- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 22 May 2007
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Current Status:
Answered by Nicola Sturgeon on 31 May 2007
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it has received a report from the Scottish Health Council on the community engagement process undertaken by NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde in the review of services at the Vale of Leven Hospital.
Answer
I refer the member to the questionS3W-35 answered on 31 May 2007. Allanswers to written parliamentary questions are available on the Parliament’swebsite. 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: Tuesday, 22 May 2007
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Current Status:
Answered by Nicola Sturgeon on 31 May 2007
To ask the Scottish Executive what different models for anaesthetics provision have been considered to sustain services at (a) urban, (b) rural and (c) semi-rural hospitals.
Answer
Individual NHS boards are responsible for designing safeand sustainable services that meet the needs of their local population. In doingso, NHS boards reflect policy guidance provided by the Scottish Executive and relevantclinical guidelines and professional requirements.
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 22 May 2007
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Current Status:
Answered by Nicola Sturgeon on 31 May 2007
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the comments made by the Cabinet Secretary for Health and Wellbeing to the BBC on 20 May 2007, how the plan to downgrade the Vale of Leven Hospital will be independently scrutinised.
Answer
I refer the member to the answer to question S3W-35 on 31 May 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, 17 May 2007
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Current Status:
Answered by John Swinney on 30 May 2007
To ask the Scottish Executive how many special advisers will be appointed; what their specific responsibilities will be, and what the total annual cost of the posts will be.
Answer
The First Minister has todayconfirmed six full-time appointments, one part-time appointment, one unpaid part-timeappointment, and one short-term appointment until the end of July 2007. All of theseappointments are conditional on satisfactory security, health and reference clearances.The names and specific responsibilities of the special advisers appointed are:
| Name | Specific Responsibilities |
| Duncan Hamilton (part time) | Political adviser to the First Minister |
| Professor Sir Neil McCormick (part-time unpaid) | Adviser on Europe and external relations |
| Kevin Pringle | Main political spokesperson and senior adviser on communications issues across all portfolios |
| Stephen Noon | Senior adviser on policy matters across all portfolios |
| Noel Dolan | Senior policy adviser to the Deputy First Minister |
| John McFarlane | Policy adviser, supporting Mr Noon |
| Jennifer Dempsie | Communications adviser and Parliamentary liaison |
| Geoff Aberdein | Advice on diary issues and support for parliamentary Liaison Officers |
| Jennifer Erickson (short-term contract) | Project managing the establishment of the Council of Economic Advisers |
The estimated total annual salarycosts will be £425,156 subject to a salary review from 1 April 2007. This figureincludes ERNIC but does not include employer pension contributions as specialadvisers have not yet indicated whether they wish to join a Civil Service pensionscheme.
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Monday, 19 March 2007
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Current Status:
Answered by Hugh Henry on 28 March 2007
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it expects local authorities to have sprinkler systems installed in newly built schools as a matter of best practice.
Answer
These are decisions for local authorities and others involvedin the detailed building specification. Executive guidance emphasises the importanceof considering all aspects of fire safety planning in the context of thorough riskand security assessments.
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Monday, 19 March 2007
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Current Status:
Answered by Hugh Henry on 28 March 2007
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it is aware that Argyll and Bute Council will not be installing a sprinkler system in the new Hermitage Academy.
Answer
The Executive does not collect information on the specificationof individual school buildings.
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Monday, 19 March 2007
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Current Status:
Answered by Hugh Henry on 28 March 2007
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it issues guidance to local authorities on the installation of sprinkler systems in schools.
Answer
The Executives booklet Fire Safety in Schools Building our Future: Scotland’s School Estate published in November 2003 suggests that the provisionof sprinklers should be considered for new schools and for existing high risk schools.The decision on installation remains though one for the local authority concerned.A copy of the booklet is available in the Scottish Parliament InformationCentre (Bib. number 36155).
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Friday, 09 March 2007
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Current Status:
Answered by Tavish Scott on 22 March 2007
To ask the Scottish Executive what the patronage projections are for the Helensburgh to Waverley railway line following the completion of the Airdrie to Bathgate rail link.
Answer
I refer the member to the answerto question S2W-32317 on 22 March 2007. Allanswers to written parliamentary questions are available on the Parliament’swebsite, the search facility for which can be found at:
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Friday, 09 March 2007
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Current Status:
Answered by Tavish Scott on 22 March 2007
To ask the Scottish Executive what the current patronage projections are for the Airdrie to Bathgate rail link project.
Answer
The patronage projections forthe Airdrie to Bathgate Rail Link project, developed using the base case assumptionfrom Helensburgh to Waverley, show an additional 13,350 boardings daily resultingin an annual increase of 4.1 million. The daily boarding projection was containedin the promoter’s evidence submitted to Parliament on 8 January 2007.
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Friday, 09 March 2007
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Current Status:
Answered by Tavish Scott on 22 March 2007
To ask the Scottish Executive whether Transport Scotland is taking account of the 3% per annum passenger growth identified in Network Rail’s Network Utilisation Strategy in the procurement of rolling stock for the Airdrie to Bathgate rail link project.
Answer
I refer the member to the answer to question S2W-32316 on 22 March 2007. All answersto written parliamentary questions are available on the Parliament’s website, thesearch facility for which can be found at
http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/webapp/wa.search.
