PE01285: Free calls to NHS 24 for mobile phones

• SPICe Briefing (89KB pdf)
• Written Questions for PE1285 (80KB pdf)

Summary:

3 November 2009: The Committee agreed to write to the Scottish Government (covering NHS 24), Ofcom, Orange, Vodafone, T-Mobile and O2 seeking responses to the points raised in the petition and during the discussion. Link to Official Report 3 November 2009 (237KB pdf)

9 February 2010: The Committee agreed to write to the Scottish Government seeking a response to specific points. Link to Official Report 9 February 2010 (accessible HTML)

15 November 2011: The Committee agreed to write to the Scottish Government seeking a response to specific points. Link to Official Report 15 November 2011 (379KB pdf)

7 February 2012: The Committee agreed to write to the Scottish Government. Link to Official Report 7 February 2012 (237KB pdf)

1 May 2012: The Committee agreed to write to the Scottish Government. Link to Official Report 1 May 2012 (399KB pdf)

12 June 2012: The Committee agreed to await the publication of the University of Sheffield's report. Link to Official Report 12 June 2012 (382KB pdf)

2 October 2012: The Committee agreed to write to the Scottish Government. Link to Official Report 2 October 2012 (436KB pdf)

8 January 2013: The Committee agreed to write to the Scottish Government. Link to Official Report 8 January 2013 (474KB pdf)

5 February 2013: The Committee agreed to close the petition under Rule 15.7 on the grounds that the Scottish Government has announced that the number for NHS 24 is to be replaced by 111, a number which will be free to call from landlines and mobiles. Link to Official Report 5 February 2013 (374KB pdf)    

Written Submissions:

• PE1285/A: Orange UK letter of 23 November 2009 (29KB pdf)
• PE1285/B: Scottish Government letter of 25 November 2009 (59KB pdf) 
• PE1285/C: Ofcom letter of 2 December 2009 (28KB pdf) 
• PE1285/D: O2 UK letter of 4 December 2009 (20KB pdf) 
• PE1285/E: T-Mobile (UK) Limited letter of 13 December 2009 (342KB pdf)
• PE1285/F: Ofcom statement (A Three-digit Number for Non-Emergency Healthcare Services - Designating number “111”) of 18 December 2009 (422KB pdf)
• PE1285/G: Vodafone letter of 17 December 2009 (249KB pdf)
• PE1285/H: Petitioner letter of 10 December 2009 (78KB pdf)
• PE1285/I: Petitioner letter of 26 January 2010 (15KB pdf)
• PE1285/J: Scottish Government Letter of 21 September 2011 (103KB pdf)
• PE1285/K: Petitioner Letter of 3 November 2011 (111KB pdf)
• PE1285/L: Scottish Government Letter of 8 December 2011 (123KB pdf)
• PE1285/M: Scottish Government Letter of 21 May 2012 (47KB pdf)
• PE1285/N: Petitioner Letter of 2 November 2012 (5KB pdf)
• PE1285/O: Scottish Government Letter of 23 January 2013 (198KB pdf)