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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)
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Question reference: S3W-26887

Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Wednesday, 02 September 2009
Current Status: Answered by Alex Neil on 10 September 2009

To ask the Scottish Executive how many central heating systems were installed, not including legacy central heating programme installations, as part of the Energy Assistance Package by the end of August 2009.

Question reference: S3W-26888

Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Wednesday, 02 September 2009
Current Status: Answered by Alex Neil on 10 September 2009

To ask the Scottish Executive how many individual applications to the Energy Saving Trust for the Energy Assistance Package have resulted in work being allocated to contractors and what percentage this represents of all applications.

The Energy Assistance Package provides a range of measures to applicants and details of those and the numbers benefiting can be found at:

http://www.energysavingtrust.org.uk/scotland/Scotland/Energy-Assistance-Package/Programme-Statistics.

The latest statistics available cover the period from April to the end of July.

Of the 1,477 referred to Stage 4 by the end of July, the managing agent has indicated that 1,324 were accepted, subject to survey, and 1,296 of those were allocated to survey. Of those allocated to survey, 21 have subsequently cancelled and 611 have been identified as qualifying for Stage 4 measures.

Of the 611 the managing agent is progressing 349 applications (57%) i.e. awaiting permissions, agreeing specifications etc and 262 applications (43%) have been allocated to a contractor for work to be undertaken.

Question reference: S3W-26849

Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Tuesday, 01 September 2009
Current Status: Answered by Shona Robison on 9 September 2009

To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S3W-25940 by Nicola Sturgeon on 17 August 2009, which NHS boards have invested in the Infertility Network Scotland service and consequently reduced their waiting times for IVF treatment.

Question reference: S3W-26850

Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Tuesday, 01 September 2009
Current Status: Answered by Shona Robison on 9 September 2009

To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S3W-25940 by Nicola Sturgeon on 17 August 2009, what work is being undertaken by Infertility Network Scotland and when this is likely to be implemented.

Question reference: S3W-26853

Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Tuesday, 01 September 2009
Current Status: Answered by Shona Robison on 9 September 2009

To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S3W-25945 by Nicola Sturgeon on 17 August 2009, whether the Cabinet Secretary for Health and Wellbeing supports patients being able to choose to have IVF treatment where waiting times are shorter, particularly if they are near the upper age limit.

Disparity in the length of waiting times for IVF across NHS boards in Scotland is due, in part, to differences in criteria and funding being applied across NHS boards which is a long standing problem.

We are funding Infertility Network Scotland to work with NHS boards to fully implement infertility guidance and ensure patients voices are heard in the future provision of this service. In addition, an Expert Group on Infertility Services will shortly be set up and the group will consider how best to ensure equity of access across Scotland.

Question reference: S3W-26906

Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Thursday, 03 September 2009
Current Status: Answered by Jim Mather on 9 September 2009

To ask the Scottish Executive how much money will be available in the resilience fund for the third sector.

Question reference: S3W-26905

Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Thursday, 03 September 2009
Current Status: Answered by Jim Mather on 9 September 2009

To ask the Scottish Executive what criteria must be met in order to receive assistance from the resilience fund for the third sector.

Question reference: S3W-26904

Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Thursday, 03 September 2009
Current Status: Answered by Jim Mather on 9 September 2009

To ask the Scottish Executive what the overall aim is of its resilience fund for the third sector.

A roundtable discussion took place on the 14 April 2009 in St Andrews House, where ministers discussed with third sector leaders how the sector is responding to the downturn, its longer term resilience, and how to ensure the maximum alignment between government, the third sector, local authorities and other public bodies, in both weathering the downturn and making the most of the emerging opportunities.

Scottish ministers considered carefully the issues emerging from the roundtable discussion, and have agreed a set of actions to take forward the key issues. (The agreed set of actions can be found at http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Topics/People/15300/ProposedActions).

The Scottish Government is currently developing with it''s third sector partners a Resilience Fund for third sector organisations providing front line services that have been affected by the recession, through either seeing an increased demand for their services or experiencing cash flow difficulties.

Funding of £1.6 million to £1.7 million will be available and it is intended would be targeted at third sector organisations who can clearly demonstrate, and describe, how a shock caused by the recession has led to increased demand or significantly undermined their services.

An announcement about the parameters for the fund will be made soon.

Question reference: S3W-26907

Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Thursday, 03 September 2009
Current Status: Answered by Jim Mather on 9 September 2009

To ask the Scottish Executive whether the resilience fund for the third sector will fund core frontline services.

Question reference: S3W-26908

Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Thursday, 03 September 2009
Current Status: Answered by Jim Mather on 9 September 2009

To ask the Scottish Executive how it will avoid the resilience fund for the third sector displacing the loss of public sector funding.