- Asked by: Fiona Hyslop, MSP for Lothians, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Friday, 28 June 2002
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Current Status:
Answered by Andy Kerr on 26 July 2002
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S1W-25676 by Mr Andy Kerr on 27 May 2002, when the adjustment figure to the Scottish Assigned Budget for housing benefit for 2001-02 will be finalised; what it expects the figure to be, and when the monies will be paid.
Answer
A figure of £8.218 million has been agreed for 2001-2002 in respect of rent rebate. It will be picked up in the Autumn Budget Revision in December. It will be subject to revision in light of outturn for 2001-02, when known, and will not therefore be finalised until early 2003.
- Asked by: Fiona Hyslop, MSP for Lothians, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Friday, 28 June 2002
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Current Status:
Answered by Iain Gray on 26 July 2002
To ask the Scottish Executive whether training opportunities through the Institute for System Level Integration were provided for former employees of Motorola's Easter Inch plant.
Answer
I understand that a number of the former employees of the Motorola Easter Inch plant have been taken on by the Institute for System Level Integration (ISLI) via the normal MSc recruitment channels, with individuals accessing existing support mechanisms.No training opportunities for ISLI were specifically provided by the Motorola Taskforce.
- Asked by: Fiona Hyslop, MSP for Lothians, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Friday, 28 June 2002
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Current Status:
Answered by Iain Gray on 26 July 2002
To ask the Scottish Executive how it evaluates task forces like the one set up for former Motorola employees at Easter Inch; what criteria it uses in such evaluations, and whether such an evaluation has been carried out on the Motorola Task Force and, if so, whether it will publish any findings.
Answer
An evaluation of Motorola Taskforce (MTF) activity has been commissioned by Scottish Enterprise Edinburgh and Lothian on behalf of the Taskforce and is currently in the final stages of preparation. The final report is due at the end of July at which time decisions will be taken as to publication and distribution of the findings.The MTF action plan set targets at the outset to evaluate the effectiveness of the response and to identify learning points and best practice. The objectives of the evaluation include:
- Mapping the process (including influencing factors; organisations involved; actions taken; and identification and analysis of outputs);
- Impact assessment (impact of intervention and other measure of effectiveness), and
Recommendations (identification of learning points/good practice; recommendations for future redundancy responses).
- Asked by: Fiona Hyslop, MSP for Lothians, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Friday, 28 June 2002
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Current Status:
Answered by Andy Kerr on 26 July 2002
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S1W-25676 by Mr Andy Kerr on 27 May 2002, when the adjustment figure to the Scottish Assigned Budget for 2001-02 will be finalised; what it expects the figure to be, and when the monies will be paid.
Answer
A figure of £3.066 million has been agreed for 2001-02 in respect of council tax benefit. It will be picked up in the Autumn Budget Revision in December. It will be subject to revision in light of outturn for 2001-02, when known, and will not therefore be finalised until February 2003.
- Asked by: Fiona Hyslop, MSP for Lothians, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Friday, 28 June 2002
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Current Status:
Answered by Iain Gray on 26 July 2002
To ask the Scottish Executive what monies spent by the Motorola Task Force have been used to pay for staff from the Inland Revenue, the Benefits Agency and other United Kingdom government departments and why it was necessary to pay for these services from the funds available to the task force.
Answer
None.
- Asked by: Fiona Hyslop, MSP for Lothians, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Friday, 28 June 2002
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Current Status:
Answered by Andy Kerr on 26 July 2002
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S1W-25676 by Mr Andy Kerr on 27 May 2002, whether any monies were paid to the Scottish Consolidated Fund as a result of adjustments prior to the statement by the Deputy Minister for Finance and Public Services on 23 January 2002 and, if so, whether the Deputy Minister was aware of the position when he made that statement.
Answer
No monies were paid to the Scottish Consolidated Fund prior to the Statement.
- Asked by: Fiona Hyslop, MSP for Lothians, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 25 June 2002
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Current Status:
Answered by Malcolm Chisholm on 16 July 2002
To ask the Scottish Executive how many vacancies for consultants in the West Lothian Healthcare NHS Trust area there are, broken down by speciality and whether it expects this number to reduce and, if so, how, when and by how much.
Answer
The responsibility for employing consultants and filling vacant posts rests with the individual Trust. Information on when these posts are likely to be filled is not held centrally but may be held by local NHS management. Contact details for NHS management personnel are available on www.show.scot.nhs.uk.The Information and Statistics Division (ISD) of the Common Services Agency (CSA) conducts an annual collection of consultant and staff grade medical and dental vacancies.
Consultant vacancies in West Lothian Healthcare NHS Trust by speciality
as at 30 September, 2001 were:
| Speciality1 | 2001 Vacancies |
| All Specialities | 6 |
| Anaesthetics2 | 1 |
| Clinical radiology | 2 |
| Nuclear medicine | 0 |
| General surgery | 1 |
| Plastic surgery | 1 |
| Oral surgery | 1 |
Source: ISD(M) 4 Medical and Dental CensusNotes:1. Includes honorary appointments.2. Includes pain management.These data are released under National Statistics.
- Asked by: Fiona Hyslop, MSP for Lothians, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 25 June 2002
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Current Status:
Answered by Malcolm Chisholm on 16 July 2002
To ask the Scottish Executive what charging structure will be in place for car parking at the new Edinburgh Royal Infirmary and whether staff and medical students will be exempted from charges.
Answer
This is a matter for Lothian University Hospitals NHS Trust but any charges in place should be in accordance with national guidance. The department has begun a review of current car parking charge practice.
- Asked by: Fiona Hyslop, MSP for Lothians, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 25 June 2002
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Current Status:
Answered by Malcolm Chisholm on 11 July 2002
To ask the Scottish Executive what the projected shortfall in NHS funding for Lothian NHS Board is, broken down by NHS trust and hospital.
Answer
NHS Lothian has received its fair share of funding. In 2002-03 NHS Lothian will receive record funding of over £754 million, a 6.8% increase on 2001-02.Distribution of this allocation is a matter of local negotiation.
- Asked by: Fiona Hyslop, MSP for Lothians, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 25 June 2002
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Current Status:
Answered by Malcolm Chisholm on 10 July 2002
To ask the Scottish Executive how many NHS patients in the West Lothian Healthcare NHS Trust area on the true waiting list for a hip replacement operation (a) waited more than the target 10 months and (b) were seen within that timescale since the target was set and how many patients are currently on the list.
Answer
The information requested on performance against local waiting time targets is not collected since it is a matter for local NHS boards and Trusts. Information on performance against the national waiting time target is published quarterly and is available on the Scottish Health on the Web (SHOW) website at
http://show.scot.nhs.uk/isd/acute_activity/index.htm.
