- Asked by: Sandra White, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Friday, 01 October 2004
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Current Status:
Answered by Andy Kerr on 26 November 2004
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the announcement by Malcolm Chisholm regarding the Queen Mother’s Hospital and the Royal Hospital for Sick Children, Yorkhill on 30 September 2004 (Official Report, c 10753-54), whether these hospitals will remain at their current location.
Answer
The location of the new developmentof maternity, paediatric and adult services in Glasgow will be determined throughan option appraisal exercise which will be subject to approval by the Advisory Groupled by Professor Andrew Calder.
- Asked by: Sandra White, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 03 November 2004
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Current Status:
Answered by Cathy Jamieson on 17 November 2004
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it has any plans to meet Strathclyde Police in light of the increase in the number of knife crimes in the Strathclyde area and, in particular, in Glasgow.
Answer
The Scottish Executive is very concerned about knife crime and its contribution to violence. We are currently considering what measures are required to tackle violent crime including reviewing the law and enforcement on knife crime. I expect to discuss this with the Association of Chief Police Officers Scotland in due course.
- Asked by: Sandra White, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 03 November 2004
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Current Status:
Answered by Malcolm Chisholm on 16 November 2004
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the announcement by the Chancellor of the Exchequer that 2005 would be the UK Year of the Volunteer and the subsequent announcement that voluntary sector partners have been identified and will receive funding from the Home Office, what information it has on which voluntary sector partners have been identified in Scotland.
Answer
Ministers are currently considering how to involve Scotland in this initiative. Therefore no decisions have been made regarding the potential involvement of Scottish voluntary sector partners.
- Asked by: Sandra White, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 03 November 2004
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Current Status:
Answered by Andy Kerr on 16 November 2004
To ask the Scottish Executive whether there are any plans to require hospital visitors to wash their hands on leaving patients’ bedsides to combat the spread of MRSA.
Answer
The management of the spread of infection is complex and visitors are as likely to bring infection into hospitals, unknowingly, as to carry it away after a visit. Making hand hygiene compulsory for visitors would be difficult to enforce. We expect NHS boards to offer hand hygiene advice, particularly in the context of outbreaks or for infected patients in isolation. The Chief Medical Officer has issued Top Tips which guide visitors on how to help reduce the spread of infection.
- Asked by: Sandra White, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 03 November 2004
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Current Status:
Answered by Malcolm Chisholm on 16 November 2004
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it is aware of any meetings which have taken place between LPG Living and Glasgow Housing Association Ltd’s Investment and Regeneration Department.
Answer
I have asked Angiolina Foster, Chief Executive of Communities Scotland, to respond. Her response is as follows:
The Executive understands there have been discussions between Glasgow Housing Association and LPG Living, but has not been involved in those discussions.
- Asked by: Sandra White, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 03 November 2004
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Current Status:
Answered by Malcolm Chisholm on 16 November 2004
To ask the Scottish Executive what events are planned in Scotland as part of the UK Year of the Volunteer 2005, as announced by the Chancellor of the Exchequer.
Answer
I refer the member to the answer to S2W-11696, answered on 9 November 2004. All answers to written parliamentary questions are available on the Parliament's website, the search facility for which can be found at
http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/webapp/wa.search.
- Asked by: Sandra White, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 03 November 2004
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Current Status:
Answered by Malcolm Chisholm on 16 November 2004
To ask the Scottish Executive when the secondary housing stock transfer between Glasgow Housing Association Ltd and local housing organisations in Glasgow will be completed.
Answer
I have asked Angiolina Foster, Chief Executive of Communities Scotland, to respond. Her response is as follows:
Both the Scottish Executive and Glasgow Housing Association Ltd remain committed to Second Stage Transfers. The Glasgow Housing Association has a prototype programme in progress involving 16,000 houses, and has indicated in its new draft Business Plan an ambition to achieve the transfer of the majority of its stock by 2007. However, of paramount importance in progressing these proposals will be ensuring the delivery of commitments to tenants, and securing majority tenant support.
- Asked by: Sandra White, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 03 November 2004
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Current Status:
Answered by Malcolm Chisholm on 16 November 2004
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the announcement by the Chancellor of the Exchequer that 2005 would be the UK Year of the Volunteer, how much money is being made available to support this initiative, broken down by (a) organisation and (b) local authority area.
Answer
I refer the member to the answer to S2W-11696, on 9 November 2004. All answers to written parliamentary questions are available on the Parliament's website, the search facility for which can be found at
http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/webapp/wa.search.
- Asked by: Sandra White, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 03 November 2004
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Current Status:
Answered by Malcolm Chisholm on 16 November 2004
To ask the Scottish Executive how many new build houses for rent have been completed in Glasgow since the transfer of housing stock from Glasgow City Council to Glasgow Housing Association Ltd.
Answer
I have asked Angiolina Foster, Chief Executive of Communities Scotland to respond. Her response is as follows:
Since the Glasgow housing stock transfer in March 2003, 1,338 new build houses for rent have been completed with Scottish Executive funding, with a further 986 expected to be completed in 2004-05.
- Asked by: Sandra White, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 03 November 2004
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Current Status:
Answered by Malcolm Chisholm on 16 November 2004
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it has discussed the sale of high rise flats in the Glasgow area with Glasgow Housing Association Ltd and LPG Living.
Answer
I have asked Angiolina Foster, Chief Executive of Communities Scotland, to respond. Her response is as follows:
No discussions have been held with either Glasgow Housing Association Ltd or LPG Living about this issue.
