- Asked by: Dr Richard Simpson, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 08 March 2011
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Current Status:
Answered by John Swinney on 16 March 2011
To ask the Scottish Executive what the functions are of Waterwatch Scotland and what organisations will handle them when Waterwatch is closed.
Answer
Waterwatch Scotland is the operating name of the Water Customer Consultation Panels and the convener of those panels. The functions are set out in the Water Industry (Scotland) Act 2002 and can be summarised as representing the views and interest of water customers and investigating any complaint from those customers. The Public Services Reform (Scotland) Act 2010, on commencement of the relevant sections, dissolves Waterwatch and transfers the representative and complaints-handling functions to the National Consumer Council (whose operating name is Consumer Focus) and the Scottish Public Services Ombudsman respectively.
- Asked by: Dr Richard Simpson, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 08 March 2011
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Current Status:
Answered by John Swinney on 16 March 2011
To ask the Scottish Executive what the budgeted costs are for the functions of Waterwatch Scotland to be dispersed to (a) the Scottish Public Services Ombudsman, (b) Consumer Focus Scotland, (c) the proposed new consumer forum and for other functions or duties not yet allocated.
Answer
The budgeted costs for Waterwatch Scotland''s representative and complaints-handling functions that transfer to the National Consumer Council (whose operating name is Consumer Focus) and the Scottish Public Services Ombudsman respectively under the Public Services Reform (Scotland) Act 2010 were set out in the supplementary Financial Memorandum (at paragraphs 6 to 28) for that act, which can be found at:
http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/s3/bills/26-PubSerRef/index.htm.
The Scottish Government has not proposed a consumer forum to replace any of Waterwatch Scotland''s functions I refer the member to the answer to question S3W-40409 on 16 March 2011 which sets out the statutory position with regards to the functions of Waterwatch Scotland.
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/Apps2/Business/PQA/Default.aspx.
- Asked by: Dr Richard Simpson, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 08 March 2011
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Current Status:
Answered by John Swinney on 16 March 2011
To ask the Scottish Executive how the independence of collating consumer advice will be ensured if the bodies requested to create the alternative body to Waterwatch Scotland are Scottish Water, the Water Industry Commissioner for Scotland and Consumer Focus Scotland.
Answer
The Scottish Government has not requested Scottish Water, the Water Industry Commissioner for Scotland and Consumer Focus Scotland to create an alternative body to Waterwatch Scotland. I refer the member to the answer to question S3W-40409 on 16 March 2011 which sets out the statutory position with regards to the functions of Waterwatch Scotland.
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/Apps2/Business/PQA/Default.aspx.
- Asked by: Dr Richard Simpson, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 08 March 2011
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Current Status:
Answered by Shona Robison on 16 March 2011
To ask the Scottish Executive what the revised targets are for (a) 2010-11 and (b) 2011-12 for starting hepatitis C treatment.
Answer
Under the Hepatitis C Phase 2 Action Plan, the revised target for 2010-11 is to have 1,000 new initiations of people onto antiviral treatment. We expect NHS boards to exceed this number of treatment initiations this year.
No target has yet been set for treatment initiations in 2011-12.
- Asked by: Dr Richard Simpson, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 08 March 2011
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Current Status:
Answered by John Swinney on 16 March 2011
To ask the Scottish Executive what consultations were held with the (a) board and (b) management of Waterwatch Scotland regarding the proposed consumer forum to replace its function of consulting consumers.
Answer
The Scottish Government has not proposed a consumer forum to replace Waterwatch Scotland''s representative function.
- Asked by: Dr Richard Simpson, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 08 March 2011
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Current Status:
Answered by John Swinney on 16 March 2011
To ask the Scottish Executive what the level of satisfaction of consumers consulting Waterwatch Scotland has been in each year since it was established.
Answer
This information is not held centrally and I have asked the Chief Officer of Waterwatch to reply to the member.
- Asked by: Dr Richard Simpson, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 08 March 2011
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Current Status:
Answered by John Swinney on 16 March 2011
To ask the Scottish Executive what the cost of Waterwatch Scotland as audited was in (a) 2008-09 and (b) 2009-10 and what the estimated costs are for 2010-11.
Answer
The costs in 2008-09 and 2009-10 of Waterwatch Scotland are set out in its annual report which is laid in the Parliament annually and is available from the Scottish Parliament Information Centre. The budgeted costs of Waterwatch Scotland for 2010-11 are set out in its corporate plan which can be found at http://www.waterwatchscotland.org/publications/waterwatch-scotland-corporate-plan-2010-11/.
- Asked by: Dr Richard Simpson, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 08 March 2011
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Current Status:
Answered by Shona Robison on 16 March 2011
To ask the Scottish Executive whether eculizumab is part of the national medication reinsurance scheme in Scotland.
Answer
No national medication reinsurance scheme operates in Scotland. However, NHS boards do participate in the national orphan drugs risk share scheme. Eculizumab is not included in that scheme.
- Asked by: Dr Richard Simpson, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 08 March 2011
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Current Status:
Answered by John Swinney on 16 March 2011
To ask the Scottish Executive how many jobs were created in Clackmannanshire by the establishment of Waterwatch Scotland.
Answer
This information is not held centrally and I have asked the Chief Officer of Waterwatch Scotland to reply to the member.
- Asked by: Dr Richard Simpson, MSP for Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Monday, 28 February 2011
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Current Status:
Answered by Nicola Sturgeon on 16 March 2011
To ask the Scottish Executive for what reason the draft clinical standards in NHS Scotland Wheelchair and Seating Services - Clinical Standards Consultation do not refer to recommendation 3 of Moving Forward: Review of NHS Wheelchair and Seating Services in Scotland.
Answer
Draft Standard 1, Essential Criteria 1.1 states that clinical assessments of mobility and mobility needs are person-centred and anticipatory. This corresponds with the Quality Ambitions detailed in the Healthcare Quality Strategy for NHS Scotland, and also with recommendation 3 of Moving Forward, which states that at referral, assessment and provision, services will be led by requirements of users and carers.
