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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: S3W-00034

Asked by: Mary Scanlon, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Thursday, 17 May 2007
Current Status: Answered by Nicola Sturgeon on 31 May 2007

To ask the Scottish Executive whether every patient will be given a legally binding waiting time guarantee to see a (a) psychologist and (b) psychiatrist.

Question reference: S3W-00161

Asked by: Mary Scanlon, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Tuesday, 22 May 2007
Current Status: Answered by Nicola Sturgeon on 31 May 2007

To ask the Scottish Executive whether it intends to introduce a no-fault system of compensation to replace the current NHS clinical negligence scheme and, if so, at what estimated cost.

Question reference: S3W-00163

Asked by: Mary Scanlon, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Tuesday, 22 May 2007
Current Status: Answered by Shona Robison on 31 May 2007

To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will ensure that care home payments for elderly people will be the same in the voluntary and independent sector as in council care homes.

The level of payment for an olderperson funded by a local authority in a care home in the independent or voluntarysector is agreed between the Scottish Government, local authorities and the independentsector.

The cost of providing care ina local authority care home is a matter for each individual local authority. Section22 of the National Assistance Act 1948 requires local authorities to set fees intheir homes at the full cost of providing the care.

Question reference: S3W-00158

Asked by: Mary Scanlon, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Tuesday, 22 May 2007
Current Status: Answered by Nicola Sturgeon on 31 May 2007

To ask the Scottish Executive whether the delivery of NHS 24 through more local mini-centres would lead to improved response times and patient care.

There are currently five localNHS 24 centres which were developed in partnership with local NHS boards in Highland, Ayrshireand Arran, Lanarkshire, Tayside and Dumfries and Galloway and which have been in operation since November 2005.The centres are co-located with local NHS board facilities and in the case of theHighland local centre, within Scottish Ambulance Service premises. The local centresoperate at peak times during the out-of-hours period when call demand is at itshighest, during the evening, weekends and public holidays when GP surgeries areclosed.

As part of NHS 24’s three yearstrategy (2006-09), work is underway to develop further local centres throughoutScotland in partnership with other local NHS boards.

The introduction of local NHS24 centres has increased the capacity for nurse recruitment to be carried out innew areas. This has been done in partnership with the area NHS boards, increasingthe number of nurses available to the whole service; improving local knowledge andunderstanding of both services and geography and therefore enhancing patient care.It has also supported the principle of increasing choice, flexibility and opportunityfor highly experienced nurses who may wish to retain two posts in the NHS – onewith NHS 24 and one in a local face-to-face setting - to increase and maintain theirskills.

Question reference: S3W-00145

Asked by: Mary Scanlon, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Tuesday, 22 May 2007
Current Status: Answered by Nicola Sturgeon on 30 May 2007

To ask the Scottish Executive how it will measure outcomes in relation to investment in the NHS.

Question reference: S3W-00033

Asked by: Mary Scanlon, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Thursday, 17 May 2007
Current Status: Answered by Nicola Sturgeon on 23 May 2007

To ask the Scottish Executive whether a timetable has been set for reversal of the decisions to downgrade accident and emergency provision at (a) Monklands Hospital and (b) Ayr Hospital and, if so, what the timetable is.

Question reference: S2W-24514

Asked by: Mary Scanlon, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Tuesday, 21 March 2006
Current Status: Answered by Malcolm Chisholm on 4 April 2006

To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will list the range of consultees involved in the development of local authority local housing strategies.

I have asked Angiolina Foster, Chief Executive of Communities Scotland, to reply. Her response is asfollows.

Communities Scotland guidanceproduced for use by local authorities on the preparation of Local HousingStrategies lists a range of peopleand organisations who are likely to have a contribution to make to thedevelopment of a local housing strategy.

The list is notintended to be exhaustive or prescriptive and includes other local authoritydepartments, registered social landlords, tenant representatives, neighbouringlocal authorities (given housing market area boundaries) and the privatehousing sector (e.g. house builders, solicitors property centres, landlords,rural landowners who provide housing for rent, letting agents and lenders). Italso includes the NHS boards, Homes for Scotland, Scottish Water, the enterprisenetwork and voluntary sector bodies (e.g. in areas of advice, ethnic minoritycommunities, homelessness, young people and older people).

The guidance can be found onthe Communities Scotland website at www.lhs.communitiesscotland.gov.uk.

Question reference: S2W-24715

Asked by: Mary Scanlon, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Monday, 27 March 2006
Current Status: Awaiting answer

To ask the Scottish Executive what guidelines and advice have been prepared for funeral operations in the event of an avian flu outbreak.

Question reference: S2W-24714

Asked by: Mary Scanlon, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Monday, 27 March 2006
Current Status: Awaiting answer

To ask the Scottish Executive when the Burial and Cremation Review Group is due to report to ministers and when the group's proposals will be put out to consultation.

Question reference: S2W-24274

Asked by: Mary Scanlon, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 15 March 2006
Current Status: Answered by Hugh Henry on 23 March 2006

To ask the Scottish Executive whether the information provided under the Standard Statements set out in Consultation on Draft Quality Standards for substance misuse services will include options for detoxification and rehabilitation.

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