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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: S4W-15077

Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Monday, 20 May 2013
Current Status: Answered by Alex Neil on 5 June 2013

To ask the Scottish Government what the pay banding is for perfusionists in Scotland and what information it has on the pay bandings in (a) England and (b) Wales.

Question reference: S4W-15080

Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Monday, 20 May 2013
Current Status: Answered by Alex Neil on 5 June 2013

To ask the Scottish Government how many NHS perfusionists are due to retire in the next five years.

Question reference: S4W-15085

Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Monday, 20 May 2013
Current Status: Answered by Alex Neil on 5 June 2013

To ask the Scottish Government what recent discussions it has had with the (a) College of Clinical Perfusion Scientists of Great Britain and Ireland and (b) Society of Clinical Perfusion Scientists of Great Britain and Ireland.

There have been no recent discussions between the Scottish Government and the College of Clinical Perfusion Scientists of Great Britain and Ireland or the Society of Clinical Perfusion Scientists of Great Britain and Ireland.

However, the Healthcare Science Programme Manager at NHS Education Scotland spoke with the President of the College of Clinical Perfusion Scientists of Great Britain and Ireland in April 2013 about the training base status of NHS Lothian.

Question reference: S4W-15082

Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Monday, 20 May 2013
Current Status: Answered by Alex Neil on 5 June 2013

To ask the Scottish Government how many locum perfusionists each NHS board has employed and at what cost, in each year since 2007-08.

Question reference: S4W-15083

Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Monday, 20 May 2013
Current Status: Answered by Alex Neil on 5 June 2013

To ask the Scottish Government whether any NHS board has a recruitment and retention premium for perfusionists.

Question reference: S4W-15084

Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Monday, 20 May 2013
Current Status: Answered by Alex Neil on 5 June 2013

To ask the Scottish Government which NHS boards provide training for perfusionists.

Question reference: S4W-15079

Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Monday, 20 May 2013
Current Status: Answered by Alex Neil on 5 June 2013

To ask the Scottish Government what the on-call rotas for perfusionists are in each NHS board.

Question reference: S4W-15272

Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Tuesday, 28 May 2013
Current Status: Answered by John Swinney on 4 June 2013

To ask the Scottish Government what plans it has to consult on a replacement for council tax benefit.

Working in partnership with local government, we responded quickly to put in place transitional arrangements to ensure that around 560,000 people in Scotland who were receiving council Tax benefit are protected from the UK Government’s 10% cut in successor arrangement funding.

We are currently in discussion with our Local Government partners and other stakeholders on arrangements for future years beyond 2013-14. The UK Government’s introduction of Universal Credit in October 2013 and its operation will have significant implications for how future council tax support may be provided.

Question reference: S4F-01449

Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Monday, 03 June 2013
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 6 June 2013

To ask the First Minister what the Scottish Government's position is on recruitment and retention payments paid to senior management at the State Hospital.

Question reference: S4W-15273

Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Tuesday, 28 May 2013
Current Status: Answered by John Swinney on 3 June 2013

To ask the Scottish Government whether it will fully fund the replacement for council tax benefit beyond April 2014.