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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)
Other questions such as Topical, Portfolio, General and First Minister's Question Times are taken in the Chamber

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Question reference: S3W-34372

Asked by: Ross Finnie, MSP for West of Scotland, Scottish Liberal Democrats
Date lodged: Thursday, 10 June 2010
Current Status: Answered by Shona Robison on 23 June 2010

To ask the Scottish Executive how many voluntary sports coaches there are, broken down by local authority area.

Question reference: S3W-34370

Asked by: Ross Finnie, MSP for West of Scotland, Scottish Liberal Democrats
Date lodged: Thursday, 10 June 2010
Current Status: Answered by Shona Robison on 23 June 2010

To ask the Scottish Executive what arrangements exist for monitoring the prevalence of obesity among pregnant women.

Information on a woman''s height and weight at Booking will shortly be mandatory categories in a woman''s Scottish Morbidity Record (SMR02).

NHS Quality Improvement Scotland''s Best Practice Statement on Maternal History Taking, which was published in August 2008, sets what information should be included as part of the Scottish Woman Held Maternity Record (SWHMR). This includes comprehensive information about a pregnant women''s personal physical health history in order to identify significant risks which may require referral to an obstetrician or other specialist service, including risk factors such as a body mass index (BMI) of over 35.

Preventing Overweight and Obesity in Scotland: A Route Map Towards Healthy Weight (published February 2010) sets out both national and local governments'' respective long-term commitment to tackling overweight and obesity, to help achieve a healthier Scotland and contribute towards sustainable economic growth. The Route Map acknowledges that the rise in the number of women who are obese during pregnancy is a cause for concern due to the risks that obesity poses to the health of both the mother and infant, as well as its influence on long-term adult health. There are a number of actions within the Route Map aimed at supporting pregnant women and new mothers to develop healthy lifestyle behaviours.

Question reference: S3W-34429

Asked by: Ross Finnie, MSP for West of Scotland, Scottish Liberal Democrats
Date lodged: Friday, 11 June 2010
Current Status: Answered by Nicola Sturgeon on 21 June 2010

To ask the Scottish Executive how many school nurses there were in 2009, broken down by NHS board.

Question reference: S3W-34430

Asked by: Ross Finnie, MSP for West of Scotland, Scottish Liberal Democrats
Date lodged: Friday, 11 June 2010
Current Status: Answered by Nicola Sturgeon on 21 June 2010

To ask the Scottish Executive how many physiotherapists were employed by NHS Scotland in each of the last five years, expressed as (a) whole-time equivalent and (b) headcount figures, broken down by NHS board.

NHS Workforce data is published by National Services Scotland, Information Services Division (ISD) Scotland. Information showing the number of physiotherapists employed by NHS board at 30 September for the years 2007 to 2009 is available at:

http://www.isdscotland.org/isd/servlet/FileBuffer?namedFile=Allied%20health%20professions%202009.xls&pContentDispositionType=attachment.

Prior to 2007 NHS Workforce Information was published based on the Whitley pay structure. For this reason it is not possible to compare the Whitley staff in post information to Afc bandings. Whitley nurse information for the years 2005 to 2006 is available at:

http://www.isdscotland.org/isd/servlet/FileBuffer?namedFile=WFF01_HB_REG.xls&pContentDispositionType=attachment for whole-time equivalent

http://www.isdscotland.org/isd/servlet/FileBuffer?namedFile=WFF02_HB_REG.xls&pContentDispositionType=attachment for headcount.

Question reference: S3W-34283

Asked by: Ross Finnie, MSP for West of Scotland, Scottish Liberal Democrats
Date lodged: Wednesday, 09 June 2010
Current Status: Answered by Nicola Sturgeon on 21 June 2010

To ask the Scottish Executive how many patients had organs accidentally punctured or cut during surgery in 2009, broken down by NHS board.

This information is not held centrally. Patient safety is a key priority for the Scottish Government. It is vital for patients to have confidence that when they access any part of the healthcare system, they will receive the best available treatment without fear of harm. The Scottish Patient Safety Programme is being implemented in every NHS board and is designed to improve the safety of care.

NHS boards are responsible for ensuring the quality, safety and effectiveness of the services they provide. Appropriate governance arrangements are in place and these arrangements are the subject of review by a number of external bodies and agencies. NHS Quality Improvement Scotland (NHS QIS) have commenced a review of all NHS boards in Scotland with regard to performance against NHS QIS Clinical Governance and Risk Management Standards.

Question reference: S3W-34379

Asked by: Ross Finnie, MSP for West of Scotland, Scottish Liberal Democrats
Date lodged: Thursday, 10 June 2010
Current Status: Answered by Shona Robison on 21 June 2010

To ask the Scottish Executive how many babies were born at the Inverclyde maternity unit in the last year.

Question reference: S3W-34381

Asked by: Ross Finnie, MSP for West of Scotland, Scottish Liberal Democrats
Date lodged: Thursday, 10 June 2010
Current Status: Answered by Nicola Sturgeon on 21 June 2010

To ask the Scottish Executive how many midwives have worked at the Inverclyde maternity unit in each of the last five years.

Number of Midwives Employed “ IRH CMU (Whole-Time Equivalent):

Year
2006-07	31.55
2007-08	27.77
2008-09	28.92
2009-10	26.75

Source: NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde.

Note: Board does not hold Argyll and Clyde data before 2006-07.

Question reference: S3W-34384

Asked by: Ross Finnie, MSP for West of Scotland, Scottish Liberal Democrats
Date lodged: Thursday, 10 June 2010
Current Status: Answered by Shona Robison on 21 June 2010

To ask the Scottish Executive how many maternity care assistants have worked at the Vale of Leven maternity unit in each of the last five years.

Question reference: S3W-34374

Asked by: Ross Finnie, MSP for West of Scotland, Scottish Liberal Democrats
Date lodged: Thursday, 10 June 2010
Current Status: Answered by Shona Robison on 21 June 2010

To ask the Scottish Executive how many objections sportscotland made about planning applications to build on playing fields in 2009.

Question reference: S3W-34378

Asked by: Ross Finnie, MSP for West of Scotland, Scottish Liberal Democrats
Date lodged: Thursday, 10 June 2010
Current Status: Answered by Shona Robison on 21 June 2010

To ask the Scottish Executive how many (a) men and (b) women aged (i) 10 to 16, (ii) 17 to 23 and (iii) 24 to 30 have been discharged from a psychiatric hospital with a diagnosis of eating disorder since 2008.

The information requested is shown in the following table:

Patients Aged 10 to 30 Years with a Diagnosis of Eating Disorder Discharged from Psychiatric Hospitals in Scotland: Years Ending 31 March 2008 and 2009

Sex/Age Group	2008	2009
Male
10-16	3	3
17-23	2	-
23-40	2	1
Female
10-16	25	34
17-23	21	27
24-30	31	29

Source: ISD Scotland, SMR04.