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This level of information is not held centrally.

However in 2012 the Scottish Government provided funding of £2.5 million for the purchase of 558 insulin pumps and associated consumables for people with type 1 diabetes in 2012-2013. This number was based on information provided by NHS boards. This figure does not include insulin pumps that were purchased separately by NHS boards to meet the needs specific to their local population.

NHS boards are routinely responsible for purchasing insulin pumps and the associated consumables through the procurement framework for insulin pumps provided by NHS Scotland’s National Procurement. This allows NHS boards to choose from a variety of insulin pumps to meet the needs of their local population.

We expect clinicians to decide which model of insulin pump is most appropriate based on individual clinical circumstances and in close consultation with the patient.

During these essential resurfacing works (due to start on 11 February 2013) delays are inevitable however Transport Scotland has undertaken extensive planning, consultation and investment into ensuring traffic disruption is minimised.

Emergency vehicles will be able to use the temporary dedicated bus and HGV lane which will be put in place on the A9 southbound running from south of Tore roundabout and ending north of the Kessock Bridge. Going North over the Kessock Bridge emergency vehicles will be able to use the short bus lane on Stadium Road to exit via Stadium Road northbound or the A82 Longman Road and onto the Kessock Bridge.

During these essential resurfacing works (due to start on 11 February 2013) delays are inevitable however Transport Scotland has undertaken extensive planning, consultation and investment into ensuring traffic disruption is minimised.

Transport Scotland does not currently have any plans to develop either a temporary or a permanent park and ride facility at Tore. Transport Scotland considered this in detail at an early stage with The Highland Council (using their extensive knowledge of the local network) as part of the permanent mitigation measures on the A82 and A9 which will have significant beneficial effects both during the Kessock Bridge works, and in the long term). There was insufficient evidence to support the long term viability of a park and ride at the Tore site north of the Kessock Bridge.

During these essential resurfacing works (due to start on 11 February 2013) delays are inevitable however Transport Scotland has undertaken extensive planning consultation and investment into ensuring traffic disruption is minimised.

Transport Scotland developed a detailed Communications Strategy and as part of this Transport Scotland has had ongoing discussions and liaison with The Highland Council, the emergency services, British Waterways (now Scottish Canals), stakeholders and businesses regarding the use of the Inverness-Beauly road (the A862) during the main phases of work on the Kessock Bridge.

Transport Scotland is not promoting the A862 as a diversion route. The detailed traffic modeling did not predict a significant impact on the A862. It is likely that around 200 to 300 cars will divert via the A862 during a.m. and p.m. peak three hour periods. Discussions with Scottish Canals have taken place to alleviate possible queuing on A862 at Muirton Swing Bridge when the works commence and the canal re-opens following its annual closure for essential maintenance.

During these essential resurfacing works (due to start on 11 February 2013) delays are inevitable however Transport Scotland has undertaken extensive planning, consultation and investment into ensuring traffic disruption is minimised.

As part of this planning an extensive traffic model covering the road network in and around Inverness has been developed to investigate traffic flows, journey times, delays, congestion, and develop measures to alleviate and minimise delays.

The tender specification for the Gourock-Dunoon ferry service stated that “tenderers must highlight the specific harbour facilities which they intend to use for the services.” A bid which included the installation and use of pontoons would not have been automatically rejected for that reason.

During these essential resurfacing works (due to start on 11 February 2013) delays are inevitable however Transport Scotland has undertaken extensive planning, consultation and investment into ensuring traffic disruption is minimised.

Measures to alleviate delays include the use of additional permanent car parking at Beauly station (which we are progressing subject to final land agreements) and temporary car parking at Dingwall (use of Ross County Football ground car park) allowing their use for park and ride.

Transport Scotland does not currently have any plans to develop either a temporary or a permanent park and ride facility at Tore. Transport Scotland considered this in detail at an early stage with The Highland Council (using their extensive knowledge of the local network) as part of the permanent mitigation measures on the A82 and A9 which will have significant beneficial effects both during the Kessock Bridge works, and in the long term). There was insufficient evidence to support the long term viability of a park and ride at the Tore site north of the Kessock Bridge.

During these essential resurfacing works (due to start on 11 February 2013) delays are inevitable however Transport Scotland has undertaken extensive planning, consultation and investment into ensuring traffic disruption is minimised. Measures include:

1. Permanent junction signalisation of A82 Rose Street and Henderson Road in Inverness (Rose Street - allowing traffic better access onto the A82 and Henderson Road where vehicles will be able to turn right avoiding the need to use the Longman roundabout)

2. Permanent signalisation of the A9 Longman roundabout

3. Permanent southbound slip road from Stadium Road to the A9 southbound at Longman roundabout (currently being constructed)

4. Temporary short bus lane on Stadium Road to allow only buses to exit via Stadium Road northbound

5. Temporary dedicated bus and HGV lane on the A9 southbound running from South of Tore Roundabout and ending north of the Kessock Bridge

6. Peak time train services to and from Inverness doubled in capacity during the works and Stagecoach has developed a timetable of additional bus services to and from the Black Isle

7. Progressing with additional permanent car parking at Beauly (subject to final land agreements) and temporary car parking at Dingwall (use of Ross County Football ground car park).

8. Reopening of Conon Bridge railway station (currently due to open on 8 February 2013)

9. Installation of additional Variable Message Signing and CCTV cameras in order to provide better information to road users

The invitation to tender for the Gourock-Dunoon ferry service issued on 18 February 2011 included the following minimum requirement for frequency of sailings and timetables:

The operator must deliver a timetabled service which connects passengers with other local transport services. This should, as a minimum, connect with the same railway services as the existing service.

In practice this required all bidders to propose a timetable that could meet hourly train departures from Gourock to Glasgow Central and hourly arrivals in the opposite direction, half-hourly at peak times, and to ensure that sufficient time was available to passengers to transfer from ferry to train and vice versa.

Data supplied by David MacBrayne Ltd for the MV Coruisk, for when she previously operated an hourly timetable on this service in 2003-04, shows that she arrived on time in just over 45% of her sailings. A 70 minute scheduled turnaround would avoid the knock on effect of repeated late arrivals.