Questions and answers

Question reference: S4W-21239

Asked by: Mary Scanlon, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Tuesday, 20 May 2014
Current Status: Answered by Keith Brown on 2 June 2014

To ask the Scottish Government what improvements to journey times on the Highland mainline between Perth and Inverness there will be in the next two years.

Network Rail are currently working on timetable development for phase two of the Highland Main Line improvements project which will help to determine the infrastructure interventions necessary to support an hourly service and achieve the further average journey time reduction of around 10 minutes in both directions between Inverness and Edinburgh/Glasgow. They are expected to deliver the GRIP 3 Option Selection Report by summer 2014.

Question reference: S4W-21244

Asked by: Mary Scanlon, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Tuesday, 20 May 2014
Current Status: Answered by Alex Neil on 2 June 2014

To ask the Scottish Government what its response is to the recommendation in the report, Future of Residential Care for Older People in Scotland, that it should review free personal and nursing care contributions to more accurately reflect the costs of personal and nursing care in a residential setting.

The Scottish Government has accepted in principle the main recommendations of the Task Force on the Future of Residential Care for Older People in Scotland.

We will continue to work with our partners in the Convention of Scottish Local Authorities and other key partners to take forward the recommendation to develop a strategy for the long-term transformation of residential care, supported housing, co-housing and intermediate care.

Question reference: S4W-21243

Asked by: Mary Scanlon, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Tuesday, 20 May 2014
Current Status: Answered by Alex Neil on 2 June 2014

To ask the Scottish Government how it is responding to the recommendation by the Task Force for the Future of Residential Care for Older People in Scotland that "work is undertaken to fully explore the opportunities and costs of amending the capital limits in a Scottish context."

The Scottish Government has accepted in principle the main recommendations of the Task Force on the Future of Residential Care for Older People in Scotland.

We will continue to work with our partners in the Convention of Scottish Local Authorities and other key partners to take forward the recommendation to develop a strategy for the long-term transformation of residential care, supported housing, co-housing and intermediate care.

Question reference: S4W-21241

Asked by: Mary Scanlon, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Tuesday, 20 May 2014
Current Status: Answered by Alex Neil on 2 June 2014

To ask the Scottish Government what is being done to address the cross-subsidy by self-funding residents to publicly funded residents in care homes, as noted in the report, Recommendations for the Future of Residential Care for Older People in Scotland.

The Scottish Government has accepted in principle the main recommendations of the Task Force on the Future of Residential Care for Older People in Scotland.

We will continue to work with our partners in the Convention of Scottish Local Authorities and other key partners to take forward the recommendation to develop a strategy for the long-term transformation of residential care, supported housing, co-housing and intermediate care.

Question reference: S4W-21242

Asked by: Mary Scanlon, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Tuesday, 20 May 2014
Current Status: Answered by Alex Neil on 2 June 2014

To ask the Scottish Government how many families have been forced to sell homes in order to pay for care, as referenced in the report, Recommendations for the Future of Residential Care for Older People in Scotland.

Question reference: S4O-03293

Asked by: Mary Scanlon, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 21 May 2014
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 29 May 2014

To ask the Scottish Government when a new prison will be built in the Highlands to replace Porterfield prison in Inverness.

Question reference: S4O-03232

Asked by: Mary Scanlon, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 07 May 2014
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 15 May 2014

To ask the Scottish Government what progress has been made toward meeting accident and emergency waiting times targets.

Question reference: S4O-03177

Asked by: Mary Scanlon, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 30 April 2014
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 7 May 2014

To ask the Scottish Government when it last met representatives of CalMac and what issues were discussed.

Question reference: S4W-20482

Asked by: Mary Scanlon, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Tuesday, 01 April 2014
Current Status: Answered by Aileen Campbell on 29 April 2014

To ask the Scottish Government how many children in the Highland Council area have been given a (a) single agency and (b) multi-agency child’s plan prepared by their named person since the full implementation of the named person role in 2010.

Question reference: S4O-03121

Asked by: Mary Scanlon, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 16 April 2014
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 23 April 2014

To ask the Scottish Government how the Trunk Road Patrol Group has performed since it was established.

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