- Asked by: Rhoda Grant, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 03 November 2009
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Current Status:
Answered by Shona Robison on 12 November 2009
To ask the Scottish Executive what public authorities offer staff the opportunity to donate blood at organised group sessions and whether such staff continue to be paid while taking time to donate blood.
Answer
The Scottish National Blood Transfusion Service (SNBTS), which organises and collects blood donations, currently works with a number of, but not all, public authorities, including fire and police organisations, local councils, universities, colleges and hospitals.
Data on whether staff from the relevant organisations who give blood are paid is not collated centrally. However, SNBTS believes that this is the case.
The SNBTS Accessibility Group is expanding as much as possible the blood donation collections that take place with other NHS bodies.
- Asked by: Rhoda Grant, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 30 September 2009
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Current Status:
Answered by Alex Neil on 28 October 2009
To ask the Scottish Executive for what reason there were no new supply shared equity completions in Argyll and Bute in (a) 2007-08 and (b) 2008-09.
Answer
My previous answer to the question S3W-27821 on 28 September 2009, has been revised as there had been new supply shared equity completions in Argyll and Bute in 2007-08 and 2008-09. In 2007-08, there were 39 new supply shared equity properties completed. In 2008-09, there were 20 new supply shared equity properties completed. The letter sent to you on the 21 October 2009, noting the amendment, has been placed in the Scottish Parliament''s Information Centre (Bib. number 49491), and S3W-27821 will be changed on the official record.
- Asked by: Rhoda Grant, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Thursday, 01 October 2009
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Current Status:
Answered by Shona Robison on 28 October 2009
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S3W–22473 by Shona Robison on 27 April 2009, what plans it has to ensure that NHS Highland has an orthoptist pre-school screening programme in place.
Answer
Scottish Government Officials are in contact with NHS Highland to monitor the situation and expect to receive an update from NHS Highland in the next few weeks.
The Scottish Government Health Directorates will issue a Chief Executive Letter (CEL) in late 2009 to reinforce the recommendations for implementation contained in the Health for all children 4: Guidance on Implementation in Scotland.
- Asked by: Rhoda Grant, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Thursday, 01 October 2009
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Current Status:
Answered by Shona Robison on 28 October 2009
To ask the Scottish Executive what guidance has been issued to NHS boards regarding working with schools and parents on young people's health.
Answer
A significant amount of guidance has been issued to NHS boards regarding working with schools and parents on young people''s health. This includes guidance, which may not be primarily addressed to NHS boards but requires them to work in partnership with local authority children''s services and education authorities.
All guidance published by the Scottish Government is available at:
http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Publications/Recent.
- Asked by: Rhoda Grant, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Thursday, 01 October 2009
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Current Status:
Answered by Shona Robison on 28 October 2009
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S3W-22474 by Shona Robison on 27 April 2009, what the timescale is for every NHS board area to have an orthoptist pre-school screening programme in.
Answer
As stated in my previous answer, a date has not been specified. The NHS boards who have not yet introduced an orthoptist pre-school screening programme are working towards doing so, or towards introducing a programme supervised by an orthoptist or an optometrist.
The Scottish Government Health Directorates will issue a Chief Executive Letter (CEL) in late 2009 to reinforce the recommendations for implementation contained in Health for all children 4: Guidance on Implementation in Scotland.
- Asked by: Rhoda Grant, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Thursday, 01 October 2009
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Current Status:
Answered by Shona Robison on 28 October 2009
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S3W-22472 by Shona Robison on 27 April 2009, what plans it has to ensure that NHS Highland is fully compliant with the report, health for all children 4: Guidance on Implementation in Scotland.
Answer
The work to address the variation in implementation of certain aspects of health for all children 4 across Scotland continues. This includes NHS Highland. The Scottish Government Health Directorate will issue a Chief Executive Letter (CEL) in late 2009 to reinforce the recommendations for implementation contained in Health for all children 4: Guidance on Implementation in Scotland.
- Asked by: Rhoda Grant, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 30 September 2009
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Current Status:
Answered by Alex Neil on 27 October 2009
To ask the Scottish Executive for what reason no new supply shared equity houses in Shetland (a) were completed in 2007-08 and (b) are estimated to be completed in 2009-10.
Answer
New supply shared equity is one mechanism available to support first-time buyers. Housing completions in Shetland in 2007-08 and 2009-10 reflect the strategic priorities of the local authority, as set out in its Local Housing Strategy. This saw investment targeted in alternative grants to support first-time buyers.
- Asked by: Rhoda Grant, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 30 September 2009
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Current Status:
Answered by Alex Neil on 27 October 2009
To ask the Scottish Executive for what reason there were no new supply shared equity completions in the Western Isles in (a) 2007-08 and (b) 2008-09.
Answer
New supply shared equity is one mechanism available to support first-time buyers. Housing completions in the Western Isles in 2007-08 and 2008-09 reflect the strategic priorities of the local authority, as set out in its Local Housing Strategy. This saw investment targeted in alternative grants to support first-time buyers.
- Asked by: Rhoda Grant, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 30 September 2009
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Current Status:
Answered by Alex Neil on 27 October 2009
To ask the Scottish Executive what the level of funding was in (a) 1999-00, (b) 2000-01, (c) 2001-02, (d) 2002-03, (e) 2003-04, (f) 2004-05, (g) 2005-06, (h) 2006-07 and (i) 2007-08 for affordable housing projects in the Highlands and Islands region.
Answer
Nearly £260 million of grant funding from the Affordable Housing Investment Programme has been invested in the four Local Authorities in the Highlands and Islands, namely Highland Council, Orkney Island Council, Shetland Islands Council and Comhairle nan Eilean Siar during the period 1 April 1999 to 31 March 2008. A breakdown of this investment is shown in the following table.
| Year | Spend (£ million) |
| 1999-2000 | 10.157 |
| 2000-01 | 11.037 |
| 2001-02 | 13.864 |
| 2002-03 | 15.815 |
| 2003-04 | 21.002 |
| 2004-05 | 27.388 |
| 2005-06 | 44.060 |
| 2006-07 | 58.300 |
| 2007-08 | 58.235 |
| Total | 259.858 |
- Asked by: Rhoda Grant, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 30 September 2009
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Current Status:
Answered by Alex Neil on 27 October 2009
To ask the Scottish Executive for what reason no new supply shared equity houses in Orkney (a) were completed in (i) 2007-08 and (ii) 2008-09 and (b) are estimated to be completed in 2009-10.
Answer
New supply shared equity is one mechanism available to support first-time buyers. Housing completions in Orkney in 2007-08, 2008-09 and 2009-10 reflect the strategic priorities of the local authority, as set out in its Local Housing Strategy. This saw investment targeted in alternative grants to support first-time buyers.
