Parliamentary questions
Margaret Mitchell
550 questions tabled in the Scottish Parliament, most recent first.
10 Nov 2011 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive how much money from its Zero Waste Fund has been allocated to each local authority in each year since 2008 and how much will be allocated in 2012-13.
Answer · Richard Lochhead: The Zero Waste Fund is not allocated to local authorities directly. The vast majority of local authority funding, including funding for environmental services, is provided by means of a block grant. It is the responsibility of each local authority to allocat…
10 Nov 2011 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive how much it has spent on (a) recycling infrastructure, (b) biomass and (c) waste incineration projects in each of the last five years.
Answer · Fergus Ewing: The Scottish Government does not have the information requested broken down by year. However, it has spent the following on (A) recycling infrastructure and (B) biomass. We do not directly support incineration plants. (A) Recycling Infrastructure – Funded …
26 Oct 2011 · Portfolio Question
To ask the Scottish Executive when it last met local authority leaders and representatives of the enterprise agencies.
4 Aug 2011 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive how many clinical nurse specialists specialising in (a) primary and (b) secondary breast cancer have been employed by each NHS board in each of the last five years.
Answer · Nicola Sturgeon: Information that distinguishes numbers of clinical nurse specialists specialising in primary and secondary breast cancer is not held centrally. Information on the total number of clinical nurse specialist staff by NHS board, specialty (including breast cance…
2 Jun 2011 · Portfolio Question
To ask the Scottish Executive what action it takes to ensure the highest level of accountability and transparency in its finance, employment and sustainable growth directorates.
27 Jan 2011 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive how many unpaid fixed penalty notices have been written off in each of the last three years, broken down by (a) sheriff court and (b) offence committed.
Answer · Kenny MacAskill: This question relates to operational matters that are the responsibility of the Scottish Court Service (SCS) corporate body. The question has been passed to the Chief Executive of the SCS who will reply in writing.</b></p>
20 Jan 2011 · General Question
To ask the Scottish Executive what steps are being taken to increase public confidence in community sentences.
Answer · Kenny MacAskill: We are increasing public confidence by improving the system. The new community payback order, which comes into force on 1 February, will be clearer, tougher and more effective than the community disposals it will replace.</p>
2 Dec 2010 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive how many people have provided their own interpreter for (a) GP appointments and (b) hospital appointments in each of the last five years for which figures are available.
Answer · Nicola Sturgeon: I refer the member to the answer to question S3W-38018 on 13 December 2010. All answers to written parliamentary questions are available on the Parliament''s website, the search facility for which can be found at: </p> <p >http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/A…
2 Dec 2010 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive what the average cost of providing an interpreter was for (a) GP appointments and (b) hospital appointments in each of the last five years for which figures are available.
Answer · Nicola Sturgeon: I refer the member to the answer to question S3W-38018 on 13 December 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.uk/App…
2 Dec 2010 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive at how many GP and hospital appointments for which an interpreter was required did the patient not attend in each of the last five years for which figures are available.
Answer · Nicola Sturgeon: I refer the member to the answer to question S3W-38018 on 13 December 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.uk/App…
2 Dec 2010 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive how many GP and hospital appointments required an interpreter in each of the last five years for which figures are available, broken down by NHS board.
Answer · Nicola Sturgeon: I refer the member to the answer to question S3W-38018 on 13 December 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.uk/App…
2 Dec 2010 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive how many interpreters and translators NHSScotland employs on a freelance basis, broken down by NHS board.
Answer · Nicola Sturgeon: The information requested is not held centrally.</p>
2 Dec 2010 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive what the annual cost to NHSScotland is of providing interpreters and translators for GP and hospital appointments, broken down by NHS board.
Answer · Nicola Sturgeon: This information is not held centrally.</p> <p >It is primarily for NHS boards to co-ordinate interpreting and translation services that best meet the needs of their local populations.</p> <p >NHS Health Scotland has worked with a range of partners to dev…
2 Dec 2010 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive how many interpreters and translators, including those providing a telephone service, are employed on a full-time basis by NHSScotland, broken down by NHS board.
Answer · Nicola Sturgeon: The information requested is not held centrally as data on the number of interpreters and translators employed by NHSScotland are not captured separately in the workforce statistics.</p>
9 Sep 2010 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive how many Schedule 1 offenders have been incarcerated in HMP Cornton Vale in each year since 2006, broken down by offence.
Answer · Kenny MacAskill: I have asked John Ewing, Chief Executive of the Scottish Prison Service, to respond. His response is as follows:</p> <p >In total there have been 44 Schedule 1 Offenders (i.e. those who have a history of offending against children as set out in Schedule 1 of…
20 Aug 2010 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive how much of the £9 million awarded in 2008 for the development of carer information strategies has been spent on NHS operating systems, broken down by NHS board
Answer · Shona Robison: I refer the member to the answer to question S3W-35798 on 14 September 2010. 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/Apps2/Busin…
20 Aug 2010 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive how much of the £9 million awarded in 2008 for the development of carer information strategies has been spent on training for carers, broken down by NHS board
Answer · Shona Robison: I refer the member to the answer to question S3W-35798 on 14 September 2010. 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/Apps2/Busin…
20 Aug 2010 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive how much of the £9 million awarded in 2008 for the development of carer information strategies has been spent on carer information sessions, broken down by NHS board
Answer · Shona Robison: I refer the member to the answer to question S3W-35798 on 14 September 2010. 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/Apps2/Busin…
20 Aug 2010 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive how much of the £9 million awarded in 2008 for the development of carer information strategies has been spent on training for NHS staff, broken down by NHS board
Answer · Shona Robison: The £9 million allocated to NHS boards for carer information strategies (CIS) is for a three year period ending in March 2011. It is not possible to determine how much of the total has been allocated for specific purposes. We have not requested that NHS board…
20 Aug 2010 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive how much of the £9 million awarded in 2008 for the development of carer information strategies was allocated in (a) 2008-09 and (b) 2009-10, broken down by NHS board.
Answer · Shona Robison: The allocation of funding to NHS boards and to the Scottish Ambulance Service for the development of carer information strategies in 2008-09 and in 2009-10 is set out in the following table.</b></p> <table border=1 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 > <thead> …
29 Jul 2010 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive what guidelines it is aware of on measures that should be taken to reduce the incidence of cryptosporidiosis in public facilities such as swimming pools
Answer · Shona Robison: The Health and Safety Executive has produced guidance entitled <i >Managing health and safety in swimming pools</i>. The guidance provides details on filtration, disinfection and hygiene standards which should be observed in order to reduce cryptosporidiosis …
29 Jul 2010 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive how many cases of cryptosporidiosis have been identified in each NHS board area in each year since 2005
Answer · Nicola Sturgeon: The following table shows incidence of cryptosporidiosis by board area. In Tayside in 2005 there was an outbreak of cryptosporidiosis linked to Auchingarrich Wildlife Centre in Perthshire which increased the figures. Greater Glasgow and Argyll and Clyde healt…
5 May 2010 · General Question
To ask the Scottish Executive what action it is taking to address the problem of flood damage to homes in the Falkirk Council area.
Answer · Roseanna Cunningham: We are working to bring Part 4 of the Flood Risk Management (Scotland) Act 2009 into effect in the autumn. This will give local authorities a new suite of powers to better manage the risk of flood damage to homes, whatever the source, throughout Scotland.</p>…
30 Apr 2010 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive how many cases of tuberculosis have there been in Scotland over the past five years, broken down by age group.
Answer · Shona Robison: The following table shows the number of cases of tuberculosis by age group reported to Enhanced Surveillance of Mycobacterial Infection (ESMI) from 2004-08. </p> <p >Number of Cases of Tuberculosis by Age Group as Reported to ESMI, 2004-08</p> <table borde…
30 Apr 2010 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive how many NHS staff have contracted tuberculosis through working with patients with the condition during each of the past five years, broken down by NHS board.
Answer · Shona Robison: Enhanced Surveillance of Mycobacterial Infection (ESMI) collects information on the suspected source of infection. As it is often very difficult to determine how a patient has contracted tuberculosis this information is often not provided. Where a healthcare …
30 Apr 2010 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive what was the average treatment time for tuberculosis in Scotland for each of the past five years.
Answer · Shona Robison: The standard recommended drug regimen for tuberculosis is four drugs for two months followed by two drugs for four months. Information on the length of treatment is not collected through the Enhanced Surveillance of Mycobacterial Infection (ESMI) scheme there…
30 Apr 2010 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive how many people have died in Scotland as a result of tuberculosis in each of the past 5 years.
Answer · Shona Robison: Enhanced Surveillance of Mycobacterial Infection (ESMI) collects information on the outcome of cases of tuberculosis one year after initial diagnosis and notification. The most recent complete year of validated and published data on outcome is 2007. The follo…
30 Apr 2010 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive how many people have been screened for tuberculosis in each of the past five years broken down by (a) age and (b) NHS board.
Answer · Shona Robison: Enhanced Surveillance of Mycobacterial Infection (ESMI) captures the number of people identified as close contacts requiring screening for each case of tuberculosis. This does not necessarily reflect the actual numbers that ultimately attend for screening. ES…
30 Apr 2010 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive how many diagnoses of tuberculosis have there been in Scotland over the past five years broken down into (a) non-pulmonary, (b) pulmonary and (c) respiratory.
Answer · Shona Robison: Table 1 shows the number of pulmonary and non-pulmonary tuberculosis (TB) cases reported to ESMI (enhanced surveillance of mycobacterial infection) from 2004-08. </p> <p >Table 1: Number of Pulmonary and Non-Pulmonary Tuberculosis Cases Reported to ESMI, 200…
20 Apr 2010 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive how many tinnitus devices have been issued to patients in each of the last five years.
Answer · Shona Robison: The information is not held centrally.</p>