- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Monday, 20 February 2017
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Current Status:
Answered by Shona Robison on 2 March 2017
To ask the Scottish Government what its position is on the decision to review the opening hours for the out-of-hours GP service at the Vale of Leven Hospital, and what discussions it has had regarding this with NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde.
Answer
I refer the member to the answer to question S5W-07341 on 2 March 2017. All answers to written parliamentary questions are available on the Parliament's website, the search facility for which can be found at:
http://www.parliament.scot/parliamentarybusiness/28877.aspx
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Monday, 20 February 2017
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Current Status:
Answered by Shona Robison on 2 March 2017
To ask the Scottish Government for what reason NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde closed the out-of-hours GP service at the Vale of Leven Hospital on (a) 5, (b) 12 and (c) 19 February 2017, and what discussions it has had regarding this with the NHS board.
Answer
NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde has advised that closure of the Out-of-Hours service at the Vale of Leven Hospital on the 5, 12 and 19 February 2017 was a temporary measure taken to protect patient care due to staff shortage.
The Hospital continued to have medical and nursing staff on site in the minor injuries service. Patients requiring emergency medical attention were treated by this service.
For those who needed to see a primary care service, but it was deemed not to be an emergency, transport was offered so that they could be transferred to an alternative out of hours service.
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Monday, 20 February 2017
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Current Status:
Answered by Shona Robison on 2 March 2017
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will take action to ensure that there is no permanent reduction in the opening hours of the out-of-hours GP service at the Vale of Leven Hospital.
Answer
I refer the member to the answer to question S5W-07341 on 2 March 2017. All answers to written parliamentary questions are available on the Parliament's website, the search facility for which can be found at:
http://www.parliament.scot/parliamentarybusiness/28877.aspx
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Thursday, 02 February 2017
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Current Status:
Answered by Derek Mackay on 2 March 2017
To ask the Scottish Government what advice it has provided to low income pensioner households in band E to H properties regarding their entitlement to claim council tax reduction since 31 December 2016.
Answer
COSLA has provided an agreed text for local authorities to send to all households, including low income pensioner households, in advance of the 2017-18 Council Tax year detailing the changes to Council Tax and the Council Tax Reduction scheme. This specifically highlights the extension of the Council Tax Reduction scheme to provide relief to low income households in properties in Council Tax Bands E to H.
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 01 March 2017
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Current Status:
Taken in the Chamber on 9 March 2017
To ask the Scottish Government what its position is on NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde’s review of GP out-of-hours services.
Answer
Taken in the Chamber on 9 March 2017
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 22 February 2017
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Current Status:
Answered by Fiona Hyslop on 1 March 2017
To ask the Scottish Government what support it is providing for the paddle steamer, Maid of the Loch.
Answer
The Scottish Government acknowledges the work that the Loch Lomond Steamship Company is undertaking to bring this iconic vessel back into operation. Scottish Government officials, along with representatives from Loch Lomond and the Trossachs National Park Authority, VisitScotland and Scottish Enterprise have offered to collectively meet the owners of the paddle steamer to discuss public sector engagement.
The National Park Authority also continues to work closely with the company, providing advisory support and access to facilities. As part of this support, the National Park Authority will be reviewing the piers and infrastructure around Loch Lomond to see how best to accommodate the Maid of the Loch in the future.
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 31 January 2017
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Current Status:
Answered by Humza Yousaf on 22 February 2017
To ask the Scottish Government whether people who turn 60 in (a) 2017, (b) 2018 and (c) 2019 will be eligible for free bus travel.
Answer
In terms of the The National Bus Travel Concession Scheme for Older and Disabled Persons (Eligible Persons and Eligible Services) (Scotland) Order 2006, all persons aged 60 or over are eligible for free bus travel.
In the coming months the Scottish Government will be consulting on ways in which to ensure the longer term sustainability of the Concessionary Travel Scheme, through initial engagement with stakeholders leading to a formal open and transparent public consultation later in the year. I do not wish to pre-empt the conclusions of those discussions.
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 31 January 2017
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Current Status:
Answered by Humza Yousaf on 22 February 2017
To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made of the impact of changing the eligibility criteria for free bus travel on women born in the 1950s who are also affected by the increase in the state pension age.
Answer
Over the coming months, we will be engaging with stakeholders across Scotland to listen carefully to their views so that we may understand the social, equality and other impacts of possible changes that might be made to the scheme.
This early period of engagement will lead to a more formal written consultation later in the year on ways in which we might help ensure the longer-term sustainability of concessionary travel.
I do not wish to pre-empt the conclusions of those discussions. However. if the formal consultation includes options to change the eligibility criteria for the National Concessionary Travel Scheme, we will consider the potential impacts on groups that might be affected as part of the consultation process.
I would add that I will be meeting representatives of Women Against State Pension Inequality (WASPI) in the near future to discuss the proposed consultation.
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Thursday, 09 February 2017
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Current Status:
Answered by James Wolffe QC on 17 February 2017
To ask the Scottish Government whether the Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service plans to commence proceedings in the Caroline Glachan case.
Answer
I refer to the questions raised by Ms Baillie MSP for Dumbarton addressed to the Scottish Government in relation to the case of Caroline Glachan. I respond as head of the system of prosecution and investigation of deaths. Caroline Glachan was murdered on 25 August 1996. Her remains were found near the west bank of the river Leven close to Place of Bonhill, Renton, Alexandria. She was aged 14. The circumstances of her death have been the subject of a number of reports submitted by the police to the Crown throughout the years. To date no one has been charged with her murder .There are no plans to commence proceedings at this time. There is insufficient evidence to do so. The police and Caroline’s family made a plea for information on 8 January this year to coincide with what would have been her
35th birthday. As part of that appeal it was made clear any new evidence or lines of enquiry would be pursued and that any opportunities available as a result of advances in forensic science would be applied. The results of these enquiries will be reported to the Crown by the police. The matter will be dealt with by the Crown Office & Procurator Fiscal Service’s Cold Case Review Unit, which is responsible for such cases. Caroline’s family will be advised of any developments.
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Thursday, 09 February 2017
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Current Status:
Answered by James Wolffe QC on 17 February 2017
To ask the Scottish Government whether the Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service has received a report from Police Scotland regarding the Caroline Glachan case.
Answer
I refer to the questions raised by Ms Baillie MSP for Dumbarton addressed to the Scottish Government in relation to the case of Caroline Glachan. I respond as head of the system of prosecution and investigation of deaths. Caroline Glachan was murdered on 25 August 1996. Her remains were found near the west bank of the river Leven close to Place of Bonhill, Renton, Alexandria. She was aged 14. The circumstances of her death have been the subject of a number of reports submitted by the police to the Crown throughout the years. To date no one has been charged with her murder .There are no plans to commence proceedings at this time. There is insufficient evidence to do so. The police and Caroline’s family made a plea for information on 8 January this year to coincide with what would have been her
35th birthday. As part of that appeal it was made clear any new evidence or lines of enquiry would be pursued and that any opportunities available as a result of advances in forensic science would be applied. The results of these enquiries will be reported to the Crown by the police. The matter will be dealt with by the Crown Office & Procurator Fiscal Service’s Cold Case Review Unit, which is responsible for such cases. Caroline’s family will be advised of any developments.
