- Asked by: Michael Matheson, MSP for Falkirk West, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Thursday, 27 May 2010
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Current Status:
Answered by Nicola Sturgeon on 27 May 2010
To ask the Scottish Executive when it last met the chairman of NHS Forth Valley.
Answer
I met the Chair of NHS Forth Valley on 24 May 2010 at the last regular meeting of NHS board chairs, when we discussed a wide range of matters affecting the delivery of patient services.
Officials from the Scottish Government Health Directorates also meet representatives of NHS Forth Valley regularly to discuss matters of current interest affecting health services in the area.
- Asked by: Michael Matheson, MSP for Falkirk West, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Thursday, 13 May 2010
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Current Status:
Answered by John Swinney on 13 May 2010
To ask the Scottish Executive what effect the cancellation of the renewal of the Trident nuclear missile system would have on the Scottish budget.
Answer
Cancellation of the Trident nuclear missile system would create an opportunity to spend a significant sum of public money on other public spending priorities. Scotland would be entitled to the consequentials if there were any increases to comparable spending programmes such as health or education resulting from the savings created by the cancellation.
- Asked by: Michael Matheson, MSP for Falkirk West, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 21 April 2010
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Current Status:
Answered by Stewart Stevenson on 12 May 2010
To ask the Scottish Executive following the announcement on 14 April 2010 on the provision of an additional £10 million for sustainable transport initiatives in 2010-11, when details on how this funding is to be allocated will be published.
Answer
As announced by the Cabinet Secretary for Finance and Sustainable Growth, the additional funding will support a range of sustainable transport initiatives, including a green bus fund, provision for the development of low carbon vehicles and cycling infrastructure. Further details will be available by early June 2010.
- Asked by: Michael Matheson, MSP for Falkirk West, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Thursday, 29 April 2010
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Current Status:
Answered by Shona Robison on 29 April 2010
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it plans to make a submission to the EU consultation on sport policy.
Answer
The Scottish Government will be responding to the EU consultation on sport policy. The UK Government is co-ordinating the response.
However, Sport is a devolved responsibility and Scotland is recognised as having a different approach and the Scottish Government will ensure that the interests of Scottish Sport are represented in any UK wide response to the consultation. That makes it even more important for us to feed into the development of any UK-wide response to the consultation. We are actively engaged with the UK Government on how Scotland can help shape the UK position.
- Asked by: Michael Matheson, MSP for Falkirk West, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Thursday, 22 April 2010
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Current Status:
Answered by Fiona Hyslop on 22 April 2010
To ask the Scottish Executive how it will measure the success of its India plan.
Answer
The government''s India plan sets out three clear objectives consistent with the government''s international framework; to attract talented people in India to Scotland, to bring a sharp economic growth focus to the promotion of Scotland in India and to enhance Scotland''s reputation with communities here and in India. I have given a commitment to provide the European and External Relations Committee with an annual update on the progress measured in the four key areas of the plan “ education and science, trade and investment, cultural links and tourism. This will include an update against each of the action points for the government and analysis of performance management information gathered as part of government''s activities.
- Asked by: Michael Matheson, MSP for Falkirk West, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 31 March 2010
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Current Status:
Awaiting answer
To ask the Scottish Executive how many central heating systems were installed from (a) May 2007 to April 2008 and (b) May 2008 to April 2009 and have been installed from May 2009 to date, broken down by (i) local authority area and (ii) parliamentary constituency.
Answer
Awaiting answer
- Asked by: Michael Matheson, MSP for Falkirk West, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Friday, 19 March 2010
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Current Status:
Answered by Nicola Sturgeon on 22 March 2010
To ask the Scottish Executive what capital funds are being made available to NHS boards and Special Health Boards in 2010-11.
Answer
NHS boards have been given a formula capital allocation of £279 million for 2010‘11.
Details of NHS boards formula allocations together with Special Board minor works allocations for the period 2010-11 are as follows:
| NHS Board | 2010-11 £ Million |
| Ayrshire and Arran | 18.472 |
| Borders | 5.196 |
| Dumfries and Galloway | 7.769 |
| Fife | 15.655 |
| Forth Valley | 12.515 |
| Grampian | 25.256 |
| Greater Glasgow | 83.887 |
| Highland | 16.014 |
| Lanarkshire | 25.398 |
| Lothian | 44.331 |
| Orkney | 0.770 |
| Shetland | 0.873 |
| Tayside | 21.226 |
| Western Isles | 1.638 |
| Total | 279.000 |
| Special Health Board | £ Million |
| Scottish Ambulance Service | 19.338 |
| National Services Scotland | 6.308 |
| NHS 24 | 1.319 |
| The State Hospitals Board for Scotland | 39.181 |
| National Waiting Times Centre | 7.054 |
| NHS Education for Scotland | 0.000 |
| NHS Health Scotland | 0.290 |
| NHS Quality Improvement Scotland | 0.250 |
| Total | =SUM(ABOVE) 73.740 |
In addition boards will receive allocations for initiatives such as primary care modernisation, medical equipment and radiotherapy equipment.
The total health net capital budget for 2010-11 is £557.4 million.
- Asked by: Michael Matheson, MSP for Falkirk West, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Thursday, 11 March 2010
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Current Status:
Answered by Stewart Stevenson on 20 March 2010
To ask the Scottish Executive what body has responsibility for the regulation of railways in Scotland.
Answer
The Office of Rail Regulation is the independent safety and economic regulator for the rail network across Great Britain.
- Asked by: Michael Matheson, MSP for Falkirk West, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Thursday, 18 March 2010
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Current Status:
Answered by John Swinney on 18 March 2010
To ask the Scottish Executive when it last met representatives of HM Revenue and Customs.
Answer
Scottish Government officials are in contact with HM Revenue and Customs as a matter of routine. The most recent ministerial meeting at which HMRC was represented was a meeting involving the Minister for Enterprise, Energy and Tourism held on 22 February 2010.
- Asked by: Michael Matheson, MSP for Falkirk West, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Monday, 01 March 2010
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Current Status:
Answered by Stewart Stevenson on 15 March 2010
To ask the Scottish Executive what support is being provided to encourage bus operators to purchase hybrid buses.
Answer
As part of the recently announced £740 million three year funding package for the Scottish bus industry, incentives will be provided for Low Carbon Vehicles (LCVs), including hybrid buses, within the Bus Service Operators Grant (BSOG). These vehicles will receive grant at twice the normal rate. The Scottish Government has also provided grant of £1 million to Strathclyde Partnership for Transport (SPT) for the purchase of low carbon vehicles. This is currently out to tender.
