- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 27 November 2002
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Current Status:
Answered by Malcolm Chisholm on 3 January 2003
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will investigate any management failures that contributed to the resignation of staff at the Vale of Leven District General Hospital.
Answer
The support team that I sent in to NHS Argyll and Clyde on 26 September 2002 to help the chairman of the board and his colleagues address management issues across the NHS board area concluded that there were strategic management shortcomings that needed to be put right. As a result, senior staff changes have taken place, and I announced on 17 December 2002 that an interim support team had been appointed to tackle key strategic and management challenges in the area. Among these challenges will be designing and delivering sustainable health care services across the Argyll and Clyde area and the recruitment and retention of staff.
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Monday, 09 December 2002
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Answered by Ross Finnie on 23 December 2002
To ask the Scottish Executive what legislation will inform its consideration of policy on first-time connections to the sewerage system.
Answer
The Sewerage (Scotland) Act 1968.
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Monday, 09 December 2002
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Current Status:
Answered by Ross Finnie on 23 December 2002
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it plans to provide any financial assistance for disadvantaged households for first-time connections to the sewerage system.
Answer
The Executive has no such plans.
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 18 December 2002
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Answered by Elaine Murray on 19 December 2002
To ask the Scottish Executive when it will publish the Report of the Review of Scottish Screen.
Answer
The Report of the Review of Scottish Screen was published by the Scottish Executive today. Copies are available in the Parliament's Reference Centre (Bib. number 25733).
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Thursday, 14 November 2002
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Answered by Frank McAveety on 18 December 2002
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answers to questions S1W-31129, S1W-31130 and S1W-31131 by Mr Frank McAveety on 11 November 2002, whether it will ensure that it gives full, detailed and specific answers to parliamentary questions on learning disability services.
Answer
In accordance with standard practice, where the information requested is in the public domain, the answer will refer to the information available.
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Thursday, 14 November 2002
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Current Status:
Answered by Frank McAveety on 18 December 2002
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S1W-31129 by Mr Frank McAveety on 11 November 2002, whether the information that will be available on the learning disability review website will include (a) clear data on local authorities that have not appointed local area co-ordinators (LACs), (b) information on how many LACs (i) are additional to the existing staff complement or (ii) form part of an existing post's remit and (c) details of the source of funding for LAC posts.
Answer
The level of detail available will depend on the information provided in each local authority's Partnership in Practice Agreement. It is unlikely that each authority will have provided the level of detail referred to in the question. The short-life working group of The same as you? Implementation Group will continue to support the development of local area co-ordination and any reports they produce will be made available on the learning disability review website.
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 27 November 2002
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Current Status:
Answered by Malcolm Chisholm on 11 December 2002
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will implement in full the recommendations of the expert support team called in to Argyll and Clyde NHS Board and, if so, what the timescale for so doing will be.
Answer
I refer the member to the answer given to question S1W-32073 on 5 December 2002. 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/webapp/search_wa.
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 26 November 2002
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Answered by Frank McAveety on 10 December 2002
To ask the Scottish Executive how it plans to increase the percentage of people with combined learning difficulties and sight loss that appear on the blind or partially-sighted register as a first step to ensuring that appropriate services are made available for this section of the community.
Answer
Local authorities and their partners in the NHS are developing databases of people with learning disabilities, including those with sensory impairments. Inclusion on existing, separate, blind and partially sighted registers is voluntary and a Scottish Executive working group is developing mechanisms for improved take-up. These steps, when taken together, should identify needs and improve access to appropriate services.
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 26 November 2002
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Current Status:
Answered by Frank McAveety on 10 December 2002
To ask the Scottish Executive how it plans to ensure that the eye health and vision needs of residents to be discharged from Scottish Learning Disability Hospitals are effectively assessed and addressed as part of planning in respect of The same as you?.
Answer
Individuals with a learning disability being discharged from long-stay hospitals should have a comprehensive multi-agency assessment of all their care needs. This includes their individual health needs, and should cover their eye health and vision needs.
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Thursday, 14 November 2002
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Current Status:
Answered by Andy Kerr on 9 December 2002
To ask the Scottish Executive what the average bonus was in respect of the top, middle and bottom tranches of performance for the senior civil service, expressed both in percentage and cash terms; whether such bonuses are given in addition to cost of living increases, and what other salary premiums are paid.
Answer
The average bonus in respect of the top tranche was £3,000 and for the 33% of the middle tranche was £2,000. Bonuses do not apply to the bottom tranche.No cost of living increase applies, all pay awards are performance related and bonuses are paid in addition. There are no other salary premiums.
