- Asked by: Pauline McNeill, MSP for Glasgow Kelvin, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Thursday, 22 February 2001
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Current Status:
Answered by Susan Deacon on 20 April 2001
To ask the Scottish Executive why NHS waiting times in Glasgow are on average longer than elsewhere in Scotland.
Answer
A variety of factors affect waiting times. There is no evidence that inpatient and day case waiting times in Glasgow are poorer than those for Scotland as a whole. Across Scotland, almost 50% of patients wait less than a month for treatment, and over 80% of patients who go on to the waiting list are treated within three months.The Scottish Executive's commitment to reducing waiting at every stage of the patient's journey and to ensuring that journey is as swift and responsive as possible is reaffirmed in Our National Health: A plan for action, a plan for change. The NHS in Glasgow shares this commitment and is moving this agenda forward for the benefit of patients in its area.
- Asked by: Pauline McNeill, MSP for Glasgow Kelvin, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Monday, 26 March 2001
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Current Status:
Answered by Jackie Baillie on 9 April 2001
To ask the Scottish Executive what assistance is available to owner occupiers in former Scottish Homes housing in Anderston, Glasgow who are now facing bills of up to #35,000 over 30 years as their share of common maintenance costs in the Scottish Homes stock transfer.
Answer
Responsibility for meeting the costs rests with the owners in the first instance. However we recognise that in the circumstances surrounding the Glasgow stock transfer the owners may require some assistance and the Framework Agreement states that a package of new initiatives will be developed to offer assistance.
- Asked by: Pauline McNeill, MSP for Glasgow Kelvin, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Monday, 26 March 2001
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Current Status:
Answered by Jackie Baillie on 9 April 2001
To ask the Scottish Executive when Scottish Homes will consult on their options appraisal for stock transfer in Anderston, Glasgow and how many tenants and how many owner-occupiers will be consulted.
Answer
Scottish Homes has established an Options Appraisal Group to consider future options for this stock. Membership of the group, which first meets tomorrow, will include Scottish Homes, the Anderston Tenants & Residents Association and individual tenants and owner-occupiers. The group is due to report on options in July of this year.
- Asked by: Pauline McNeill, MSP for Glasgow Kelvin, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Friday, 23 March 2001
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Current Status:
Answered by Sarah Boyack on 6 April 2001
To ask the Scottish Executive what assurances it can give to passengers on the Glasgow Underground that the lines will be cleared of debris and that services will return to normal as quickly as possible, following a derailment on 22 March 2001.
Answer
The operation of the Glasgow Underground railway system is the responsibility of Strathclyde Passenger Transport Executive (SPTE). I understand that SPTE reinstated full services on 29 March.
- Asked by: Pauline McNeill, MSP for Glasgow Kelvin, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Monday, 02 April 2001
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Current Status:
Answered by Jim Wallace on 5 April 2001
To ask the First Minister what steps are being taken to ensure an adequate supply of Gaelic medium teachers.
Answer
The supply of Gaelic medium teachers continues to be a priority for Scottish Ministers. The Executive asked SHEFC to pursue ways to increase the supply of Gaelic-medium teachers for introduction in academic session 2001-2002. SHEFC have responded by allocating 10 funded places to Strathclyde University for the Postgraduate Certificate in Education specifically to support primary Gaelic-medium provision.
- Asked by: Pauline McNeill, MSP for Glasgow Kelvin, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 03 April 2001
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Current Status:
Answered by Jim Wallace on 4 April 2001
To ask the Scottish Executive when it expects criminal record certificates under Part V of the Police Act 1997 to be available.
Answer
We are aiming to align as closely as possible the start date in Scotland with that in England and Wales and we now expect the certificates to become available here from 1 January 2002 following full and proper testing of the systems being put in place to process applications.
- Asked by: Pauline McNeill, MSP for Glasgow Kelvin, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Thursday, 22 February 2001
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Current Status:
Answered by Susan Deacon on 29 March 2001
To ask the Scottish Executive whether waiting times at the Glasgow Western Infirmary are three times as long as elsewhere in Scotland and, if so, what the reasons are for this position.
Answer
Provisional figures for the year to 30 September 2000 show that the median waiting time for inpatient/day case treatment at Glasgow Western Infirmary was 28 days. This is a better performance than the corresponding all-Scotland median waiting time of 32 days. Over the same period, the median waiting time at Glasgow Western Infirmary for a first outpatient appointment with a consultant following referral was 47 days. The corresponding all-Scotland figure was 46 days.
- Asked by: Pauline McNeill, MSP for Glasgow Kelvin, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Sunday, 18 March 2001
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Current Status:
Answered by Jack McConnell on 21 March 2001
To ask the First Minister whether the report of the review of licensing laws will take into account the Scottish Executive's strategy for tackling binge drinking.
Answer
Sheriff Principal Nicholson's Committee are reviewing the licensing laws. They will consider health and public issues, and I have no doubt they will take account of the Executive's Action Plan on Alcohol problems.
- Asked by: Pauline McNeill, MSP for Glasgow Kelvin, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 28 February 2001
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Current Status:
Answered by Sarah Boyack on 14 March 2001
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will provide a breakdown of the #7.5 million funding for the redevelopment of the Partick interchange.
Answer
The Partick Interchange project is a matter for the Strathclyde Passenger Transport Authority (SPTA). SPTA was awarded £3.5 million from the Public Transport Fund with the remainder of the funding to be met by SPTA and Railtrack.
- Asked by: Pauline McNeill, MSP for Glasgow Kelvin, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Friday, 23 February 2001
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Current Status:
Answered by Susan Deacon on 14 March 2001
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S1W-12329 by Susan Deacon on 6 February 2001, how the contracted number of midwifery students at Glasgow Caledonian University was calculated.
Answer
The annual Student Nurse Intake Planning exercise takes into account the overall supply and demand of nurses and midwives in Scotland through a workforce planning survey and modelling exercise. This informs the total number of places for nursing and midwifery students in contracted higher education institutions in Scotland.The total is then divided between the seven institutions, following discussions between the Scottish Executive and the institutions themselves. Year-on-year changes in each institution's intake are usually minimised in the interests of continuity, but the allocations may also take account of factors such as the capacity of each institution and its local NHS partners to provide the education, local NHS demand for qualified nurses and midwives, and local application rates.
