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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.

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Question reference: S4O-01285

Asked by: Adam Ingram, MSP for Carrick, Cumnock and Doon Valley, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 12 September 2012
Current Status: Answered by Alex Neil on 20 September 2012

To ask the Scottish Government what the incidence has been of single-crewed ambulance deployment in the Carrick area of NHS Ayrshire and Arran in each of the last three years.

I can advise the Member that across Scotland the total incidence of single-crewing for April to June 2012 (inclusive) was 1.0% of those shifts that were rostered to be double-crewed. The equivalent figure for the South-West Division, which includes NHS Ayrshire and Arran was 0.7%.

Of that total, many of the instances of single-crewing occurred due to exceptional circumstances, such as short notice sickness absence. Excluding these, the figure was 0.7% across Scotland and 0.6% for the South West.

I can assure the member that the current difficulties in the Girvan and South Carrick area are being actively resolved, a new recruit takes up post in November to fill a current vacancy. We are committed to ensuring that single-crewing does not become a recurring theme and so that Mr Ingram’s constituents, and indeed people across the country, can have confidence that the Scottish Ambulance Service will provide a high-quality and effective response when they are needed.

Question reference: S4W-09737

Asked by: Adam Ingram, MSP for Carrick, Cumnock and Doon Valley, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 19 September 2012
Current Status: Answered by Michael Matheson on 19 September 2012

To ask the Scottish Government whether it plans to legislate to amend or replace the Mental Health (Care and Treatment) (Scotland) Act 2003 before the end of 2014.

Question reference: S4O-01191

Asked by: Adam Ingram, MSP for Carrick, Cumnock and Doon Valley, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 20 June 2012
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 28 June 2012

To ask the Scottish Executive how it will showcase Scots culture for the year of Homecoming 2014 and beyond.

Question reference: S4W-07816

Asked by: Adam Ingram, MSP for Carrick, Cumnock and Doon Valley, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Monday, 11 June 2012
Current Status: Initiated by the Scottish Government. Answered by Nicola Sturgeon on 12 June 2012

To ask the Scottish Executive when Healthcare Improvement Scotland's report on NHS Ayrshire and Arran’s management of significant adverse events will be published and what subsequent action will be taken.

I can confirm that I have received the Healthcare Improvement Scotland report and it is being published today. NHS Ayrshire and Arran has developed an improvement plan which will be monitored by officials. This improvement plan is also being published today.

To ensure national learning from this report, I have instructed that a national framework for the management of adverse events be developed. This will support a consistent approach to the management of adverse events across NHSScotland and ensure at all times a culture of openness, trust, continuous learning and service improvement.

In addition to this, I have asked all boards to consider the HIS recommendations and to review their local policies and procedures. I have asked Healthcare Improvement Scotland to undertake a rolling programme of health board reviews over the course of the next 12 months to provide assurance that all appropriate action has been taken.

Question reference: S4O-01094

Asked by: Adam Ingram, MSP for Carrick, Cumnock and Doon Valley, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 30 May 2012
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 7 June 2012

To ask the Scottish Executive what its position is on data published by Ofcom suggesting that 85% of the Scottish population is covered by 2G mobile coverage compared with 99% in England.

Question reference: S4O-01078

Asked by: Adam Ingram, MSP for Carrick, Cumnock and Doon Valley, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 23 May 2012
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 31 May 2012

To ask the Scottish Executive what its response is to the recommendations in the report, Communication Matters: Improving Communication in Additional Support Needs, by the Centre for Research in Education, Inclusion and Diversity at the University of Edinburgh.

Question reference: S4W-07049

Asked by: Adam Ingram, MSP for Carrick, Cumnock and Doon Valley, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 02 May 2012
Current Status: Answered by Keith Brown on 16 May 2012

To ask the Scottish Executive how many bids Transport Scotland received for a Freight Facilities Grant in 2011-12 and has received for (a) 2012-13 and (b) 2013-14.

Question reference: S4W-07051

Asked by: Adam Ingram, MSP for Carrick, Cumnock and Doon Valley, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 02 May 2012
Current Status: Answered by Keith Brown on 11 May 2012

To ask the Scottish Executive what the value of bids for Freight Facilities Grant was in 2011-12 and is for (a) 2012-13 and (b) 2013-14.

The capital cost of the four eligible applications received in 2011-12 was indicated to be £2.2 million, whilst the total minimum level of Freight Facilities Grant support identified was £0.9 million.

Five eligible applications were received which would draw on the budget available for the three-year period 2012-13 to 2014-15. Early indications are that the total capital cost of these proposed projects is approximately £20.2 million, with a total level of Freight Facilities Grant support sought of approximately £10.7 million.

Question reference: S4W-07050

Asked by: Adam Ingram, MSP for Carrick, Cumnock and Doon Valley, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 02 May 2012
Current Status: Answered by Keith Brown on 11 May 2012

To ask the Scottish Executive what the locations were of proposed projects for Freight Facilities Grant in 2011-12 and are for (a) 2012-13 and (b) 2013-14.

The breakdown of the four eligible applications received in 2011-12 by Regional Transport Partnership area is as follows: HITRANS –3 and SPT – 1.

Five eligible applications were received which would draw on the budget available for the three-year period 2012-13 to 2014-15. The breakdown by Regional Transport Partnership area is as follows: HITRANS – 3, SPT – 1 and SEStran – 1. It is not possible to assign applications to a specific year, since they are likely to involve funding spread across two or three years.

Question reference: S4O-00995

Asked by: Adam Ingram, MSP for Carrick, Cumnock and Doon Valley, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 02 May 2012
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 10 May 2012

To ask the Scottish Executive what progress has been made to establish a rural parliament.