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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: S3W-25984

Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Tuesday, 21 July 2009
Current Status: Answered by Nicola Sturgeon on 17 August 2009

To ask the Scottish Executive what the average waiting time is for adults and children with a diagnosis of cardiomyopathy to see a consultant in (a) Scotland, (b) NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde and (c) the Clyde division of NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde.

Question reference: S3W-25981

Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Tuesday, 21 July 2009
Current Status: Answered by Nicola Sturgeon on 17 August 2009

To ask the Scottish Executive whether there is a Scottish equivalent to the UK Government's National Service Framework for Coronary Heart Disease.

Question reference: S3W-25938

Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Monday, 20 July 2009
Current Status: Answered by Nicola Sturgeon on 17 August 2009

To ask the Scottish Executive what the average waiting time is for IVF treatment.

Question reference: S3W-25945

Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Monday, 20 July 2009
Current Status: Answered by Nicola Sturgeon on 17 August 2009

To ask the Scottish Executive whether patients can seek IVF treatment from NHS boards outwith their area where waiting times are shorter.

Question reference: S3W-25942

Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Monday, 20 July 2009
Current Status: Answered by Nicola Sturgeon on 17 August 2009

To ask the Scottish Executive what the waiting time is for IVF treatment in the (a) Greater Glasgow and (b) Clyde areas of NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde.

Question reference: S3W-25940

Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Monday, 20 July 2009
Current Status: Answered by Nicola Sturgeon on 17 August 2009

To ask the Scottish Executive what action is being taken to reduce waiting times for IVF treatment.

Question reference: S3W-25939

Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Monday, 20 July 2009
Current Status: Answered by Nicola Sturgeon on 17 August 2009

To ask the Scottish Executive what the waiting time is for IVF treatment in each NHS board.

Question reference: S3W-26438

Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Thursday, 13 August 2009
Current Status: Awaiting answer

To ask the Scottish Executive when it will announce the new chair of the public inquiry into Clostridium difficile, following the announcement on 25 June 2009 by the Cabinet Secretary for Health and Wellbeing that Lord Couslfield had stood down.

Question reference: S3W-25829

Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Wednesday, 15 July 2009
Current Status: Answered by Alex Neil on 12 August 2009

To ask the Scottish Executive what steps it is taking to increase the number of Changing Places toilets for people with profound and multiple disabilities in light of research by the University of Dundee that identified the requirement for such facilities.

The Scottish Government was involved in the review of the UK good practice document, British Standard (BS) 8300: 2009, which addresses delivery of inclusive buildings, to provide design guidance on Changing Places toilets. Introducing this information within an established UK reference document assists both the awareness of the need for such facilities and the design of practical solutions.

Whilst not mandated, Changing Places toilets are promoted as a further good practice issue within the introduction to standard 3.12 (sanitary facilities) of the Scottish Building Standards non-domestic technical handbook.

Question reference: S3W-25831

Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Wednesday, 15 July 2009
Current Status: Answered by Alex Neil on 12 August 2009

To ask the Scottish Executive, in light of its stated commitment to community participation and active citizenship for all, how it will work with supermarkets, hospitals, shopping and other large cultural and community centres to help them to provide Changing Places toilet facilities for people with profound and multiple disabilities.

Organisations providing goods, facilities and services to the public must take steps to ensure that disabled people can access the services offered. Under the Disability Discrimination Act 1995, organisations must make reasonable adjustments to enable disabled people to access the goods, facilities and services offered.

In 2006, the Scottish Government published a Planning Advice Note (PAN) 78: Inclusive Design to promote awareness of the benefits and means of delivering a more inclusive, accessible built environment. This document outlines roles and responsibilities in this respect and identifies sources of information, including British Standards (BS) 8300, which can assist in this process.

The Scottish Government was also involved in the development of guidance on the provision of Changing Places toilets that now forms part of BS 8300: 2008, and remains involved in the ongoing development of this document and other sources of good practice guidance on accessibility of the built environment.

Provision of Changing Places toilets is identified as a further good practice issue within the 2007 Scottish Building Standards. Whilst there is no statutory obligation to provide such facilities under building regulations, such information is highlighted to developers and owners for consideration in the planning of facilities within buildings.