Friday 21 March 2014 SCOTTISH GOVERNMENT Enterprise and Environment Angus MacDonald (Falkirk East) (Scottish National Party): To ask the Scottish Government what action it is taking to ensure that the virulent porcine epidemic diarrhoea virus (PEDV) does not infect the country’s pig population. (S4W-20148) Richard Lochhead: The Scottish Government has legislation in place to regulate the importation of animals and animal products and prevent the introduction into Scotland of animal pathogens, including the new variant of the virulent porcine epidemic diarrhoea virus (PEDV). To the Scottish Government’s knowledge, the new PEDV has not been found to date anywhere in the European Union. The Scottish Government monitors the international situation, has surveillance in place to detect the pathogen if it enters the country and has funded veterinary organisations to raise awareness of the condition among Scottish pig producers and veterinarians and promote measures to reduce the risk of infection.
Angus MacDonald (Falkirk East) (Scottish National Party): To ask the Scottish Government what guidance it is giving to (a) animal feed manufacturers, (b) animal nutritionists and (c) vets regarding the identification and isolation of feed products on farms labelled as containing spray-dried porcine plasma. (S4W-20149) Richard Lochhead: The Scottish Government published the Guidance Note on feed controls in the Transmissible Spongiform Encephalopathies Regulations in June 2013. The note includes a section with guidance on the handling of blood products, including spray-dried porcine plasma, and can be obtained from the Animal Health and Veterinary Laboratories Agency (AHVLA), who produced the document on behalf of the Scottish Government. They are also publically available in AHVLA’s website. Additional specific information for business handling blood products, including dried porcine plasma, is available from AHVLA’s website. Health and Social Care Jackie Baillie (Dumbarton) (Scottish Labour): To ask the Scottish Government whether it plans to introduce a national service delivery model for anticoagulation international normalised ratio (INR) testing in line with the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh consensus statement, Scottish Intercollegiate Guidelines Network (SIGN) guideline 129 and the Scottish patient safety programme on improving warfarin safety and optimising warfarin management. (S4W-20102) Alex Neil: There are no plans to introduce a national service delivery model.
Jackie Baillie (Dumbarton) (Scottish Labour): To ask the Scottish Government how it plans to increase the number of patients self-testing/self-managing international normalised ratio (INR) testing as part of a stroke prevention programme. (S4W-20103) Alex Neil: There are no current plans to increase the number of patients self testing/self managing as part of a stroke prevention programme. Individual clinicians working with people on anticoagulants will decide on a case by case basis on the most appropriate approach in line with current evidence which can be found at: http://www.sign.ac.uk/guidelines/fulltext/129/index.html and: http://www.healthcareimprovementscotland.org/our_work/technologies_and_medicines/shtg_- _evidence_notes/evidence_note_50.aspx
Jackie Baillie (Dumbarton) (Scottish Labour): To ask the Scottish Government whether it plans to undertake a review and analysis of the uptake of patient international normalised ratio (INR) self- testing/self-management in comparison with rates in England and other European countries and identify any barriers to Scottish patients managing their own condition. (S4W-20104) Alex Neil: The Scottish Government has no plans to review and analyse the uptake international normalised ratio self-testing/self-management in comparison with rates in England and other European countries.
Richard Lyle (Central Scotland) (Scottish National Party): To ask the Scottish Government whether it will introduce a national service delivery model for anticoagulation international normalisation ratio (INR) testing. (S4W-20107) Alex Neil: There are no plans to introduce a national service delivery model.
Richard Lyle (Central Scotland) (Scottish National Party): To ask the Scottish Government, in light of the 2020 Vision objectives that “the person should be at the centre of all decisions” and “people [should be able to] get back into their home or community environment as soon as appropriate”, how it will support warfarin patients who want to self-test or self-manage their international normalisation ratio (INR) testing so that they can maintain their condition without the need for frequent or inconvenient hospital or GP visits. (S4W-20108) Alex Neil: The Scottish Government’s ambition for NHS Scotland is for a safe, effective and person centred care which enables people to live well at home or in a homely setting. The decision on which drug to take, and if that is warfarin, how best to manage international normalisation ratio testing, should be taken on a case by case basis jointly by people, with their clinicians in line with current evidence which can be found at: http://www.sign.ac.uk/guidelines/fulltext/129/index.html and: http://www.healthcareimprovementscotland.org/our_work/technologies_and_medicines/shtg_- _evidence_notes/evidence_note_50.aspx. They may or may not opt for self testing
Richard Lyle (Central Scotland) (Scottish National Party): To ask the Scottish Government how it will ensure that patients receiving paediatric care at hospital who self-test or self-manage their international normalisation ratio (INR) testing and who receive warfarin are supported when moving to adult anticoagulation services regardless of where they live. (S4W-20110) Alex Neil: Local protocols for the delivery of models of anticoagulation management vary across Scotland, but are in line with Scottish Intercollegiate Guidelines Network (SIGN) Guideline 129 Antithrombotics: indications and management published in June 2013. At transition from paediatric care into adult services, ongoing warfarin management (including self testing) would be agreed as part of the overall plan of healthcare.
Richard Lyle (Central Scotland) (Scottish National Party): To ask the Scottish Government what its position is on the comment on anticoagulation monitoring in the Scottish Intercollegiate Guidelines Network (SIGN) guideline 129 that ‘self monitoring and self dosing is safe and effective and can be considered for some patients’; whether it plans to implement the recommendations in the guideline and, if so, what action it will take to identify and overcome any barriers to its implementation by GPs. (S4W-20111) Alex Neil: The Scottish Government expects health boards and clinicians to take account of Scottish Intercollegiate Guidelines Network (SIGN) guideline 129 Antithrombotics: indications and management (published in June 2013) recommendations, when effective practice in the management of clinical conditions requiring anticoagulation therapy are being developed and delivered. This includes considering self monitoring, which may be considered for some patients, specifically ‘remote and rural residents or for frequent travellers’.
Jackie Baillie (Dumbarton) (Scottish Labour): To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S4W-19663 by Alex Neil on 4 March 2014, when initial warning letters were issued by the Vale of Leven Hospital Inquiry. (S4W-20126) Alex Neil: I refer the member to the answer to question S4W-20127 on 21 March 2014. All answers to written parliamentary questions are available on the Parliament’s website, the search facility for which can be found at: http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/parliamentarybusiness/28877.aspx.
Jackie Baillie (Dumbarton) (Scottish Labour): To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answers to questions S4W-17494 and S4W-17495 by Alex Neil on 11 October 2013, whether and, if so, what new factor has led to the delay in publishing the inquiry report given that the warning letter process was noted at that time. (S4W-20127) Alex Neil: The Vale of Leven Hospital Inquiry is an independent inquiry. The procedure and the conduct of an inquiry, including the timing of the report, is determined by the inquiry’s chairperson in accordance with his or her duties under the Inquiries Act 2005. For further information please contact the secretary of the Vale of Leven Hospital Inquiry team at: [email protected]
Kezia Dugdale (Lothian) (Scottish Labour): To ask the Scottish Government what data protection issues arise from online appointment booking services for (a) GP surgeries and (b) hospitals. (S4W-20153) Alex Neil: GP surgeries and hospitals are bound by a legislative and regulatory framework to protect people’s information, which includes the Data Protection Act 1998, duties of care and confidentiality and guidance issued by the Information Commissioner’s office and regulatory bodies such as the General Medical Council and British Medical Association. Part of this includes being open and transparent with people on how their information will be fairly processed and handled in a safe and secure manner. These considerations are applied to the handling of all information (paper or electronic) including offering online booking of appointments as a service.
Kezia Dugdale (Lothian) (Scottish Labour): To ask the Scottish Government what it considers the benefits are of online appointment booking services for (a) GP surgeries and (b) hospitals. (S4W-20154) Alex Neil: The benefits of providing online booking of appointments include providing people with an additional service channel, both during and outside office hours; helping reduce the rate of ‘did not attends’ and reducing the number of telephone calls handled. This has been shown to increase the effectiveness of the service and release time for staff to focus on other priority work.
Richard Simpson (Mid Scotland and Fife) (Scottish Labour): To ask the Scottish Government, whether it will rank NHS boards on their use of clinical IT systems. (S4W-20167) Alex Neil: There are no plans to rank NHS boards on their use of clinical IT systems. The Scottish Government’s focus is on outcomes. A robust procedure is in place whereby NHS boards report their progress against locally agreed delivery plans that are aligned to the national eHealth strategy.
Richard Simpson (Mid Scotland and Fife) (Scottish Labour): To ask the Scottish Government when all clinicians will have access to clinical portals and Scottish Care Information laboratory results (a) from all NHS boards and (b) across managed care networks. (S4W-20168) Alex Neil: Clinicians in NHS Borders, NHS Dumfries and Galloway, NHS Fife, NHS Forth Valley, NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde, NHS Lanarkshire, NHS Lothian, NHS Tayside and NHS Golden Jubilee are already using clinical portals. NHS Ayrshire and Arran are piloting a clinical portal and expect it to go live later in 2014. All other territorial boards are actively working on clinical portal solutions. NHS Grampian are currently developing their patient management system (PMS) Trakcare system to use as a clinical portal. NHS Orkney and NHS Shetland will also adopt this approach as part of their planned PMS implementation through a planned shared service arrangement with NHS Grampian. NHS Highland implemented their PMS Trakcare system at the beginning of March 2014 and will consider their clinical portal solution once that is embedded. NHS Western Isles are in the process of implementing their clinical portal solution and expect to be live by August 2014. All clinicians have access to laboratory results in their own board’s Scottish Care Information (SCI) store. Where there are established clinical pathways, boards have agreements in place which allow access to each other’s SCI stores and access laboratory results that way. Access to SCI store by clinicians working in managed care networks (MCNs) is underpinned by these agreements. When new requirements for inter-board access are raised, including MCNs, new agreements and arrangements are put in place.
Margaret McCulloch (Central Scotland) (Scottish Labour): To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide a breakdown of the usage of novel oral anticoagulants by NHS board. (S4W-20171) Alex Neil: The percentage of the population dispensed a novel oral anticoagulant for the financial year 2012-13 is shown in table 1. This table includes community dispensing only. Table 1. Percentage of the population dispensed a novel oral coagaulant, by NHS board, 2012-13 Prescribing Health Board Percentage of Population NHS Ayrshire and Arran 0.01% NHS Borders 0.07% NHS Dumfries and Galloway 0.04% NHS Fife 0.06% NHS Forth Valley 0.05% NHS Grampian 0.04% NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde 0.03% NHS Highland 0.15% NHS Lanarkshire 0.01% NHS Lothian 0.02% NHS Orkney 0.05% NHS Shetland 0.02% NHS Tayside 0.17% NHS Western Isles 0.15% Sources: ISD Scotland, PIS (prescribing data); NRS Website (population data) Ref: IR2014-00517.
Margaret McCulloch (Central Scotland) (Scottish Labour): To ask the Scottish Government what the usage of novel oral anticoagulants is as a percentage of the population, broken down by NHS board. (S4W-20172) Alex Neil: The percentage of the population dispensed a novel oral anticoagulant for the financial year 2012-13 is shown in table 1. This table includes community dispensing only. Table 1. Percentage of the population dispensed a novel oral coagaulant, by NHS board, 2012-13 Prescribing Health Board Percentage of Population NHS Ayrshire and Arran 0.01% NHS Borders 0.07% NHS Dumfries and Galloway 0.04% NHS Fife 0.06% NHS Forth Valley 0.05% NHS Grampian 0.04% NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde 0.03% NHS Highland 0.15% NHS Lanarkshire 0.01% NHS Lothian 0.02% NHS Orkney 0.05% NHS Shetland 0.02% NHS Tayside 0.17% NHS Western Isles 0.15% Sources: ISD Scotland, PIS (prescribing data); NRS Website (population data) Ref: IR2014-00517.
Margaret McCulloch (Central Scotland) (Scottish Labour): To ask the Scottish Government what information it has on how the use of novel oral anticoagulants as a percentage of population compares with EU countries similar in population size to Scotland. (S4W-20173) Alex Neil: The percentage of the Scottish population dispensed a novel oral anticoagulant in the financial year 2012-13 is 0.05%. Information on dispensing of these drugs in other EU countries is not held centrally. Sources: ISD Scotland, PIS (prescribing data); NRS Website (population data) Ref: IR2014-00518.
Margaret McCulloch (Central Scotland) (Scottish Labour): To ask the Scottish Government what services each NHS board has put in place to support the use of novel oral anticoagulants. (S4W-20174) Alex Neil: The information on the services each board has put in place is not held centrally. The service configurations chosen across acute and primary provision are entirely operational matters for the territorial health board and Scottish Ministers do not direct or intervene in these local arrangements. These local guidelines will reflect Scottish Intercollegiate Guidelines Network (SIGN) Guideline 129 Antithrombotics: indications and management published in June 2013.
Margaret McCulloch (Central Scotland) (Scottish Labour): To ask the Scottish Government what guidelines and protocols each NHS board has put in place regarding the use of novel oral anticoagulants. (S4W-20175) Alex Neil: The information on the protocols and guidelines each board has put in place are not held centrally. These are matters for each territorial health board, and Scottish Ministers do not direct or intervene in these local arrangements. These local protocals guidelines will reflect Scottish Intercollegiate Guidelines Network (SIGN) Guideline 129 Antithrombotics: indications and management published in June 2013.
Margaret McCulloch (Central Scotland) (Scottish Labour): To ask the Scottish Government what local incentives each NHS board has put in place to support warfarin clinics. (S4W-20176) Alex Neil: Comprehensive information on each board is not held centrally. Eight boards are participating in the ‘Warfarin bundle’ element of the Primary care patient safety programme, which supports safer medicines practice. More broadly the service configurations chosen across acute and primary provision are entirely operational matters for the territorial health board and Scottish Ministers do not direct or intervene in these local arrangements. These local guidelines will reflect Scottish Intercollegiate Guidelines Network (SIGN) Guideline 129 Antithrombotics: indications and management published in June 2013.
Nanette Milne (North East Scotland) (Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party): To ask the Scottish Government how many and which GP surgeries in each NHS board have operated full patient lists in each year since 1999. (S4W-20184) Alex Neil: This information is not held centrally. I also refer the member to the answer to question S4W-19244 on 29 January 2014 and S4W–20023 on 13 March 2014. All answers to written parliamentary questions are available on the Parliament’s website, the search facility for which can be found at: http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/parliamentarybusiness/39875.aspx. Learning and Justice Lewis Macdonald (North East Scotland) (Scottish Labour): To ask the Scottish Government how many police officers there were in Grampian Police in each quarter between the first quarter of 2007 and the first quarter of 2013. (S4W-20068) Kenny MacAskill: The number of police officers in Grampian Police in each quarter between the first quarter of 2007 and the first quarter of 2013 can be found in table 2 of the Scottish Government’s publication titled Police Officer Quarterly Strength Statistics Scotland, 31 March 2013 at: http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Resource/0042/00423648.pdf
Lewis Macdonald (North East Scotland) (Scottish Labour): To ask the Scottish Government how many police officers there have been in Aberdeen City in each quarter since the second quarter of 2013. (S4W-20069) Kenny MacAskill: The Scottish Government now publishes national police officer numbers. Sub- national police officer numbers are not held centrally by the Scottish Government. Police Scotland published sub-national police officer numbers as at 31 December 2014, on the 4 March 2014; they can be found at: http://www.scotland.police.uk/about-us/police-scotland/212598/ This was the first publication of sub-national police officer numbers since 31 March 2013. These statistics include the number of dedicated local police officers deployed in Aberdeen City division, the number of regionally deployed police officers in North region along with the number of nationally deployed police officers available to provide support whenever and wherever Aberdeen City division require.
Lewis Macdonald (North East Scotland) (Scottish Labour): To ask the Scottish Government how many police officers there have been in Aberdeenshire and Moray in each quarter since the second quarter of 2013. (S4W-20070) Kenny MacAskill: The Scottish Government now publishes national police officer numbers. Sub- national police officer numbers are not held centrally by the Scottish Government. Police Scotland published sub-national police officer numbers as at 31 December 2013, on the 4 March 2014; they can be found at: http://www.scotland.police.uk/about-us/police-scotland/212598/ This was the first publication of sub-national police officer numbers since 31 March 2013. These statistics include the number of dedicated local police officers deployed in Aberdeenshire and Moray division, the number of regionally deployed police officers in North region along with the number of nationally deployed police officers available to provide support whenever and wherever Aberdeenshire and Moray division require.
Margaret Mitchell (Central Scotland) (Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party): To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide a list of all operational police stations. (S4W-20071) Kenny MacAskill: Police Scotland has provided the following list of operational police buildings, used for the deployment of police officers across Scotland:
Building name Property name or building Street Town number
Maddiston Police Office Main Road Maddiston
Falkirk Police Office West Bridge Street Falkirk
Bainsford Police Office 32 Brodie Street Bainsford
Boness Police Office Commissioner Street Bo'ness
Grangemouth Police Office Bo'Ness Road Grangemouth
Drymen Police Office 1 Stirling Road Drymen
Bannockburn Police Office 70 Quakerfield Bannockburn
Police Headquarters Randolphfield St Ninans Road Stirling
Alloa Police Office 6 Mar Place Alloa
Tullibody Police Office 73 Menstrie Road Tullibody
Tillicoultry Police Office Moss Road-Hub(No charge) Tillicoultry
Bridge of Allan Police Office Henderson Street Bridge of Allan
Aberfoyle Police Office Main Street-Fire station Aberfoyle
Dunblane Police Office Perth Road Dunblane
Callander Police Office South Church Street Callander Building name Property name or building Street Town number
Lochearnhead Police Office A85 Lochearnhead
Crainlarich Police Office A85 Crainlarich
Camelon Police Office 354 Main Street Camelon
Balfron Police Office Buchanan Street Balfron
Killin Police Office Main Street Killin
Larbert Central Boulevard Larbert
Langholm Town Hall Town Hall Market Place Langholm
Machars Police Office St John Street Whithorn
Kirkcudbright Police Office 87 High Street Kirkcudbright
Stranraer Police Office Port Rodie Stranraer
Dalbeattie Police Office Craignair Street Dalbeattie
Castle Douglas Police Office 39 Academy Street Castle Douglas
Newton Stewart Police Office Arthur Street Newton Stewart
Annan Police Office 33 High Street Annan
Gretna Police Office Glasgow Road Gretna
Dumfries Police Office 62 Loreburn Street Dumfries
Police Headquarters Cornwall Mount Dumfries
Dalry Police Office Motte House Ayr Road Dalry
Lockerbie Police Office Mains Street Lockerbie
Thornhill Police Office Manse Road Thornhill
Moffat Police Office High Street Moffat Building name Property name or building Street Town number
Sanquhar Police Office Glasgow Road Sanquhar
East Neuk & Largo Police March Crecent Anstruther Station
Howe of Fife Police Station 16/18 Low Road Auchtermuchty
Burntisland Police Station 60 High Street Burntisland
Cardenden Police Station 90 Cardenden Street Cardenden
Brunton Cowdenbeath Police Station High Street Cowdenbeath House County Cupar Police Station St Catherine Street Cupar Buildings
Dalgety Bay Police Station Regents Way Dalgety Bay
Dumfermline Police Station Holyrood Place Dunfermline
Police Headquarters (Force Detroit Road Glenrothes Executive)
Glenrothes Police Station Napier Road Glenrothes
Kincardine Police Station 29 High Street Kincardine
Kirkaldy Police Station St Brycedale Avenue Kirkcaldy
Benarty Community Centre Hill Road Ballingry
Levenmouth Police Station Sea Road Mehil
Newport On Tay Coast Police Station 42 St Fort Road Tay
Oakley Police Station 38 Station Road Oakley
Rosyth Police Station Crossroads Place Rosyth
St Andrews Police Station Pipeland Road St Andrews
Aberdeen Airport Office Aberdeen Airport, Dyce Aberdeen
Aberdeen Hospital Office Aberdeen Royal Infirmary Aberdeen Building name Property name or building Street Town number
Aboyne Police Office Charlestown Road Aboyne
Alford Police Office Balfour Road Alford
Ballater Police Office 30/32 Deebank Road Ballater
Banchory Police Office High Street Banchory
Banff Police Office 19 High Shore Banff
Braemar Police Office Balnellan Road Braemar
Bucksburn Police Office Inverurie Road Aberdeen
Cove Library Office Cove Aberdeen
Cruden Bay Police Office Golf Road Cruden Bay
Danestone Police Office Fairview Street, Danestone Aberdeen
Dyce Police Office Dyce Primary Gordon Terrace Aberdeen
Ellon Police Office Bridge Street Ellon
Fochabers Police Office 5 Institution Road Fochabers
Forres Police Office 2 Victoria Road Forres
Fraserburgh Police Office Finlayson Street Fraserburgh
Grampian Police Queen Street Aberdeen Headquarters
Huntly Police Office 11 Castle Street Huntly
Keith Police Office 200 Turner Street Keith
Kemnay Police Office 24 Aquithie Road Kemany
Kincorth Police Office 230 Redmoss Road Aberdeen
Laurencekirk Police Office Aberdeen Road Laurencekirk Building name Property name or building Street Town number
Lossiemouth Police Office 31a Clifton Road Lossiemouth
Mastrick Police Office 7,8,10 Greenfern Place, Mastrick Aberdeen
Mintlaw Police Office The Square Mintlaw
Elgin Police Station 31/33 Moray Street Elgin
Nelson Street Police Office Nelson Street Aberdeen
Peterhead Office 4 Merchant Street Peterhead
Portlethen Police Office Cookstown Road Portlethen
Portsoy Police Office 47 Church Street Portsoy
Rothes Police Office 2 New Street Rothes
Inverurie Police Station Blackhall Road Inverurie
Stonehaven Police Office High Street Stonehaven
Tomintoul Police Office Backdykes Tomintoul
Torry Police Office 115 Victoria Road, Torry Aberdeen
Turriff Police Office The Square Turriff
Westhill Police Office Ashdale Drive Westhill
Insch Police Office Insch Railway Station, Insch Insch
Oldmeldrum Oldmerldrum Police Office Primary Colpy Road, Oldmeldrum Oldmeldrum School
Whinhill Police Office Whinhill Road Aberdeen
Seaton Seaton Police Office Seaton Place East Aberdeen Primary Kaimhill Kaimhill Police Office Pitmedden Road Aberdeen Primary Manor Park Manor Park Police Office Danestone Circle Aberdeen Primary Building name Property name or building Street Town number
Hazlehead Hazlehead Police Office Provost Graham Drive Aberdeen Primary
Cults Police Office Cults Primary Quarry Road,Cults Aberdeen
Tillydrone Police Office Conningham Terrace, Tillydrone Aberdeen
Hawick Police Station (DHQ) Wilton Hill Hawick
Jedburgh Police Station Castlegate Jedburgh
Selkirk Police Station Scotts Place Selkirk
Melrose Police Station High Street Melrose
Galashiels Police Station 3-4 Bridge Street Galashiels
Coldstream Police Station Lennel Road Coldstream
Newbattle Police Station 15-17 Morris Road Newtongrange
Bonnyrigg Police Station 121 Dobbies Road Bonnyrigg
Blackburn Police Station 58 East Main Street Blackburn
Loanhead Police Station 18 Church Street Loanhead
Balerno Police Station 13-15 Bridge Road Balerno
Howden Hall Police Station 9 Howden Hall Road Edinburgh
Armadale Police Station 71 West Main Street Armadale
Bathgate Police Station 18 South Bridge Street Bathgate
Oxgangs Police Station 270 Oxgangs Road North Edinburgh
Wester Hailes Police Station 49 Dumbryden Drive Edinburgh
Craigmillar Police Station 116 Duddingston Road West Edinburgh
Broxburn Police Station 205a West Main Street Broxburn Building name Property name or building Street Town number
Musselburgh Police Station 174 High Street Musselburgh
Tranent Police Station 113 High Street Tranent
Corstorphine Police Station 29 Meadowplace Road Edinburgh
St. Leonards Police Station 14 St Leonards Street Edinburgh (DHQ)
West End Police Station 3 to 5 Torphicen Place Edinburgh
Edinburgh Airport Police Almond Almond Avenue Edinburgh Station House
Information Centre 188 High Street Edinburgh
Haddington Police Station 39-41 Court Street Haddington
Portobello Police Station 118 Portobello High Street Edinburgh
Prestonpans Police Station 3 New Street Prestonpans
Gayfield Square Police Station 2 Gayfield Square Edinburgh
Force Headquarters 5 Fettes Avenue Edinburgh
Drylaw Mains Police Station 701 Ferry Road Edinburgh
Leith Police Station 35-41 Queen Charlotte Street Edinburgh
Linlithgow Police Station 4 High Street Linlithgow
South Queensferry Police South 13 Hopetoun Road Station Queensferry
Dunbar Police Station Belhaven Road Dunbar
North Berwick Police Station 50 High Street North Berwick
Lauder Police Station East High Street Lauder
Duns Police Station 10 Newtown Street Duns
Penicuik Police Station 25-27 Bog Road Penicuik Building name Property name or building Street Town number
Gorebridge Police Station 35 Hunterfield Road Gorebridge
West Calder Police Station 9 Polbeth Terrace West Calder
Eyemouth Police Station 28 Coldingham Road Eyemouth
Kelso Police Station Coal Market Kelso
Peebles Police Station Rosetta Road Peebles
Whitburn Police Station 66 West Main Street Whitburn
Dalkeith Police Station (DHQ) Newbattle Road Dalkeith
West Lothian Civic Centre Howden South Road Livingston
Partnership Fauldhouse Police Post Lanrigg Road Fauldhouse Centre
Fort William Police Office High Street Fort William
Killmallie Police Office Kilmallie Road Caol
Mallaig Police Office Mallaig
Castlebay Police Office Tigh na Mara Castlebay
Kingussie Police Office High Street Kingussie
Fort Augustus Police Office Fort William Road Fort Augustus
Aviemore Police Office Grampian Road Aviemore
Lochboisdale Police Office Lochboisdale Lochboisdale
Kyle of Kyle of Lochalsh Police Office Plock Road Lochalsh
Lochcarron Police Office High Street Lochcarron
Burnett Road Police Office Longman Road Inverness
Culloden Police Office Keppoch Road Culloden Building name Property name or building Street Town number
Muir of Ord Police Office Great North Road Muir of Ord
Benbecula Police Office Balivanich
Fortrose Police Office Rosemarkie Road Fortrose
Glencoe Police Office Tyndrum Road Glencoe
Dingwall Police Office Strathpeffer Road Dingwall
Invergordon Police Office 18 High Street Invergordon
Lochmaddy Police Office Lochmaddy
Alness Police Office Obsdale Road Alness
Gairloch Police Office Gairloch
Tain Police Office Victoria Road Tain
Dornoch Police Office Argyll Street Dornoch
Bonar Bridge Police Office Dornoch Road Bonar Bridge
Ullapool Police Office 7 Argyle Street Ullapool
Golspie Police Service Point Main Street Golspie
Brora Police Office Colbheinn Road Brora
Lairg Police Office Main Street Lairg
Lochinver Police Office Main Street Lochinver
Stornoway Police Office 18 Church Street Stornoway (ACHQ)
Wick Police Office (ACHQ) Bankhead Road Wick
Rhiconich Police Office Rhiconich
Tongue Police Office Tongue Building name Property name or building Street Town number
Thurso Police Office Olrig Street Thurso
Stromness Police Office North End Road Stromness
Lerwick Police Office Market Street Lerwick
Whalsay Police Office 16 Whalsay
Mid Yell Police Office Mid Yell
Unst Police Office Baltasound Unst
Grantown on Spey Police Grantown on 15 Castle Road Office Spey
Portree Police Office Somerled Square Portree
Dunvegan Police Office Dunvegan
Nairn Police Office 69 King Street Nairn
Kirkwall Police Office Burgh Road Kirkwall
Brae Police Office Brae
Sumburgh Airport Service Main Terminal Sumburgh Point
Kinlochleven Police Station Kinlochleven Kinlochleven
Headquarters Old Perth Road Inverness
Bettyhill Police Service Point Naver Teleservice Centre, Bettyhill Bettyhill
Broadford Police Service Point Industrial Estate, Old Corry Isle of Sky Road, Broadford
Force Headquarters 173 Pitt Street Glasgow
Glasgow City Centre Police 50 Stewart Street Cowcaddens Office
Maryhill Police Office 1380 Maryhill Road Glasgow
London Road Police Office 851 London Road Glasgow Building name Property name or building Street Town number
Govan Police Office 923 Helen Street Govan
Paisley Police Office Mill Street Paisley
Dumbarton Police Office 11C Stirling Road Dumbarton
Motherwell Police Office 217 Windmillhill Street Motherwell
Hamilton Police Office Campbell Street Hamilton
Kilmarnock Police Office 10 St Marnock Street Kilmarnock
Cathcart Police Office 744 Aikenhead Road Glasgow
Ayr Police Office 1 King Street Ayr
Baird Street Police Office 6 Baird Street Glasgow
Bellshill Police Office 5 Thorn Road Bellshill
Clydebank Police Office 50 Montrose Street Clydebank
Coatbridge Police Office Whittington Street Coatbridge
Anderston Police Office 945 Argyle Street Glasgow
Cumbernauld Police Office 1 South Muirhead Road Cumbernauld
East Kilbride Police Office Andrew Street East Kilbride
Easterhouse Police Office 1 Bogbain Road Easterhouse
Giffnock Police Office Braidholm Road Giffnock
Gorbals Police Office 383 Cumberland Street Gorbals
Greenock Police Office 160 Rue-End Street Greenock
Irvine Police Office 25 Kilwinning Road Irvine
Johnstone Police Office Quarry Street Johnstone Building name Property name or building Street Town number
Kirkintilloch Police Office 45 Southbank Drive Kirkintilloch
Lanark Police Office 27 Westport Lanark
Lochgilphead Police Office Lochnell Street Lochgilphead
Partick Police Office 609-611 Dumbarton Road Partick
Pollok Police Office 3 Brockburn Crescent Pollok
Rutherglen Police Office 366 King Street Rutherglen
Saracen Police Office 104 Barloch Street Saracen
Shettleston Police Office 1051 Shettleston Road Shettleston
Wishaw Police Office 100 Stewarton Street Wishaw
Renfrew Police Office (NEW) 14 Station Road Renfrew
Airdrie Police Office 35 Anderson Street Airdrie
Alexandria Police Office Hill Street Alexandria
Appin Detached Post Appin Argyll
Baillieston Police Office 24-26 Main Street Baillieston
Barrhead Police Office Bank Street Barrhead
Biggar Police Office 1- 3 Edinburgh Road Biggar
Bishopbriggs Police Office 113 Kirkintilloch Road Bishopbriggs
Blantyre Police Office 66 Victoria Street Blantyre
Bowmore Police Office Beech Avenue Bowmore
Braehead Shopping Centre 49 King's Inch Road Braehead Police Office
Bunessan Detached Post Bunessan Mull Building name Property name or building Street Town number
Cambusland Police Office Tabernacle Street Cambuslang
Carluke Police Office Mount Stewart Street Carluke
Carradale Detached Post Gortan Carradale
Castlemilk Police Office 40 Dougrie Road Castlemilk
Craigie Street Police Office 86 Craigie Street Queens Park
Craignure Police Office Craignure Mull
Cumnock Police Office Ayr Road Cumnock
Dalmally Detached Post Dalmally
Drumchapel Police Office Hecla Square, Drumry Road 1 Drumchapel (Proposed) East
Dunoon Police Office Argyll Street Dunoon
Erskine Police Office Rashieless Avenue Erskine
Ferguslie Park Police Office Ferguslie Park Avenue Paisley
Forth Police Office 2 Kingshill View Forth
Galston Police Office 32-34 Titchfield Street Galston
Garscadden Police Office 2301 Great Western Road Glasgow
Girvan Police Office 4 Montgomerie Street Girvan
Glasgow Airport Police Office St Andrews Drive Renfrew
Gourock Police Office 3 Kempock Place Gourock
Harthill Police Office 20 Victoria Street Harthill
Helensburgh Police Office 41 King Street East Helensburgh
Inveraray Police Office Dalmally Road Inveraray Building name Property name or building Street Town number
Kames Police Office Kames Tighnabruaich
Kilwinning Police Office 105 Main Street Kilwinning
Lamlash Police Office Main Street Lamlash
Largs Police Office 2 Court Street Largs
Larkhall Police Office 39 Caledonian Road Larkhall
Lesmahagow Police Office 8 Priory Road Lesmahagow
Linwood Police Office 5 Dunlop Street Linwood
Lochgoilhead Police Office Lochgoilhead Cairndow
Lochwinnoch Police Office 29 Calder Street Lochwinnoch
Maybole Police Office 44 Ladyland Road Maybole
Millport Police Post 5 Millburn Street Millport
Milngavie Police Office 99 Main Street Milngavie
Muirhead Police Office 3 Elmira Road Muirhead
Newarthill Police Office 7 Shaftesbury Crescent Newarthill
Oban Police Office Albany Street Oban
Pollokshaws Police Office 229 Shawbridge Street Pollockshaws
Port Glasgow Police Office King Street Port Glasgow
Prestwick Police Office 14 Main Street Prestwick
Renfrew Police Office Inchinnan Road Renfrew
Rothesay Police Office 58 High Street Rothesay
Salen Detached Post Bentalla Crescent Mull Building name Property name or building Street Town number
Saltcoats Police Office 2 Glencairn Street Saltcoats
Shotts Police Office 1 Caledonia Road Shotts
Springburn Police Office 755 Hawthorn Street Springburn (Ohwu Etc)
Stonehouse Police Post 32 Queen Street Stonehouse
Strachur Detached Post Strachur Cairndow
Strathaven Police Office 31 Green Street Strathaven
Tarbert Police Office School Road Tarbert
Taynuilt Detached Post Cruachan Cottages Taynuilt
Tiree Detached Post Pier Road Scarinish
Tobermory Police Office Erray Road Tobermory
Troon Police Office 116 Portland Street Troon
Uddingston Police Office 1 Old Glasgow Road Uddingston
Viewpark Police Office Old Edinburgh Road Uddingston
Dalmellington Area Centre 33 Main Street Dalmellington Police Office
Garelochhead Police Office Feorlin Way Garelochhead
Drongan Police Office Mill Of Shield Road Drongan
Ballantrae Police Post 30 Main Street Ballantrae
Campbeltown Police Office Millknowe Road Campbeltown
Inverkip Police Post 5 Kip Park Inverkip
Whitehill Neighbourhood 9 Hunter Road Hamilton Centre Police Office
Dailly Police Post Main Street Dailly Building name Property name or building Street Town number
Newmains Police Post 6 Main Street Newmains
Stewarton Police Office Avenue Street Stewarton
Kilbirnie Police Office 19 School Wynd Kilbirnie
Baillieston Police Office New 6 Buchanan Street Baillieston
Road Policing Complex 433 Helen Street Govan
Meiklewood Road Complex 91 Meiklewood Road Glasgow
Eastern Division Headquarters 76 West High Street Forfar
Force Headquarters West Bell Street Dundee
Police Mortuary 9 Dudhope Crescent Dundee
Caledonian Procurator Fiscals Office Greenmarket Dundee House Claverhouse Industrial Park, The Archive Centre Unit G Dundee Dundee 2 Western Division Barrack Street Perth Headquarters
Aberfeldy Police Station 27 Kenmore Street Aberfeldy
Arbroath Police Station Gravesend Arbroath
Auchterarder Police Station 9 High Street Auchterarder
Bellvue Springfield Terrace Arbroath
Blairgowrie Police Station Ericht Lane Blairgowrie
Brechin Police Station 11 Clerk Street Brechin
Bridge Of Earn Police Station Main Street Bridge Of Earn
Broughty Ferry Police Station 165/167 Brook Street Broughty Ferry Building name Property name or building Street Town number
Carnoustie Police Station 3 North Burnside Street Carnoustie
Crieff Police Station 19-23 King Street Crieff
Downfield Police Station Balgowan Avenue Dundee
Kinloch Fire Station Bridge End Road Rannoch
Friockheim Police Station 49-49b Gardyne Street Friockheim
Headquarters Annexe 7 Dudhope Crescent Dundee
Hilltown Police Station 227 Hilltown Dundee
Kinross Police Station 17 High Street Kinross
Kirriemuir Police Station 15 Reform Street Kirriemuir
Letham Police Office 8 East Hemming Street Letham
Lochee Police Station Liff Road Dundee
Longforgan Police Station 1 Main Road Longforgan
Longhaugh Police Station Longhaugh Road Dundee
Maryfield Police Station 1 Catherine Street Dundee
Monifieth Police Station 81 High Street Monifieth
Montrose Police Station 27 George Street Montrose
Muirhead Police Station Liff Road Muirhead
Pitlochry Police Station 14 Atholl Road Pitlochry
Ryehill Police Station Pennycook Lane Dundee
Seymour House 274 Clepington Road Dundee
Stanley Police Station 20 Perth Road Stanley Building name Property name or building Street Town number
Menzieshill Police Station Orleans Place Dundee
Baluniefield Balunie Drive Dundee
Margaret Mitchell (Central Scotland) (Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party): To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide a list of all police stations with public counters. (S4W-20072) Kenny MacAskill: Police Scotland has published a document detailing Police Station Public Counter Opening Hours across Scotland from 3 March 2014. The document is available on the Police Scotland website, by following the link at: http://www.scotland.police.uk/whats-happening/public-counters-traffic-wardens-review/public-counters/
Elaine Smith (Coatbridge and Chryston) (Scottish Labour): To ask the Scottish Government how many schools are involved in the Pathways process for looked after children. (S4W-20099) Aileen Campbell: The Scottish Government does not keep statistics on how many schools are involved in the Pathways process for looked after children. The Children and Young People (Scotland) Bill defines who will be corporate parents, including schools and their duties in respect of looked after children and care leavers. Guidance on corporate parenting will be written after consultation with stakeholders and interested parties. Moreover, the Scottish Government continues to fund Who Cares? Scotland to provide corporate parenting training to local authorities and elected members. Local authorities will be responsible for preparing and publishing a plan for how they propose to exercise their corporate parenting responsibilities. This should include how school and other agencies will work together to meet the interests of the young people in their care including support through a young person’s pathways journey.
Elaine Smith (Coatbridge and Chryston) (Scottish Labour): To ask the Scottish Government which schools in North Lanarkshire are involved in the Pathways process for looked after children. (S4W-20100) Aileen Campbell: The Scottish Government does not keep statistics on the number of schools in North Lanarkshire involved in the Pathways process for looked after children. The Supporting Young People Leaving Care in Scotland Regulations and Guidance 2003 sets out local authorities responsibilities in respect of looked after children leaving care and states that social work departments and education should work together to meet the interests of young people. All schools who have a corporate parenting responsibility for looked after children leaving care could be involved in the Pathways process.
Kezia Dugdale (Lothian) (Scottish Labour): To ask the Scottish Government when it plans to publish its updated guidance on instrumental music services and what (a) consultation it has carried out and (b) meetings it has had with regard to this. (S4W-20112) Alasdair Allan: The government subgroup taking forward the revision of the guidance on instrumental music services is made up of: the Heads of Instrumental Teaching Scotland (HITS), the Scottish Association for Music Education (SAME), the Educational Institute of Scotland (EIS) and Education Scotland. The group is aiming to conclude its work by December 2014. The group met in January 2014 and plans to meet again in March 2014 before producing a first draft by the end of June 2014 and a final draft by December 2014. The subgroup consulted with HITS managers and associate members at the HITS conference in January 2014 and there will be further consultation with all member organisations involved in the Instrumental Music Implementation group.
Kezia Dugdale (Lothian) (Scottish Labour): To ask the Scottish Government how its updated instrumental music service guidelines will ensure that traditional Scottish instruments are available in each local authority area. (S4W-20115) Alasdair Allan: Most schools offer a range of instrumental music tuition and as with Curriculum for Excellence, the detail of which instruments are taught and how instrumental tuition is delivered is decided by local authorities and schools. These decisions are based on a range of considerations and take account of resource limitations, local traditions, demand and the availability of specialist instrumental music instructors. We welcome the wide range of instrumental music tuition that local authorities provide and believe that music plays a vitally important role in education, helping shape our sense of personal, social and cultural identity as well as providing significant cognitive, societal and economic benefits to Scotland as a nation and its people. The government subgroup currently revising the instrumental music service guidelines is aiming to conclude its work by December 2014. These guidelines will not specify which instruments should be taught by local authorities’ instrumental music services.
Alex Rowley (Cowdenbeath) (Scottish Labour): To ask the Scottish Government for what reason the number of students attending colleges with no prior qualifications has decreased since 2007-08. (S4W-20124) Michael Russell: The Scottish Funding Council (SFC) asks colleges for data on the qualifications of students on entry to college. It advises, however, that data returns are incomplete and that it is not therefore possible to establish accurately the trend and the reasons for it. The SFC is currently exploring ways in which to improve these data. Strategy and External Affairs Maureen Watt (Aberdeen South and North Kincardine) (Scottish National Party): To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on the progress made in relation to its International Development Small Grants Programme. (S4W-20281) Humza Yousaf: I am pleased to announce that funding amounting to a total of £431,279 will be provided to the 11 projects from our Small Grants Programme 2014-15 for projects to commence in April 2014. Total amount of funding Type of Grant Total Recommendation Project £397,316 Feasibility £23,963 Capacity Building £10,000 TOTAL £431,279
Projects by country and grant type Country Project Feasibility Capacity Building Total Malawi 4 1 1 6 Bangladesh 1 - - 1 India (Orissa) 2 - - 2 Tanzania - 2 - 2 Total 7 3 1 11
The Small Grants Programme attracted 29 applications on 29 November 2013. Two applications were received after the published deadline and were therefore not considered. A further seven applications were rejected as outwith our eligibility criteria, and therefore were not part of the full assessment process. The remaining 20 applications were fully assessed, nine of which did not meet our assessment criteria and were therefore not awarded funding. Project Grants Organisation Country Award detail Total Charity Education Bangladesh For the English teaching project at Uttar Bangla £59,940 International College Cerebral Palsy Malawi For the training of special needs teachers in £52,452 Africa Malawi Children's Medical Malawi For the ETAT training programme for 900 newly £60,000 Care Malawi qualified Malawian nurses and clinicians Malawi Fruits Malawi For the Paprika project, supporting subsistence £60,000 farmers in Northern Malawi to develop a cash crop for the benefit of their families Orskov Foundation Malawi For the Food Forest project to provide greater £50,874 food security, nutritional diversity, a source of income and a means to increase resilience to climate change amongst rural Malawians Gaia Education Orissa (India) For integrated Ecovillage Design Education and £55,000 Transition Towns training to build the capacity of indigenous people in Laxmipur Block of Koraput District to increase food security, build cohesion and address climate change. Sustainable Com Orissa (India) To build a resilient and technical infrastructure for £59,050 Energy Network community renewable energy in Orissa, India (Scene) Total Project £397,316 Grants
Feasibility Grants Organisation Country Award Detail Amount The Balmore Trust Malawi For the development, testing, and scoping of the £10,000 manufacture of a rice threshing machine. The Big First Aid Tanzania To design and test a mobile phone based £6,213 Project emergency response system, which will provide rural community members with lifesaving information following an accident or injury. Yes Tanzania Tanzania To design and pilot a programme using sport to £7,750 deliver health education to young people. Total Feasibility £23,963 Study Grants
Capacity Building Grants Organisation Country Award Detail Amount Mamie Martin Fund Malawi For fundraising and marketing in Scotland, and £10,000 organisational strategy and development, and monitoring and evaluation in Malawi, including an impact report. Total Capacity £10,000 Building Grants
Transport Scotland Liz Smith (Mid Scotland and Fife) (Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party): To ask the Scottish Government what assessment it has made of the capability of each local authority’s snow clearing equipment. (S4W-20085) Keith Brown: The Scottish Government is responsible for the trunk road network. Individual local authorities are responsible for setting policies that are relevant to local conditions on their own road network. This includes identifying appropriate winter maintenance requirements.
Liz Smith (Mid Scotland and Fife) (Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party): To ask the Scottish Government what recent discussions it has had with (a) Tayside Contracts and (b) Perth and Kinross Council regarding the capability of its snow clearing equipment. (S4W-20086) Keith Brown: During adverse weather conditions, the Scottish Government works with local authorities to ensure our roads remain safe, efficient and effective. Responder agencies across Scotland have robust contingency plans in place to ensure that they can cope with the effects of severe weather. The Scottish Government provides a framework for effective multi-agency regional resilience partnerships including all local authorities.
Jamie McGrigor (Highlands and Islands) (Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party): To ask the Scottish Government whether it will publish the advice that it has received on the suitability of using the MV Coruisk on the Gourock-Dunoon route, in light of the incident involving the vessel at the Dunoon linkspan on 11 March 2014. (S4W-20119) Keith Brown: Advice received from David MacBrayne Ltd on the use of the MV Coruisk on the Gourock-Dunoon route has recently been published on Transport Scotland’s website in response to a freedom of information request. The information can be accessed by following the attached link: http://www.transportscotland.gov.uk/water/ferries/subsidised/gourock-dunoon
Elaine Murray (Dumfriesshire) (Scottish Labour): To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S4W-19254 by Keith Brown on 3 February 2014, what meetings and other measures have been arranged by Transport Scotland to consult the wider community in Langholm about proposals for a 20 mph limit trial on the A7. (S4W-20150) Keith Brown: Transport Scotland is meeting the local authority on 1 April 2014 and will engage with the wider community shortly afterwards through meetings and other appropriate consultations. The form and timings of these consultations will be clarified after our discussion with the local authority.
Elaine Murray (Dumfriesshire) (Scottish Labour): To ask the Scottish Government which community groups have been contacted by Transport Scotland in connection with (a) the consultation on a 20 mph speed trial on the A7 in Langholm and (b) the statutory consultation in respect of the speed limit order required to promote any change in the speed limit. (S4W-20151) Keith Brown: As yet no community groups have been contacted by Transport Scotland in connection with the 20 mph speed limit pilot consultation or the statutory consultation. Transport Scotland is meeting the local authority on 1 April 2014 and will engage with the wider community shortly afterwards through meetings and other appropriate consultations. The form and timings of these consultations will be clarified after our discussion with the local authority.