Parliamentary questions
Alison McInnes
1,004 questions tabled in the Scottish Parliament, most recent first.
7 Nov 2012 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Government what plans it has to pilot the use of social impact bonds as an approach to prison rehabilitation and reducing reoffending.
Answer · John Swinney : The Scottish Government is engaging with a range of partners and stakeholders including funders, investors, third sector providers and service commissioners to explore options for developing and testing innovative social investment models. This collaborative …
1 Oct 2012 · Portfolio Question
To ask the Scottish Government what guidance it issues to local authorities on the provision of education services for children in hospital.
21 Aug 2012 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Government whether it has carried out modelling on how many people would benefit from (a) the introduction of a lifetime care costs cap of £35,000 and (b) an increase in the upper capital limit for means tested support.
Answer · Alex Neil: The Scottish Government has not modelled the effects of the recommendations of the Commission on Funding Care and Support in detail. The commission’s recommendations were made for England, and in the context of the English system for care and support, where …
21 Aug 2012 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Government what its position is on introducing a lifetime cap on a person's care costs.
Answer · Alex Neil: There are no current plans to introduce a lifetime cap on a person’s care costs.
21 Aug 2012 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Government what the means testing support cap for help with care home costs is set at; what its position is on whether this is sufficient, and whether it plans to consult on changing this.
Answer · Alex Neil: I refer the member to the answer to question S4W-09247 on 13 September 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/Apps2/Busine…
12 Jul 2012 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Government how many cases of drug-resistant tuberculosis there have been in each of the last three years and how it compared with the number of new cases of tuberculosis.
Answer · Michael Matheson: The following table provides the number of drug-resistant tuberculosis cases there have been in each of the last three years, compared with the number of new cases of tuberculosis: Year 2009 2010* 2011* Number of cases reported to ESMI 486 503 455 …
12 Jul 2012 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Government how many clinical negligence claims were made against the NHS regarding pressure ulcers or sores in (a) 2010-11 and (b) 2011-12.
Answer · Nicola Sturgeon: Two claims were raised in 2010-11, and one raised in 2011-12. Source: Central Legal Office, NHS National Services Scotland.
12 Jul 2012 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Government how much the NHS spent on clinical negligence claims in 2011-12.
Answer · Nicola Sturgeon: In 2011-12, NHS Scotland spent £27.19 million on clinical negligence claims.
12 Jul 2012 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Government how many clinical negligence payments each NHS board made in 2011-12.
Answer · Nicola Sturgeon: The following table details the total number of clinical negligence payments that NHS boards made in 2011-12: Clinical Negligence Payments in 2011-12 Health Board Ayrshire and Arran 22 Borders 5 Dumfries and Galloway 3 Fife 19 Forth Valley 15 G…
4 Jul 2012 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to reduce medicine wastage.
Answer · Nicola Sturgeon: NHS boards have strategies in place to improve the effectiveness of prescribing and reduce wastage.
4 Jul 2012 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Government what happens to prescription medicines returned unused to pharmacies.
Answer · Nicola Sturgeon: Prescription medicines returned unused to pharmacies are destroyed under local arrangements determined and administered by each health board.
4 Jul 2012 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Government what the value is of prescription medicines returned unused to pharmacies.
Answer · Nicola Sturgeon: This information is not held centrally.
3 Jul 2012 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Government how many deaths there were in 2011 in which pressure ulcers or sores were (a) the underlying cause of death or (b) mentioned on the death certificate, broken down by NHS board.
Answer · Michael Matheson: For the purpose of producing statistics on causes of death, deaths registered in Scotland are classified using the International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems, Tenth Revision (ICD-10). The most relevant category in this cl…
25 Jun 2012 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive how many people have died from anaphylactic shock in each year since 2009, broken down by NHS board.
Answer · Nicola Sturgeon: The information requested is given in the table below. The following table gives the numbers of deaths for which anaphylactic shock was recorded as being a contributory factor to the death1. Deaths for which Anaphylactic Shock was a Contributory Factor* - b…
25 Jun 2012 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive how many people have been admitted to hospital with anaphylactic shock following an adverse reaction to (a) drugs and (b) medicines in each year since 2009, broken down by NHS board.
Answer · Nicola Sturgeon: The following table shows information on the number of patients admitted to hospital where anaphylactic shock was a contributory factor due to the adverse effects of a prescribed drug or medicine properly administered. The diagnostic coding employed on nation…
25 Jun 2012 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive how many people have been admitted to hospital with anaphylactic shock in each year since 2009, broken down by NHS board.
Answer · Nicola Sturgeon: The following table shows information on the number of patients admitted to hospital with anaphylactic shock by NHS board and financial years 2008-09 – 2010-11. Table 1 - Number of patients admitted with anaphylactic shock by NHS board and financial year NH…
25 Jun 2012 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive what the 28-day hospital readmission rate following discharge from a mental health speciality has been in each of the last three years, broken down by NHS board.
Answer · Nicola Sturgeon: The following table shows the latest figures for the number of discharges from mental health hospitals (SMR04) that have a subsequent readmission to a mental health hospital within 28 days. Table 1: Number of discharges from mental health hospitals in Scot…
22 Jun 2012 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive how many hoax calls have been made to the Scottish Ambulance Service and what the cost was of dealing with these, in each of the last three years.
Answer · Nicola Sturgeon: The information requested is not held centrally. The Scottish Government condemns hoax calls to our emergency services, these are not victimless pranks and they distract vital resources and attention away from those who are in life threatening situations.
20 Jun 2012 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive how many (a) prisoner-on-prisoner and (b) prisoner-on-staff assaults have been reported in each prison since the beginning of 2012.
Answer · Kenny MacAskill: I have asked Colin McConnell, Chief Executive of the Scottish Prison Service, to respond. His response is as follows: The following table illustrates the total number of prisoner on prisoner assaults and prisoner on staff assaults broken down by Establishmen…
20 Jun 2012 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive what the average fine was for possessing (a) heroin, (b) cocaine, (c) ecstasy, (d) cannabis and (e) amphetamines in each of the last three years.
Answer · Kenny MacAskill: The available information is given in the following table. Average (Mean) Fine (£) for possession of Selected Drugs1,2, 2008-09 to 2010-11 2008-09 2009-10 2010-11 Drug type Number Average Fine (£) Number Average Fine (£) Number Average Fine (£) …
20 Jun 2012 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive how many people were convicted of possessing illegal drugs in 2011-12.
Answer · Kenny MacAskill: Information for 2011-12 will not be available until publication of the Criminal Proceedings in Scotland, 2011-12 Statistical Bulletin. This is due to be published in November 2012. The dates of all Scottish Government Official and National Statistics publica…
20 Jun 2012 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive how many people convicted of possessing (a) heroin, (b) cocaine, (c) cannabis, (d) amphetamines and (e) ecstasy in each of the last two years received (i) a custodial sentence, (ii) a community payback order including a requirement to carry out a drug programme, (iii) a drug treatment and…
Answer · Kenny MacAskill: The available information is given in the following table. Whilst information is held on persons sentenced to a community payback order, this cannot be linked to directly to those also receiving a requirement to carry out a drug programme. Persons with a Cha…
6 Jun 2012 · Portfolio Question
To ask the Scottish Executive what action it has taken to ensure that a full range of staple gluten-free foods is available on prescription to people with coeliac disease in all NHS board areas.
31 May 2012 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive how many children aged (a) 11 and under and (b) 12 to 17 have been treated for anxiety or depression in the last five years, broken down by NHS board.
Answer · Michael Matheson: The information requested is not held centrally.
16 May 2012 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive how many cases of unlawful access to medical records have been recorded in the NHS in each of the last five years.
Answer · Nicola Sturgeon: The information requested is not held centrally.
16 May 2012 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive what the cost of prescribing sleeping pills has been in each of the last five years, broken down by NHS board.
Answer · Nicola Sturgeon: This information is published regularly by National Services Scotland Information Services Division, and can be found on their website at:- www.isdscotland.org/Health-Topics/Prescribing-and-Medicines/Publications/data-tables.asp?id=657#657. The information …
16 May 2012 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive how many prescriptions for sleeping pills have been dispensed in each of the last five years, broken down by NHS board.
Answer · Nicola Sturgeon: This information is published regularly by National Services Scotland Information Services Division, and can be found on their website at:- www.isdscotland.org/Health-Topics/Prescribing-and-Medicines/Publications/data-tables.asp?id=657#657. The information …
10 May 2012 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive for what reason it has not published the Statistical Bulletin on ‘Domestic Abuse Recorded by the Police in Scotland’ for 2010-11.
Answer · Kenny MacAskill: The statistical bulletin on Domestic Abuse Recorded by the Police is now published on a biennial basis. A bulletin presenting domestic abuse statistics for both 2010-11 and 2011-12 is planned to be published in November 2012. This publication timetable refle…
9 May 2012 · Portfolio Question
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it is considering accelerating the work on upgrading the A90 between Balmedie and Tipperty.
8 May 2012 · Written Question
To ask the Scottish Executive how many incidents of self-harm involving people aged 60 and over there have been in each of the last three years, broken down by NHS board.
Answer · Michael Matheson: The following table shows information on the number of acute hospital stays for patients aged 60 and over following an incident of intentional self-harm for the financial years ending 31 March 2009 to 2011 by NHS Board of Residence. These figures are limited…