- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Thursday, 07 June 2007
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Current Status:
Answered by Shona Robison on 15 June 2007
To ask the Scottish Executive how many people under the age of 65 with learning disabilities are living in nursing homes.
Answer
Nursing homes arenow classified as care homes under the Regulation of Care (Scotland) Act 2001, which enables providers to decide if theyare providing care or nursing or a combination. In March 2006, there were 2,428adults with learning disabilities who were under 65 in care homes.
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Thursday, 07 June 2007
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Current Status:
Answered by Shona Robison on 15 June 2007
To ask the Scottish Executive how many people with learning disabilities living in private hospitals have an agreed discharge date, also expressed as a percentage of the total number of all people with learning disabilities.
Answer
This informationis not held centrally.
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Thursday, 07 June 2007
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Current Status:
Answered by Stewart Maxwell on 15 June 2007
To ask the Scottish Executive how it will implement the single survey and purchasers’ information pack to improve the experience of house purchasing.
Answer
I refer the memberto the answer to question S3W-173 on 6 June 2007. All answers to written parliamentary questions are availableon the Parliament’s website the search facility for which can be found at
http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/webapp/wa.search.
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Thursday, 07 June 2007
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Current Status:
Answered by Nicola Sturgeon on 14 June 2007
To ask the Scottish Executive whether all current proposals for service change, particularly those proposals relating to the Vale of Leven Hospital, will be set aside until such time as the arrangements for independent scrutiny are concluded.
Answer
I have been clear that all futureproposals for significant service change will be subject to rigorous independentscrutiny before public consultation can take place. This will include any proposalsfor change to current service delivery at the Vale of Leven Hospital. Thiswill ensure that the information being presented by health boards is factual andevidence based, and that the choice presented to the public is a fair and genuineone.
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Thursday, 07 June 2007
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Current Status:
Answered by Nicola Sturgeon on 14 June 2007
To ask the Scottish Executive when the consultation on the independent scrutiny of NHS board proposals will commence and when it anticipates making an announcement to the Parliament on the outcome.
Answer
I am currently considering theform that independent scrutiny should take and will make an announcement soon.
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Thursday, 31 May 2007
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Current Status:
Answered by Stewart Stevenson on 13 June 2007
To ask the Scottish Executive what commitment it has made to improve the A82 and what projects have been carried out.
Answer
I refer the member to the answer to question S3W-395 on 13 June 2007. All answers towritten parliamentary questions are available on the Parliament’s website, the searchfacility for which can be found at
http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/webapp/wa.search.
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Thursday, 31 May 2007
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Current Status:
Answered by Stewart Stevenson on 13 June 2007
To ask the Scottish Executive what investment it intends to make to improve the A82.
Answer
The A82 Tarbet to Fort WilliamRoute Action Plan recommended a ten year improvement programme at a cost of £90million. The outcome of this study will feed into the Strategic Transport ProjectsReview which will examine the needs of our national strategic transport corridors.This is due to report in summer 2008.
In March of this year, the £5million replacement of the Lairig Eilde Bridge in Glencoe was completed.
Arising out of the A82 Study,Transport Scotland is planning a £16 million improvement package to be deliveredover the next five years. This package includes improvements at Pulpit Rock betweenTarbet and Ardlui, a Western Bypass at Crianlarich, additional road safety measures,new lay-bys and picnic sites.
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Thursday, 31 May 2007
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Current Status:
Answered by Stewart Stevenson on 13 June 2007
To ask the Scottish Executive how many fatalities arising from accidents on the A82 have been recorded in each year since 1999.
Answer
The following table shows thenumbers of fatal accidents and fatal casualties on the A82 trunk road in each year since 1999.
| Year | Fatal Accidents | Fatal Casualties |
| 1999 | 8 | 10 |
| 2000 | 8 | 9 |
| 2001 | 5 | 6 |
| 2002 | 11 | 12 |
| 2003 | 7 | 7 |
| 2004 | 6 | 6 |
| 2005 | 7 | 9 |
| 2006 | 7 | 8 |
The figures quoted may differslightly from those published elsewhere because they were extracted on a differentdate and the database may have changed between the two dates, e.g. due to late returnsor corrections to earlier returns.
Transport Scotland hasthe operational responsibility for this area, and can be contacted for more informationif required.
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Thursday, 31 May 2007
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Current Status:
Answered by Stewart Stevenson on 13 June 2007
To ask the Scottish Executive how many accidents have been recorded on the A82 in each year since 1999.
Answer
The following table shows thenumber of injury accidents on the A82 trunkroad in each year since 1999.
| Year | No. of Accidents |
| 1999 | 190 |
| 2000 | 180 |
| 2001 | 169 |
| 2002 | 151 |
| 2003 | 166 |
| 2004 | 155 |
| 2005 | 148 |
| 2006 | 138 |
The figures quoted may differslightly from those published elsewhere because they were extracted on a differentdate and the database may have changed between the two dates, e.g. due to late returnsor corrections to earlier returns.
Transport Scotland hasthe operational responsibility for this area, and can be contacted for more informationif required.
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Thursday, 31 May 2007
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Current Status:
Answered by Stewart Maxwell on 13 June 2007
To ask the Scottish Executive how it intends to deal with over-indebtedness.
Answer
We will support the money advicesector to help those with problem debt. We will increase individuals’ ability touse financial products and services through financial education, both in and outof school. We will support third sector lenders (credit unions, and community developmentfinance institutions) who provide affordable credit.
However, our ability to assistin this area is limited due to powers over several important areas that can effectlevels of debt such as regulation of consumer credit and financial services andthe tax and benefit systems.
