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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.

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Question reference: S4W-02396

Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Tuesday, 30 August 2011
Current Status: Answered by Nicola Sturgeon on 22 September 2011

To ask the Scottish Executive whether it considers that local authorities should determine the salary levels of provider organisations through the social care procurement process.

The Scottish Government’s guidance on the Procurement of Care and Support Services states that local authorities should take account of the costs associated with good employment practice and a competent and qualified workforce when analysing the costs involved in operating different kinds of care and support services. The level of staff salaries is, however, a matter for individual service providers.

Question reference: S4W-02428

Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Tuesday, 30 August 2011
Current Status: Answered by Nicola Sturgeon on 22 September 2011

To ask the Scottish Executive whether it considers that the PPP model for the construction of a dental facility at East Ayrshire Community hospital offered better value for money than conventional public sector procurement.

The East Ayrshire Community Hospital is an existing PFI project, the contract for which was signed by the former Ayrshire and Arran Community Healthcare NHS Trust in 1998. The proposed dental facility was, therefore, being taken forward as a variation to the existing PFI contract but with capital being provided by NHS Ayrshire and Arran from within the overall capital allocated to the health board by Scottish Government.

Question reference: S4W-02426

Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Tuesday, 30 August 2011
Current Status: Answered by Nicola Sturgeon on 22 September 2011

To ask the Scottish Executive when it gave approval for the construction of a dental facility at East Ayrshire Community Hospital and what funding options were considered.

The overall project cost for the construction of the dental facility at East Ayrshire Community Hospital was estimated by NHS Ayrshire and Arran to be within their delegated financial limits for capital expenditure and therefore did not require direct Scottish Government approval. Moreover, the proposed dental facility was taken forward as a variation to an existing PFI contract without a requirement for additional debt funding.

Question reference: S4W-02429

Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Tuesday, 30 August 2011
Current Status: Answered by Nicola Sturgeon on 22 September 2011

To ask the Scottish Executive what the Scottish Futures Trust's involvement has been with the proposed dental facility at East Ayrshire Community Hospital.

The Scottish Government Health and Social Care Directorate requested that Scottish Futures Trust review the accounting and budgetary classification of the East Ayrshire Community Hospital PFI project contract signed with Cumnock Special Purpose Vehicle Limited. The preliminary assessment under European System of Accounts 1995 indicated that the asset should remain on the government’s balance sheet for national accounts purposes.

Scottish Government officials and Scottish Futures Trust have also assisted by providing advice and opinion at a number of the discussions held between one or more of the parties to the contract variation. The main parties to the discussions have been the board, the Special Purpose Vehicle parent company and the funding bank.

Question reference: S4W-02397

Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Tuesday, 30 August 2011
Current Status: Answered by Nicola Sturgeon on 22 September 2011

To ask the Scottish Executive, in light of the reported difficulties experienced by provider organisations, whether it will carry out an urgent review of the procurement of social care.

The Scottish Government’s guidance on the Procurement of Care and Support Services recognised the need for commissioning bodies to work in partnership with service providers to make the best use of available funding whilst maintaining the quality of services and meeting service users’ needs and expectations.

The guidance was published following a two-year review of the procurement of social services. In addition, Audit Scotland is currently undertaking a performance audit of the commissioning of social care services in Scotland. Pending the outcome of this work, we do not intend to initiate a further review of the procurement of social care services.

Question reference: S4W-02692

Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Wednesday, 14 September 2011
Current Status: Answered by Nicola Sturgeon on 22 September 2011

To ask the Scottish Executive what the expenditure on lung cancer care has been in (a) Scotland, (b) each NHS board and (c) each cancer network in each of the last five years for which information is available, broken down by the cost of (i) inpatient services related to surgery, (ii) other inpatient services, (iii) drugs preparation and administration, (iv) outpatient diagnostics and appointments, (v) radiotherapy, (vi) NHS-run specialist palliative care and (vii) all other services.

Question reference: S4W-02694

Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Wednesday, 14 September 2011
Current Status: Answered by Nicola Sturgeon on 22 September 2011

To ask the Scottish Executive what the mortality rate was for (a) male and (b) female lung cancer patients in each of the last five years for which information is available, also broken down by (i) NHS board and (ii) cancer network.

Data on the mortality rate for male and female lung cancer patients, broken down by health board since 1985, is publicly available on the Information Services Division (ISD) website:

http://www.isdscotland.org/Health-Topics/Cancer/Cancer-Statistics/Lung-Cancer-and-Mesothelioma/m_cancer_lung_mesothelioma.xls?1

This information is not available at cancer network level due to reasons of potential disclosure.

Question reference: S4W-02693

Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Wednesday, 14 September 2011
Current Status: Answered by Nicola Sturgeon on 22 September 2011

To ask the Scottish Executive what the mortality rate was for lung cancer patients aged (a) 49 years and under, (b) 50 to 59, (c) 60 to 69, (d) 70 to 79 and (e) 80 and over in each of the last five years for which information is available, also broken down by (i) NHS board and (ii) cancer network.

Data on the mortality rate for lung cancer patients, broken down by age group and health board since 1985, is publicly available on the Information Services Division (ISD) website:

http://www.isdscotland.org/Health-Topics/Cancer/Cancer-Statistics/Lung-Cancer-and-Mesothelioma/m_cancer_lung_mesothelioma.xls?1

This information is not available at cancer network level due to reasons of potential disclosure.

Source: Information Services Division.

Question reference: S4O-00215

Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Wednesday, 21 September 2011
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 29 September 2011

To ask the Scottish Executive when it last met representatives of the Loch Lomond and Trossachs National Park and what issues were discussed.

Question reference: S4W-02587

Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Friday, 09 September 2011
Current Status: Answered by Nicola Sturgeon on 21 September 2011

To ask the Scottish Executive what progress is being made on the establishment of an allied health professional workforce bank for the NHS.