BUSINESS BULLETIN No. 95/2011 Monday 29 August 2011
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BUSINESS BULLETIN No. 95/2011 Monday 29 August 2011 1 Contents The sections which appear in today’s Business Bulletin are in bold Section A: Today’s Business - Meetings of Committees - Meeting of the Parliament Section B: Future Meetings of the Parliament Section C: Future Meetings of Committees Section D: Oral Questions - Questions selected for First Minister’s Question Time - Questions selected for response by Ministers and junior Scottish Ministers at Question Time Section E: Written Questions – new questions for written answer Section F: Motions and Amendments Section G: Bills - New Bills introduced - New amendments to Bills - Members’ Bills proposals Section H: New Documents – new documents laid before the Parliament and committee reports published Section I: Petitions – new public petitions Section J: Progress of Legislation – progress of Bills and subordinate legislation 2 Business Bulletin: Monday 29 August 2011 Section B – Future Meetings of the Parliament Business Programme agreed by the Parliament on 29 June 2011 Wednesday 7 September 2011 1.00 pm Time for Reflection followed by Parliamentary Bureau Motions followed by Scottish Government Business followed by Business Motion followed by Parliamentary Bureau Motions 5.00 pm Decision Time followed by Members’ Business Thursday 8 September 2011 9.15 am Parliamentary Bureau Motions followed by Scottish Government Business 11.40 am General Question Time (for names of those members selected for General Questions see Section D of the Business Bulletin for Thursday 30 June 2011) 12.00 pm First Minister’s Question Time 2.15 pm Themed Question Time Infrastructure and Capital Investment; Culture and External Affairs (for names of those members selected for Themed Questions see Section D of the Business Bulletin for Thursday 30 June 2011) 2.55 pm Scottish Government Business followed by Parliamentary Bureau Motions 5.00 pm Decision Time followed by Members’ Business Wednesday 14 September 2011 2.30 pm Time for Reflection 3 followed by Parliamentary Bureau Motions followed by Scottish Government Business followed by Business Motion followed by Parliamentary Bureau Motions 5.00 pm Decision Time followed by Members’ Business Thursday 15 September 2011 9.15 am Parliamentary Bureau Motions followed by Scottish Government Business 11.40 am General Question Time 12.00 pm First Minister’s Question Time 2.15 pm Themed Question Time Education and Lifelong Learning 2.55 pm Scottish Government Business followed by Parliamentary Bureau Motions 5.00 pm Decision Time followed by Members’ Business 4 Business Bulletin: Monday 29 August 2011 Section E – Written questions lodged from 22 to 26 August 2011 Questions marked with a triangle (∆) are initiated by the Scottish Executive in order to facilitate the provision of information to the Parliament. Questions in which a member has indicated a declarable interest are marked with an "R". S4W-01379 Hugh Henry: To ask the Scottish Executive how many people have type (a) 1 and (b) 2 diabetes, broken down by NHS board. S4W-01381 Hugh Henry: To ask the Scottish Executive how many (a) children and (b) adults have insulin pumps, broken down by NHS board. S4W-01384 Hugh Henry: To ask the Scottish Executive what the average waiting time is for a patient to receive an insulin pump after the initial clinical referral, broken down by NHS board. S4W-01385 Hugh Henry: To ask the Scottish Executive how many people are on waiting lists at for insulin pumps, broken down by NHS board. S4W-01386 Hugh Henry: To ask the Scottish Executive how many people have been refused access to an insulin pump in each year since 2007, broken down by NHS board. S4W-01388 Hugh Henry: To ask the Scottish Executive what the average cost is of providing a patient with an insulin pump and accessories. S4W-01677 Hugh Henry: To ask the Scottish Executive how much it provided to Renfrewshire Council to enable a council tax freeze in each year since 2008-09; how much it has provided for 2011-12; and how much it will provide in each year until 2015-16. S4W-02254 Richard Simpson: To ask the Scottish Executive in which years since 2000 was the mean uptake of MMR vaccine less than 90% on the (a) first and (b) second injection. S4W-02255 Richard Simpson: To ask the Scottish Executive what the relationship is between levels of deprivation and uptake of the MMR vaccination. S4W-02256 Richard Simpson: To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will publish the full risk assessment which led NHS Scotland to decide not to run a catch-up campaign to immunise teenagers who are unprotected from the risk of measles, in light of the Health Protection Agency in England deciding to run such a campaign. 5 S4W-02261 Richard Lyle: To ask the Scottish Executive whether it considers that local authorities and housing associations which share a common housing register should have a common policy for allocating houses. S4W-02262 Richard Lyle: To ask the Scottish Executive for what reason the same system for allocating houses is not used by all local authorities and housing associations. S4W-02263 Richard Lyle: To ask the Scottish Executive whether it considers that housing associations and local authorities in the same area should have common points systems for allocating houses. S4W-02264 Richard Lyle: To ask the Scottish Executive how many housing associations use different systems to that of their local authority area for allocating houses. S4W-02265 Richard Lyle: To ask the Scottish Executive how many houses (a) were built from 1999 until 2007 and (b) have been built since 2007. S4W-02295 Siobhan McMahon: To ask the Scottish Executive how many people with asthma have received a medication review since the introduction of the Chronic Medication Service. S4W-02296 Siobhan McMahon: To ask the Scottish Executive what percentage of school leavers are in positive follow-up destinations, broken down by (a) the Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation and (b) local authority area, in each of the last three years, up to and including 2010-2011. S4W-02297 Jim Eadie: To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S4W-00958 by Nicola Sturgeon on 14 July 2011, what input NHS boards are having to its work in establishing a national plan for rare diseases. S4W-02298 Stuart McMillan: To ask the Scottish Executive how many sunbed operators have been prosecuted under the Public Health etc. (Scotland) Act 2008 for not displaying the relevant health and safety signage, in each of the last five years, broken down by local authority. S4W-02299 Margaret McDougall: To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S4W-01210 by Michael Matheson on 21 July 2011, what work is being done to tackle social deprivation and inequality in North Ayrshire. S4W-02300 Margaret McDougall: To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S4W-01210 by Michael Matheson on 21 July 2011, whether it will (a) clarify what it means by "and beyond" and (b) list the activities which will address health inequality and social deprivation that are being carried out beyond Glasgow. S4W-02301 Margaret McDougall: To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S4W-01210 by Michael Matheson on 21 July 2011, what plans it has to extend the Healthier, Wealthier Children project outwith the NHS Glasgow and Greater Clyde area. 6 S4W-02302 Margaret McDougall: To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S4W-01210 by Michael Matheson on 21 July 2011, when the last periodic review was conducted of NHS Ayrshire and Arran’s property and accommodation. S4W-02303 Margaret McDougall: To ask the Scottish Executive what plans it has to hold ministerial-level meetings to discuss NHS Ayrshire and Arran’s estate. S4W-02304 Margaret McDougall: To ask the Scottish Executive whether there are any ministerial visits planned to general medical practices within North Ayrshire. S4W-02305 Stuart McMillan: To ask the Scottish Executive what representations it has made to the European Parliament and the UK Government regarding reducing VAT on sun cream. S4W-02307 Mary Scanlon: To ask the Scottish Executive what improvements to the A95 are planned for (a) 2011-12, (b) 2012-13, (c) 2013-14 and (d) 2014-15. S4W-02308 Mary Scanlon: To ask the Scottish Executive how much was spent on improvements to the A95 in each year since 2007-08. S4W-02309 Jackie Baillie: To ask the Scottish Executive whether there is anyone employed by NHS Ayrshire and Arran who is on a protected salary and who has been previously employed as a chief executive or human resources manager. S4W-02310 Jackie Baillie: To ask the Scottish Executive whether there is anyone employed by NHS Ayrshire and Arran who has been previously employed as a director of human resources in an acting-up capacity. S4W-02311 Jim Hume: To ask the Scottish Executive what the average time has been for Transport Scotland to respond to (a) emails and (b) written enquiries regarding the Forth Crossing Project in the last six months. S4W-02312 Jim Hume: To ask the Scottish Executive what percentage of enquiries received by Transport Scotland between 1 August 2010 and 1 August 2011 were answered within 21 days. S4W-02313 Stuart McMillan: To ask the Scottish Executive how many people have been treated for eating disorders each year since 1999, broken down by (a) specific eating disorder, (b) age category and (c) NHS board area. S4W-02314 Richard Baker: To ask the Scottish Executive how many instances of fly-tipping were recorded in (a) 2009-10 and (b) 2010-11, broken down by local authority. S4W-02315 Richard Baker: To ask the Scottish Executive how many people were convicted of dangerous driving in the Grampian region in each of the last three years.