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Former Member of the Scottish Parliament

Karen Whitefield

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At a glance Karen Whitefield was a Member of the Scottish Parliament.

Questions555 tabled

Karen Whitefield has tabled 555 questions in the Scottish Parliament.

To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will receive future Barnett consequentials arising from UK Government spending… 28 Feb 2011 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will receive future Barnett consequentials arising from UK Government spending on the Big Society.

Answer · John Swinney · 11 Mar 2011

I understand that details of the Big Society funding are currently being finalised by the Cabinet Office. The Scottish Government will be entitled to Barnett consequentials of any comparable Department additional funding for this purpose.</p>

To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will receive Barnett consequentials resulting from the Big Society Transition … 28 Feb 2011 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will receive Barnett consequentials resulting from the Big Society Transition Fund.

Answer · John Swinney · 11 Mar 2011

The Big Society Transition Fund was announced as part of the CSR settlement and as such any comparable Department consequentials arising from the Fund were included in the Scottish settlement from HM Treasury.</p>

To ask the Scottish Executive how much it invests each year in research into type 1 diabetes. 3 Feb 2011 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive how much it invests each year in research into type 1 diabetes.

Answer · Nicola Sturgeon · 10 Feb 2011

The Chief Scientist Office (CSO) within the Scottish Government has responsibility for encouraging and supporting research into health and healthcare needs in Scotland. CSO responds primarily to requests for funding research proposals initiated by the research community in Scotland.</b></p> <p >CSO expenditure on diabetes research in 2009-10 was £827,129 of which £44,000 was spent on type 1 diabetes. CSO is currently funding 6 research projects on diabetes at a total cost of £1.1 million. CSO would be pleased to consider further proposals for research into type 1 diabetes which would be subject to the usual peer and committee review.</p>

To ask the Scottish Executive how many people with type 1 diabetes use a continuous glucose monitor. 3 Feb 2011 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive how many people with type 1 diabetes use a continuous glucose monitor.

Answer · Nicola Sturgeon · 28 Feb 2011

The information requested is not held centrally.</b></p> <p >In relation to the provision of continuous glucose monitoring, we expect diabetes services to be guided by the advice contained in SIGN Guideline 116 on the management of diabetes. The guideline is available at:</p> <p >http://www.sign.ac.uk/pdf/sign116.pdf.</p>

To ask the Scottish Executive what mechanisms are in place to monitor the success of the actions set out in the Diabete… 3 Feb 2011 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive what mechanisms are in place to monitor the success of the actions set out in the Diabetes Action Plan 2010 to increase insulin pump provision.

Answer · Nicola Sturgeon · 28 Feb 2011

The Scottish Diabetes Group (SDG) monitors NHS boards'' progress with the Diabetes Action Plan.</b></p> <p >Insulin pump provision is also a standing item on the agenda for meetings of the lead clinicians of the diabetes Managed Clinical Networks (MCNs).</p> <p >The 2010 Scottish Diabetes Survey, due to be published by April 2011, will provide the latest figures on insulin pump usage on a board by board basis.</p> <p >The SDG will use the survey results to review boards'' progress against their published plans for insulin pumps, and the local diabetes MCNs will be asked for a note of their plans to address any areas in need of improvement.</p>

To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S3W-38080 by Keith Brown on 15 December 2010, whether … 3 Feb 2011 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S3W-38080 by Keith Brown on 15 December 2010, whether there is a recommended set-back distance for the construction of wind turbines from individual properties.

Answer · Keith Brown · 2 Mar 2011

There is no recommended fixed distance between turbines and individual properties. The topple distance of a free-standing turbine would be the absolute minimum between it and a neighbouring property. Scottish Government planning advice on wind turbine development, which can be accessed at <a href="http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Resource/Doc/212607/0113777.pdf">http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Resource/Doc/212607/0113777.pdf</a>, states that shadow flicker can generally be dealt with by a separation distance equivalent to 10 rotor diameters of the turbine. Mitigating noise will also have a bearing on what the appropriate separation distance should be.</p>

To ask the Scottish Executive what assessment it has made of the cost of treating a person with type 1 diabetes with in… 13 Dec 2010 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive what assessment it has made of the cost of treating a person with type 1 diabetes with insulin pump therapy compared with a multiple daily injection regime

Answer · Nicola Sturgeon · 13 Dec 2010

A cost template report, developed by NHS Quality Improvement Scotland, has been made available as a companion document to Scottish Intercollegiate Guidelines Network (SIGN) Guideline 116 on the management of diabetes. The template provides estimates of the costs and associated resources required to provide insulin pump therapy, as well as estimates of the costs and associated resources required to provide insulin by multiple daily injection.</p> <p >The template is available at <a href="http://www.sign.ac.uk/guidelines/fulltext/116/index.html">http://www.sign.ac.uk/guidelines/fulltext/116/index.html</a> .</p>

To ask the Scottish Executive whether HM Inspectorate of Education is evaluating outdoor learning in its school inspect… 9 Dec 2010 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive whether HM Inspectorate of Education is evaluating outdoor learning in its school inspections as stated on page 26 of the Scottish Government's Early Years Framework

Answer · Michael Russell · 16 Dec 2010

HMIE inspects pre-school centres across local authority, private and voluntary sectors. In each inspection, Inspectors consider the provision for outdoor learning which the service provides. They evaluate children''s progress in physical development under the Curriculum for Excellence area Health and Wellbeing. Where services need to make improvements in outdoor learning, this will be reported to staff and parents. HMIE notes that centres are improving access to outdoor learning across sectors. Good examples of children making effective use of the local environment include forest pre-school developments.</p>

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Motions lodged138 lodged
17 Dec 2010 Congratulations to Airdrie Academy 10 sig.
9 Dec 2010 Dedicated School Staff 14 sig.
19 Nov 2010 Friends of Centenary Park 16 sig.
19 Nov 2010 St Patrick's Opera Group 13 sig.
11 Nov 2010 Caldercruix Community Garden 12 sig.
28 Oct 2010 Girl Guides' Centenary Year 17 sig.

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Source: this MSP's official Scottish Parliament profile. Last updated 26 Jul 2026.