- Asked by: Christine Grahame, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 20 September 2000
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Current Status:
Answered by Frank McAveety on 28 September 2000
To ask the Scottish Executive what criteria will be applied to prioritise the allocation of the funds being made available from 2001-02 for the provision of central heating for pensioners.
Answer
I am convening a group to determine how the central heating initiative will be implemented. It will include representatives of the power companies and relevant charities. This is one of the issues which will be considered.
- Asked by: Christine Grahame, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Thursday, 14 September 2000
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Current Status:
Answered by Sam Galbraith on 28 September 2000
To ask the Scottish Executive which local authorities provide swimming lessons for primary children as part of the curriculum.
Answer
This information is not collected centrally.
- Asked by: Christine Grahame, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Thursday, 14 September 2000
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Current Status:
Answered by Sam Galbraith on 28 September 2000
To ask the Scottish Executive what priority it gives to the teaching of swimming in primary schools and whether it has any plans to introduce a national programme of teaching primary children to swim.
Answer
In Scotland the curriculum is not prescribed by statute and it is for local authorities and schools to decide on the allocation of resources for particular areas of the curriculum.
The Expressive Arts 5-14 guidelines state that it is generally agreed that most pupils should have the opportunity to learn to swim at some time during their primary schooling. Pupils should be taught to be competent in at least one stroke and should learn basic water safety and life-saving skills.
There are no plans to introduce a national programme of teaching primary children to swim.
- Asked by: Christine Grahame, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Friday, 01 September 2000
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Answered by Sarah Boyack on 28 September 2000
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S1W-8788 by Sarah Boyack on 21 August 2000, (a) which organisations, individuals and businesses were asked to give evidence to the Scott Wilson study into the impact on tourism in the Borders of the re-instatement of the northern part of the Borders railway line, and of the entire line to Carlisle; (b) which organisations, individuals and businesses gave evidence; (c) where that evidence can be viewed and (d) whether it will arrange for a copy of the evidence to be placed in the Scottish Parliament Information Centre.
Answer
The Borders Railway Feasibility Study examined a wide range of social and economic factors affecting the viability of the project, including tourism. To this end, the study took account of a report by the Scottish Borders Tourist Board (SBTB) on the potential impact on the area's tourist industry of a re-opened railway. This was augmented by detailed discussions with officers of the SBTB, Scottish Borders Council and Scottish Borders Enterprise. The promoters of the feasibility study agreed that this level of assessment was sufficient for its purpose. The conclusions relating to tourism can be found in Volume 2, Part 2, section 3.6 of the full report, which is available in the Scottish Parliament Information Centre.
- Asked by: Christine Grahame, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 04 July 2000
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Current Status:
Answered by Iain Gray on 26 September 2000
To ask the Scottish Executive whether and how it monitors the use of tranquillising and sedative drugs in the caring of those suffering from dementia and other similar disorders.
Answer
I refer the member to the answer to question S1W-8493.
- Asked by: Christine Grahame, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 04 July 2000
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Current Status:
Answered by Iain Gray on 26 September 2000
To ask the Scottish Executive whether and how it monitors the use of "disguised drugs" such as drugs administered in a drink or sandwich in the caring of those suffering from dementia and other similar disorders.
Answer
General practitioners are responsible for prescribing and monitoring medication of each individual resident. Every nursing home is required by law to maintain a detailed record of every course of treatment administered to each resident from the date of admission, including that prescribed by medical or dental practitioners. Homes are subject to twice-yearly inspection, and all records are available for examination by the visiting registration inspection team.
- 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 Iain Gray on 26 September 2000
To ask the Scottish Executive how many elderly people are currently (a) in hospital or (b) at home who have been assessed as suitable for a nursing or residential home but whose placement has been deferred due to lack of funding, broken down by health board area.
Answer
The information requested is not currently available centrally; however, comprehensive consistent information on those in hospital awaiting discharge will be published for the first time later this year by the Information and Statistics Division of the NHS in Scotland. Information on both (a) and (b) should currently be available from each local authority in Scotland.
- Asked by: Christine Grahame, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Monday, 04 September 2000
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Current Status:
Answered by Iain Gray on 18 September 2000
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it intends to make the provision of day care for older people a statutory service.
Answer
Under section 12 of the Social Work (Scotland) Act 1968, local authorities are required to promote social welfare by making available advice, guidance and assistance on such a scale as may be appropriate for their area and to provide or secure provision of such facilities. The Scottish Executive has no plans to make the provision of day care services for older people a specific statutory duty.
- Asked by: Christine Grahame, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Friday, 21 July 2000
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Current Status:
Answered by Susan Deacon on 14 September 2000
To ask the Scottish Executive whether, at the time of decisions regarding the allocation of the Health Department's 1999-2000 end of year balance of #135 million, it considered allocating #200,000 to Glasgow Homeopathic Hospital to secure continuance of complementary treatments for cancer.
Answer
I understand that a weekly clinic continues to be provided at the hospital for complementary treatment for cancer sufferers and that this is funded out of existing resources.
The end-year balance of £135 million, out of a total health budget of over £5,000 million, to which the member refers, comprises mainly continuing, committed NHS expenditure, reflecting sensible financial planning and management by health boards and NHS Trusts. The remainder is being spent on Executive-wide, health-related projects.
- Asked by: Christine Grahame, MSP for South of Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 22 August 2000
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Answered by Henry McLeish on 12 September 2000
To ask the Scottish Executive what the agenda is which it has been developing through the Scottish Textile Forum to suit the particular needs of Scotland referred to in its press release SE 1630/2000.
Answer
The Scottish Executive's main agenda to support the textile industry was outlined in SE Press Release 1687/2000 of 12 June. The Scottish Textile Forum met today to discuss how this and the action plan announced by the DTI on 6 June can be developed further.
