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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: S4F-00087

Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Monday, 27 June 2011
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 30 June 2011

To ask the First Minister what action the Scottish Government will take in response to figures showing that one in 10 care homes have been assessed by Social Care and Social Work Improvement Scotland as weak or unsatisfactory in at least one area of inspection.

Question reference: S4W-00885

Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Thursday, 16 June 2011
Current Status: Answered by Nicola Sturgeon on 24 June 2011

To ask the Scottish Executive how many people the NHS has employed in each year since 1999, expressed as (a) headcount and (b) full-time equivalent.

Question reference: S4W-00731

Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Monday, 13 June 2011
Current Status: Answered by Nicola Sturgeon on 24 June 2011

To ask the Scottish Executive how much it will receive in Barnett consequentials arising from the £600 million announced by the Secretary of State for Health for cancer services over the next three years and how it will allocate it.

Question reference: S4W-00730

Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Monday, 13 June 2011
Current Status: Answered by Nicola Sturgeon on 24 June 2011

To ask the Scottish Executive how much it received in Barnett consequentials arising from spending by the UK Government on cancer services in 2010-11 and how it has been allocated.

Question reference: S4W-00755

Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Monday, 13 June 2011
Current Status: Answered by Nicola Sturgeon on 24 June 2011

To ask the Scottish Executive whether a reduction in laboratory services at the Vale of Leven Hospital is in keeping with the SNP 2011 manifesto commitment to keep services local.

No decision has been made as yet about changes to laboratory services in the Clyde area.

The Scottish Government is committed to keeping NHS services as local as possible whilst recognising that patient safety and sustainable high quality care remain the priorities.

I expect all boards to plan and provide services in line with this commitment. Where changes to local services are proposed, the consideration must be fully informed by robust evidence and meaningful engagement with the appropriate stakeholders.

Question reference: S4W-00756

Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Monday, 13 June 2011
Current Status: Answered by Nicola Sturgeon on 24 June 2011

To ask the Scottish Executive whether the cost of sending samples for laboratory testing from the Vale of Leven Hospital to the Royal Alexandra Hospital has been estimated and, if so, what the annual cost will be.

Question reference: S4W-00752

Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Monday, 13 June 2011
Current Status: Answered by Nicola Sturgeon on 24 June 2011

To ask the Scottish Executive when the review of laboratory services in NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde commenced.

Question reference: S4W-00753

Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Monday, 13 June 2011
Current Status: Answered by Nicola Sturgeon on 24 June 2011

To ask the Scottish Executive what the outcome was of the review of laboratory services in NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde and when it was considered by the board.

Question reference: S4W-00754

Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Monday, 13 June 2011
Current Status: Answered by Nicola Sturgeon on 24 June 2011

To ask the Scottish Executive whether the outcome of the review of laboratory services in NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde represents a significant service change that will come before the Cabinet Secretary for Health, Wellbeing and Cities Strategy for decision.

Question reference: S4W-00831

Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Wednesday, 15 June 2011
Current Status: Answered by Nicola Sturgeon on 24 June 2011

To ask the Scottish Executive how it ensures the quality of care for older people.

Scottish ministers are required to prepare and publish standards for regulated care services including care homes. There is already a specific set of National Care Standards in place for this type of services setting out the quality and standards of service that users should expect from their provider.

Social Care and Social Work Improvement Scotland (SCSWIS) inspects and regulates services against the requirements and criteria set in legislation as well as the National Care Standards.

I also refer the member to the answer to question S4F-15 on 2 June 2011. The answer to the oral parliamentary question is available on the Parliament’s website, the official report can be viewed at:

http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/apps2/business/orsearch/ReportView.aspx?r=6271&mode=html.