Parliamentary questions

Jackson Carlaw

1,088 questions tabled in the Scottish Parliament, most recent first.

30 Jan 2009 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive on what basis it made its decision to phase out cleaning of NHS hospitals by private contractors.

Answer · Nicola Sturgeon: The basis of the decision acknowledges the key role that cleaning and other services play in the delivery of clinical services. The Scottish Government therefore believes that NHS Scotland staff should be responsible for the direct delivery of these services …

30 Jan 2009 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive which NHS hospitals are cleaned by a private contractor and which are cleaned by an in-house team.

Answer · Nicola Sturgeon: I refer the member to the answer to question S3W-17133 on 5 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/Apps…

10 Dec 2008 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive, in light of recommendations made by the Smoking Prevention Working Group, what steps it is taking to reduce the volume of tobacco smuggled into Scotland.

Answer · Shona Robison: As I made clear in my statement to the Parliament on 21 May 2008 when I launched the Smoking Prevention Action Plan Scotland''s Future is Smoke-free which is based on the recommendations of the Smoking Prevention Working Group, the Scottish Government …

10 Dec 2008 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive, in light of recommendations made by the Smoking Prevention Working Group, what research it has commissioned to ascertain the extent of use by young people of smuggled or personally-imported tobacco.

13 Nov 2008 · General Question

To ask the Scottish Executive what action it is taking to support fishermen in the west of Scotland.

Answer · Richard Lochhead: The Scottish Government is taking a wide range of measures to support fishermen in the west of Scotland. Our current priority is to resist vigorously the EU Commission''s unjustified and disproportionate proposal to close fishing grounds which are of key impo…

9 Oct 2008 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive what the level was of (a) balance sheet and (b) non-balance sheet debt for each local authority in each year since 1999.

Answer · John Swinney: The information on balance sheet debt was not held centrally prior to the financial year 2007-08. The Scottish Government is currently in the process of collecting the data for 2007-08 but at this time it is not complete and has not been validated. The inform…

9 Oct 2008 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive what proportion of total expenditure each local authority spent on frontline services in each year since 1999.

Answer · John Swinney: Local authorities'' financial returns do not differentiate between expenditure on front line services and, for example, back office administration costs. Local authorities'' total expenditure by service for the period 1999-2007 is available on the Scottish Go…

2 Oct 2008 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive what the prescribing budget was (a) nationally and (b) for each NHS board in each year since 1997, both in real and cash terms.

Answer · Nicola Sturgeon: NHS boards do not have a ring-fenced prescribing budget. Expenditure on Prescribing is met from within their overall budget allocations. Information on expenditure for Prescribing is provided in following tables: 1. Drug Expenditure for Fina…

2 Oct 2008 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive how many NHS complaints were (a) responded to within target timescales, (b) upheld and (c) regarded as being dealt with satisfactorily by the original complainant each year since 1997, also broken down by NHS board.

Answer · Nicola Sturgeon: Information Services Division (ISD) holds certain information on complaints made against Hospital & Community Health and Family Health Services. Summary information is also held on NHS24 and Scottish National Blood Transfusion Service complaints. A set o…

22 Sep 2008 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive how much it would cost to remove the car park charges from the PFI hospital car parks in Edinburgh, Glasgow and Dundee.

Answer · Nicola Sturgeon: In advance of detailed discussions between the relevant NHS boards and their PFI providers, it is not possible to provide the likely cost of removing car park charges from those three car parks provided through PFI contracts. It is understood that this may be…

3 Sep 2008 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S3W-12662 by Shona Robison on 13 May 2008, whether any changes have been made to the mileage rates payable to volunteer drivers who take patients to health-related appointments.

Answer · Shona Robison: This is an operational matter for the Scottish Ambulance Service. They have been reviewing the rates on a monthly basis since June 2008, most recently in August 2008, and remain satisfied that the current rates cover costs.

2 Sep 2008 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive how many people have left (a) Scotland to live elsewhere in the United Kingdom and (b) another constituent part of the UK to live in Scotland in each year since 1999.

Answer · John Swinney: The following table shows the estimated number of people moving from Scotland to other parts of the UK each year since 1999. <table border=1 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 > <tr > <td nowrap valign=top >   </td> <td nowra…

2 Sep 2008 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive how many people aged 65 or over have moved from south of the border to settle in Scotland in each year since 1999.

Answer · John Swinney: The following table shows the estimated number of people aged 65 or over moving from England and Wales to Scotland each year since 1999. <table border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 > <tr > <td nowrap valign=bottom > 1999 </…