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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.

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Question reference: S4W-12797

Asked by: James Dornan, MSP for Glasgow Cathcart, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Friday, 01 February 2013
Current Status: Answered by Alex Neil on 1 March 2013

To ask the Scottish Government how many consultants specialising in geriatrics were employed by the NHS in September (a) 2006, (b) 2007, (c) 2008, (d) 2009, (e) 2010, (f) 2011 and (g) 2012 and what the annual change was, expressed as a percentage.

The information requested on how many consultants specialising in geriatrics were employed by the NHS as at 30 September for each of the last seven years can be found in the following tables.

Table 1 shows the total headcount of consultants specialising in geriatrics and the percentage change each year.

Geriatrics	Headcount	% change from the previous year
Sep-06	128	x
Sep-07	137	7.0%
Sep-08	144	5.1%
Sep-09	149	3.5%
Sep-10	155	4.0%
Sep-11	157	1.3%
Sep-12	159	1.3%

Source: ISD Scotland.

Table 2 shows the total whole time equivalent (WTE) of consultants specialising in geriatrics and the percentage change each year.

Geriatrics	WTE	% change from the previous year
Sep-06	118.9	x
Sep-07	126.7	6.6%
Sep-08	133.6	5.4%
Sep-09	137.4	2.9%
Sep-10	140.5	2.3%
Sep-11	141.5	0.7%
Sep-12	144.6	2.2%

Source: ISD Scotland.

Question reference: S4O-01832

Asked by: James Dornan, MSP for Glasgow Cathcart, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 20 February 2013
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 27 February 2013

To ask the Scottish Government what progress has been made by the Early Years Collaborative.

Question reference: S4O-01792

Asked by: James Dornan, MSP for Glasgow Cathcart, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 30 January 2013
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 7 February 2013

To ask the Scottish Government what discussions it has had with the UK Government about devolving consumer-related powers in light of the UK Government’s plans to abolish Consumer Focus.

Question reference: S4O-01690

Asked by: James Dornan, MSP for Glasgow Cathcart, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 09 January 2013
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 16 January 2013

To ask the Scottish Government who is involved in helping widen access to colleges for disabled people.

Question reference: S4W-11377

Asked by: James Dornan, MSP for Glasgow Cathcart, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 21 November 2012
Current Status: Answered by Michael Matheson on 3 December 2012

To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on the implementation of the Canadian guidelines on the clinical, symptomatic definition of myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS), as recommended in the Scottish Public Health Network report, Health Care Needs Assessment of Services for people living with ME-CFS.

Since the needs assessment was published, a synthesis of the best available evidence, including evidence drawn from people’s experience, to assist with the differential diagnosis and clinical management in primary care of adults with ME-CFS has been presented in the Scottish Good Practice Statement on ME-CFS, our key document on the management of ME-CFS in primary care.

The Good Practice Statement sets out Scottish Government’s position on diagnostic criteria for ME-CFS. The statement recognises that a number of definitions have been proposed for ME-CFS, including the Oxford (1991), the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC – Fukuda 1994) the Canadian Consensus Document (2003) and NICE Guideline (2007) and as yet, no one set has been universally agreed.

Question reference: S4O-01546

Asked by: James Dornan, MSP for Glasgow Cathcart, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 21 November 2012
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 29 November 2012

To ask the Scottish Government what progress there has been with the implementation of the Private Rented Housing (Scotland) Act 2011.

Question reference: S4O-01315

Asked by: James Dornan, MSP for Glasgow Cathcart, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 19 September 2012
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 26 September 2012

To ask the Scottish Government what recent progress the Detect Cancer Early Initiative has made.

Question reference: S4O-01193

Asked by: James Dornan, MSP for Glasgow Cathcart, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 20 June 2012
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 28 June 2012

To ask the Scottish Executive what recent discussions it has had with Scottish organisations carrying out development work in South Sudan.

Question reference: S4F-00776

Asked by: James Dornan, MSP for Glasgow Cathcart, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Monday, 18 June 2012
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 21 June 2012

To ask the First Minister what support the Scottish Government gives to carers.

Question reference: S4O-01142

Asked by: James Dornan, MSP for Glasgow Cathcart, Scottish National Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 06 June 2012
Current Status: Taken in the Chamber on 14 June 2012

To ask the Scottish Executive what progress has been made by the campaign, No Knives Better Lives.