Parliamentary questions
Lewis Macdonald
2,224 questions tabled in the Scottish Parliament, most recent first.
19 Nov 2008 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it has underwritten any of the costs associated with the Aberdeen 3Rs school project and, if so, to what extent.
Answer · John Swinney: I refer the member to the answer to question S3W-17968 on 27 November 2008. 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.uk/App…
19 Nov 2008 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will underwrite the Aberdeen 3Rs school project.
Answer · John Swinney: I refer the member to the answer to question S3W-17968 on 27 November 2008. 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.uk/App…
19 Nov 2008 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive what discussions it has had with Aberdeen City Council regarding the underwriting of the Aberdeen 3Rs school project.
Answer · John Swinney: I refer the member to the answer to question S3W-17968 on 27 November 2008. 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.uk/App…
19 Nov 2008 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive what discussions the Scottish Futures Trust has had with Aberdeen City Council regarding underwriting funds committed to the Aberdeen 3Rs school project.
Answer · John Swinney: The Scottish Government is monitoring developments with the Aberdeen 3Rs school project closely in light of the current situation. Scottish Futures Trust is in regular contact with Aberdeen City Council. The council has taken steps to ensure that work will co…
13 Nov 2008 · General Question
To ask the Scottish Executive whether local authorities that introduce free school meals for all P1 to P3 pupils will still be able to give priority to those children most in need.
Answer · Adam Ingram: Yes. Our children and young people most in need are already entitled to free school meals and this government is taking action to extend entitlement so that more children in need will benefit from free nutritious school meals.</p> <p >As well as the jointly …
11 Nov 2008 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S3O-4712 by Jim Mather on 6 November 2008, whether it will list the (a) 13 consented renewable energy projects in the north of Scotland awaiting connection to the grid and (b) dates on which consents were granted.
Answer · Jim Mather: A list of the (a) 13 consented renewable energy projects in the north of Scotland awaiting connection to the grid and (b) dates on which consents were granted, are given in the following table.</p> <table border=1 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 > <thead> <…
6 Nov 2008 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive what discussions it has had with the European Commission regarding the connection of renewable generation capacity to electricity markets.
Answer · Jim Mather: The Scottish Government has highlighted the importance of offshore grid connections to encourage renewable generation and exports from Scotland as well as future energy security in Europe. This has been conveyed to the European Commission both in writing and …
6 Nov 2008 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive how many category (a) A, (b) B and (c) C calls were attended by a single-crewed ambulance in the north east in each of the last three years.
Answer · Shona Robison: I refer the member to the answer to question S3W-17567 on 18 November 2008. 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.uk/App…
6 Nov 2008 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive how many (a) ambulances, (b) Rapid Response Unit vehicles and (c) paramedic bikes are at the disposal of the north east.
Answer · Shona Robison: I refer the member to the answer to question S3W-17566 on 18 November 2008. 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.uk/App…
6 Nov 2008 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive how many new (a) ambulances, (b) Rapid Response Unit vehicles and (c) paramedic bikes were purchased by the Scottish Ambulance Service for the north east in each of the last three years.
Answer · Shona Robison: I refer the member to the answer to question S3W-17566 on 18 November 2008. 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.uk/App…
6 Nov 2008 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive how many category A calls were received in the north east for which the first response dispatched was (a) a doubled-crewed ambulance, (b) a single-crewed ambulance, (c) a Rapid Response Unit, (d) the Special Operations Response Team or (e) a double-crewed ambulance and Rapid Response Unit…
Answer · Shona Robison: I refer the member to the answer to question S3W-17567 on 18 November 2008. 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.uk/App…
6 Nov 2008 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive how many category A calls were attended by Scottish Ambulance Service rapid response units in the north east, excluding the city of Aberdeen, in under 14 minutes in each of the last three years.
Answer · Shona Robison: I refer the member to the answer to question S3W-17589 on 18 November 2008. 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.uk/App…
6 Nov 2008 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive how many category A calls were attended by double-crewed ambulances in the north east, excluding the city of Aberdeen, in under 14 minutes in each of the last three years.
Answer · Shona Robison: This information is not held in the format requested. </p> <p >The national response time target for category A calls (life threatening) across mainland Scotland is that, by March 2009, 75% of all incidents should be reached within eight minutes. For categor…
6 Nov 2008 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive how many category B calls were attended by Scottish Ambulance Service rapid response units in under 14 minutes in the city of Aberdeen in each of the last three years.
Answer · Shona Robison: I refer the member to the answer to question S3W-17586 on 18 November 2008. 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.uk/web…
6 Nov 2008 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive how many category A calls were attended by Scottish Ambulance Service rapid response units in under eight minutes in the city of Aberdeen in each of the last three years.
Answer · Shona Robison: I refer the member to the answer to question S3W-17585 on 18 November 2008. 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.uk/App…
6 Nov 2008 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive how many category B calls were attended by double-crewed ambulances in under 14 minutes in the city of Aberdeen in each of the last three years.
Answer · Shona Robison: The national response time target for category B calls (serious but not life threatening) across mainland Scotland is that, by March 2009, 95% of all incidents should be reached within 14, 19 or 21 minutes depending on population density. For the NHS Grampian…
6 Nov 2008 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive how many category A calls were attended by double-crewed ambulances in under eight minutes in the city of Aberdeen in each of the last three years.
Answer · Shona Robison: The national response time target for category A calls (life threatening) across mainland Scotland is that, by March 2009, 75% of all incidents should be reached within eight minutes.</p> <p >For the city of Aberdeen, category A performance is set out in the…
6 Nov 2008 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive what criteria are used to select the calls that Scottish Ambulance Service First Responders attend.
Answer · Shona Robison: It is important to stress that Community First Responders are utilised in addition to an emergency ambulance response being dispatched.</p> <p >Where schemes are in place, the Scottish Ambulance Service dispatch Community First Responders to all life threate…
6 Nov 2008 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive how many category (a) A, (b) B and (c) C calls were attended by Scottish Ambulance Service First Responders in the north east in each of the last three years.
Answer · Shona Robison: I refer the member to the answer to question S3W-17567 on 18 November 2008. 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.uk/App…
6 Nov 2008 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive how many category (a) A, (b) B and (c) C calls were received in the north east for which more than one ambulance was required to attend and how long it took for the last vehicle to arrive on scene in each of the last three years.
Answer · Shona Robison: I refer the member to the answer to question S3W-17567 on 18 November 2008. 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.uk/App…
6 Nov 2008 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive how many category (a) A, (b) B and (c) C calls were received in the north east for which an ambulance was not immediately dispatched but was subsequently in each of the last three years.
Answer · Shona Robison: I refer the member to the answer to question S3W-17567 on 18 November 2008. 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.uk/App…
6 Nov 2008 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive how many (a) paramedics and (b) technicians were employed to operate rapid response units in the north east in each of the last three years.
Answer · Shona Robison: I refer the member to the answer to question S3W-17571 on 18 November 2008. 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.uk/App…
6 Nov 2008 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive how many (a) paramedics and (b) technicians were employed to operate ambulances in the north east in each of the last three years.
Answer · Shona Robison: I refer the member to the answer to question S3W-17571 on 18 November 2008. 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.uk/App…
6 Nov 2008 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive how many category (a) A, (b) B and (c) C calls were received in the north east for which an ambulance was not immediately dispatched in each of the last three years.
Answer · Shona Robison: I refer the member to the answer to question S3W-17567 on 18 November 2008. 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.uk/App…
6 Nov 2008 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive how many category (a) A, (b) B and (c) C calls the Scottish Ambulance Service rapid response units in the north east attended in each of the last three years.
Answer · Shona Robison: I refer the member to the answer to question S3W-17567 on 18 November 2008. 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.uk/App…
6 Nov 2008 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive how many category (a) A, (b) B and (c) C calls double-crewed ambulances in the north east attended in each of the last three years.
Answer · Shona Robison: I refer the member to the question S3W-17567, answered on 18 November 2008. 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.uk/App…
6 Nov 2008 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive how many incidents the Scottish Ambulance Service Special Operations Response Team in the north east attended for which the incident required the full team to be deployed in each of the last three years.
Answer · Shona Robison: I refer the member to the answer to question S3W-17567 on 18 November 2008. 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.uk/App…
6 Nov 2008 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive how many incidents the Scottish Ambulance Service Special Operations Response Team in the north east (a) were called to and (b) attended in each of the last three years.
Answer · Shona Robison: I refer the member to the answer to question S3W-17567 on 18 November 2008. 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.uk/App…
6 Nov 2008 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive how many additional Scottish Ambulance Service Special Operations Response Team staff it intends to recruit in the north east in the next three years.
Answer · Shona Robison: Discussions are on-going between the Scottish Government and the Scottish Ambulance Service about future resourcing for Special Operations Response Teams.</p>
6 Nov 2008 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive how many Scottish Ambulance Service Special Operations Response Team staff are employed in the north east.
Answer · Shona Robison: As at 10 November 2008, there are 22 Scottish Ambulance Service Special Operations Response Team (SORT) staff based in Aberdeen. This team covers the entire north of Scotland area.</p>