People First Scotland to create easy read versions of all official Government Coronavirus related advice and information relevant to people with learni…
3 Jul 2020 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Government what plans it has to test for COVID-19 (a) people who have a learning disability and who receive social care support and (b) social care staff who provide such support.
Answer · Clare Haughey: Testing for COVID-19 in Scotland is available to all symptomatic individuals aged 5 years and over through the Test and Protect Programme further information can be found at: https://www.gov.scot/publications/coronavirus-covid-19-getting-tested/ or by calli…
3 Jul 2020 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Government how many people who have learning disabilities have died as a result of COVID-19, and what proportion of all COVID-19 deaths this represents, also broken down by (a) NHS board area and (c) the type of support they received (e.g. residential care home, hospital, care at home etc.)
Answer · Clare Haughey: I refer the member to the answer to question S5W-30276 on 8 July 2020. All answers to written parliamentary questions are available on the Parliament's website, the search facility for which can be found at http://www.parliament.scot/parliamentarybusiness/288…
3 Jul 2020 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Government how many people with learning disabilities have tested positive for COVID-19.
Answer · Clare Haughey: The information is not centrally held. Testing for COVID-19 in Scotland is available through the NHS in Scotland to all Health and Social care staff delivering NHS services and providing social care to protect and care for the most vulnerable. Further inform…
2 Jul 2020 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Government how many COVID-19 contact tracers will be required for the system to operate as effectively as possible; how this compares with how many there are currently in each NHS board area, and what action it is taking to address any shortfall in numbers.
Answer · Jeane Freeman: There is no shortfall in staffing numbers within the contact tracing service as part of NHS Scotland’s Test and Protect. Low numbers of people are currently testing positive for COVID-19 and Boards are sufficiently staffed to meet that demand, but the staffin…
2 Jul 2020 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Government what training has been provided for the people employed as COVID-19 contact tracers, and who provides this.
Answer · Jeane Freeman: Workforce education for Contact Tracers is developed and delivered by Public Health Scotland, NHS National Services Scotland and NHS Education for Scotland. For Tier 1 contact tracers, working within the newly established National Contact Tracing Centre (NCT…
2 Jul 2020 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Government whether it is considering an extension to the current Employability Fund and, if so, for how long.
Answer · Jamie Hepburn: We will continue to deliver Employability Fund through 2020-21 and during the current pandemic we have taken steps to ensure that current participants continue to be supported appropriately. We will make decisions about future employability interventions as w…
30 Jun 2020 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Government whether people returning to Scotland after visiting any part of the rest of the UK will be asked to quarantine for 14 days.
Answer · Jeane Freeman: Individuals returning to Scotland after visiting other parts of the UK are not being asked to quarantine for 14 days upon return.
30 Jun 2020 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Government whether it considers that the COVID-19 R rate in parts of Scotland is comparable to areas in England as evidenced by the European Centre for Disease Infection and Control report on 29 June 2020, and how this fits with the First Minister’s comments on stopping people from entering the cou…
Answer · Jeane Freeman: The European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) recommends EU/EEA members and the UK generate R rates, as explained in guidance it produced in June. The ECDC published the document ‘Monitoring and evaluation framework for COVID-19 response activ…
23 Jun 2020 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S5W-29657 by Clare Haughey on 18 June 2020, for what reason it continues to offer asymptomatic testing to other sectors, but not to offshore workers.
Answer · Clare Haughey: Testing is available for everyone in Scotland who has symptoms consistent with COVID-19. The Scottish Government have been working with Oil and Gas UK to understand their concerns and support their safe operation. In addition, Public Health Scotland have bee…
17 Jun 2020 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Government, in light of the publication of the 2020 decision paper, Prospects for Prices, by the Water Industry Commission for Scotland, who the stakeholders are that Scottish Water has to satisfy and reassure that it is performing well and in line with ethical business practice.
Answer · Roseanna Cunningham: The Scottish Government welcomes Scottish Water’s adoption of the principles of Ethical Business Practice and expects it to engage as widely as possible with customers, communities and water industry organisations.
17 Jun 2020 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Government, in light of the publication of the 2020 decision paper, Prospects for Prices, by the Water Industry Commission for Scotland, what the assumptions are for government borrowing in the statistical modelling to 2040-41.
Answer · Roseanna Cunningham: This is a matter for the Water Industry Commission for Scotland, and I have asked them to respond directly in writing to your question.
17 Jun 2020 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Government, in light of the publication of the 2020 decision paper, Prospects for Prices, by the Water Industry Commission for Scotland, what analysis the Commission undertook to arrive at the figure of up to £150 million that could result from including emissions in appraisals, and whether it will…
Answer · Roseanna Cunningham: This is a matter for the Water Industry Commission for Scotland, and I have asked them to respond directly in writing to your question.
17 Jun 2020 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Government whether it was formally or informally consulted by the Water Industry Commission for Scotland prior to the publication of the 2020 decision paper, Prospects for Prices, and whether it formally or informally indicated that it was content with the decision paper to be published.
Answer · Roseanna Cunningham: The Scottish Government is in close and regular contact with the Commission on a wide range of issues and was fully aware of the plan to publish the 2020 decision paper. The economic regulator is independent and as such it is not for the Scottish Government t…
17 Jun 2020 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Government, in light of the publication of the 2019 decision paper, Asset Replacement, by the Water Industry Commission for Scotland, how the figure of an additional £50 million per annum for service improvements and growth was calculated and whether it will publish the methodology used.
Answer · Roseanna Cunningham: This is a matter for the Water Industry Commission for Scotland, and I have asked them to respond directly in writing to your question.
17 Jun 2020 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Government, in light of the publication of the 2019 decision paper, Asset Replacement, by the Water Industry Commission for Scotland, whether it can confirm the sum envisaged for asset replacement is calculated on the basis of like-for-like replacement of existing assets and, if so, whether such an…
Answer · Roseanna Cunningham: This is a matter for the Water Industry Commission for Scotland, and I have asked them to respond directly in writing to your question.
17 Jun 2020 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Government, in light of the publication of the 2019 decision paper, Asset Replacement, and the 2020 decision paper, Prospects for Prices, by the Water Industry Commission for Scotland, by how much expenditure investment and asset maintenance will have grown between the 2015-21 price control period …
Answer · Roseanna Cunningham: The investment expectations are set out in the Decision Papers “Asset Replacement” and “Prospects for Prices”, available on the Water Industry Commission for Scotland’s website. As noted in the answer to S5W-30017 on 2 July 2020, Scottish Water had estimated …
17 Jun 2020 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Government, in light of the publication of the 2020 decision paper, Prospects for Prices, by the Water Industry Commission for Scotland, in the absence of a hard budget constraint, how the customer interest that they are not charged more than necessary is secured.
Answer · Roseanna Cunningham: Section 29G of the Water Industry (Scotland) Act 2002 provides that Scottish Water must deliver the Objectives set by Scottish Ministers at lowest reasonable overall cost. In determining charges under section 29B, the Commission will identify the lowest reaso…
17 Jun 2020 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Government, in light of the publication of the 2020 decision paper, Prospects for Prices, by the Water Industry Commission for Scotland, whether a media release for this was issued and, if so, which media outlets in Scotland it was sent to.
Answer · Roseanna Cunningham: This is a matter for the independent economic regulator, the Water Industry Commission for Scotland, and I have asked them to respond directly in writing to your question.
17 Jun 2020 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Government, in light of the publication of the 2020 decision paper, Prospects for Prices, by the Water Industry Commission for Scotland, whether it would support charges raised for the purpose of providing for the cost of emissions in appraisals being spent on investments not directly related to th…
Answer · Roseanna Cunningham: Scottish Water is funded through revenue raised from customer charges and borrowing from the Scottish Government. This finances, amongst other spend, Scottish Water’s investment programme and therefore charge revenue, or any parts thereof, is not hypothecated…
17 Jun 2020 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Government, in light of the publication of the 2019 decision paper, Asset Replacement, by the Water Industry Commission for Scotland, what sums were specifically included for the costs of meeting the net-zero targets, and whether it will publish the analysis that was carried out to arrive at this c…
Answer · Roseanna Cunningham: This is a matter for the Water Industry Commission for Scotland, and I have asked them to respond directly in writing to your question.
17 Jun 2020 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Government, in light of the publication of the 2020 decision paper, Prospects for Prices, by the Water Industry Commission for Scotland, whether it will publish all the assumptions in the statistical modelling that is referred to, and whether it will make the full statistical model publicly availab…
Answer · Roseanna Cunningham: This is a matter for the Water Industry Commission for Scotland, and I have asked them to respond directly in writing to your question.
17 Jun 2020 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Government, in light of the publication of the 2020 decision paper, Prospects for Prices, by the Water Industry Commission for Scotland, what the duties and powers are of the Commission to set a (a) maximum charge cap and (b) minimum charge level; for what period a charge cap or minimum charge leve…
Answer · Roseanna Cunningham: The Commission’s duties are set out in the Water Industry (Scotland) Act 2002, as amended by the Water Services etc. (Scotland) Act 2005. The process of determining charges is set out in section 29B of the Water Industry (Scotland) Act 2002.
17 Jun 2020 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Government, in light of the publication of the 2020 decision paper, Prospects for Prices, by the Water Industry Commission for Scotland, whether the Just Transitions Commission was consulted on the possible charge increases envisaged and, if so, when.
Answer · Roseanna Cunningham: This is a matter for the Water Industry Commission for Scotland, and I have asked them to respond directly in writing to your question.
17 Jun 2020 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Government, in light of the publication of the 2019 decision paper, Asset Replacement, by the Water Industry Commission for Scotland, what cost allowance the Commission has used for additional cost pressures arising from (a) replacing assets while not interrupting service, (b) replacing assets in m…
Answer · Roseanna Cunningham: This is a matter for the Water Industry Commission for Scotland, and I have asked them to respond directly in writing to your question.
17 Jun 2020 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Government, in light of the publication of the 2020 decision paper, Prospects for Prices, by the Water Industry Commission for Scotland, whether current water charges are lower than they should be to meet the economic costs of providing the service and, if so, (a) whether ministerial objectives wer…
Answer · Roseanna Cunningham: This is a matter for the Water Industry Commission for Scotland, and I have asked them to respond directly in writing to your question.
17 Jun 2020 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Government, in light of the publication of the 2019 decision paper, Asset Replacement, by the Water Industry Commission for Scotland, whether it will confirm what the aggregate annual cost is of the “prudent”, “reasonable” and achieving “high confidence” assumptions outlined in the paper.
Answer · Roseanna Cunningham: This is a matter for the Water Industry Commission for Scotland, and I have asked them to respond directly in writing to your question.
17 Jun 2020 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Government, in light of the publication of the 2020 decision paper, Prospects for Prices, by the Water Industry Commission for Scotland, whether it will publish the analysis that underlies the international cost comparisons that are made.
Answer · Roseanna Cunningham: This is a matter for the Water Industry Commission for Scotland, and I have asked them to respond directly in writing to your question.