- Asked by: Drew Smith, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 19 May 2015
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Current Status:
Answered by Shona Robison on 1 June 2015
To ask the Scottish Government whether South Glasgow University Hospital's helicopter pad and its associated access arrangements are fully operational.
Answer
The helicopter pad at the new South Glasgow University Hospital is fully operational.
- Asked by: Drew Smith, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 19 May 2015
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Current Status:
Answered by Shona Robison on 1 June 2015
To ask the Scottish Government what redress is available to patients when the NHS waiting time guarantee has not been met.
Answer
<>I refer the member to the answer to question S4W-19009 on 15 January 2014. 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/parliamentarybusiness/28877.aspx.
- Asked by: Drew Smith, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 19 May 2015
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Current Status:
Answered by Fiona Hyslop on 28 May 2015
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S4O-04265 by Fiona Hyslop on 30 April 2015 (Official Report, c.1), what further action it has taken to resolve the dispute.
Answer
As I said in response to your previous question, it is a matter for National Museums Scotland (NMS), as the employer, and the unions to work together constructively to resolve the dispute. The cost of the full reinstatement of weekend working allowance is £394 thousand per annum. This is unaffordable to the organisation and I would again urge the unions and NMS to discuss a compromise which is both affordable to NMS and delivers an acceptable solution for the staff.
- Asked by: Drew Smith, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 12 May 2015
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Current Status:
Answered by Maureen Watt on 26 May 2015
To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to increase the number of stem cell donors.
Answer
The Anthony Nolan Trust (ANT) is a UK charity that matches individuals willing to donate their blood stem cells or bone marrow to people with blood cancer and blood disorders who desperately need lifesaving transplants. They work to recruit and retain the best possible donors.
ANT is currently in the process of expanding delivery of their ‘Register & Be a Lifesaver’ education programme into Scotland. They have already established a relationship with the Scottish National Blood Transfusion Service (SNBTS) in order to work alongside the SNBTS blood donation education scheme and also with the Scottish Government regarding the organ donation schools pack. The ANT programme helps to teach 16-18 year olds about the importance of donating bone marrow, blood and organs by training volunteers to give inspirational presentations.
SNBTS and ANT work in close collaboration with each other in order to increase recruitment to the stem cell register. SNBTS distributes ‘Give a Spit’ donor information leaflets and ‘Give a Spit’ stickers at blood donation sessions in Scotland to help publicise the ANT register. To encourage young donors to sign up they give support to ANT through their school talk programme by highlighting the vital work of the trust and the need for new donors. SNBTS and ANT continue to work together on specific recruitment drives and have been successfully recruiting new people to the register. There are also currently student ‘Marrow’ groups in five universities in Scotland, who help raise awareness of the stem cell register among young people.
In the financial year 2014-15 ANT recruited 5,602 new potential stem cell donors in Scotland.
- Asked by: Drew Smith, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 29 April 2015
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Current Status:
Answered by Keith Brown on 13 May 2015
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S4F-01163 by Alex Salmond on 31 January 2013 (Official Report, c.16266), which of the projects he listed have been completed.
Answer
The current status of those projects listed in question S4F-01163 is provided in the following table.
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Project name
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Current status
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Brechin High (Angus Council)
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In construction
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Wick High (Highland Council)
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In construction
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James Gillespie’s High (City of Edinburgh Council)
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In construction
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Primary Care Health Centres (NHS Lanarkshire)
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In construction
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Woodside Health Centre (NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde)
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In hub development
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Eastwood Health and Care Centre (NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde)
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In construction
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Gorbals Health Centre (NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde)
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In hub development
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Maryhill Health Centre (NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde)
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In construction
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Redevelopment of Royal Edinburgh Hospital Campus – Phase 1 (NHS Lothian)
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In construction
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Royal Hospital for Sick Children/Department of Clinical Neurosciences and Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service (NHS Lothian)
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In construction
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Redesign of Mental Health Facilities Argyll and Bute (NHS Highland)
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In hub development
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Forres, Tain and Woodside Health Centres (NHS Grampian and NHS Highland)
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Operational
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Ayrshire College – Kilmarnock Campus
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In construction
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Scottish National Blood Transfusion Service National Centre NHS (National Services Scotland)
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In construction
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Acute Mental Health and North Ayrshire Community Hospital (NHS Ayrshire and Arran)
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In construction
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Aberdeen Western Peripheral Route/Balmedie-Tipperty Road Scheme
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In construction
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- Asked by: Drew Smith, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Monday, 13 April 2015
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Current Status:
Answered by Michael Matheson on 7 May 2015
To ask the Scottish Government what impact it considers the amendments to the Counter-Terrorism and Security Act 2015 (Risk of Being Drawn into Terrorism) (Amendment and Guidance) Regulations 2015 will have on public sector bodies.
Answer
Counter-Terrorism is reserved and the legislation, and assessment of its impact, is therefore a matter for the UK Government. The impact assessment for the UK Government secondary legislation can be found at:
http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukia/2015/160/pdfs/ukia_20150160_en.pdf
The duty to have due regard to preventing people from becoming drawn into terrorism is a responsibility shared across the United Kingdom, and Scottish public bodies have been engaged in this strategy since 2008. Given the truncated timescale for the Counter-Terrorism and Security Act 2015 through the UK Parliament, the Scottish Government requested that appropriate time was given to ensure that the public bodies in Scotland were properly identified and consulted.
The Scottish Government discussed the impact with relevant stakeholder groups, as well as engaging with sectors on the drafting of the statutory guidance, published by the Home Office, in order to ensure its applicability for the Scottish context. Scottish Government officials continue to engage with the relevant sector leads to support the development and implementation of the legislation in Scotland.
The Prevent Duty Guidance for Scotland can be found at:
https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/417941/Prevent_Duty_Guidance_for_Scotland.pdf
- Asked by: Drew Smith, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 29 April 2015
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Current Status:
Answered by John Swinney on 6 May 2015
To ask the Scottish Government on (a) how many and (b) what occasions a Scottish Government employer, including non-departmental public bodies and executive agencies, has sought the assistance of ACAS to resolve a dispute between it and a recognised trades union.
Answer
Within the Scottish Government main bargaining unit (core directorates and some other bodies) and Scottish Government marine bargaining unit there has been no use of ACAS in resolving disputes with the trade unions.
It is a matter for individual employers whether to use ACAS in dispute resolution and records are not held centrally.
- Asked by: Drew Smith, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 29 April 2015
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Current Status:
Taken in the Chamber on 6 May 2015
To ask the Scottish Government whether Barnett consequentials arising from a mansion tax could help the NHS meet its waiting time guarantee.
Answer
Taken in the Chamber on 6 May 2015
- Asked by: Drew Smith, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Monday, 20 April 2015
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Current Status:
Answered by Derek Mackay on 29 April 2015
To ask the Scottish Government how many pedestrian crossings there are and how many are fitted with tactile cones, broken down by local authority.
Answer
The information requested is not held centrally.
- Asked by: Drew Smith, MSP for Glasgow, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 22 April 2015
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Current Status:
Taken in the Chamber on 30 April 2015
To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to resolve the industrial dispute at the National Museums of Scotland.
Answer
Taken in the Chamber on 30 April 2015
