- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Friday, 14 October 2005
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Answered by Lewis Macdonald on 3 November 2005
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it is aware of the use by NHS boards or local authorities of private sector-provided adult care institutions for people with learning disabilities.
Answer
I refer the member to the answer to question S2W-19867 on 3 November 2005. All answers to written parliamentary questions are available on the Parliament鈥檚 website, the search facility for which can be found at .
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Friday, 14 October 2005
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Current Status:
Answered by Lewis Macdonald on 3 November 2005
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it considers the provision of care in private sector-provided adult care institutions for people with learning disabilities to be consistent with the principle of moving away from institutional care, established in the The same as you?.
Answer
I refer the member to the answer to question S2W-19867 on 3 November 2005. All answers to written parliamentary questions are available on the Parliament鈥檚 website, the search facility for which can be found at .
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Thursday, 13 October 2005
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Answered by Andy Kerr on 2 November 2005
To ask the Scottish Executive how and when the recommendations of Report: Review of NHS 24 will be put into practice.
Answer
Of the 22 recommendations, most are for NHS 24 and the area NHS boards to progress, while some are for the health department. Work on a number of them has already begun. I expect the recommendations to be taken forward in partnership wherever that is appropriate and I also expect them to be delivered within the deadlines where these have been set. Progress will be monitored closely and shall be reported to me on a quarterly basis.
The priority for NHS 24 and all area NHS boards at the moment is to develop robust plans to deal with the expected winter demands on out of hours services. This addresses the first recommendation in the report.
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Thursday, 13 October 2005
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Current Status:
Answered by Andy Kerr on 2 November 2005
To ask the Scottish Executive what action can be taken to further include ethnic minorities in health education schemes.
Answer
NHS Health Scotland who have the remit to promote health improvement are reviewing all materials and resources they publish, including their health promotion material, over the next six to twelve months to ensure ethnic and cultural factors associated with health and health care are considered.
In addition, NHS Scotland introduced the Equality and Diversity Impact Assessment Toolkit for both the Health Department and NHS Scotland in March 2005. The toolkit is intended to support consideration of equality and diversity issues in the design, development and delivery of policies and services across NHS Scotland which includes health education schemes.
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Thursday, 13 October 2005
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Current Status:
Answered by Lewis Macdonald on 1 November 2005
To ask the Scottish Executive what action will be taken to provide the best possible standard of mental health provision for the elderly.
Answer
The Care Commission regulates and monitors standards within care homes, day care services and care at home services for the elderly, including those with mental health problems.
The NHS Health Scotland鈥檚 Later Life Programme and the Scottish Executive National Programme for Improving Mental Health and Well-Being are also working together to promote mental health and well-being in later life.
We will continue to work with the partner agencies to ensure that approaches to mental health awareness, prevention, protection and care extend to all ages.
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 18 October 2005
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Answered by Rhona Brankin on 27 October 2005
To ask the Scottish Executive whether Scottish Water has paid any compensation to businesses for loss of earnings resulting from delayed completion of works.
Answer
This is a matter for Scottish Water. I have forwarded your inquiry to Scottish Waters Chief Executive and asked him to write to you.
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 18 October 2005
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Current Status:
Answered by Rhona Brankin on 27 October 2005
To ask the Scottish Executive whether Scottish Water has made any ex gratia payments to businesses for loss of earnings and inconvenience as a result of delayed completion of works.
Answer
This is a matter for Scottish Water. I have forwarded your inquiry to Scottish Waters Chief Executive and asked him to write to you.
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 20 September 2005
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Answered by Hugh Henry on 4 October 2005
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will carry out research to identify the number of people who can be categorised as having no income and no assets, in light of the report of the Working Group on Debt Relief.
Answer
The working group considered that it would be helpful to have an indication of the number of no income no assets (NINA) debtors and therefore commissioned a desk study of existing research on over-indebtedness and debt with a view to identifying any information relating to research to try and provide more detailed information on the size of the NINA pool and whether there were different types of NINA debtors who might require different solutions.
It was not possible, however, to quantify with any accuracy the number of NINA debtors in Scotland. Officials are currently considering whether further research is needed and if so when and how it should be undertaken.
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 20 September 2005
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Current Status:
Answered by Hugh Henry on 4 October 2005
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will include the recommendations from the report of the Working Group on Debt Relief in the forthcoming Bankruptcy and Diligence Bill.
Answer
The working group reported back to the bill team in June 2005. Officials are considering how to take it forward. The bill currently in preparation will introduce wide ranging reforms to the legislation affecting these areas. It is necessary to consider what impact these reforms will have before deciding whether it is appropriate to introduce further reforms which have the potential to markedly increase the numbers of Scottish sequestrations.
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 20 September 2005
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Current Status:
Answered by Hugh Henry on 4 October 2005
To ask the Scottish Executive which recommendations it will take forward from the report of the Working Group on Debt Relief.
Answer
The group鈥檚 recommendations propose extensive reform of debtor access to sequestration. A bill is currently in preparation which will introduce wide ranging reforms to the legislation affecting these areas. It is necessary to consider what impact these reforms will have before deciding whether it is appropriate to introduce further reforms which have the potential to markedly increase the numbers of Scottish sequestrations.
