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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: S1W-12676

Asked by: Tommy Sheridan, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Socialist Party
Date lodged: Monday, 22 January 2001
Current Status: Answered by Sam Galbraith on 5 February 2001

To ask the Scottish Executive what response it will make to the statements by Glasgow City Council in a paper to its Policy and Resources Committee on 16 January 2001 and the Convention of Scottish Local Authorities in the December 2000 issue of CoSLA Forward regarding the number of the poorest citi'ens in Glasgow and of the poorest households in Scotland who will be ineligible for assistance with water charges under its new proposals.

Question reference: S1W-12612

Asked by: Tommy Sheridan, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Socialist Party
Date lodged: Thursday, 18 January 2001
Current Status: Answered by Wendy Alexander on 1 February 2001

To ask the Scottish Executive how many miners have (a) received compensation in relation to serious and debilitating illnesses contracted as a result of their employment, such as emphysema, bronchitis and vibration white finger, and (b) applied for compensation but are yet to receive any payment.

Question reference: S1W-12618

Asked by: Tommy Sheridan, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Socialist Party
Date lodged: Thursday, 18 January 2001
Current Status: Answered by Jackie Baillie on 1 February 2001

To ask the Scottish Executive whether pensioner households in Glasgow will benefit from the central heating and insulation investment project planned by it during the period 1 April 2001 to 31 March 2002.

Question reference: S1W-10260

Asked by: Tommy Sheridan, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Socialist Party
Date lodged: Thursday, 05 October 2000
Current Status: Answered by Susan Deacon on 24 January 2001

To ask the Scottish Executive what assessment it has made of any benefits to the NHS of contracting out portering services and whether such contracting out to private companies offers better value for money.

The Scottish Executive has not made such an assessment. It is a matter for individual NHS health boards and Trusts to assess the benefits and value for money when considering contracting out services. In doing so they must follow guidance which makes clear that achieving quality and value in the management of support services does not mean presuming in favour of lower cost bids. Our National Health: A Plan for Action, A Plan for Change, published on 14 December 2000, reaffirms the Executive's commitment to achieving the highest possible standards of service in our hospitals and gives a commitment that these standards will in future form a critical element of the performance management process of NHS boards.

Question reference: S1W-11268

Asked by: Tommy Sheridan, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Socialist Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 15 November 2000
Current Status: Answered by Susan Deacon on 24 January 2001

To ask the Scottish Executive how much money earmarked for the detection, care and treatment of cancer patients within the NHS will be specifically devoted to patients suffering from methoselioma.

Cancer is a priority for the NHS in Scotland and a National Cancer Plan will be published in March 2001.Funding is not specifically earmarked for cancer services, which are an integral part of the treatment and care provided by the NHS. It is a matter for health boards and Trusts through their Health Improvement Programmes and Trust Implementation Plans to ensure appropriate high quality services are in place to meet the needs of their population.

Question reference: S1W-11804

Asked by: Tommy Sheridan, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Socialist Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 06 December 2000
Current Status: Answered by Iain Gray on 10 January 2001

To ask the Scottish Executive how many people died prematurely from illnesses which resulted from living in cold homes over the last three years and how many are expected to die over the next three years in similar circumstances.

Question reference: S1W-11888

Asked by: Tommy Sheridan, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Socialist Party
Date lodged: Monday, 11 December 2000
Current Status: Answered by Jackie Baillie on 3 January 2001

To ask the Scottish Executive how many pensioner households have had whole house central heating installed since 1 May 1997 and how many it estimates will have had it installed by 1 May 2001.

Question reference: S1W-11840

Asked by: Tommy Sheridan, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Socialist Party
Date lodged: Friday, 08 December 2000
Current Status: Answered by Jackie Baillie on 22 December 2000

To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will replace capital receipt payback rules with a system which allows local authorities to retain and spend all capital receipts in time for the next financial year.

Question reference: S1W-11839

Asked by: Tommy Sheridan, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Socialist Party
Date lodged: Friday, 08 December 2000
Current Status: Answered by Susan Deacon on 22 December 2000

To ask the Scottish Executive whether it has encouraged Scottish multiple sclerosis sufferers to participate in clinical trials to establish the therapeutic properties of cannabis and how many are expected to participate in these trials.

Question reference: S1W-10911

Asked by: Tommy Sheridan, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Socialist Party
Date lodged: Friday, 03 November 2000
Current Status: Answered by Sarah Boyack on 1 December 2000

To ask the Scottish Executive whether the contract for motorway maintenance on the A90 awarded to Yuill & Dodds was awarded by the Scottish Office or by it, when the contract was awarded and how much it was for.