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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: S3W-20779

Asked by: Patricia Ferguson, MSP for Glasgow Maryhill, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Tuesday, 10 February 2009
Current Status: Answered by Michael Russell on 5 March 2009

To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S3W-19951 by Linda Fabiani on 2 February 2009, whether it has considered conducting a formal consultation on the future of the Royal Commission on Ancient and Historical Monuments.

Question reference: S3W-20783

Asked by: Patricia Ferguson, MSP for Glasgow Maryhill, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Tuesday, 10 February 2009
Current Status: Answered by Shona Robison on 2 March 2009

To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S3W-19955 by Shona Robison on 2 February 2009 and in light of the Budget (Scotland) (No.3) Bill, how much financial support will be provided to healthy living centres in 2009-10.

Question reference: S3O-05992

Asked by: Patricia Ferguson, MSP for Glasgow Maryhill, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Thursday, 26 February 2009
Current Status: Answered by Fiona Hyslop on 26 February 2009

To ask the Scottish Executive when it last met Glasgow City Council to discuss education provision.

Question reference: S3W-19937

Asked by: Patricia Ferguson, MSP for Glasgow Maryhill, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Monday, 19 January 2009
Current Status: Answered by Linda Fabiani on 2 February 2009

To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S3O-5404 by Linda Fabiani on 8 January 2009, whether it will provide details of the international examples that it is studying and taking account of, either directly or through the Glasgow 2014 working group, in relation to the preparation of the cultural programme that will accompany the Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games.

Question reference: S3W-19950

Asked by: Patricia Ferguson, MSP for Glasgow Maryhill, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Monday, 19 January 2009
Current Status: Answered by Linda Fabiani on 2 February 2009

To ask the Scottish Executive what external advice it has taken on the best way to deliver the services currently provided by the Royal Commission on Ancient and Historical Monuments.

Question reference: S3W-19935

Asked by: Patricia Ferguson, MSP for Glasgow Maryhill, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Monday, 19 January 2009
Current Status: Answered by Linda Fabiani on 2 February 2009

To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S3O-5404 by Linda Fabiani on 8 January 2009, whether it will provide details of the Glasgow 2014 working group at which it has been represented and at which the development of the cultural programme that will accompany the 2014 Commonwealth games was discussed, including (a) the name of the group, (b) its membership and (c) the dates of any meetings held since November 2007.

To secure a lasting legacy for Scotland as a whole and effective cross government input, the Scottish Government has established the following six legacy groups: Healthier, Wealthier and Fairer, Safer and Stronger, Smarter, Greener and Sport. Cultural interests are specifically represented on the Smarter group whose emphasis is on learning, culture and volunteering.

The Smarter group met on 30 June 2008, 18 August 2008 and 18 September 2008. The group is chaired by the Scottish Arts Council and the membership includes:

Learning and Teaching Scotland, VOCAL, Youth Scotland, Culture and Sport Glasgow, Volunteer Development Scotland, Scottish Qualifications Authority, Museums Galleries Scotland, ADES, North Ayrshire Council, Equality and Human Rights Commission and the Scottish Government.

In addition, the Glasgow 2014 Organising Committee, in partnership with Culture and Sport Glasgow, is the lead organisation in terms of the planning and delivery of the 2014 Glasgow''s Commonwealth Games.

Culture and Sport Glasgow have established the 2014 Creative Group to develop ideas for the content of the 2010 Delhi Flag handover ceremony and the wider cultural programme to accompany the 2014 games. The membership of the group has not yet been finalised, but will include Scottish Government representation.

Question reference: S3W-19953

Asked by: Patricia Ferguson, MSP for Glasgow Maryhill, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Monday, 19 January 2009
Current Status: Answered by Linda Fabiani on 2 February 2009

To ask the Scottish Executive whether the Royal Commission on Ancient and Historical Monuments will retain its charitable status following any rationalisation.

Question reference: S3W-19938

Asked by: Patricia Ferguson, MSP for Glasgow Maryhill, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Monday, 19 January 2009
Current Status: Answered by Linda Fabiani on 2 February 2009

To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answers to questions S3W-19114 and S3W-8632 by Linda Fabiani on 7 January 2009 and 31 January 2008 respectively, when it began to examine the scope to rationalise and streamline the activities of the Royal Commission on Ancient and Historical Monuments, Historic Scotland and the National Archives of Scotland and when it expects to conclude this exercise.

The First Minister announced the examination of the scope to rationalise historic archival, recording and scheduling functions and for streamlining the activities of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland, Historic Scotland and the National Archives of Scotland in January 2008. Consideration is on-going with the three organisations involved, all of which have regular contact with core government officials and the minister.

Question reference: S3W-19956

Asked by: Patricia Ferguson, MSP for Glasgow Maryhill, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Monday, 19 January 2009
Current Status: Answered by Nicola Sturgeon on 2 February 2009

To ask the Scottish Executive how many deaths at the (a) Western Infirmary in Glasgow and (b) Gartnavel General Hospital were directly attributed to Clostridium difficile in 2008.

NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde advise that there were eight deaths at the Western Infirmary and 18 deaths at Gartnavel General hospital between January and December 2008 which were directly attributed to Clostridium difficile. It should be noted that these are provisional data only.

Official data on the number of Clostridium difficile related deaths, by NHS board and by hospital, is published by the General Register for Scotland (GROS) on an annual basis. I am advised that data for 2008 is not yet available but will be published by GROS in August 2009.

The national HAI (healthcare associated infection) reporting template recently introduced now requires NHS boards to collect real time data on infection rates by hospital and specialty. These templates will be published on NHS board websites, and from autumn 2009 the data they record will be extended to include information on HAI related deaths.

Question reference: S3W-19949

Asked by: Patricia Ferguson, MSP for Glasgow Maryhill, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Monday, 19 January 2009
Current Status: Answered by Linda Fabiani on 2 February 2009

To ask the Scottish Executive what progress has been made in developing the cultural site at Granton.