- Asked by: Christine Grahame, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 20 September 2000
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Current Status:
Answered by Frank McAveety on 28 September 2000
To ask the Scottish Executive what criteria will be applied to prioritise the allocation of the funds being made available from 2001-02 for the provision of central heating for pensioners.
Answer
I am convening a group to determine how the central heating initiative will be implemented. It will include representatives of the power companies and relevant charities. This is one of the issues which will be considered.
- Asked by: Christine Grahame, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 04 July 2000
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Current Status:
Answered by Iain Gray on 26 September 2000
To ask the Scottish Executive whether and how it monitors the use of tranquillising and sedative drugs in the caring of those suffering from dementia and other similar disorders.
Answer
I refer the member to the answer to question S1W-8493.
- Asked by: Christine Grahame, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 04 July 2000
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Current Status:
Answered by Iain Gray on 26 September 2000
To ask the Scottish Executive whether and how it monitors the use of "disguised drugs" such as drugs administered in a drink or sandwich in the caring of those suffering from dementia and other similar disorders.
Answer
General practitioners are responsible for prescribing and monitoring medication of each individual resident. Every nursing home is required by law to maintain a detailed record of every course of treatment administered to each resident from the date of admission, including that prescribed by medical or dental practitioners. Homes are subject to twice-yearly inspection, and all records are available for examination by the visiting registration inspection team.
- Asked by: Christine Grahame, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 16 August 2000
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Current Status:
Answered by Iain Gray on 26 September 2000
To ask the Scottish Executive how many elderly people are currently (a) in hospital or (b) at home who have been assessed as suitable for a nursing or residential home but whose placement has been deferred due to lack of funding, broken down by health board area.
Answer
The information requested is not currently available centrally; however, comprehensive consistent information on those in hospital awaiting discharge will be published for the first time later this year by the Information and Statistics Division of the NHS in Scotland. Information on both (a) and (b) should currently be available from each local authority in Scotland.
- Asked by: Christine Grahame, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Monday, 04 September 2000
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Current Status:
Answered by Iain Gray on 18 September 2000
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it intends to make the provision of day care for older people a statutory service.
Answer
Under section 12 of the Social Work (Scotland) Act 1968, local authorities are required to promote social welfare by making available advice, guidance and assistance on such a scale as may be appropriate for their area and to provide or secure provision of such facilities. The Scottish Executive has no plans to make the provision of day care services for older people a specific statutory duty.
- Asked by: Christine Grahame, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Friday, 21 July 2000
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Current Status:
Answered by Susan Deacon on 14 September 2000
To ask the Scottish Executive whether, at the time of decisions regarding the allocation of the Health Department's 1999-2000 end of year balance of #135 million, it considered allocating #200,000 to Glasgow Homeopathic Hospital to secure continuance of complementary treatments for cancer.
Answer
I understand that a weekly clinic continues to be provided at the hospital for complementary treatment for cancer sufferers and that this is funded out of existing resources.
The end-year balance of £135 million, out of a total health budget of over £5,000 million, to which the member refers, comprises mainly continuing, committed NHS expenditure, reflecting sensible financial planning and management by health boards and NHS Trusts. The remainder is being spent on Executive-wide, health-related projects.
- Asked by: Christine Grahame, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 22 August 2000
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Current Status:
Answered by Henry McLeish on 12 September 2000
To ask the Scottish Executive what the agenda is which it has been developing through the Scottish Textile Forum to suit the particular needs of Scotland referred to in its press release SE 1630/2000.
Answer
The Scottish Executive's main agenda to support the textile industry was outlined in SE Press Release 1687/2000 of 12 June. The Scottish Textile Forum met today to discuss how this and the action plan announced by the DTI on 6 June can be developed further.
- Asked by: Christine Grahame, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 22 August 2000
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Current Status:
Answered by Henry McLeish on 12 September 2000
To ask the Scottish Executive how much of the #10 million textile aid package announced in June for the textiles industry was or will be invested in Scotland.
Answer
I refer to the answer I gave on 5 September to question S1W-8931.
- Asked by: Christine Grahame, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 22 August 2000
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Current Status:
Answered by Henry McLeish on 12 September 2000
To ask the Scottish Executive what efforts it is making to train and retain young people in the textiles industry.
Answer
Training for young people in Scotland is delivered by Scottish Enterprise and Highlands and Islands Enterprise through the Enterprise Network. Co-ordinated activity is channelled through the Scottish Textiles Network, a body funded and supported by Scottish Enterprise, the key textiles LECs and Highlands and Islands Enterprise.
There are currently 86 young people undergoing work-based training through the Skillseekers programme, six of whom are training towards Modern Apprenticeships. The Enterprise Network is actively promoting Modern Apprenticeships in order to raise both awareness and the profile of the training programme amongst young people, their parents and employers. The Executive has set the Enterprise Network a target to reduce the proportion of Skillseekers leaving the programme early. Ultimately, it is for employers across all industrial sectors to manage the labour market available to them.
- Asked by: Christine Grahame, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 22 August 2000
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Current Status:
Answered by Henry McLeish on 12 September 2000
To ask the Scottish Executive who are the four champions of the textile industry referred to in its press release SE 1630/2000.
Answer
I announced the names of the four textiles champions on 12 June in SE Press Release 1687/2000. They are Belinda Robertson (Belinda Robertson Ltd), Michelle Mone (MJM International), James Sugden (Johnstons of Elgin) and Jim Thomson (Hawick Cashmere Company Ltd).
