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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.

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Question reference: S4W-02692

Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Wednesday, 14 September 2011
Current Status: Answered by Nicola Sturgeon on 22 September 2011

To ask the Scottish Executive what the expenditure on lung cancer care has been in (a) Scotland, (b) each NHS board and (c) each cancer network in each of the last five years for which information is available, broken down by the cost of (i) inpatient services related to surgery, (ii) other inpatient services, (iii) drugs preparation and administration, (iv) outpatient diagnostics and appointments, (v) radiotherapy, (vi) NHS-run specialist palliative care and (vii) all other services.

Question reference: S4W-02694

Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Wednesday, 14 September 2011
Current Status: Answered by Nicola Sturgeon on 22 September 2011

To ask the Scottish Executive what the mortality rate was for (a) male and (b) female lung cancer patients in each of the last five years for which information is available, also broken down by (i) NHS board and (ii) cancer network.

Data on the mortality rate for male and female lung cancer patients, broken down by health board since 1985, is publicly available on the Information Services Division (ISD) website:

http://www.isdscotland.org/Health-Topics/Cancer/Cancer-Statistics/Lung-Cancer-and-Mesothelioma/m_cancer_lung_mesothelioma.xls?1

This information is not available at cancer network level due to reasons of potential disclosure.

Question reference: S4W-02693

Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Wednesday, 14 September 2011
Current Status: Answered by Nicola Sturgeon on 22 September 2011

To ask the Scottish Executive what the mortality rate was for lung cancer patients aged (a) 49 years and under, (b) 50 to 59, (c) 60 to 69, (d) 70 to 79 and (e) 80 and over in each of the last five years for which information is available, also broken down by (i) NHS board and (ii) cancer network.

Data on the mortality rate for lung cancer patients, broken down by age group and health board since 1985, is publicly available on the Information Services Division (ISD) website:

http://www.isdscotland.org/Health-Topics/Cancer/Cancer-Statistics/Lung-Cancer-and-Mesothelioma/m_cancer_lung_mesothelioma.xls?1

This information is not available at cancer network level due to reasons of potential disclosure.

Source: Information Services Division.

Question reference: S4W-02429

Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Tuesday, 30 August 2011
Current Status: Answered by Nicola Sturgeon on 22 September 2011

To ask the Scottish Executive what the Scottish Futures Trust's involvement has been with the proposed dental facility at East Ayrshire Community Hospital.

The Scottish Government Health and Social Care Directorate requested that Scottish Futures Trust review the accounting and budgetary classification of the East Ayrshire Community Hospital PFI project contract signed with Cumnock Special Purpose Vehicle Limited. The preliminary assessment under European System of Accounts 1995 indicated that the asset should remain on the government’s balance sheet for national accounts purposes.

Scottish Government officials and Scottish Futures Trust have also assisted by providing advice and opinion at a number of the discussions held between one or more of the parties to the contract variation. The main parties to the discussions have been the board, the Special Purpose Vehicle parent company and the funding bank.

Question reference: S4W-02428

Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Tuesday, 30 August 2011
Current Status: Answered by Nicola Sturgeon on 22 September 2011

To ask the Scottish Executive whether it considers that the PPP model for the construction of a dental facility at East Ayrshire Community hospital offered better value for money than conventional public sector procurement.

The East Ayrshire Community Hospital is an existing PFI project, the contract for which was signed by the former Ayrshire and Arran Community Healthcare NHS Trust in 1998. The proposed dental facility was, therefore, being taken forward as a variation to the existing PFI contract but with capital being provided by NHS Ayrshire and Arran from within the overall capital allocated to the health board by Scottish Government.

Question reference: S4W-02396

Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Tuesday, 30 August 2011
Current Status: Answered by Nicola Sturgeon on 22 September 2011

To ask the Scottish Executive whether it considers that local authorities should determine the salary levels of provider organisations through the social care procurement process.

The Scottish Government’s guidance on the Procurement of Care and Support Services states that local authorities should take account of the costs associated with good employment practice and a competent and qualified workforce when analysing the costs involved in operating different kinds of care and support services. The level of staff salaries is, however, a matter for individual service providers.

Question reference: S4O-00215

Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Wednesday, 21 September 2011
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 29 September 2011

To ask the Scottish Executive when it last met representatives of the Loch Lomond and Trossachs National Park and what issues were discussed.

Question reference: S4W-02557

Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Wednesday, 07 September 2011
Current Status: Answered by Nicola Sturgeon on 21 September 2011

To ask the Scottish Executive for what reason Social Care and Social Work Improvement Scotland did not carry out a full inspection of the Elsie Inglis Nursing Home until 20 April 2011, given that a complaint about standards of care at the home was lodged with the City of Edinburgh Council on 25 March 2011.

Following the death of a resident of the Elsie Inglis Nursing Home on 18 May 2011 a report was submitted by Lothian and Borders Police to the Procurator Fiscal in Edinburgh. Lothian and Borders Police and the Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service continue to lead a wide ranging investigation into the circumstances of this death.

The investigation is in partnership with the Health and Safety Executive and the Care Inspectorate, and under the direction of the Health and Safety Division of the Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service. Due to the ongoing investigation there are restrictions as to what we can say on this matter.

I also refer the member to the answer to questions S4W-00276 and S4W-00277
on 9 June 2011; and questions S4W-00279 and S4W-00509 on 15 June 2011. 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/parliamentarybusiness/28877.aspx.

Question reference: S4W-02594

Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Friday, 09 September 2011
Current Status: Answered by Nicola Sturgeon on 21 September 2011

To ask the Scottish Executive what inquiries it has made into the causes of Choices Care entering administration.

The Scottish Government has given reassurances about the continuity of care for service users, and is working in close partnership with COSLA, SCSWIS (Social Care and Social Work Improvement Scotland) and ADSW (Association of Directors of Social Work) through the National Contingency Planning Group.

The group has been set-up to look at the overall preparedness of statutory agencies in addressing unforeseen circumstances that could lead to the disruption of adult care provision in Scotland. This will include any service disruption or cessation that arises from a business closure, an emergency situation or a public health matter.

Continuity of care is being maintained in respect of Choices Care, there is requirement to make inquiries into the decision by Choices Care to enter into administration.

Question reference: S4W-02593

Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Friday, 09 September 2011
Current Status: Answered by Nicola Sturgeon on 21 September 2011

To ask the Scottish Executive what regulatory bodies are responsible for the oversight of the governance of publicly limited companies delivering community care services on behalf of local authorities.