Former Liberal Democrat MSP for Roxburgh and Berwickshire
To ask the First Minister what assessment has been made of the impact of the first year of the ban on smoking in enclosed public places. (S2F-2810)
If one of the hallmarks of the second session of the Parliament was the ban, does the First Minister believe that a hallmark of the next session ought to be a reduction in the instances of long-term conditions, in particular respiratory diseases, and better provision for those who suffer from them?
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will review and evaluate the impact of Prevenar on pneumococcal immunisation and, if so, when it will do so.
To ask the Scottish Executive how many children have received pneumococcal immunisation since 12 July 2006 under the catch-up campaign referred to in a letter of that date from the Chief Medical Officer and whether there are any outstanding cases.
To ask the Scottish Executive what figures are available for the number of children who have not received pneumococcal immunisation since 12 July 2006 under the catch-up campaign referred to in a letter of that date from the Chief Medical Officer, broken down by NHS board.
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will list all petitions it has received since 1 January 2007 about the provision of dentistry or dental services, showing (a) the names of the petitioners and (b) the number of signatories.
The minister may be aware that concerns have been expressed about doctors from other parts of the UK in effect flooding the application process in Scotland. I appreciate that those concerns are based simply on press reports, but has he talked to counterparts in other parts of the UK to be sure that there is an even process throughout the UK and that we do not have distortions in parts of the UK?
To ask the Scottish Executive on what basis or data the level of provision of neonatal transport is decided.
