- Asked by: Linda Fabiani, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Friday, 06 July 2001
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Current Status:
Answered by Susan Deacon on 3 August 2001
To ask the Scottish Executive how many people were diagnosed with scleroderma, also known as systemic sclerosis, in the last five years, broken down by health board.
Answer
Patients diagnosed with systemic sclerosis will be treated in General Practice or as in-patients or day cases in NHS hospitals. It is only possible to give figures broken down by health board for hospital patients, which is shown in the following table.
| Health Board of Residence | Number of Patients |
*Scotland | 527 |
Argyll & Clyde | 51 |
Ayrshire & Arran | 22 |
Borders | 15 |
Dumfries & Galloway | 8 |
Fife | 40 |
Forth Valley | 24 |
Grampian | 42 |
Greater Glasgow | 113 |
Highland | 19 |
Island Boards | 1 |
Lanarkshire | 48 |
Lothian | 92 |
Tayside | 54 |
*Patients whose health board of residence changed over the five-year period are counted separately under each health board but are counted only once in the Scotland total.
Information about face-to-face consultations between GPs and patients is gathered centrally as part of the Continuous Morbidity Recording in General Practice (CMR) system. CMR data are obtained from a sample of Scottish General Practices whose population is broadly nationally representative. From this, national estimates of the number of patients seen by GPs can be calculated. Information is available centrally for the four-year period between January 1997 and December 2000. It is estimated that approximately 680 patients were seen by General Practitioners in Scotland during this period, in respect of systemic sclerosis. Information is not available by health board of residence.
There is an unquantifiable element of double counting between these two sources, as many patients treated in NHS hospitals for systemic sclerosis will also be treated in General Practice.
- Asked by: Linda Fabiani, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Friday, 06 July 2001
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Current Status:
Answered by Susan Deacon on 3 August 2001
To ask the Scottish Executive what performance standards have to be met by private operators in terms of services to patients in hospitals that are the subject of PFI/PPP projects, such as Hairmyres Hospital in East Kilbride, and how these standards are agreed and monitored.
Answer
It is for NHSScotland bodies to specify the performance standards they require when issuing an Invitation to Tender or Negotiate for a PFI/PPP contract. In doing so they will be expected to have regard to the guidance available from the Scottish Executive on requirements for the services concerned. These requirements apply irrespective of whether the services are provided by the public or private sector.
It is equally for NHSScotland bodies to formulate, propose and agree contractual arrangements with their private sector partner, for monitoring standards in operation.
- Asked by: Linda Fabiani, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Thursday, 05 July 2001
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Current Status:
Answered by Jackie Baillie on 2 August 2001
To ask the Scottish Executive what the timescale is for any transfer of Scottish Homes properties to other landlords.
Answer
The following list shows the estimated month for the transfer of Scottish Homes properties to other landlords:
Month | Area/Estate/Community |
September 2001 | Priesthill, Jacob's Ladder Way, Aberfoyle |
October 2001 | Rigside/Lanark/Blackwood, Tannochside (Birkenshaw) |
December 2001 | Springburn, Robroyston, Hamilton Lorne St |
January 2002 | Windlaw, Lochaber |
February 2002 | Stirling/Fallin/Plean |
March 2002 | Port Glasgow, Hutchesontown, Viewpark, Forth, Carluke |
June 2002 | East Balornock |
July 2002 | Lesmahagow - Coalburn, Hamilton & Laighstonehall |
October 2002 | Shetland Islands, Western Isles |
There are currently no plans to transfer Scottish Homes' stock in Anderston, Cumbernauld or Govan C.
- Asked by: Linda Fabiani, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Thursday, 05 July 2001
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Current Status:
Answered by Jackie Baillie on 2 August 2001
To ask the Scottish Executive whether any transfer of Scottish Homes properties to other landlords will be decided by tenant ballot in each local authority area.
Answer
All Scottish Homes' transfer proposals involve a ballot of the relevant tenants.
- Asked by: Linda Fabiani, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Thursday, 05 July 2001
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Current Status:
Answered by Jackie Baillie on 2 August 2001
To ask the Scottish Executive whether local authorities are being considered as potential landlords following any transfer of Scottish Homes properties.
Answer
In developing transfer proposals Scottish Homes consults all stakeholders including appropriate local authorities. To date no local authority has acquired Scottish Homes stock, although several have been involved in developing and establishing New Housing Partnership organisations, which have gone on to acquire Scottish Homes' housing.
- Asked by: Linda Fabiani, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Monday, 25 June 2001
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Current Status:
Answered by Jackie Baillie on 31 July 2001
To ask the Scottish Executive how many central heating units were installed under its central heating initiative in May 2001.
Answer
We do not collect information from local authorities and housing associations on a monthly basis. The Managing Agent for the private sector has not yet been appointed. Details of the number of heating units installed by sector will be published in an annual report for each year of the Central Heating Programme.
- Asked by: Linda Fabiani, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Monday, 25 June 2001
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Current Status:
Answered by Jackie Baillie on 31 July 2001
To ask the Scottish Executive how many central heating units were installed under its central heating initiative in April 2001.
Answer
I refer the member to the answer given to question S1W-16545.
- Asked by: Linda Fabiani, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 02 May 2001
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Current Status:
Answered by Jackie Baillie on 30 July 2001
To ask the Scottish Executive whether the legal advice it has received is that amendment 150 to the Housing (Scotland) Bill, lodged by Jackie Baillie, complies with the European Convention on Human Rights.
Answer
The Executive did of course consider whether the Housing (Scotland) Bill as amended by Amendment 150 would comply with the European Convention on Human Rights and concluded that it would.
- Asked by: Linda Fabiani, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 03 July 2001
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Current Status:
Answered by Sarah Boyack on 17 July 2001
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S1O-3635 by Lewis Macdonald on 28 June 2001, whether it will define the term "special roads".
Answer
The term "special road" is defined in the Roads (Scotland) Act 1984 as a road provided or to be provided in accordance with a scheme under section 7 of this Act. It is a road which is designated for use by restricted classes of traffic.
- Asked by: Linda Fabiani, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Thursday, 21 June 2001
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Current Status:
Answered by Sarah Boyack on 12 July 2001
To ask the Scottish Executive whether there are any plans to alter the regulatory framework for ferry services throughout Scotland.
Answer
No. The Scottish Executive has no plans to alter the regulatory framework for ferry services throughout Scotland.
