- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Thursday, 22 November 2007
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Current Status:
Answered by Maureen Watt on 5 December 2007
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it believes that the curriculum for excellence can be satisfactorily delivered in all schools in West Dunbartonshire.
Answer
The values,purposes and principles of Curriculum for Excellence are not dependenton structures. It is for individualauthorities and schools to consider how best to provide an enriched curriculumfor pupils in order to maximise the educational benefits for pupils.
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Thursday, 22 November 2007
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Current Status:
Answered by Maureen Watt on 5 December 2007
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it has any concerns about the quality of the education and environment provided in Dumbarton Academy.
Answer
The quality ofeducation and environment provided in Dumbarton Academy is the responsibility of West DunbartonshireCouncil. We expect West Dunbartonshire Council to take the necessary action to secure continuous improvementin the school and our experience is that this is happening.
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Friday, 23 November 2007
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Current Status:
Answered by Shona Robison on 5 December 2007
To ask the Scottish Executive what time targets apply to the ambulance service for responding to emergency calls and what times are actually achieved for the Vale of Leven Hospital catchment area, broken down by local authority ward.
Answer
The key response timetargets which apply to the Scottish Ambulance Service differ according to the priorityattached to the call. The performance information requested is not broken down bylocal authority ward, however the ambulance stations which service the Vale of LevenHospital are Arrochar, Helensburgh and Vale of Leven and their performance is setout in the following table. Not all missions carried out from these stations willresult in the patient being taken to the Vale of Leven hospital, as that will dependon the condition of the patient and whether the Vale of Leven is the most appropriatehospital for them to be taken to.
Performance AgainstCategory A (Life-Threatening) and Category B (Serious but not Life-Threatening Calls)between 1 April 2007 and 25 November 2007.
| Station | Category A Demand | Category A Met within 8 Minutes | Category B Demand | Category B Met within 21 Minutes |
| Arrochar | 76 | 6(7.9%) | 101 | 50(49.5%) |
| Helensburgh | 500 | 269(53.8%) | 1,167 | 1,073(91.9% |
| Vale of Leven | 911 | 557(61.1%) | 1,643 | 1,538(93.6%) |
Note: *Informationsupplied by the Scottish Ambulance Service.
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Friday, 23 November 2007
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Current Status:
Answered by Nicola Sturgeon on 5 December 2007
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S3W-42 by Nicola Sturgeon on 31 May 2007, whether it has now received a report from the Scottish Health Council on the community engagement process undertaken by NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde in the review of services at the Vale of Leven Hospital.
Answer
As I made clear inmy previous response, it is imperative that NHS boards engage with patients andthe public and that their views are fully taken into account as proposals for servicechange are developed. The remit of the Independent Scrutiny Panel (ISP) which Iset up to consider NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde’s (NGSCC) proposals included assessingthe degree to which the board’s pre-consultation proposals appropriately took accountof the views of local stakeholders. The ISP received an interim report from the Scottish Health Council on the board’s engagement process to inform this part oftheir work.
The ISP report waspublished on 4 December and is available on the panel’s website:
http://www.independentscrutinypanels.org.uk/index.html.I expect NHSGGC totake full account of the findings of the ISP in developing its proposals for publicconsultation. As with any proposals for significant service change, final decisionswill rest with ministers. In making a decision I will take full account of all theavailable information, including the ISP report and the Scottish Health Councilreport on the board’s consultation process.
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Friday, 23 November 2007
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Current Status:
Answered by Nicola Sturgeon on 5 December 2007
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S3W-41 by Nicola Sturgeon on 31 May 2007, whether it is yet aware of any members of the community engagement panel involved in NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde’s review of services at the Vale of Leven Hospital who are satisfied with the process or the outcome of that review.
Answer
I refer the memberto the answer to question S3W-6905 on 5 December 2007. Allanswers to written parliamentary questions are available on the Parliament’s website;the search facility for which can be found at
http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/webapp/wa.search.
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 31 October 2007
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Current Status:
Answered by Bruce Crawford on 4 December 2007
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will publish the responses received to the First Minister’s letter to all states party to the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty with regard to gaining observer status at their meetings.
Answer
There are noplans to publish any responses received as this might prejudice free and frankdiscussion between governments.
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 31 October 2007
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Current Status:
Answered by Bruce Crawford on 4 December 2007
To ask the Scottish Executive what arrangements are in place to publish the responses received to the First Minister’s letter to all states party to the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty with regard to gaining observer status at their meetings.
Answer
There are noplans to publish any responses received as this might prejudice free and frankdiscussion between governments.
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Friday, 23 November 2007
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Current Status:
Answered by Nicola Sturgeon on 4 December 2007
To ask the Scottish Executive when NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde last advertised for an anaesthetist for the Vale of Leven Hospital.
Answer
GreaterGlasgow and Clyde NHS Board have advised that they last advertised for an Anaesthetist post on 13 November 2007. The advert was in the British Medical Journal andhas a closing date of 14 December 2007.
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Friday, 23 November 2007
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Current Status:
Answered by Nicola Sturgeon on 4 December 2007
To ask the Scottish Executive when NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde last advertised for staff for the Vale of Leven Hospital and what the nature was of the posts advertised.
Answer
Thisinformation is not held centrally however, Greater Glasgow and Clyde NHS Boardhave advised that they advertised four posts on 23 November 2007. The following table showsdetails of the posts advertised.
| Post | Category | Grade/Band | Hours | Tenure |
| Domestic Assistant | Ancillary | Band 1 | 12.5 | Fixed Term - 3 months |
| Health Care Assistant | Nursing | Band 2 | 8 | Permanent |
| Nurse | Nursing | Band 5 | 72 (1.92 whole-time equivalent) | Permanent |
| Nurse | Nursing | Band 5 | 15 | Permanent |
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 21 November 2007
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Current Status:
Answered by Bruce Crawford on 4 December 2007
To ask the Scottish Executive who is responsible for enforcing the Scottish Ministerial Code if it is breached by cabinet secretaries or ministers.
Answer
The ScottishMinisterial Code is the First Minister’s document and it sets out the standardsof conduct which he expects of government ministers. The First Minister is the ultimate judge of the standards of behaviourexpected of a minister and the appropriate consequences in the event of abreach of those standards. Ministers will only remain in office for as long asthey retain his confidence.
