Chamber and committees

I refer the member to the answer to question S3W-30303 on 26 January 2010. 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/Apps2/Business/PQA/Default.aspx.

I refer the member to the answer to question S3W-30303 on 26 January 2010. 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/Apps2/Business/PQA/Default.aspx.

I refer the member to the answer to question S3W-30303 on 26 January 2010. 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/Apps2/Business/PQA/Default.aspx.

I refer the member to the answer to question S3W-30303 on 26 January 2010. 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/Apps2/Business/PQA/Default.aspx.

All health boards have indicated that vaccination has been offered to all those in the initial priority groups and a mop up exercise will continue to take place to the end of January, to ensure that everyone in the initial priority groups has been invited for vaccination and has the opportunity to accept that offer.

Whilst we know that people have been invited, data is not collected on how many people do not turn up or refuse vaccination.

As at 17 January, the estimated overall uptake rate for the clinical at-risk groups was 49.1%.

The second phase of the vaccination programme, for children over six months and under five years of age, has commenced and will continue over the next few weeks. We anticipate most of the second phase to be completed by mid February, with some mop up activity to the end of February.

I refer the member to the answer to question S3W-30300 on 26 January 2010. 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/Apps2/Business/PQA/Default.aspx.

NHS Ayrshire and Arran have advised that the delay in completing the new community hospital in Girvan has been due to a number of unforeseen technical problems that arose during the construction phase, including a key supplier of structural materials being unable to fulfil their contractual obligations and subsequently going into administration. This required a new supplier to be identified. The recent severe weather has also resulted in a further short delay.

NHS Ayrshire and Arran have advised that the planned completion date for the construction of the new community hospital in Girvan is 15 March 2010.

NHS Ayrshire and Arran have advised that they expect the new community hospital in Girvan to be operational from 1 May 2010.

The steps the Scottish Government are taking to ensure that the co-operative model is included in business education

(a) schools

The co-operative model is consistent with the experiences and outcomes for learners and resources have been provided to support teachers.

These include Enterprise with Ethics: Social Enterprise in the Curriculum which was prepared by the Co-operative Education Trust Scotland and is available on the Learning and Teaching Scotland website.

http://www.ltscotland.org.uk/resources/e/genericresource_tcm4561191.asp?strReferringChannel=eie.

Links are also provided to other organisations and resources such as the Young Co-operatives, an organisation helping secondary school students and other young people to establish and run their own cooperative businesses selling fairly traded products. http://www.youngco-operatives.coop/.

(b) further education, (c) higher education

Scottish Government supports the general concept of co-operative models in colleges where they align with key policies such as Curriculum for Excellence. However, because colleges and universities are autonomous bodies with responsibility for the courses they offer, it would not be appropriate for Scottish Ministers to stipulate the specific nature of business education courses.