Questions · Siobhan McMahon

14 May 2012 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive what support it gives to asylum seekers whose applications to remain in the UK have been refused and what recent representations it has made to (a) Glasgow City Council and (b) Ypeople about the support that they provide.

Answer · Nicola Sturgeon: Supporting asylum seekers is the responsibility of the United Kingdom Borders Agency (UKBA) and its delivery partners. However, the Scottish Government remains clear that whilst asylum seekers are in Scotland they are to be welcomed and supported. The Ministe…

30 Apr 2012 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive how many residents of Scotland received medical treatment in other parts of the UK in (a) 2008-09, (b) 2009-10, (c) 2010-11 and (d) 2011-12, broken down by (i) NHS board of residence, (ii) the hospital and the local health authority that provided the treatment and (iii) the nature of the …

Answer · Nicola Sturgeon: Information on the number of residents of Scotland who received medical treatment as an in-patient or day case (elective and emergency admissions) in other parts of the UK is provided for England, Northern Ireland and Wales separately. The data across the UK …

7 Mar 2012 · Written Question

Answer · Michael Matheson: The following table sets out the median age for people contracting pertussis (whooping cough) in the NHS Lanarkshire area in 2008, 2009, 2010 and 2011: 2008 2009 2010 2011 156 months 66 months 36 months 60 months

7 Mar 2012 · Written Question

Answer · Michael Matheson: The following table sets out details of the number of children under the age of one who have contracted pertussis (whooping cough) in the NHS Lanarkshire area in 2008, 2009, 2010 and 2011: Clinical Diagnosis Laboratory Confirmed Total 2008 0 4 4 200…

7 Mar 2012 · Written Question

Answer · Michael Matheson: The following table sets out the uptake rates for the pertussis (whooping cough) vaccination (completed primary course of pertussis containing vaccine at 24 months) in the NHS Lanarkshire area in 2008, 2009, 2010 and 2011: 2008 2009 2010 2011 98.5% 98.7…

7 Mar 2012 · Written Question

Answer · Michael Matheson: The following table sets out the number of cases of pertussis (whooping cough) recorded in the NHS Lanarkshire area in 2008, 2009, 2010 and 2011: Clinical Diagnosis Laboratory Confirmed Total 2008 13 4 17 2009 8 4 12 2010 2 3 5 2011 2 4 6…

6 Mar 2012 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive how many ambulances were redirected to other hospitals from Monklands Hospital Accident and Emergency Department in each of the last three years.

Answer · Nicola Sturgeon: This information is not held centrally; it is a specific operational matter for the Scottish Ambulance Service.

6 Mar 2012 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive how many paediatric patients, having attended Monklands Hospital Accident and Emergency Department, were transferred by ambulance to other hospitals in each of the last three years.

Answer · Nicola Sturgeon: I refer the member to the answer to question S4W-06048 on 13 March 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/parliamentaryb…

6 Mar 2012 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive how many patients, having attended Monklands Hospital Accident and Emergency Department, were transferred by ambulance to (a) Wishaw General or (b) Hairmyres Hospital in each of the last three years.

Answer · Nicola Sturgeon: I refer the member to the answer to question S4W-06048 on 13 March 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/parliamentaryb…

6 Mar 2012 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive how many operating theatres in Monklands Hospital are closed overnight; what proportion of the hospital's theatres this represents; during what hours they are closed, and whether essential theatre staff (a) remain on site or (b) are on call during these hours.

Answer · Nicola Sturgeon: This information is not held centrally; it is a specific operational matter for NHS Lanarkshire.

7 Feb 2012 · SPCB Oral Question

To ask the Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body when the contract for the provision of catering services to the Parliament will next be up for renewal.

30 Jan 2012 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive when it will provide a substantive answer to question S4W-02241, which received a holding response from John Swinney on 16 November 2011.

Answer · John Swinney: I refer the member to the answer to question S4W-02241 on 27 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/parliamentar…

25 Jan 2012 · Portfolio Question

To ask the Scottish Executive how many offences against Gypsy/Travellers have been recorded in the last 12 months.

12 Jan 2012 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive how many inpatient beds there were in NHS Lanarkshire in (a) 2010 and (b) 2011 and how many there are now, broken down by (i) specialism and (ii) hospital.

Answer · Nicola Sturgeon: Average available staffed beds in NHS Lanarkshire by specialty and location for the quarters ending 31 March 2010 to 30 September 2011 are provided in the following table. Table 1 - Average Available Staffed Beds1 in NHS Lanarkshire by specialty: Quarters En…

11 Jan 2012 · Portfolio Question

To ask the Scottish Executive when the National Steering Group on Advocacy Support for Children and Young People last met and what issues were discussed.

21 Dec 2011 · Written Question

Answer · Kenny MacAskill: Data on income from licensing fees and the costs of administering the licensing system is in the public domain and is contained within the Scottish Local Government Financial Statistics. It can be found on the Scottish Government website at: http://www.scotl…

21 Dec 2011 · Written Question

Answer · Kenny MacAskill: Data on income from licensing fees and the costs of administering the licensing system is in the public domain and is contained within the Scottish Local Government Financial Statistics. It can be found on the Scottish Government website at: http://www.scotl…

13 Dec 2011 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive when it will provide substantive answers to questions S4W-02243 and S4W-03791, which received holding answers on 13 September 2011 and 16 November 2011 respectively.

Answer · John Swinney: These questions were answered on 27 January 2012. I refer the member to the answer to question S4W-02243 on 27 January 2012. All answers to written parliamentary questions are available on the Parliament’s website, the search facility for which can be found …

23 Nov 2011 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive what its position is on the right of children with a mental disorder to independent advocacy.

Answer · Michael Matheson: Section 259(5) of the Mental Health (Care and Treatment) (Scotland) Act 2003 identifies that every person with a mental disorder (as defined under section 328) has a right to access independent advocacy services. This includes children. Such services must be…

23 Nov 2011 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive for what reason the proposed principles and minimum standards for advocacy in its discussion paper, Improving Advocacy for Children and Young People: Principles and minimum standards, do not include the existing right of children with a mental disorder to independent advocacy.

Answer · Aileen Campbell: The Scottish Government’s discussion paper Improving Advocacy for Children and Young People: Principles and minimum standards recognises the right of anyone with a mental disorder, including children and young people, to independent advocacy.

21 Nov 2011 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive what organisations were invited to tender for the NHS Health Scotland's Parent Information Project and what criteria were used for this.

Answer · Michael Matheson: Six agencies were invited to tender: Ipsos MORI, Griesbach & Associates, Dudleston Harkins Social Research, EKOS-GEN, Scottish Centre for Social Research and Children in Scotland. The criteria used to decide which agencies would be invited to tender were: …

21 Nov 2011 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive who carried out the tendering process for NHS Health Scotland's Parent Information Project and what the cost of this was.

Answer · Michael Matheson: A panel membership was made up of representatives from NHS Health Scotland, Parenting Across Scotland, the Scottish Government and a retired academic subject specialist. There were no specific costs directly attributable to the tendering process.

16 Nov 2011 · Portfolio Question

To ask the Scottish Executive what meetings the Cabinet Secretary for Infrastructure and Capital Investment has had with North Lanarkshire Council officials regarding building a new railway station at Plains.

2 Nov 2011 · Portfolio Question

To ask the Scottish Executive whether it considers that the Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service can continue to deliver current or improved service standards with reducing staff numbers.

Answer · Frank Mulholland: Crown Office and the Procurator Fiscal Service (COPFS) is well placed to deliver a modern prosecution service for Scotland. There were 513 lawyers in COPFS in mid-2011 compared with 446 in mid-2007, an increase of 67 lawyers. This is against the background of…

2 Nov 2011 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive when it will provide a substantive answer to question S4W-02243.

Answer · John Swinney: I refer the member to the answer to question S4W-02243 on 27 January 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/parliamentaryb…

2 Nov 2011 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive when it will provide a substantive answer to question S4W-02241.

Answer · John Swinney: I refer the member to the answer to question S4W-02241 on 27 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/parliamentar…

12 Oct 2011 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive what percentage of school leavers was immediately (a) employed and (b) unemployed in each of the last five years, broken down by (i) local authority and (ii) Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation.

Answer · Michael Russell: Information on the percentage of school leavers who went into an initial destination of employed or unemployed, in each of the last five years, by local authority, is published in table 2.3 of a supplementary data set on the Scottish Government website at: w…

12 Oct 2011 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive what percentage of school leavers went into training in each of the last five years, broken down by (a) local authority and (b) Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation.

Answer · Michael Russell: Information on the percentage of school leavers who went into an initial destination of training, in each of the last five years, by local authority, is published in table 2.3 of a supplementary data set on the Scottish Government website at: www.scotland.go…

12 Oct 2011 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive what percentage of school leavers went on to (a) higher and (b) further education in each of the last five years, broken down by (i) local authority and (ii) Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation.

Answer · Michael Russell: Information on the percentage of school leavers who went into an initial destination of further or higher education, in each of the last five years, by local authority, is published in table 2.3 of a supplementary data set on the Scottish Government website a…

12 Oct 2011 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive what percentage of school leavers has left school with no qualifications in each of the last five years, broken down by (a) local authority and (b) Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation.

Answer · Michael Russell: Information on the percentage of school leavers who left school with no qualifications at SCQF level 3 and above in each of the last five years by local authority is published in table 2.6 of a supplementary data set on the Scottish Government website at: ww…