- Asked by: Christine Grahame, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Friday, 13 October 2000
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Current Status:
Answered by Susan Deacon on 29 November 2000
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S1O-2273 by Susan Deacon of 20 September 2000 what further additional steps it has taken to publicise the influen'a vaccination programme for those aged 65 and over.
Answer
The measures being taken to publicise the influenza vaccination programme were outlined fully in my reply to question S1O-2273. The second phase of the publicity campaign is currently in train.
- Asked by: Christine Grahame, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 03 October 2000
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Current Status:
Answered by Sarah Boyack on 28 November 2000
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S1W-9538 by Sarah Boyack on 28 September 2000, whether it will publish the raw evidence given to the Scott Wilson feasibility study, in particular the report by the Scottish Borders Tourist Board, and any notes from the detailed discussions held, and what the reasons are for its position in relation to the publication or otherwise of this material.
Answer
I will arrange for a copy of the report prepared by the Scottish Borders Tourist Board (SBTB) to be made available to the Scottish Parliament Information Centre. The information obtained in the consultants' interviews with officers of SBTB, Scottish Borders Council and Scottish Borders Enterprise is not in a publishable form.
- Asked by: Christine Grahame, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 16 August 2000
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Current Status:
Answered by Wendy Alexander on 24 November 2000
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S1W-7782 by Nicol Stephen on 14 August 2000, whether any specific assessment has been made of the potential impact of a possible 100% tariff on the Border's cashmere industry and, if so, what that assessment is.
Answer
Estimates of the potential impact of US tariffs on the cashmere industry in the Borders were made by the industry in June, when a US announcement was expected, and were based on the industry's order book at that time. The immediate impact of US action, now or in the future, would vary depending on the order book at the time. The Scottish Executive will continue to work hard until this threat has been lifted.
- Asked by: Christine Grahame, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Thursday, 09 November 2000
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Current Status:
Answered by Malcolm Chisholm on 24 November 2000
To ask the Scottish Executive how it intends to encourage the development of day care centres.
Answer
I refer the member to my response to question S1W-11128.
- Asked by: Christine Grahame, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Friday, 10 November 2000
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Current Status:
Answered by Malcolm Chisholm on 24 November 2000
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S1W-1933 by Iain Gray on 7 October 1999, what role day care centres play in assisting older people to reside in their homes for as long as practicable, in providing respite for carers and in preventing isolation.
Answer
The Scottish Executive recognises that day care centres can play a valuable role in assisting older people to reside in their own homes, in providing respite for carers and in preventing isolation.
The Social Work (Scotland) Act 1968 requires local authorities to make provision for and develop those community care services they consider appropriate to meet the needs of their areas.
- Asked by: Christine Grahame, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Thursday, 09 November 2000
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Current Status:
Answered by Malcolm Chisholm on 23 November 2000
To ask the Scottish Executive how many people, who have been assessed as needing residential care, have died in the (a) Scottish Borders Council and (b) East Lothian Council areas whilst waiting to be placed in residential or nursing care in each year from 1997 to 2000 to date.
Answer
The information requested is not held centrally.
- Asked by: Christine Grahame, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Thursday, 09 November 2000
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Current Status:
Answered by Sarah Boyack on 23 November 2000
To ask the Scottish Executive when it will provide a substantive answer to question S1W-10209 lodged on 3 October 2000.
Answer
I hope to be able to provide a reply shortly.
- Asked by: Christine Grahame, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Thursday, 09 November 2000
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Current Status:
Answered by Malcolm Chisholm on 23 November 2000
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it has any plans to reconsider its recommendation in Regulating Care and the Social Services Workforce that day care services be included in a national regulation framework and ensure that the provision of such services by day care centres is a statutory requirement on local authorities.
Answer
It remains our intention to include day care services in the new national regulation framework. We have no plans to make the provision of such services by day care centres a specific statutory duty for local authorities.
- Asked by: Christine Grahame, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Thursday, 09 November 2000
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Current Status:
Answered by Sam Galbraith on 23 November 2000
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will appoint and fund a water safety officer in parallel with a similar appointment in England.
Answer
Scottish Ministers regulate drinking water quality under provisions in the Water (Scotland) Act 1980. The consultation
paper Managing Change in the Water Industry invited views on whether additional powers in this area are needed, given the prospect of increased competition in the Scottish water and sewerage sector.
The Executive is considering responses to the consultation paper at present. Any new provisions for regulating drinking water quality will be included in the Water Services Bill planned for the current parliamentary session and will be the subject of full consultation before the Bill's introduction.
- Asked by: Christine Grahame, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Thursday, 09 November 2000
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Current Status:
Answered by Malcolm Chisholm on 23 November 2000
To ask the Scottish Executive how many day care centres there are in total and broken down by local authority.
Answer
The table below details the number of centres and places available in centres for all adult client groups in 1998, the latest year for which figures are available.
Day Centres for Adults1, 1998
| Number of Centres 2 | Number of Places Available |
Aberdeen City | 24 | 696 |
Aberdeenshire | 58 | 1081 |
Angus | 12 | 359 |
Argyll & Bute | 11 | 357 |
Clackmannanshire | 8 | 284 |
Dumfries & Galloway | 15 | 767 |
Dundee City | 12 | 598 |
East Ayrshire | 15 | 350 |
East Dunbartonshire | 2 | 139 |
East Lothian | 5 | 280 |
East Renfrewshire | 4 | 146 |
Edinburgh City | 35 | 1786 |
Eilean Siar | 18 | 142 |
Falkirk | 14 | 440 |
Fife | 25 | 966 |
Glasgow City | 53 | 2524 |
Highland | 73 | 1167 |
Inverclyde | 11 | 282 |
Midlothian | 4 | 126 |
Moray | 17 | 290 |
North Ayrshire | 11 | 351 |
North Lanarkshire | 29 | 1033 |
Orkney | 4 | 77 |
Perth & Kinross | 15 | 520 |
Renfrewshire | 14 | 809 |
Scottish Borders | 18 | 670 |
Shetland | 9 | 174 |
South Ayrshire | 14 | 645 |
South Lanarkshire | 28 | 869 |
Stirling | 7 | 227 |
West Dunbartonshire | 10 | 403 |
West Lothian | 10 | 410 |
Scotland | 585 | 18968 |
Source: SEHD Community Care Statistics, D1-B return.
Notes:1. Includes centres for older people, people with learning disabilities, people with mental health problems, physically disabled people and other adult client groups.
2. Includes centres with four places or less (most of which are attached to residential homes).
