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Parliamentary questions can be asked by any MSP to the Scottish Government or the Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body. The questions provide a means for MSPs to get factual and statistical information.

Written questions must be answered within 10 working days (20 working days during recess)
Other questions such as Topical, Portfolio, General and First Minister's Question Times are taken in the Chamber

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Question reference: S4W-06483

Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Tuesday, 27 March 2012
Current Status: Answered by Nicola Sturgeon on 17 April 2012

To ask the Scottish Executive which NHS boards have been challenged by NHS Information Services Division regarding the accuracy of New Ways waiting time statistics and when ministers were made aware of this.

Ministers have not been aware of any challenges regarding accuracy. However, we are advised when there have been data quality issues, such as not all data being complete due to changes in patient administration systems. These issues are reported as part of the waiting times quarterly publication.

Since 2008, when ISD began publishing data on New Ways, they have engaged with all NHS boards routinely as part of the quarterly publication of waiting times statistics. All NHS boards are required to agree their data prior to each quarterly publication, with an assurance that the published data reflects the accurate local position. This routine process involves seeking clarification from NHS boards that statistics that appear to be higher or lower than expected are accurate. This involves ISD’s statisticians corresponding with each of the boards. Through this process any significant data quality issues fed back by NHS boards are highlighted in the publication.

Question reference: S4O-00898

Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Wednesday, 11 April 2012
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 19 April 2012

To ask the Scottish Executive what support it will give to the Scottish Maritime Museum as part of the National Strategy for Scotland’s Museums and Galleries.

Question reference: S4W-06170

Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Tuesday, 13 March 2012
Current Status: Answered by Michael Russell on 26 March 2012

To ask the Scottish Executive what emergency life skills training is provided in primary schools.

The experiences and outcomes under Curriculum for Excellence contain a section on physical wellbeing which includes the statement, “I know and can demonstrate how to keep myself and others safe and how to respond in a range of emergency situations.” It is for schools and local authorities to decide how to take this learning forward.

To support this learning, Education Scotland are working with the British Heart Foundation and Chest Heart and Stroke Scotland to develop resources for schools on emergency life support skills which are to be made available to schools in 2012.

Question reference: S4W-06255

Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Thursday, 15 March 2012
Current Status: Answered by Nicola Sturgeon on 23 March 2012

To ask the Scottish Executive when it will respond to the Howe Report on PIP implants due to be published by the UK Government in March 2012.

Question reference: S4W-06159

Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Tuesday, 13 March 2012
Current Status: Answered by Nicola Sturgeon on 23 March 2012

To ask the Scottish Executive whether it considers asking people with PIP implants to sign contracts waiving their right to take legal action to be an unreasonable condition of medical treatment.

Question reference: S4W-06284

Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Monday, 19 March 2012
Current Status: Answered by Nicola Sturgeon on 23 March 2012

To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S4W-05980 by Nicola Sturgeon on 13 March 2012 and in light of the letter of 6 February 2012 to the Health and Sport Committee from the Scottish Independent Hospital Association about charging for the removal and replacement of PIP breast implants, whether the Cabinet Secretary for Health, Wellbeing and Cities Strategy will call a summit of private providers to ensure consistency of approach for those affected.

Question reference: S4W-06169

Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Tuesday, 13 March 2012
Current Status: Answered by Nicola Sturgeon on 21 March 2012

To ask the Scottish Executive how many whole-time equivalent heart failure specialist nurses there are in each NHS board.

Question reference: S4W-06160

Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Tuesday, 13 March 2012
Current Status: Answered by Nicola Sturgeon on 20 March 2012

To ask the Scottish Executive whether it considers that people with PIP implants going back to their original provider for a replacement operation should be charged for such an operation.

Question reference: S4W-05980

Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Wednesday, 29 February 2012
Current Status: Answered by Nicola Sturgeon on 13 March 2012

To ask the Scottish Executive when the Cabinet Secretary for Health, Wellbeing and Cities Strategy will meet private healthcare providers that have used PIP breast implants.

Question reference: S4W-05978

Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Wednesday, 29 February 2012
Current Status: Answered by Nicola Sturgeon on 13 March 2012

To ask the Scottish Executive whether every person with a PIP breast implant is entitled to have any required procedure done by the NHS.