- Asked by: Fiona Hyslop, MSP for Lothians, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 16 January 2002
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Current Status:
Answered by Iain Gray on 6 March 2002
To ask the Scottish Executive how much the administration of its central heating programme will cost in total.
Answer
The programme is administered by local authorities and housing associations for their own houses as part of the day to day administration of their stock. The amount of fees payable to Eaga for administering the programme in the private sector will depend on the number of systems installed, which in turn depends on the number of eligible households coming forward. It is therefore not possible at present to estimate the total cost, but fees for work in each dwelling will represent less than 7% of the average grant.
- Asked by: Fiona Hyslop, MSP for Lothians, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 16 January 2002
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Current Status:
Answered by Malcolm Chisholm on 18 February 2002
To ask the Scottish Executive how many general dental practitioners in Lothian have closed their patient lists.
Answer
The information requested is not held centrally. As independent contractors dentists can choose whether to treat individual patients, and some will only treat adult fee-paying patients privately.
- Asked by: Fiona Hyslop, MSP for Lothians, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 16 January 2002
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Current Status:
Answered by Malcolm Chisholm on 18 February 2002
To ask the Scottish Executive what the target waiting time is for patients who have been referred to a hospital to receive information regarding their status on the waiting list.
Answer
There is no national target waiting time for patients referred to hospital to receive details of their appointment with a consultant. The Electronic Clinical Communications Implementation Programme, which is currently being piloted, will support electronic booking of hospital appointments. This will enable patients, where appropriate, to receive details of their hospital outpatient appointment before leaving the GP surgery.
- Asked by: Fiona Hyslop, MSP for Lothians, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 16 January 2002
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Current Status:
Answered by Malcolm Chisholm on 8 February 2002
To ask the Scottish Executive how may general medical practitioners in Lothian have closed their patient lists.
Answer
Nine practices in the area of Lothian NHS Board have indicated that they are not currently accepting new patients.
- Asked by: Fiona Hyslop, MSP for Lothians, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 16 January 2002
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Answered by Lewis Macdonald on 8 February 2002
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will list bids whose applications for funding to (a) the Public Transport Fund and (b) the Integrated Transport Fund were refused.
Answer
The following local authority bids were not awarded funding from Round 4 of the Public Transport Fund:East Renfrewshire Council - A77 Fenwick Road Giffnock Reconfiguration.Renfrewshire Council - Paisley Town Centre Quality Bus project and Paisley Interchange study.Argyll & Bute Council - Lismore and Luing Ferry Services project development work. East Renfrewshire Council - Transportation Study for Glasgow Southern Circumferential Route.Orkney Islands - Public Transport Interchange project.Perth & Kinross Council - Interchange and cycle measures studySouth Ayrshire - Multi-modal travel study.Highland Council - Great Glen Transport Axis and Inverness City Centre Improvements Study.Aberdeen City Council - Urban Realm study.East Dunbartonshire Council- Integrated Community Access Plans study Fife Council - Forth Bridgehead Transportation studyNorth Lanarkshire Council - Safer Routes to School project and Quality Bus Corridors StudyWest Lothian Council - Airdrie Bathgate Railway Line reopening studyWESTRANS - park and ride strategy for West of Scotland developmentThere is no bidding process for the Integrated Transport Fund (ITF). ITF funds are allocated at the discretion of ministers.
- Asked by: Fiona Hyslop, MSP for Lothians, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Friday, 18 January 2002
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Current Status:
Answered by Patricia Ferguson on 1 February 2002
To ask the Scottish Executive what guidance it has given to its staff on the operation of the concordats between it and departments of Her Majesty's Government and on the operation of the Memorandum of Understanding between Her Majesty's Government, Scottish ministers and the Cabinet of the National Assembly for Wales.
Answer
No specific guidance has been issued to Scottish Executive staff on the operation of the Memorandum of Understanding between the UK Government and the devolved administrations and the concordats between Scottish Executive and UK Government Departments, as these documents themselves constitute guidance to staff.
- Asked by: Fiona Hyslop, MSP for Lothians, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 16 January 2002
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Answered by Lewis Macdonald on 30 January 2002
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S1W-21018 by Lewis Macdonald on 3 January 2002, what the eligibility criteria are for the Public Transport Fund.
Answer
The eligibility criteria for the Public Transport Fund are set out in circular DD3/2001 inviting bids. Copies are available in the Parliament's Reference Centre (Bib. number 18647).
- Asked by: Fiona Hyslop, MSP for Lothians, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 16 January 2002
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Answered by Lewis Macdonald on 30 January 2002
To ask the Scottish Executive what plans it has to improve the trunk road network in West Lothian.
Answer
We are committed to implementing the decisions that flow from the Central Scotland Transport Corridor Studies, which includes the A8/M8 corridor.
- Asked by: Fiona Hyslop, MSP for Lothians, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 16 January 2002
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Answered by Wendy Alexander on 30 January 2002
To ask the Scottish Executive what support it is giving, or intends to give, to any companies or other organisations that were suppliers of goods and services to the Motorola plant in Bathgate and/or the NEC plant in Livingston and have been or will be adversely affected by their closure.
Answer
Following the closure of the Motorola plant in Bathgate, the Motorola Partnership Action for Continuing Employment (PACE) team undertook a review of the likely impact of the closure on the supply base companies. The review concluded that while a few companies had been directly affected, the majority of the 300 suppliers had felt little or no significant impact. This PACE team is currently undertaking a similar review on the supply chain for NEC.Scottish Enterprise wrote to all the supplier companies outlining the assistance that may be available to those companies affected. That could include business advice, assistance and financial support. This package is still available to companies as required.
- Asked by: Fiona Hyslop, MSP for Lothians, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 16 January 2002
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Answered by Wendy Alexander on 30 January 2002
To ask the Scottish Executive what further special support it plans to offer West Lothian in light of the recent large scale redundancies and labour market statistics showing an increase in the claimant count level in the area.
Answer
As I announced to Parliament in December, the Executive is making £6 million available to help implement the West Lothian Action Plan for economic development. This fulfils the commitment to provide up to £10 milion following the Motorola closure last year.In addition, a wide range of specific support measures has been implemented to assist those affected by redundancies in the area. The Motorola Taskforce has already assisted in the redeployment of approximately three-quarters of former employees. Similarly, NEC employees will have access to a number of forms of assistance such as an on-site response team, counselling and high quality training. The unemployment rate in West Lothian remains below the Scottish average.
