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Parliamentary questions can be asked by any MSP to the Scottish Government or the Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body. The questions provide a means for MSPs to get factual and statistical information.

Written questions must be answered within 10 working days (20 working days during recess)
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Question reference: S3W-16290

Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Monday, 15 September 2008
Current Status: Answered by Nicola Sturgeon on 23 September 2008

To ask the Scottish Executive whether the “bug busters” teams that are to inspect hospitals for cleanliness, as reported in Scotland on Sunday on 14 September 2008, will monitor the implementation of all healthcare associated infection standards in hospitals.

Question reference: S3W-16286

Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Monday, 15 September 2008
Current Status: Answered by Nicola Sturgeon on 23 September 2008

To ask the Scottish Executive when the “bug busters” teams that are to inspect hospitals for cleanliness, as reported in Scotland on Sunday on 14 September 2008, will be operational.

Question reference: S3W-16287

Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Monday, 15 September 2008
Current Status: Answered by Nicola Sturgeon on 23 September 2008

To ask the Scottish Executive what the “bug busters” teams that are to inspect hospitals for cleanliness, as reported in Scotland on Sunday on 14 September 2008, will monitor.

Question reference: S3W-16289

Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Monday, 15 September 2008
Current Status: Answered by Nicola Sturgeon on 23 September 2008

To ask the Scottish Executive what the frequency of inspections will be by the “bug busters” teams that are to inspect hospitals for cleanliness, as reported in Scotland on Sunday on 14 September 2008.

Question reference: S3W-16280

Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Monday, 15 September 2008
Current Status: Answered by Nicola Sturgeon on 23 September 2008

To ask the Scottish Executive whether the Healthcare Associated Infection (HAI) Task Force has developed an HAI monitoring framework with key performance indicators and, if so, when it was implemented.

Question reference: S3W-16259

Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Friday, 12 September 2008
Current Status: Answered by Nicola Sturgeon on 23 September 2008

To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S3W-15608 by Nicola Sturgeon on 8 September 2008, whether any amendments were made to the draft reports from the independent review team and Health Protection Scotland between 1 August 2008 and publication on 7 August 2008.

The Independent Review Report was sent to the publishers on 1 August 2008.

The Health Protection Scotland (HPS) report was commissioned by the Scottish Government. The information for the report was provided by NHS boards was for analytical interpretation of the data by HPS. Amendments were made to the report, during the specified period, by scientific and professional staff to provide clarity of interpretation.

Question reference: S3W-15796

Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Wednesday, 27 August 2008
Current Status: Answered by Nicola Sturgeon on 23 September 2008

To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S3W-14337 by Nicola Sturgeon on 15 July 2008, when NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde instigated its look-back review of Clostridium difficile cases at the Vale of Leven Hospital.

Question reference: S3W-16132

Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Tuesday, 09 September 2008
Current Status: Answered by Richard Lochhead on 23 September 2008

To ask the Scottish Executive when the awards for the Scotland Rural Development Programme grant will be announced.

The Scotland Rural Development Programme is being delivered through eight different funding mechanisms, some of which, including the Food Processing, Marketing and Co-operation (FPMC), have already made announcements regarding the award of grants.

The most recent of these announcements, on Thursday 11 September, gave the results of the first assessment round for the new Rural Development Contracts “ Rural Priorities (Rural Priorities).

The Cabinet Secretary for Rural Affairs and the Environment announced that 81 proposals had been approved, in full or in part, and would share £5.9 million of funding.

The next assessment round for Rural Priorities is scheduled to take place in October this year and the results will be announced shortly thereafter.

Question reference: S3W-16281

Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Monday, 15 September 2008
Current Status: Answered by Nicola Sturgeon on 22 September 2008

To ask the Scottish Executive how the Cabinet Secretary for Health and Wellbeing monitors progress in relation to the Healthcare Associated Infection Task Force delivery plan.

Our key stakeholders meet every two months and provide regular progress reports on their sections the Healthcare Associated Infection Delivery Plan. The delivery plan can be viewed at http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Publications/2008/03/07110818/0.

The HAI Task Force meets on a quarterly basis and provides updates on the progression of the HAI three year delivery plan.

I meet with officials on a regular basis to discuss all aspects of the HAI Delivery Plan.

Question reference: S3W-16254

Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Friday, 12 September 2008
Current Status: Answered by Nicola Sturgeon on 22 September 2008

To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S3W-15495 by Nicola Sturgeon on 5 September 2008, whether it considers that this answer is consistent with the Cabinet Secretary for Health and Wellbeing’s commitment to being open and transparent in sharing information with families affected by Clostridium difficile at the Vale of Leven Hospital.