- Asked by: Tavish Scott, MSP for Shetland, Scottish Liberal Democrats
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 16 June 2010
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Current Status:
Answered by John Swinney on 29 June 2010
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will list all of its and its agencies’ data management contracts with a value of £10,000 or more per annum, showing the (a) company awarded the contract, (b) annual cost of the contract, (c) start and end dates of the contract and (d) location of the data centre providing the service.
Answer
The Scottish Government has no existing or planned contracts classified as data management.
The contracts and tendering plans of the Scottish Government''s agencies are not held centrally.
- Asked by: Tavish Scott, MSP for Shetland, Scottish Liberal Democrats
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Date lodged: Monday, 14 June 2010
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Current Status:
Answered by Richard Lochhead on 24 June 2010
To ask the Scottish Executive when a full list of the successful applicants to the seventh round of the Rural Priorities scheme will be made public.
Answer
The result to date of the seventh round of the Rural Priorities assessment process is available on the Scottish Government website. This was released onto the website on 8 June 2010 complementing my announcement of the results on the same day. Further successful applicants will be added to the website after they submit the necessary supporting documentation confirming that they meet the eligibility criteria.
- Asked by: Tavish Scott, MSP for Shetland, Scottish Liberal Democrats
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Date lodged: Monday, 14 June 2010
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Current Status:
Answered by Richard Lochhead on 24 June 2010
To ask the Scottish Executive when all applicants to the seventh round of the Rural Priorities scheme will be advised of the success or otherwise of their application.
Answer
Results of the seventh round of the Rural Priorities scheme were announced by Richard Lochhead on 8 June 2010. Both approved and non-approved applications were published on the Rural Priorities element of the Scottish Government website that afternoon. As is standard practice, this is followed by a letter sent to the applicants by their Case Officer. Additional successful applicants will be notified and published on the website after they submit the necessary supporting documentation confirming that they meet the eligibility criteria.
- Asked by: Tavish Scott, MSP for Shetland, Scottish Liberal Democrats
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 16 June 2010
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Current Status:
Answered by John Swinney on 23 June 2010
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it has a policy for it or its agencies to use data centres sited in the Highlands and Islands and, if so, what the policy is.
Answer
Work is presently underway to develop an overarching ICT Strategy for the Scottish public sector, which sets out high-level aims aligned to our purpose and strategic priorities. Any specific policy on public sector data centres will be informed by an intended data centre survey and aligned to the overarching strategy.
- Asked by: Tavish Scott, MSP for Shetland, Scottish Liberal Democrats
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Date lodged: Thursday, 27 May 2010
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Current Status:
Answered by Richard Lochhead on 18 June 2010
To ask the Scottish Executive what is the total number of contracts under the Rural Development Contracts - Rural Priorities scheme issued to date; and how many have been paid in (a) part and (b) full in (i) Shetland, (ii) Orkney, (iii) Argyll, (iv) Ayrshire, (v) Borders, (vi) Clyde Valley, (vii) Dumfries and Galloway, (viii) Forth, (ix) Grampian, (x) Highland, (xi) Outer Hebrides and (xii) Tayside.
Answer
The total number of Rural Priorities cases approved to date is 4,422.
The number of claims paid, to 10 June 2010, is 2,391.
IT reports which will provide a detailed breakdown of payments made per region are under development. As a result, this information is currently unavailable.
- Asked by: Tavish Scott, MSP for Shetland, Scottish Liberal Democrats
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Date lodged: Thursday, 27 May 2010
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Current Status:
Answered by Richard Lochhead on 18 June 2010
To ask the Scottish Executive what the value to date is of (a) all contracts issued under the Rural Development Contracts - Rural Priorities scheme; (b) payments made in (i) Shetland, (ii) Orkney, (iii) Argyll, (iv) Ayrshire, (v) Borders, (vi) Clyde Valley, (vii) Dumfries and Galloway, (viii) Forth, (ix) Grampian, (x) Highland, (xi) Outer Hebrides and (xii) Tayside.
Answer
The value of all approved Rural Priorities cases to date is £327 million.
The value of payments made under Rural Priorities is £37 million, to 10 June 2010.
IT reports which will provide a detailed breakdown of payments made per region are under development. As a result, this information is currently unavailable.
- Asked by: Tavish Scott, MSP for Shetland, Scottish Liberal Democrats
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Date lodged: Thursday, 27 May 2010
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Current Status:
Answered by Richard Lochhead on 16 June 2010
To ask the Scottish Executive what action has to be taken, or information supplied, by successful applicants for contracts under the Rural Development Contracts - Rural Priorities scheme before they receive (a) part or (b) full payment of the value of their contract.
Answer
For rural priorities (RP) capital claims, applicants must submit a capital claim form, ensuring the claim details are accurate, valid and in accordance with their contract. Invoices in support of the claim must be properly receipted as per instructions on the website.
For annual recurrent claims, applicants need to complete two forms: a Single Application Form declaring all their land and any options on them, and the RP1 form, which records RP-specific claim details, following the published instructions carefully.
Payment processes and procedures under RP have been established to comply with the detailed financial control requirements of EU regulations.
Full guidance on the process for annual recurrent and capital claims under RP is available on the RP website at:
http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Topics/Farmingrural/SRDP/RuralPriorities/Howitworks/ClaimsPayments.
- Asked by: Tavish Scott, MSP for Shetland, Scottish Liberal Democrats
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 01 June 2010
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Current Status:
Answered by Nicola Sturgeon on 9 June 2010
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S3W-29129 by Nicola Sturgeon on 1 December 2009, when a review of the clinical management of acute cholecystitis was last undertaken and what the outcome was.
Answer
This information is not held centrally.
- Asked by: Tavish Scott, MSP for Shetland, Scottish Liberal Democrats
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 01 June 2010
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Current Status:
Answered by Nicola Sturgeon on 9 June 2010
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S3W-29129 by Nicola Sturgeon on 1 December 2009 and if a review of the clinical management of acute cholecystitis is not planned, what the reasons are for its position on this matter.
Answer
NHS boards are responsible for the provision of services for the populations they serve and will prioritise their annual work plan accordingly.
- Asked by: Tavish Scott, MSP for Shetland, Scottish Liberal Democrats
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 01 June 2010
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Current Status:
Answered by Nicola Sturgeon on 9 June 2010
To ask the Scottish Executive how many cases of acute cholecystitis have been treated by each NHS board in the last two years for which records are available.
Answer
The number of cases with a main diagnosis of acute cholecystitis treated by each NHS board in each of the last two calendar years is shown in the table.
Number of Hospital Stays with a Main Diagnosis of Cholecystitis: Calendar Years 2008 and 2009 NHS Board of Treatment
| NHS Board Of Treatment | Number of Stays 2008 | Number of Stays 2009 |
| NHS Ayrshire and Arran | 254 | 227 |
| NHS Borders | 52 | 57 |
| NHS Dumfries and Galloway | 31 | 47 |
| NHS Fife | 135 | 165 |
| NHS Forth Valley | 129 | 115 |
| NHS Grampian | 202 | 249 |
| NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde | 517 | 538 |
| NHS Highland | 116 | 88 |
| NHS Lanarkshire | 160 | 141 |
| NHS Lothian | 381 | 353 |
| NHS Orkney | 11 | 10 |
| NHS Shetland | 5 | 12 |
| NHS Tayside | 230 | 249 |
| NHS Western Isles | 2 | 1 |
| Golden Jubilee National Hospital | 22 | 10 |
