Parliamentary questions

Ken Macintosh

1,334 questions tabled in the Scottish Parliament, most recent first.

23 Jun 2010 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive whether it plans to assess the impact of hospital car park charges on NHS staff.

Answer · Nicola Sturgeon: Hospital car park charges were abolished at NHSScotland operated car parks with effect from 31 December 2008. That did not end the duty of NHS boards to manage their car parking appropriately, balancing the car parking needs of patients, visitors and staff.</…

23 Jun 2010 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive how many car parking fines have been issued by NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde to patients in the last year.

Answer · Nicola Sturgeon: I refer the member to the answer to question S3W-34359 on 22 June 2010. All answers to written Parliamentary Questions are available on the Parliament''s website, the search facility for which can be found at: <a href="http://www.scottish.parliament.…

23 Jun 2010 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive how many car parking fines have been issued by NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde to staff in the last year.

Answer · Nicola Sturgeon: I refer the member to the answer to question S3W-34359 on 22 June 2010. All answers to written parliamentary questions are available on the Parliament''s website, the search facility for which can be found at: <a href="http://www.scottish.parliament.…

23 Jun 2010 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive how many car parking fines have been issued by NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde in the last year.

23 Jun 2010 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will implement the recommendations of the UK Parliament’s All-Party Inquiry into Antisemitism

Answer · Alex Neil: Implementation of these recommendations is a matter for the UK Government. The Scottish Government is committed to tackling all forms of prejudice and discrimination and to creating the One Scotland of many cultures that we all aspire to. We have a positive o…

23 Jun 2010 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive whether it is participating in the Inter-Departmental Working Group on Antisemitism.

Answer · Alex Neil: The Interdepartmental Working Group on Anti-Semitism was established by the UK Government and does not include the Scottish Government.

23 Jun 2010 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive whether there is evidence to suggest that recent anti-Semitic graffiti at Glenduffhill cemetery can be considered an isolated incident.

Answer · Fergus Ewing: The Scottish Government has no information to suggest that the incident was anything other than an isolated incident of anti-Semitic graffiti at this cemetery.

23 Jun 2010 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive what information is collected on the incidence of anti-Semitism in Scotland.

Answer · Fergus Ewing: The Scottish Government publishes annual statistics on racist incidents recorded and cleared up by Scottish police forces: http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Topics/Statistics/Browse/Crime-Justice/PubRacistIncidents. The Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal S…

23 Jun 2010 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive when it will publish details of the posts to be lost as part of the proposed NHS job losses in the Greater Glasgow area.

Answer · Nicola Sturgeon: All NHS boards'' workforce planning projections were published on 3 June 2010 and can be found at: <a href="http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Publications/2010/06/NHSWorkforce2010">http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Publications/2010/06/NHSWorkforce2010</a>.

23 Jun 2010 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive how many (a) physiotherapist, (b) speech and language therapist and (c) other posts in professions allied to medicine and based in East Renfrewshire will be lost as a result of the proposed NHS job losses.

Answer · Nicola Sturgeon: I refer the member to the answer to question S3W-34771 on 12 July 2010. All answers to written parliamentary questions are available on the Parliament''s website, the search facility for which can be found at: <a href="www.scottish.parliament.uk/Apps…

23 Jun 2010 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive how many nursing and midwifery posts in East Renfrewshire will be lost as a result of the proposed NHS job losses.

Answer · Nicola Sturgeon: I refer the member to the answer to question S3W-34771 on 12 July 2010. All answers to written Parliamentary Questions are available on the Parliament''s website, the search facility for which can be found at: <a href="www.scottish.parliament.uk/Apps2/Busines…

23 Jun 2010 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive how many of the proposed NHS job losses will affect patients from East Renfrewshire.

Answer · Nicola Sturgeon: The Scottish Government has made clear to NHS boards that any proposals for service redesign must benefit patients and that any reductions in workforce costs should have no impact on frontline services or the quality of patient care.

23 Jun 2010 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive how many of the proposed NHS job losses are in East Renfrewshire.

Answer · Nicola Sturgeon: NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde have confirmed that they have no planned workforce reductions in East Renfrewshire.

23 Jun 2010 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive whether an assessment has been made of the impact that proposed NHS job losses will have on health services in East Renfrewshire.

Answer · Nicola Sturgeon: No, because NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde have no planned workforce reductions in East Renfrewshire.

11 Jun 2010 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive which local authorities use home tuition to support children and young people who cannot attend school because of illness or poor health.

Answer · Adam Ingram: The information requested is not held centrally. Local authorities are required by the Standards in Scotland''s Schools Etc Act 2000 to make special arrangements for pupils who are unable to attend school due to prolonged ill health to receive educat…

11 Jun 2010 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive which local authorities use a hospital-based education service to support children and young people who cannot attend school because of illness or poor health.

Answer · Adam Ingram: This information is not held centrally. Local authorities are required by the Standards in Scotland''s Schools etc Act 2000 to make special arrangements for pupils who are unable to attend school due to prolonged ill health to receive education elsew…

11 Jun 2010 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive whether ministers are aware of how many children and young people fall behind in their education because of illness or poor health.

Answer · Adam Ingram: The information requested is not known. However, 822 pupils received education outwith school due to ill health in 2008-09. Local authorities are required by the Standards in Scotland''s Schools etc Act 2000 to make special arrangements for pupils wh…

11 Jun 2010 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive whether ministers monitor access to education for sick children and young people.

Answer · Adam Ingram: Scottish ministers do not monitor access to education for sick children and young people as education authorities are responsible for the provision of education to children and young people who are unable to attend school due to ill health. The Scott…

11 Jun 2010 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive what steps ministers are taking to ensure equity of access to education for all sick children and young people irrespective of illness, age and where they live.

Answer · Adam Ingram: Local authorities are required by the Standards in Scotland''s Schools etc Act 2000 to make special arrangements for pupils who are unable to attend school due to prolonged ill health to receive education elsewhere than at an educational establishment. This d…

11 Jun 2010 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive whether all sick children and young people in Scotland are treated in line with the European Association for Children in Hospital (EACH) Charter.

Answer · Shona Robison: NHS boards in Scotland take account of the European Association for Children in Hospital (EACH) Charter when delivering healthcare. The Healthcare Quality Strategy launched by the Scottish Government in May 2010 has the same aims and ambitions as the EACH Cha…

14 May 2010 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive what plans it has for the Healthier Scotland Cooking Bus.

Answer · Shona Robison: We plan on the bus continuing to provide cooking sessions for schools and communities for the foreseeable future. fo

14 May 2010 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive how long the Healthier Scotland Cooking Bus has been in operation.

Answer · Shona Robison: The bus has been in operation since it''s launch in June 2008.

14 May 2010 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive whether the initial arrangement or agreement to run the Healthier Scotland Cooking Bus was for three years.

Answer · Shona Robison: Yes, the agreement was for three years, June 2008 to June 2011

14 May 2010 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive whether there has been a decision to withdraw funding from the Healthier Scotland Cooking Bus.

Answer · Shona Robison: No, we plan on the bus continuing to provide cooking sessions for schools and communities for the foreseeable future.

14 May 2010 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive whether the Healthier Scotland Cooking Bus is still operating.

Answer · Shona Robison: Yes, the bus is still operational

14 May 2010 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive what it will cost to cover the claims made by school nurses for backdated pay as a result of the time taken to assimilate their role in the Agenda for Change programme.

Answer · Nicola Sturgeon: As with most other staff costs, the finance to cover the salaries of staff on the Agenda for Change system comes from NHS boards'' general allocations. All staff are already being paid under the Agenda for Change system and all back pay in respect of initial …

14 May 2010 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive what banding school nurses have been given in each NHS board area.

Answer · Nicola Sturgeon: Job title will not indicate a specific banding under the Agenda for Change system since job titles were often used quite generically previously. Rather it is the job description which is matched by a specially trained panel against a range of pre-existing job…

14 May 2010 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive when the Agenda for Change programme is likely to be concluded.

Answer · Nicola Sturgeon: The assimilation process of Agenda for Change is complete and all NHSScotland staff are being paid in accordance with the new system. Staff who were dissatisfied with their initial pay banding, however, had the right to request a review. The vast majority of …

14 May 2010 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive for what reason the process that began in 2005 of assimilation of school nurses through the Agenda for Change programme in the NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde area has not been concluded.

28 Apr 2010 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive how much is spent on (a) school and (b) public libraries, broken down by local authority area.

Answer · Keith Brown: Local authority expenditure details collected by the Scottish Government provides details of expenditure on public libraries. However, expenditure on school libraries is not separately identified. The following table provides details of local author…