I refer the member to the answer to question S4W-30523 on 17 March 2016. All answers 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/parliamentarybusiness/28877.aspx.

I refer the member to the answer to question S4W-30523 on 17 March 2016. All answers 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/parliamentarybusiness/28877.aspx.

Responsibility for the Independent Living Fund (ILF) transferred from the UK Government to the Scottish Government on 1 July 2015. Data for the number of people in receipt of ILF prior to this date is therefore not the responsibility of the Scottish Government.

At the point of transfer on 1 July 2015, there were 2,812 people in receipt of ILF support in Scotland. All those users who have continued to remain eligible for ILF have continued to receive support from ILF Scotland.

Independent assessors (IA) play an important role in the assessment of potential living donors. Once accredited with the Human Tissue Authority (HTA), they act as a representative of both the donor and the HTA. There are sufficient IAs in Edinburgh, however the transplant unit based at the Queen Elizabeth University Hospital in Glasgow recently experienced a shortfall in the number of IAs required to interview potential donors and recipients. Following a recruitment exercise, several people have submitted applications to the HTA and will undergo training in March 2016.

I refer the member to the answer to question S4W-30523 on 17 March 2016. All answers 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/parliamentarybusiness/28877.aspx.

I refer the member to the answer to question S4W-30523 on 17 March 2016. All answers 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/parliamentarybusiness/28877.aspx.

In 2015, the Ministerial Advisory Group on Child Poverty met on 28 May 2015, and again with officials on 15 September 2015.

This year, the Ministerial Advisory Group on Child Poverty met, along with other stakeholders including the Independent Poverty Advisor, on 20 January 2016 to consider the future approach to tackling child poverty in Scotland in light of the changes being made by the UK Government to the Child Poverty Act 2010.

As stated in the answer to question S4W-28765, work to open the Independent Living Fund to new users is currently underway, in co-production with disabled people and their representative organisations and statutory partners. Further detail will be announced in due course.

As I announced in the chamber during the Stage 3 debate on the Carers Bill on Thursday, 4 February 2016, The Scottish Government has committed £4.75 million to NHS Board Carer Information Strategies in 2016-17. We have notified health boards of their allocations.

Table 1 shows the breast screening uptake^1,2 of women aged 50-70³ by deprivation category⁴ for 2011-12⁵.

Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation		2011-12
Category		Uptake
1 (Most deprived)		61.4
5 (Least deprived)		80.4

1 Only routine appointments are included, self/GP referral and early recall appointments

are not included.

2 Women are invited to attend screening once every three years.

3 The age range for routine invitation is 50-70 years.

4 Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation quintiles version 2012

5 The 2011-12 data is the latest year available by deprivation category. More recent years are unavailable due to ongoing data quality issues.

Source: Scottish Breast Screening Programme Information System

 

Table 2 shows the cervical screening uptake¹ of women aged 20-60² by deprivation category³ for 2013-14⁴.

Table 2.

Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation		2013-14
Category		Uptake
1 (Most deprived)		65.7
5 (Least deprived)		73.3

1 Women are invited to attend cervical screening once every three years. Uptake statistics are

based on women attending in the previous three and a half; the additional half year ensures that

all data for those women screened are reported on.
2 The age range for routine invitation is 20-60 years.
3 Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation quintiles version 2012.

4 The 2013-14 data is the latest year available by deprivation category. More recent years are unavailable due to ongoing data quality issues

Source: Scottish Cervical Call Recall System, Information Services Division Scotland.