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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.

Written questions must be answered within 10 working days (20 working days during recess)
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Question reference: S3W-16256

Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Friday, 12 September 2008
Current Status: Answered by Nicola Sturgeon on 24 September 2008

To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S3W-15579 by Nicola Sturgeon on 5 September 2008, whether the Infection Control Manager reported any problems at the Vale of Leven Hospital to the Chief Executive of NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde between December 2007 to June 2008 and, if so, when.

Question reference: S3W-16293

Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Monday, 15 September 2008
Current Status: Answered by Nicola Sturgeon on 24 September 2008

To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S3W-15497 by Nicola Sturgeon on 3 September 2008, whether it considers that the nine full ward terminal cleans carried out at Vale of Leven Hospital between 21 December 2007 and 25 April 2008 were for Clostridium difficile rather than norovirus outbreaks, based on the evidence which has since come to light.

No. I am advised by NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde that within this period, the Infection Control Team at the Vale of Leven Hospital specifically detected outbreaks of Norovirus on a number of occasions. On each of these occasions the wards concerned were closed and the outbreak managed in accordance with the national guidance on the Roles and Responsibilities of Incident Control Teams. This included instruction to the hospital''s domestic services to undertake a terminal clean prior to the re-opening of the affected ward.

Question reference: S3W-16287

Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Monday, 15 September 2008
Current Status: Answered by Nicola Sturgeon on 23 September 2008

To ask the Scottish Executive what the “bug busters” teams that are to inspect hospitals for cleanliness, as reported in Scotland on Sunday on 14 September 2008, will monitor.

Question reference: S3W-16290

Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Monday, 15 September 2008
Current Status: Answered by Nicola Sturgeon on 23 September 2008

To ask the Scottish Executive whether the “bug busters” teams that are to inspect hospitals for cleanliness, as reported in Scotland on Sunday on 14 September 2008, will monitor the implementation of all healthcare associated infection standards in hospitals.

Question reference: S3W-16286

Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Monday, 15 September 2008
Current Status: Answered by Nicola Sturgeon on 23 September 2008

To ask the Scottish Executive when the “bug busters” teams that are to inspect hospitals for cleanliness, as reported in Scotland on Sunday on 14 September 2008, will be operational.

Question reference: S3W-16289

Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Monday, 15 September 2008
Current Status: Answered by Nicola Sturgeon on 23 September 2008

To ask the Scottish Executive what the frequency of inspections will be by the “bug busters” teams that are to inspect hospitals for cleanliness, as reported in Scotland on Sunday on 14 September 2008.

Question reference: S3W-16259

Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Friday, 12 September 2008
Current Status: Answered by Nicola Sturgeon on 23 September 2008

To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S3W-15608 by Nicola Sturgeon on 8 September 2008, whether any amendments were made to the draft reports from the independent review team and Health Protection Scotland between 1 August 2008 and publication on 7 August 2008.

The Independent Review Report was sent to the publishers on 1 August 2008.

The Health Protection Scotland (HPS) report was commissioned by the Scottish Government. The information for the report was provided by NHS boards was for analytical interpretation of the data by HPS. Amendments were made to the report, during the specified period, by scientific and professional staff to provide clarity of interpretation.

Question reference: S3W-16132

Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Tuesday, 09 September 2008
Current Status: Answered by Richard Lochhead on 23 September 2008

To ask the Scottish Executive when the awards for the Scotland Rural Development Programme grant will be announced.

The Scotland Rural Development Programme is being delivered through eight different funding mechanisms, some of which, including the Food Processing, Marketing and Co-operation (FPMC), have already made announcements regarding the award of grants.

The most recent of these announcements, on Thursday 11 September, gave the results of the first assessment round for the new Rural Development Contracts “ Rural Priorities (Rural Priorities).

The Cabinet Secretary for Rural Affairs and the Environment announced that 81 proposals had been approved, in full or in part, and would share £5.9 million of funding.

The next assessment round for Rural Priorities is scheduled to take place in October this year and the results will be announced shortly thereafter.

Question reference: S3W-16288

Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Monday, 15 September 2008
Current Status: Answered by Nicola Sturgeon on 23 September 2008

To ask the Scottish Executive whether the “bug busters” teams that are to inspect hospitals for cleanliness, as reported in Scotland on Sunday on 14 September 2008, will be independent of the Scottish Government.

Question reference: S3W-16285

Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Monday, 15 September 2008
Current Status: Answered by Nicola Sturgeon on 23 September 2008

To ask the Scottish Executive to whom the “bug busters” teams that are to inspect hospitals for cleanliness, as reported in Scotland on Sunday on 14 September 2008, will report.