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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: S3W-27125

Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Thursday, 10 September 2009
Current Status: Answered by Nicola Sturgeon on 23 September 2009

To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S3W-22914 by Nicola Sturgeon on 6 May 2009, (a) when and (b) where the pilot visits anticipated to commence in May 2009 actually commenced.

Question reference: S3W-27126

Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Thursday, 10 September 2009
Current Status: Answered by Nicola Sturgeon on 23 September 2009

To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S3W-22914 by Nicola Sturgeon on 6 May 2009, whether the pilot visits have been evaluated and, if so, whether the evaluation will be published.

Question reference: S3W-26811

Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Monday, 31 August 2009
Current Status: Answered by Fiona Hyslop on 23 September 2009

To ask the Scottish Executive whether war pensions are counted as income when considering applications for student bursaries and, if so, whether this has always been the case.

Question reference: S3W-27116

Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Wednesday, 09 September 2009
Current Status: Answered by Stewart Stevenson on 23 September 2009

To ask the Scottish Executive what action it will take to improve the road following the recent landslip on the A83 at the Rest and be Thankful.

This is a complex site and our key priority is the safety of the road users. An improvement scheme which is planned for next year will be reassessed following the recent landslide. Work will involve building a culvert under the road and strengthening the embankment below the road and installing new drainage above and below the road. Construction is expected to start in early spring 2010, pending completion of statutory procedures.

Question reference: S3W-26924

Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Thursday, 03 September 2009
Current Status: Answered by Shona Robison on 17 September 2009

To ask the Scottish Executive what the anticipated number of (a) patients and (b) attendances was for the Sandyford Hub Clinic at the Vale of Leven Hospital in 2009-10 and how many patients have attended the clinic since it opened in May 2009.

This information is not held centrally. However, the Scottish Government has been informed by NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde that while greater patient and attendance numbers were expected than attended the previous service, no specific numbers were identified.

Anticipated attendances at any new service are difficult to gauge. Attendances at new clinics increase as the service becomes known with further publicity and as more people become aware of service.

The most recent data available from NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde show that 477 patients attended the West Dunbartonshire Sexual Health Hub from May 2009 to August 2009. In comparison, 375 patients attended the Dumbarton Health Centre Family Planning Clinic during the same time period the previous year.

Question reference: S3W-26475

Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Thursday, 13 August 2009
Current Status: Answered by Fiona Hyslop on 15 September 2009

To ask the Scottish Executive how many young people it anticipates will not qualify for the Education Maintenance Allowance in the 2009-10 academic year who would have qualified under the previous maximum qualifying income threshold.

The Scottish Government does not hold exact details of the level of income for all households that contain a 16 to 19-year-old in school or further education. As such it isn''t possible to calculate a precise figure for the number of young people who would no longer qualify for an Education Maintenance Allowance (EMA) in 2009-10.

However, based on an analysis of recipients of EMA in academic year 2007-08, it is estimated that around 3,700 young people will not qualify for an Education Maintenance Allowance (EMA) due to the removal of the £10 and £20 payments. All young people who previously applied and received a £10 or £20 payment prior to their removal will continue to receive them. The changes only affect young people who are applying and qualifying for an EMA for the first time in 2009-10. This estimate is based on analysis of recipients of EMA in academic year 2007-08. It does not account for any potential reduction in incomes of recipients due to the economic slowdown.

The resources saved from the removal of the £10 and £20 payments are being switched to support 16 to 19-year-olds in need of support through 16+ learning choices.

Question reference: S3W-26851

Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Tuesday, 01 September 2009
Current Status: Answered by Shona Robison on 14 September 2009

To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S3W-25939 by Nicola Sturgeon on 17 August 2009, when NHS boards will be asked to provide information on waiting times for IVF treatment and whether this information will be published.

Question reference: S3W-26852

Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Tuesday, 01 September 2009
Current Status: Answered by Shona Robison on 14 September 2009

To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S3W-25938 by Nicola Sturgeon on 17 August 2009, when NHS boards will be asked to provide information on average waiting times for IVF treatment and whether this information will be published.

Question reference: S3W-26925

Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Thursday, 03 September 2009
Current Status: Answered by Shona Robison on 14 September 2009

To ask the Scottish Executive how many patients attended the Dumbarton Health Centre Family Planning and Well Woman Clinic between January 2009 and its closure in April 2009.

Question reference: S3W-26922

Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Thursday, 03 September 2009
Current Status: Answered by Shona Robison on 14 September 2009

To ask the Scottish Executive whether the monitoring of attendance at the Sandyford Hub Clinic at the Vale of Leven Hospital records the (a) town of residence and (b) age of the patient.

The Sandyford Initiative, including the Sandyford Hubs, routinely monitor attendance, including the age and postcode of patients, using the national sexual health patient management system (NaSH).

NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde introduced an additional monitoring questionnaire for users of the new Dunbartonshire Sexual Health Hub at the Vale of Leven Hospital in June 2009. This questionnaire was in place until August 2009 and also monitored age and postcode of the patients. The information collected by this questionnaire is currently being analysed and will be published by NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde in due course.