Malcolm Chisholm

14 Jan 2014 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government what steps its health directorates will take to support Cervical Cancer Prevention Week.

Answer · Alex Neil: The Scottish Government is fully supportive of the aims of Cervical Cancer Prevention Week (CCPW). This year CCPW is focussing on all things related to cervical cancer, including spreading information about symptoms and causes of the disease as well as ways t…

13 Jan 2014 · Portfolio Question

To ask the Scottish Government, in light of recent severe weather conditions, whether it can provide an update on the outcome of any discussions of new arrangements or additional funding to deal with flooding.

2 Dec 2013 · General Question

To ask the Scottish Government when it will publish its final proposals concerning prison visiting arrangements.

28 Oct 2013 · Portfolio Question

To ask the Scottish Government what response there was to the call in the British Medical Journal of 6 June 2013 for expressions of interest from private sector healthcare providers to provide clinical services to the NHS in Scotland.

23 Sep 2013 · Portfolio Question

To ask the Scottish Government how many female students were enrolled in colleges in 2007 and 2012.

9 Sep 2013 · Portfolio Question

To ask the Scottish Government whether it will extend the inspection of older people programme to include NHS continuing care beds.

10 Jun 2013 · Portfolio Question

To ask the Scottish Government when it will next meet the Turkish consul.

Answer · Humza Yousaf: Building on our strong bilateral relationship, the Scottish Government is planning to meet the Turkish Honorary Consul, Mr Ian Wittet, in the near future.

13 May 2013 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government what plans it has to work with Jo’s Cervical Cancer Trust to develop communications to improve cervical screening uptake.

Answer · Alex Neil: I recently met with the Director of Jo’s Cervical Cancer Trust, where their involvement in developing and delivering key messages about cervical screening were welcomed. In December 2012, the UK National Screening Committee (UK NSC) recommended that the upper…

13 May 2013 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government what steps are being taken to raise awareness of the symptoms of cervical cancer.

Answer · Alex Neil: Through the Detect Cancer Early Programme, the Scottish Government raises public awareness of both screening programmes and the early signs and symptoms of cancer to encourage people to seek help earlier. Although the Detect Cancer Early Programme will initi…

13 May 2013 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government when cervical cancer screening will be included in the Detect Cancer Early Programme.

Answer · Alex Neil: The Detect Cancer Early Programme aims to increase the proportion of cancers detected at the early stage of disease. Although directed at lung, breast and colorectal cancers in the first instance, early diagnosis and high quality treatment and care for all pa…

22 Apr 2013 · Portfolio Question

To ask the Scottish Government how many men were convicted of kerb crawling under the Prostitution (Public Places) (Scotland) Act 2007 in the last year for which information is available.

31 Mar 2013 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government what funds will be available for the Rare Conditions Medicines Fund as a result of the decision to fund Ivacaftor for cystic fibrosis patients with the G551D gene mutation who have not had a lung transplant from the fund.

Answer · Alex Neil: £21.7 million has been allocated to the Rare Conditions Medicines Fund for the period 1 March 2013 to 31 March 2014. These funds will support all medicines within the scope of the Rare Conditions Medicines Fund, including Ivacaftor.

31 Mar 2013 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government when it will publish the findings of the review by Professor Philip Routledge of the Scottish Medicines Consortium's new medicines assessment process.

Answer · Alex Neil: The outcomes of the independent review of Access to New Medicines will be published in the near future.

31 Mar 2013 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government when it will publish the review of the individual patient treatment request process conducted by Professor Bill Scott.

Answer · Alex Neil: The outcomes of the independent review of Access to New Medicines will be published in the near future.

31 Mar 2013 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government when it will publish the interim findings of the review of the individual patient treatment request process conducted by Professor Charles Swainson.

Answer · Alex Neil: The outcomes of the independent review of Access to New Medicines will be published in the near future.

31 Mar 2013 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government what the remit of the Rare Conditions Medicines Fund will be and whether it will include medicines for rare cancers.

Answer · Alex Neil: The arrangements for managing the Rare Conditions Medicines Fund will be published in the near future.

31 Mar 2013 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government what the qualifying criteria for the Rare Conditions Medicines Fund will be.

Answer · Alex Neil: The arrangements for managing the Rare Conditions Medicines Fund will be published in the near future.

31 Mar 2013 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government when it will publish the operational arrangements for the Rare Conditions Medicines Fund.

Answer · Alex Neil: The arrangements for managing the Rare Conditions Medicines Fund will be published in the near future.

4 Mar 2013 · General Question

To ask the Scottish Government what action it will take to improve the standard of care for adults with congenital heart disease.

28 Jan 2013 · Portfolio Question

To ask the Scottish Government whether it will amend the Quality and Outcomes Framework so that it can focus more on the early years.

Answer · Alex Neil: As part of the move to a more Scottish focused GP contract, we will seek to implement changes which help to directly address the challenges facing Scotland, including inequalities. A focus on prevention and early intervention particularly in the early years …

7 Jan 2013 · Portfolio Question

To ask the Scottish Government whether the transition between primary and secondary school can contribute to problems for S1 and S2 pupils in English and maths.

29 Oct 2012 · Portfolio Question

To ask the Scottish Government when it will publish the second Report on Proposals and Policies.

4 Oct 2012 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Government what steps the NHS has taken since May 2007 to facilitate patient feedback and what consideration it has given to the use of social media, including interactive websites.

Answer · Alex Neil: On 1 October 2012, NHSScotland published its Charter of Patient Rights and Responsibilities, which tells people what they can expect of the NHS and what the NHS expects of them. The right for people to have a say in their healthcare, to offer feedback or rais…

10 Sep 2012 · Portfolio Question

To ask the Scottish Government what action it and its agencies will take to address the environmental issues at the Seafield waste water treatment works.

30 May 2012 · Portfolio Question

To ask the Scottish Executive how many complaints have been made about the Seafield Waste Water Treatment Works in the monitoring year following completion of the odour improvement plan.

16 May 2012 · General Question

To ask the Scottish Executive what support it or National Museums Scotland will provide for local museums in general and a Leith museum in particular.

Answer · Fiona Hyslop: The Scottish Government provides support for local museums through funding streams administered by Museums Galleries Scotland. Any proposal for a Leith museum should be discussed with Museums Galleries Scotland who will be able to provide advice on developing…

26 Mar 2012 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive in what areas vehicle journeys are predicted to increase the most in the next 10 years and what the reasons are for the increase in those areas.

Answer · Keith Brown: Future economic and household growth is expected to result in all areas of the country seeing an increase in traffic. This is expected to be greatest in the Glasgow and Edinburgh city regions, as well as Stirling, Falkirk, Clackmannanshire and Ayrshire in the…

26 Mar 2012 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive when it will introduce demand-side policy measures for the transport sector in line with advice from the UK Climate Change Committee.

Answer · Keith Brown: We are already making significant investment in demand-side transport measures. In 2012-13 we will invest over £1 billion on public transport and other sustainable travel options to encourage more drivers out of their cars. Ministers are committed to complete…

26 Mar 2012 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive what policies it will introduce to reduce transport emissions in line with the requirements of the Climate Change (Scotland) Act 2009.

Answer · Keith Brown: Low Carbon Scotland: Meeting the Emissions Reduction Targets 2010-2022 describes our transport proposals and policies for the period to 2022. We are continuing to engage with stakeholders on their means of delivery. A second report on proposals and policies f…

26 Mar 2012 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive whether it expects the transport sector to achieve a 42% emissions reduction by 2020.

Answer · Keith Brown: I refer the member to the answer to question S4W-06457 on 19 April 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/parliamentarybu…