Parliamentary questions

Sandra White

1,617 questions tabled in the Scottish Parliament, most recent first.

4 Sep 2003 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive what representations it has made, or will make, to the Royal Mail regarding the economic impact of its proposed closure of sub-post offices in Glasgow.

Answer · Allan Wilson: Detailed arrangements forthe restructuring of the post office network are operational matters for RoyalMail which is answerable to its regulator and the UK Government on all aspectsof these reserved matters. The Scottish Executive ensures that account is take…

1 Sep 2003 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive what funding it has allocated to Glasgow Housing Association Ltd since the completion of the Glasgow housing stock transfer.

Answer · Margaret Curran: I have asked Angiolina Foster, acting Chief Executive of Communities Scotland to respond. Her response is as follows:Since the completion of the Glasgowhousing stock transfer in March 2003, £68.1 million of funding has been paid tothe Glasgow Housing A…

1 Sep 2003 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive how many financial institutions have invested in Glasgow Housing Association Ltd since the completion of the Glasgow housing stock transfer.

Answer · Margaret Curran: I have asked Angiolina Foster, Acting Chief Executive of Communities Scotland to respond. Her response is as follows:A funding consortium of sixfinancial institutions has agreed to provide funding to Glasgow HousingAssociation Ltd. Glasgow Housing Asso…

1 Sep 2003 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive what funding it allocated to Glasgow Housing Association Ltd prior to the completion of the Glasgow housing stock transfer.

Answer · Margaret Curran: The New Housing Partnership grantspent by the Glasgow Housing Association prior to transfer was as follows:<table class=MsoNormalTable border=1 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width=137> <thead> <tr> <td>   </td> <td> £ Million…

30 Jul 2003 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S1W-33751 by Malcolm Chisholm on 12 February 2003, what plans it has to review the status of Yorkhill Hospital NHS Trust following the proposed abolition of NHS trusts.

Answer · Malcolm Chisholm: The Scottish Executive has no plans to review the status of Yorkhill Hospital.

30 Jul 2003 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S1W-34474 by Malcolm Chisholm on 13 March 2003, how often arrangements have been made by each NHS board for the funding of out-of-area treatment for patients and what plans it has to review these arrangements in order to meet waiting time guarantees.

Answer · Malcolm Chisholm: NHS boards have standing financial arrangements with each other to cover the costof treating their residents by other NHS boards, primarily through Service Level Agreements. Information is not collected centrally on these. The Executive has no present plans t…

30 Jul 2003 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive how much funding has been provided to each NHS board for the treatment of patients who were residents of another NHS board area in each year since 1999.

Answer · Malcolm Chisholm: No separate funding is provided to NHS boards to pay for the treatment of patients who were residents of another NHS board area. Financial transfers normally take place between NHS boards to reflect the cost of such treatment. Information is not held centrall…

29 Jul 2003 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S1W-7260 by Mr Jack McConnell on 4 October 2000, how many documents it published in August 2000 and, of these, how many bore the heading "Making it Work Together", and how much each document cost to produce.

Answer · Andy Kerr: The Executive produced eight main publications in August 2000, three of which did not carry the heading "Making it Work together" because they were published by the Scottish Executive on behalf of other bodies. The details are as follows:<TABLE BORD…

15 Jul 2003 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive how many unrestricted principals in general medical practice were (a) under 30 and (b) over 60 in each year since 1999.

Answer · Malcolm Chisholm: The numbers of unrestricted principals in general medical practice who were aged (a) under 30 and (b) over 60 in Scotland, in the years 1999 to 2003 are shown in the table. Unrestricted Principal Equivalents (UPEs)1, 2 Aged Under 30 and Aged Ove…

15 Jul 2003 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive how many unrestricted principals in general medical practice have been the sole practitioner within their practice in each year since 1999.

Answer · Malcolm Chisholm: The numbers of unrestricted principals in general medical practice who have been the sole practitioner within their practice in Scotland, in the years 2000 to 2003 are shown in the table. Unrestricted Principal Equivalents (UPEs)1, 2 (Without th…

11 Jul 2003 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive what assessment it has made of the impact the report by the Chief Medical Officer for England, Unfinished Business - Proposals for Reform of the Senior House Officer Grade, will have on the role of examinations in respect of assessing doctors' competence

Answer · Malcolm Chisholm: As detailed in ModernisingMedical Careers, the response of the four UK Health Ministers to theconsultation on Unfinished Business - Proposals for Reform of the SeniorHouse Officer Grade, we will support and encourage the Postgraduate MedicalEduc…

8 Jul 2003 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive how many people graduated from higher education institutions with an MBChB or MBBS in each year since 1997.

Answer · Jim Wallace: The information requested is not held centrally at this level of detail.However, information on numbers studying medicine and dentistry at undergraduate level can be found on the Scottish Executive website at:<A HREF="http://www.scotland.gov.uk/stats/bu…

8 Jul 2003 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive how many NHS consultants were (a) under 20, (b) between (i) 20 and 24, (ii) 25 and 29, (iii) 30 and 34, (iv) 35 and 39, (v) 40 and 44, (vi) 45 and 49, (vii) 50 and 54, and (viii) 55 and 59 and (c) over 60 in each year since 1997

Answer · Malcolm Chisholm: The information requested is in the following table.<TABLE BORDER CELLSPACING=1 WIDTH=461><TR><TD WIDTH="17%" VALIGN="BOTTOM" HEIGHT=17> </TD><TD WIDTH="83%" VALIGN="BOTTOM" COLSPAN=6 HEIGHT=17>Year (at 30 September)</TD></TR><TR><TD WIDTH="…

8 Jul 2003 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive how many doctors became an (a) Member of the Royal College of Physicians, (b) Member of the Royal College of Surgeons, (c) Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians and (d) Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons by each Royal College in Scotland, in each year since 1997.

Answer · Malcolm Chisholm: This information is not held centrally.

7 Jul 2003 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive whether a new Scottish Health Survey has commenced and, if so, what progress has been made, and when the results will be made public.

Answer · Malcolm Chisholm: The 2003 Scottish Health Survey is currently underway. The fieldwork for the survey commenced in March 2003 and is due to be completed by March 2004. A preliminary report will be published in October 2004 with the final report being published in June 2005.

7 Jul 2003 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive how the review to determine the scale of alcohol abuse and its consequences, as referred to in A Partnership for a Better Scotland, will differ from the research outlined in Alcohol Misuse in Scotland: Trends and Costs.

Answer · Tom McCabe: The review will provide an update of the scale and extent of alcohol problems in Scotland, building on previous studies and incorporating information provided in plans submitted by local alcohol action teams.

7 Jul 2003 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive what measures it will introduce to enforce restrictions on smoking in public transport, as referred to in A Partnership for a Better Scotland.

Answer · Tom McCabe: The Scottish Executive will consult with public transport operators later this year on a range of options to enforce smoking restrictions on public transport. It is not possible at this stage to detail what these measures may be.

7 Jul 2003 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive whether the 600 additional consultants in the NHS, as referred to in A Partnership for a Better Scotland, will be appointed to newly-created posts.

Answer · Malcolm Chisholm: A Partnership for a Better Scotland: Partnership Agreement says:-We will aim to increase the number of consultants in the NHS by 600 by 2006 and continue to build on that increase thereafter.It is the responsibility of employers to determine how…

7 Jul 2003 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive how many new consultants appointed in each NHS board area entered newly-created posts in each year since 1999.

Answer · Malcolm Chisholm: Information on numbers of consultants who entered newly created posts is not available centrally. The information provided in the table relates to the number of consultants in post by NHS board as at 30 September 1999 - 2002.<TABLE BORDER CELLSPACING=1 WIDTH=…

3 Jul 2003 · Written Question

Answer · Malcolm Chisholm: All information on cause of death collected when a death is registered is held on public registers. The General Register Office for Scotland (GROS) collates this information and codes the cause of death data using the World Health Organisation's International…

3 Jul 2003 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive how many cases of Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) have been (a) reported and (b) recorded in (i) 2000, (ii) 2001, (iii) 2002 and (iv) 2003, broken down by hospital; how many patients have had their stay in hospital extended owing to MRSA infection, and how much has been…

Answer · Malcolm Chisholm: Data are available on the rates of episodes of MRSA bacteraemia (blood poisoning) by NHS trusts to allow monitoring of trends in infection. The data were not collected before 2001 and the latest published results are set out in the table. Information for indi…