Parliamentary questions
Duncan McNeil
426 questions tabled in the Scottish Parliament, most recent first.
18 Mar 2013 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Government what percentage of over 65-year-olds received a nutritional risk assessment within 24 hours of admission to hospital in each of the last three years, broken down by (a) NHS board and (b) hospital.
Answer · Alex Neil: The information requested is not centrally held.
18 Mar 2013 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Government what percentage of over 65-year-olds was screened for cognitive impairment within 24 hours of admission to hospital in each of the last three years, broken down by (a) NHS board and (b) hospital.
Answer · Alex Neil: This information is not held centrally.
18 Mar 2013 · General Question
To ask the Scottish Government when the Cabinet Secretary for Justice last met with CashBack partners and what was discussed.
4 Mar 2013 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Government what percentage of stroke patients was admitted to a stroke unit (a) on and (b) within one day of presentation at hospital in each of the last two years, broken down by (i) NHS board and (ii) hospital.
Answer · Michael Matheson: There is currently a HEAT target in place to support improvements in stroke care. The target is for 90% of all patients admitted with a diagnosis of stroke to be admitted to a stroke unit on the day of admission, or the day following presentation by March 20…
25 Feb 2013 · Portfolio Question
To ask the Scottish Government when the Cabinet Secretary for Finance, Employment and Sustainable Growth last met the chief executive of Scottish Enterprise and what was discussed.
Answer · John Swinney: I last met the chief executive and other members of the board of Scottish Enterprise on 16 January 2013 to discuss a range of issues important to the delivery of the Scottish Government’s economic strategy.
25 Feb 2013 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Government whether it has been given an estimate of the "real investment/project costs" required to address NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde’s maintenance backlog, as per page 13 of its Property Asset Management Strategy published in August 2011 and, if so, what that figure is.
Answer · Alex Neil: NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde has not provided Scottish Government with an estimate of the project cost to address back log maintenance identified in the Board’s Property and Asset Management Strategy. NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde is responsible for develop…
18 Feb 2013 · General Question
To ask the Scottish Government what action the Cabinet Secretary for Justice will take to reduce delays in post mortems in the west of Scotland.
5 Feb 2013 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S4W-11533 by Roseanna Cunningham on 13 December 2012, whether it will publish all of the clinical evidence reviewed by the independent expert group and, if so, when.
Answer · Roseanna Cunningham: Information on the independent expert group on opiate replacement therapies is publicly available on the Drugs Strategy Delivery Commission’s website: http://drugsstrategydeliverycommission.ning.com/. The expert group will be consulting all political partie…
5 Feb 2013 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S4W-11527 by Roseanna Cunningham on 13 December 2012, who the volunteers on the independent expert group are; what their job titles and roles are, and what criteria were used to select them.
Answer · Roseanna Cunningham: Information on the independent expert group on opiate replacement therapies is available on the Drugs Strategy Delivery Commission’s website: http://drugsstrategydeliverycommission.ning.com/. This website includes information on the commissioning process and…
5 Feb 2013 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S4W-11527 by Roseanna Cunningham on 13 December 2012, what membership changes there have been to the independent expert group since May 2011.
Answer · Roseanna Cunningham: The independent expert group on opiate replacement therapies was announced on 5 October 2012: http://www.scotland.gov.uk/News/Releases/2012/10/treatment05102012. Information on the membership of the group is available on the Drugs Strategy Delivery Commissi…
28 Jan 2013 · Portfolio Question
To ask the Scottish Government when the Cabinet Secretary for Health and Wellbeing last met the chief executive of NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde and what was discussed.
14 Jan 2013 · Portfolio Question
To ask the Scottish Government when the Cabinet Secretary for Finance, Employment and Sustainable Growth last met the chief executive of Scottish Enterprise and what issues were discussed.
17 Dec 2012 · General Question
To ask the Scottish Government when the Cabinet Secretary for Justice last met the chief executive of the Scottish Court Service and what was discussed.
3 Dec 2012 · General Question
To ask the Scottish Government when the Cabinet Secretary for Health and Wellbeing last met Healthcare Improvement Scotland and what was discussed.
26 Nov 2012 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will list the opiate replacements that will be reviewed by the expert group announced in its news release of 5 October 2012, Expert group to examine opiate replacements.
Answer · Roseanna Cunningham: I refer the member to the answer to question S4W-11527 on 13 December 2012. All answers to written parliamentary questions are available on the Parliament’s website, the search facility for which can be found at: http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/parliamentar…
26 Nov 2012 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Government when the report by the expert group announced in its news release of 5 October 2012, Expert group to examine opiate replacements, is due to be published.
Answer · Roseanna Cunningham: I refer the member to the answer to question S4W-11527 on 13 December 2012. All answers to written parliamentary questions are available on the Parliament’s website, the search facility for which can be found at:http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/parliamentary…
26 Nov 2012 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Government what critical appraisal methodology the expert group announced in its news release of 5 October 2012, Expert group to examine opiate replacements, will use and whether the graded evidence will be published when the report is concluded.
Answer · Roseanna Cunningham: I refer the member to the answer to question S4W-11527 on 13 December 2012. All answers to written parliamentary questions are available on the Parliament’s website, the search facility for which can be found at: http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/parliamenta…
26 Nov 2012 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Government what success outcomes for (a) patients and (b) society the expert group announced in its news release of 5 October 2012, Expert group to examine opiate replacements, will consider; how these outcomes relate to recovery, and how they will be (i) monitored, (ii) recorded and (iii) publishe…
Answer · Roseanna Cunningham: I refer the member to the answer to question S4W-11527 on 13 December 2012. All answers to written parliamentary questions are available on the Parliament’s website, the search facility for which can be found at: http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/parliamentar…
26 Nov 2012 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Government whether the expert group announced in its news release of 5 October 2012, Expert group to examine opiate replacements, will accept external oral submissions to support evidence gathering.
Answer · Roseanna Cunningham: I refer the member to the answer to question S4W-11527 on 13 December 2012. All answers to written parliamentary questions are available on the Parliament’s website, the search facility for which can be found at: http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/parliamenta…
26 Nov 2012 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Government whether the expert group announced in its news release of 5 October 2012, Expert group to examine opiate replacements, will accept external written submissions to support evidence gathering.
Answer · Roseanna Cunningham: I refer the member to the answer to question S4W-11527 on 13 December 2012. All answers to written parliamentary questions are available on the Parliament’s website, the search facility for which can be found at: http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/parliamentar…
26 Nov 2012 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Government who will supply secretariat support to the expert group announced in its news release of 5 October 2012, Expert group to examine opiate replacements.
Answer · Roseanna Cunningham: I refer the member to the answer to the question S4W-11527 on 13 December 2012. All answers to written parliamentary questions are available on the Parliament’s website, the search facility for which can be found at: http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/parliame…
26 Nov 2012 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Government what the membership will be of the expert group announced in its news release of 5 October 2012, Expert group to examine opiate replacements.
Answer · Roseanna Cunningham: Information on the independent expert group on opiate replacement therapies and its activities is publicly available on the Drugs Strategy Delivery Commission’s website: http://drugsstrategydeliverycommission.ning.com/.
1 Oct 2012 · Portfolio Question
To ask the Scottish Government how it ensures that people can access opportunities in further education.
24 Sep 2012 · Portfolio Question
To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to assist in the regeneration of Inverclyde.
16 May 2012 · Portfolio Question
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will provide an update on its reform of post-16 education.
2 May 2012 · Portfolio Question
To ask the Scottish Executive how it ensures that the work of the NHS National Planning Forum and its subgroups is widely reported.
30 Apr 2012 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive how much was allocated from the Change Fund to Inverclyde Community Health and Care Partnership in 2011-12 and how much will be allocated in 2012-13.
Answer · Nicola Sturgeon: The Inverclyde Community Health and Care Partnership has been allocated £1.228 million from the Reshaping Care for Older People Change Fund in 2011-12, and £1.40 million from the fund in the current financial year, 2012-13.
25 Apr 2012 · General Question
To ask the Scottish Executive when the Minister for Housing and Transport last met the chief executive of Strathclyde Partnership for Transport.
18 Apr 2012 · Portfolio Question
To ask the Scottish Executive what action it is taking to ensure that Greenock and Inverclyde is not disproportionately affected by the current economic climate.
20 Mar 2012 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S4W-05593 by Kenny MacAskill on 28 February 2012, which bodies received resources from the national programme of materials and how much these cost in each year of the campaign.
Answer · Kenny MacAskill: As stated in the answer to question S4W-06145 on 19 March 2012, a range of materials have been provided for local partners in those areas involved in the initiative. These include local councils, youth centres and workers, schools and the police. The alloca…