- Asked by: Patricia Ferguson, MSP for Glasgow Maryhill, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Thursday, 28 February 2008
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Current Status:
Answered by Nicola Sturgeon on 28 February 2008
To ask the Scottish Executive what priority it places on tackling deprivation in Glasgow.
Answer
We are committed to tackling deprivation in Glasgow and across all of Scotland.
We want to encourage Glasgow''s public services to work together with the voluntary sector and local communities to maximise the impact of all of the resources provided to the city; whether this is in housing, health, policing or developing the city''s economy.
Over the next three years, Glasgow will be allocated over one third of the entire £435 million budget for the new Fairer Scotland Fund. We want all community planning partners in the city to decide how this investment to regenerate communities; tackle poverty, and improve employability can act as a catalyst for sustainable change and make real progress in addressing the unacceptable levels of poverty which persist in Glasgow.
- Asked by: Patricia Ferguson, MSP for Glasgow Maryhill, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Monday, 18 February 2008
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Current Status:
Answered by Nicola Sturgeon on 27 February 2008
To ask the Scottish Executive what discussion has taken place with staff representatives regarding the possible outsourcing of NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde’s occupational health services.
Answer
Discussion with staff representatives is a matter for NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde to take forward locally through the well established Partnership mechanisms that all boards are required to have in place.
- Asked by: Patricia Ferguson, MSP for Glasgow Maryhill, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 19 February 2008
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Current Status:
Answered by Stewart Maxwell on 27 February 2008
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it is considering the introduction of a social insurance and maintenance programme as part of the free central heating programme.
Answer
This issue is not currently being considered given the pressure already on the programme. All beneficiaries of the central heating programme are advised that their heating system is under full warranty for 12 months after installation and that maintenance and repair is their responsibility at the end of the warranty period. Householders are also advised that they may wish to consider ways to maintain or repair their system after the warranty period has ended.
- Asked by: Patricia Ferguson, MSP for Glasgow Maryhill, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 19 February 2008
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Current Status:
Answered by Stewart Maxwell on 27 February 2008
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S3W-6277 by Stewart Maxwell on 21 November 2007, what progress has been made on the review of the central heating programme and when the outcome of the review will be reported to the Parliament.
Answer
Officials are in the process of concluding the review. I will be discussing this in due course with stakeholders in the field and with the Communities and Local Government Committee.
- Asked by: Patricia Ferguson, MSP for Glasgow Maryhill, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Monday, 18 February 2008
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Current Status:
Answered by Nicola Sturgeon on 26 February 2008
To ask the Scottish Executive what discussions it has had with NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde concerning the possible outsourcing of its occupational health services.
Answer
The Scottish Government and NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde officials routinely meet to discuss matters of mutual concern and interest, and the Scottish Government is aware of the proposal to possibly outsource occupational health services. Scottish Government officials have been seeking information in order to monitor developments.
- Asked by: Patricia Ferguson, MSP for Glasgow Maryhill, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Monday, 18 February 2008
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Current Status:
Answered by Nicola Sturgeon on 25 February 2008
To ask the Scottish Executive what the average waiting times are for children to be assessed prior to receiving speech therapy.
Answer
This information is not held centrally. The planning and provision of NHS speech and language therapy services is for NHS boards to determine based on local priorities.
- Asked by: Patricia Ferguson, MSP for Glasgow Maryhill, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Monday, 18 February 2008
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Current Status:
Answered by Nicola Sturgeon on 25 February 2008
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it plans to increase the mileage rate paid to volunteer drivers working with the Scottish Ambulance Service in 2008-09.
Answer
The Scottish Government has allocated £183.4 million to the Scottish Ambulance Service for 2008-09 and it is for it to decide how best this money should be used to obtain the maximum benefits for patients all over Scotland, as well as ensuring value for money.
- Asked by: Patricia Ferguson, MSP for Glasgow Maryhill, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Thursday, 17 January 2008
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Current Status:
Answered by Linda Fabiani on 31 January 2008
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S3W-5747 by Linda Fabiani on 8 November 2007, when an announcement will be made on the outcome of its consideration of its proposal to merge the Royal Commission on Ancient and Historical Monuments and Historic Scotland.
Answer
The First Ministermade a statement to Parliament on 30
January, setting out a broad packageto deliver a new, coherent approach to shaping Scotland’s public service.
As part of this, wepropose to rationalise historic archival, recording and scheduling functions andexamine the scope for streamlining across RCAHMS, Historic Scotland and the NationalArchives of Scotland.
- Asked by: Patricia Ferguson, MSP for Glasgow Maryhill, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Thursday, 17 January 2008
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Current Status:
Answered by Stewart Maxwell on 31 January 2008
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S3W-6487 by Stewart Maxwell on 26 November 2007, which stakeholders have consented to the publication of their response to the review of sportscotland and when the responses will be published.
Answer
We have contactedthe stakeholders involved with the review seeking permission to release all availablecorrespondence. We have already received a number of consents and will await allresponses before we publish, subject to freedom of information legislation.
- Asked by: Patricia Ferguson, MSP for Glasgow Maryhill, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Thursday, 17 January 2008
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Current Status:
Answered by Linda Fabiani on 31 January 2008
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S3W-5756 by Linda Fabiani on 8 November 2007, when a report on the outcome of the July 2007 Scotland-Malawi Joint Commission meeting will be published.
Answer
Following formal clearancefrom the Government of Malawi a copy of the outcomes of the Joint Commission meetingheld in July 2007 was placed on the Scottish Government’s website at:
http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Topics/Government/International-Relations/internationaldevelopment/JointCommissionMeetings/JointCommissionMeetings.
