Scottish Parliament

Scottish Parliament Written answers

Some recent written answers

Health (10 November 2008)

George Foulkes:

To ask the Scottish Executive what arrangements are made for patients requiring specialised medical treatment available only in hospitals in England.

Scottish Enterprise (12 November 2008)

Lewis Macdonald:

To ask the Scottish Executive what capital or revenue support Scottish Enterprise provided to the (a) Scottish Exhibition and Conference Centre (SECC), (b) Edinburgh International Conference Centre (EICC) and (c) Aberdeen Exhibition and Conference Centre (AECC) in 2007-08 and whether any such financial support will be provided within the current spending review period.

Renewable Energy (12 November 2008)

Peter Peacock:

To ask the Scottish Executive what research it has supported on the potential of growing algae for use as a fuel.

Renewable Energy (14 November 2008)

Lewis Macdonald:

To ask the Scottish Executive what the total funding value is of the Wave and Tidal Energy Support Scheme.

European Union (14 November 2008)

Rob Gibson:

To ask the Scottish Executive what input it has had in advance of the forthcoming EU Commission discussions to relax regulations governing the shape, size and appearance of fruit and vegetables.

Student Finance (10 November 2008)

Keith Brown:

To ask the Scottish Executive how much was paid to students in higher education by the Student Awards Agency for Scotland through all means including loans, bursaries, grants and hardship/access funds and how many students received support in these ways in each year since 2002-03

Alcohol Misuse (10 November 2008)

Robert Brown:

To ask the Scottish Executive what guidance is given to accident and emergency departments on whether under-18s admitted suffering from alcohol-related problems should be referred to alcohol counselling or support services.

NHS Finance (17 November 2008)

Cathy Jamieson:

To ask the Scottish Executive how it will fund any new (a) health centres, (b) hospitals and (c) other NHS facilities it intends to build between May 2007 and April 2011, broken down by NHS board.

Animal Welfare (14 November 2008)

Jamie McGrigor:

To ask the Scottish Executive what progress is being made by the UK case control study to estimate the risk of tail injury to dogs, to which the Scottish Government has contributed funding.

Parliamentary Questions (12 November 2008)

George Foulkes:

To ask the Scottish Executive when it will provide a substantive answer to question S3W-12149, which received a holding reply on 6 May 2008.

Central Heating (12 November 2008)

Rhoda Grant:

To ask the Scottish Executive what it calculates to be the cost of supply and installation of an oil-fired central heating system in a three-bedroomed house in the Western Isles.

Healthcare Associated Infection (17 November 2008)

Dr Richard Simpson:

To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S3W-14745 by Nicola Sturgeon on 24 July 2008, what changes are proposed in surveillance systems and reporting following the NHS boards’ six-month review of Clostridium difficile cases by hospital.

Mental Health (13 November 2008)

Gavin Brown:

To ask the Scottish Executive how much has been spent on tackling depression in the Lothians region in each year since 1999, also showing the year-on-year change.

Housing (12 November 2008)

Jamie Hepburn:

To ask the Scottish Executive whether obligations exist for factors to ensure best value in work that they undertake or commission on behalf of their clients.

NHS Staff (17 November 2008)

Cathy Jamieson:

To ask the Scottish Executive how many (a) registrars and (b) consultants were employed in the NHS in each year since 1997, broken down by NHS board.

St Andrew's Day (13 November 2008)

George Foulkes:

To ask the Scottish Executive how many Saltire-branded space hoppers it has ordered for the purposes of celebrating St Andrew’s Day 2008; where they were manufactured; what the item price is, and what the overall cost was of production.

Poverty (12 November 2008)

Irene Oldfather:

To ask the Scottish Executive what discussions it has had with the UK Government regarding promotion in Scotland of the European Year for Combating Poverty and Social Exclusion in 2010.

Animal Welfare (10 November 2008)

Peter Peacock:

To ask the Scottish Executive when it plans to publish the results of the consultation on the Draft Dog Welfare Code of Practice, which closed on 1 May 2008.

Housing (17 November 2008)

Bashir Ahmad:

To ask the Scottish Executive how many new homes have been built in the last three years.

Renewable Energy (14 November 2008)

Liam McArthur:

To ask the Scottish Executive when the final (a) capital and (b) revenue grant instalments were or will be issued to projects supported by the Wave and Tidal Energy Support Scheme.