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Parliamentary questions can be asked by any MSP to the Scottish Government or the Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body. The questions provide a means for MSPs to get factual and statistical information.

Written questions must be answered within 10 working days (20 working days during recess)
Other questions such as Topical, Portfolio, General and First Minister's Question Times are taken in the Chamber

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Question reference: S5W-06846

Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Thursday, 09 February 2017
Current Status: Answered by Shona Robison on 2 March 2017

To ask the Scottish Government when the Cabinet Secretary for Health and Sport and her officials last discussed the reshaping of acute services with NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde.

Question reference: S5W-06851

Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Thursday, 09 February 2017
Current Status: Answered by Shona Robison on 2 March 2017

To ask the Scottish Government how many acute care beds there are in each hospital in NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde, and how this compares with 2007.

Question reference: S5W-06821

Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Thursday, 02 February 2017
Current Status: Answered by Derek Mackay on 2 March 2017

To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S5O-00622 by Jeanne Freeman on 1 February 2017, how many band E to H properties in each constituency will be newly entitled to council tax reduction.

Question reference: S5W-06822

Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Thursday, 02 February 2017
Current Status: Answered by Derek Mackay on 2 March 2017

To ask the Scottish Government what advice it has provided to low income pensioner households in band E to H properties regarding their entitlement to claim council tax reduction since 31 December 2016.

COSLA has provided an agreed text for local authorities to send to all households, including low income pensioner households, in advance of the 2017-18 Council Tax year detailing the changes to Council Tax and the Council Tax Reduction scheme. This specifically highlights the extension of the Council Tax Reduction scheme to provide relief to low income households in properties in Council Tax Bands E to H.

Question reference: S5W-06815

Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Thursday, 02 February 2017
Current Status: Answered by Derek Mackay on 2 March 2017

To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S5O-00622 by Jeanne Freeman on 1 February 2017, whether the Financial Health Check Service will assist low-income pensioner households to ensure that they claim council tax reduction.

In the Fairer Scotland Action Plan, Scottish Government committed to helping older people claim the financial support they are entitled to, as we know that if every person eligible for Pension Credit and Council Tax Reduction received their entitlement, this would help lower poverty levels among older people.

We will work with partners to develop a Financial Health Check, ensuring that advice on income maximisation for older people makes reference to their entitlements, including Council Tax Reduction where applicable. We will also explore with partners whether more needs to be done to raise awareness of entitlements for older people.

Question reference: S5W-06823

Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Thursday, 02 February 2017
Current Status: Answered by Derek Mackay on 2 March 2017

To ask the Scottish Government what the time limit is to claim a backdated council tax reduction.

Question reference: S5W-06820

Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Thursday, 02 February 2017
Current Status: Answered by Derek Mackay on 2 March 2017

To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S5O-00622 by Jeanne Freeman on 1 February 2017, how many low income pensioner households in band E to H properties in each constituency will be newly entitled to council tax reduction, and what the take-up target is.

It is estimated that up to 54,000 households across Scotland, more than one third of which are pensioner households, will be newly entitled to a Council Tax Reduction as a consequence of the scheme being extended to provide relief for low income households in properties in Council Tax bands E to H.

Estimates disaggregating this figure by constituency are not available.

As entitlement depends on individual household circumstances, including assessed income and savings, the Scottish Government does not have a formal target for the number of households who go on to receive such a reduction.

Question reference: S5W-06849

Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Thursday, 09 February 2017
Current Status: Answered by Shona Robison on 2 March 2017

To ask the Scottish Government how many unscheduled care assessment and admission points there are in NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde.

Information Services Division (ISD) publish a list of hospitals with either an Emergency Department or Minor Injuries Unit. This can be found at the following website: http://www.isdscotland.org/Health-Topics/Emergency-Care/Emergency-Department-Activity/Hospital-Site-List/

ISD currently do not publish information on emergency admissions at site level. ISD national inpatient data return (SMR01) indicates the following hospitals had admitted more than ten patients as emergencies as at March 2016:

Glasgow Royal Infirmary, Inverclyde Royal Hospital, New Victoria Hospital, Queen Elizabeth University Hospital, Royal Alexandra Hospital, Royal Hospital for Sick Children, Vale of Leven General Hospital and West Glasgow.

There are five hospitals containing Acute Assessment Units as at March 2016:

Glasgow Royal Infirmary, Inverclyde Royal Hospital, Queen Elizabeth University Hospital, Royal Alexandra Hospital and Vale of Leven General Hospital.

Question reference: S5O-00756

Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Wednesday, 01 March 2017
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 9 March 2017

To ask the Scottish Government what its position is on NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde’s review of GP out-of-hours services.

Question reference: S5O-00707

Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Wednesday, 22 February 2017
Current Status: Answered by Fiona Hyslop on 1 March 2017

To ask the Scottish Government what support it is providing for the paddle steamer, Maid of the Loch.

The Scottish Government acknowledges the work that the Loch Lomond Steamship Company is undertaking to bring this iconic vessel back into operation. Scottish Government officials, along with representatives from Loch Lomond and the Trossachs National Park Authority, VisitScotland and Scottish Enterprise have offered to collectively meet the owners of the paddle steamer to discuss public sector engagement.

The National Park Authority also continues to work closely with the company, providing advisory support and access to facilities. As part of this support, the National Park Authority will be reviewing the piers and infrastructure around Loch Lomond to see how best to accommodate the Maid of the Loch in the future.