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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)
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Question reference: S1W-22760

Asked by: Des McNulty, MSP for Clydebank and Milngavie, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Tuesday, 05 February 2002
Current Status: Answered by Mary Mulligan on 19 February 2002

To ask the Scottish Executive whether the equipment used by North Glasgow University Hospitals NHS Trust to assess patients' requirements in terms of hearing aids is suitable for carrying out assessments for suitability for digital hearing aids.

Question reference: S1W-22759

Asked by: Des McNulty, MSP for Clydebank and Milngavie, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Tuesday, 05 February 2002
Current Status: Answered by Mary Mulligan on 19 February 2002

To ask the Scottish Executive how many of the audiologists currently employed by the North Glasgow University Hospitals NHS Trust have been trained in (a) the diagnosis of patients' suitability for digital hearing aids, and (b) the fitting of digital hearing aids.

Question reference: S1W-22758

Asked by: Des McNulty, MSP for Clydebank and Milngavie, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Tuesday, 05 February 2002
Current Status: Answered by Mary Mulligan on 19 February 2002

To ask the Scottish Executive how many audiologists are currently employed by the North Glasgow University Hospitals NHS Trust.

The latest information available from ISD Scotland shows no medical staff employed by North Glasgow University Hospitals Trust in the specialty of audiological medicine as at 30 September 2000. This is a relatively recent addition to the specialty list and it may be that staff recorded in other ways were carrying out audiological services. Local NHS management will hold information on the current position. Contact details for NHS management personnel are available on www.show.scot.nhs.uk.

Question reference: S1W-22779

Asked by: Des McNulty, MSP for Clydebank and Milngavie, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Tuesday, 05 February 2002
Current Status: Answered by Lewis Macdonald on 19 February 2002

To ask the Scottish Executive what technical steps would be required to introduce a non-stop or very limited stop service between Glasgow and Edinburgh on the line via (a) Falkirk and (b) Shotts.

Question reference: S1W-22762

Asked by: Des McNulty, MSP for Clydebank and Milngavie, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Tuesday, 05 February 2002
Current Status: Answered by Malcolm Chisholm on 19 February 2002

To ask the Scottish Executive what the cost was of the recent consultation exercise carried out by the Greater Glasgow Primary Care NHS Trust into the siting of its proposed new secure care unit.

Question reference: S1W-22777

Asked by: Des McNulty, MSP for Clydebank and Milngavie, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Tuesday, 05 February 2002
Current Status: Answered by Lewis Macdonald on 19 February 2002

To ask the Scottish Executive how long the journey between Edinburgh and Glasgow would take using existing rolling stock if trains did not stop between Haymarket and Glasgow Queen Street stations and if the trains operated at their maximum permitted safe speeds.

Question reference: S1W-22774

Asked by: Des McNulty, MSP for Clydebank and Milngavie, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Tuesday, 05 February 2002
Current Status: Answered by Iain Gray on 19 February 2002

To ask the Scottish Executive whether there is any evidence of homeless people being moved from Edinburgh to Glasgow by (a) City of Edinburgh Council or (b) the police and, if so, how many have been moved in each year since 1999 broken down by (a) and (b).

A local authority may refer a homeless applicant to another authority if the applicant (a) has no local connection with the authority to whom he/she has applied, (b) has a local connection with the other authority and (c) will not be at risk of domestic violence in the other local authority area. I understand that, of the 4,410 homelessness applications received in Edinburgh in 2000-01, nine were referred to another local authority, but none were referred to Glasgow.

Question reference: S1W-22776

Asked by: Des McNulty, MSP for Clydebank and Milngavie, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Tuesday, 05 February 2002
Current Status: Answered by Lewis Macdonald on 19 February 2002

To ask the Scottish Executive how many dynamic loops there are on the rail line between Glasgow and Edinburgh via Falkirk and whether any additional loops would be required to permit significant improvements in the journey times through the introduction of non-stop or very limited stop trains on that route.

Question reference: S1W-22775

Asked by: Des McNulty, MSP for Clydebank and Milngavie, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Tuesday, 05 February 2002
Current Status: Answered by Lewis Macdonald on 19 February 2002

To ask the Scottish Executive what the (a) timetabled and (b) average actual rail journey time between Glasgow Queen Street and Edinburgh was in (i) 1961, (ii) 1971, (iii) 1981, (iv) 1991 and (v) 2001.

Question reference: S1W-22761

Asked by: Des McNulty, MSP for Clydebank and Milngavie, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Tuesday, 05 February 2002
Current Status: Answered by Mary Mulligan on 19 February 2002

To ask the Scottish Executive what the makes and model numbers are of the nine types of digital hearing aid available to NHS patients and whether these are the most up-to-date models made by the relevant companies.

The 17 digital hearing aids, which will be available to NHSScotland on renewal of the central contract on 1 April, are as follows:

Code	Supplier
DIGITRIM	A & M Hearing Ltd
SELECTRA	A & M Hearing Ltd
NEWTONE 001	G N Resound
NEWTONE 002	G N Resound
D61-10	Lavis Medical Systems
D61-20	Lavis Medical Systems
D61-40	Lavis Medical Systems
D71-10 P2	Lavis Medical Systems
D71-10S P2	Lavis Medical Systems
D71-20 P2	Lavis Medical Systems
D71-40 P2	Lavis Medical Systems
D71-40S P2	Lavis Medical Systems
WIDEX BRAVO B1	P C Werth Ltd
WIDEX BRAVO B2	P C Werth Ltd
WIDEX SENSO P37	P C Werth Ltd
AERO BTE	Phonak UK
AERO BTE AZ	Phonak UK

These aids have been selected by the Audiology Commodity Advisory Panel, which includes representatives from the audiology services, in consultation with Scottish Healthcare Supplies as the most appropriate selection to meet the range of clinical needs of patients.