- Asked by: Sandra White, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Monday, 28 February 2000
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Current Status:
Answered by Susan Deacon on 26 June 2000
To ask the Scottish Executive how many patients have contracted Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus and other infections at the Western Infirmary, Glasgow during the last five years.
Answer
Infection control is the responsibility of NHS Trusts who are expected to act in accordance with guidance set out in the Scottish Infection Control Manual and other nationally agreed recommendations.
- Asked by: Sandra White, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Friday, 02 June 2000
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Current Status:
Answered by Rhona Brankin on 21 June 2000
To ask the Scottish Executive which museums and galleries are in receipt of funding from central government.
Answer
The Executive is responsible for providing financial support to the National Museum of Scotland and the National Galleries of Scotland. Apart from exceptional short-term support from the Executive, the funding of other museums is the responsibility of those who own and operate them. However, local authority museums are funded from the Grant Aided Expenditure provided by the Executive.
- Asked by: Sandra White, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Friday, 03 March 2000
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Current Status:
Answered by Tom McCabe on 15 June 2000
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it is normal practice for ministers to reply to correspondence from their own constituents.
Answer
Ministers will normally reply direct to correspondence from their own constituents where the subject matter of the correspondence falls within their ministerial portfolio.
- Asked by: Sandra White, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 05 April 2000
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Current Status:
Answered by Susan Deacon on 9 June 2000
To ask the Scottish Executive whether any hospitals are currently planned to be sold in the Greater Glasgow Health Board area and what the projected income is from any such sales.
Answer
I refer to the answer to question S1W-6036.
- Asked by: Sandra White, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 05 April 2000
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Current Status:
Answered by Susan Deacon on 9 June 2000
To ask the Scottish Executive how many hospitals have been sold in the Greater Glasgow Health Board area since 1981, how much has been raised from any such sales and how has the money been spent.
Answer
The Executive has provided national guidance to Trusts and boards about the disposal of surplus land. The underlying principle is that patient care should benefit from this resource. Specific information about a health board's disposals can be obtained direct from the health board. The detailed information requested can be obtained from Greater Glasgow Health Board.
- Asked by: Sandra White, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Thursday, 25 May 2000
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Current Status:
Answered by Jackie Baillie on 8 June 2000
To ask the Scottish Executive what the criteria are for the designation of an area as a Social Inclusion Partnership Area.
Answer
The Social Inclusion Partnership Programme was established in April 1999. The 26 new Partnerships were selected on the recommendation of an Advisory Group, drawn from membership of the Scottish Social Inclusion Network. The criteria used were listed in guidance provided to bidders.
- Asked by: Sandra White, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Thursday, 25 May 2000
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Current Status:
Answered by Jackie Baillie on 8 June 2000
To ask the Scottish Executive how the operation of Social Inclusion Partnerships is regulated.
Answer
As well as operating under the Monitoring Framework, published in December 1999, and conforming to grant conditions, the Social Inclusion Partnerships report on their progress in annual reports, submit quarterly financial returns to the Executive and are subject to annual appraisal by Executive officials. All the SIPs have clear strategies and objectives and are appraised on their progress against these. The annual reports are available in the Scottish Parliament Information Centre.
- Asked by: Sandra White, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Thursday, 25 May 2000
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Current Status:
Answered by Jackie Baillie on 8 June 2000
To ask the Scottish Executive how many organisations in Glasgow are currently in receipt of Social Inclusion Partnership funding broken down by parliamentary constituency.
Answer
I refer Ms Sandra White to the answer I gave earlier to question S1W-7254.
- Asked by: Sandra White, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Thursday, 25 May 2000
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Current Status:
Answered by Jackie Baillie on 8 June 2000
To ask the Scottish Executive how it monitors the operation of Social Inclusion Partnerships.
Answer
Arrangements for monitoring the performance of Social Inclusion Partnerships were set out in the Monitoring Framework, published in December 1999. The framework requires partnerships to monitor their progress according to a number of key measures and report on these in their annual reports. The Monitoring Framework is available in the Scottish Parliament Information Centre.
- Asked by: Sandra White, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Thursday, 25 May 2000
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Current Status:
Answered by Jackie Baillie on 8 June 2000
To ask the Scottish Executive how much Social Inclusion Partnership funding has been awarded in total to projects in the Glasgow City Council area.
Answer
I refer Ms Sandra White to the answer I gave earlier to question S1W-7254.
