- Asked by: Cathy Jamieson, MSP for Carrick, Cumnock and Doon Valley, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Thursday, 04 October 2007
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Current Status:
Answered by Adam Ingram on 31 October 2007
To ask the Scottish Executive when it will meet representatives of the National Autistic Society to discuss the establishment of its proposed Additional Support Fund to improve services for children with additional needs.
Answer
I refer themember to the answer to question S3W-5159 on 31 October 2007. All answers to written parliamentary questions areavailable on the Parliament's website, the search facility for which can befound at
http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/webapp/wa.search.
Additionally, ministersare engaged with both the National Autistic Society Scotland and the ScottishSociety for Autism in consideration of how to improve services for children andadults with autism spectrum disorders.
- Asked by: Cathy Jamieson, MSP for Carrick, Cumnock and Doon Valley, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Thursday, 04 October 2007
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Current Status:
Answered by Adam Ingram on 31 October 2007
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S3W-4451 by Adam Ingram on 2 October 2007, what the timescale is for the establishment of the £10 million Additional Support Fund to improve services for children with additional needs.
Answer
I refer themember to the answer to question S3W-5159 on 31 October 2007. All answers to written parliamentary questions areavailable on the Parliament's website, the search facility for which can befound at
http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/webapp/wa.search.
- Asked by: Cathy Jamieson, MSP for Carrick, Cumnock and Doon Valley, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 24 October 2007
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Current Status:
Answered by Nicola Sturgeon on 31 October 2007
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S3W-1520 by Nicola Sturgeon on 16 July 2007, what range of support services it considers necessary in (a) Ayr and (b) Crosshouse hospitals to take appropriate account of local circumstances in the Carrick, Cumnock and Doon Valley constituency.
Answer
I expect all NHSboards to plan and provide health care services which meet the needs of their localcommunities.
- Asked by: Cathy Jamieson, MSP for Carrick, Cumnock and Doon Valley, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Thursday, 11 October 2007
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Current Status:
Answered by Fergus Ewing on 30 October 2007
To ask the Scottish Executive which police forces have a named officer to collect and collate information on sectarian incidents and offences.
Answer
All police forcesin Scotland have arrangements in place for collectingand collating information on sectarian incidents and offences. Fife, Grampian, and Central Scotland Police Forces have anamed officer responsible for recording this information.
- Asked by: Cathy Jamieson, MSP for Carrick, Cumnock and Doon Valley, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 17 October 2007
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Current Status:
Answered by Fergus Ewing on 30 October 2007
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will provide local authorities with guidance on the issuing of abatement notices in relation to high hedges disputes.
Answer
We currently haveno plans to provide local authorities with guidance on issuing abatement noticesin relation to disputes about high hedges, but neither have we ruled this out. Werecognise the considerable distressthat can be caused to residents by their neighbours’ high hedges and are givingactive consideration to how we can best support the provision of effective meansof resolving disputes.
- Asked by: Cathy Jamieson, MSP for Carrick, Cumnock and Doon Valley, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 17 October 2007
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Current Status:
Answered by Fergus Ewing on 30 October 2007
To ask the Scottish Executive whether problems caused by high hedges will be part of its review of the antisocial behaviour strategy.
Answer
As part of reviewwe will be considering the use, effectiveness and range of existing measuresavailable to local agencies to tackle unacceptable behaviour, includingservices relevant to high hedge disputes, such as mediation.
In addition tothis, we are giving consideration – outwith the review – to how we could mosteffectively support the provision of additional means of resolving disputesabout high hedges, should these be deemed necessary.
- Asked by: Cathy Jamieson, MSP for Carrick, Cumnock and Doon Valley, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 17 October 2007
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Current Status:
Answered by Fergus Ewing on 30 October 2007
To ask the Scottish Executive what the latest position is on the timescale for its review of the national antisocial behaviour strategy.
Answer
The terms ofreference for the review of the national antisocial behaviour strategy, which setout the review’s timescale, were published on 25 October 2007.
- Asked by: Cathy Jamieson, MSP for Carrick, Cumnock and Doon Valley, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 24 October 2007
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Current Status:
Answered by Fergus Ewing on 30 October 2007
To ask the Scottish Executive when its officials last met Nil by Mouth.
Answer
Governmentofficials have an ongoing dialogue with Nil by Mouth. The last contact betweenthem was on 29 October 2007. In addition, officials have given acommitment to meet with Nil by Mouth’s campaign director and key trustees atNil by Mouth’s earliest convenience.
- Asked by: Cathy Jamieson, MSP for Carrick, Cumnock and Doon Valley, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 24 October 2007
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Current Status:
Answered by Fergus Ewing on 30 October 2007
To ask the Scottish Executive when the Minister for Community Safety next plans to meet Nil by Mouth.
Answer
I fully recognisethe constructive role that voluntary organisations can play in tacklingsectarianism and religious intolerance in Scotland, and am aware that there are already many voluntary groups making apositive contribution to this agenda. That is why I intend to convene a meetingwith voluntary sector representatives, including Nil by Mouth, to discuss howwe can build on what has already been achieved to rid Scotland of religious bigotry and discrimination.
In addition Iwill be participating in the Nil by Mouth event which is being hosted at the Scottish Parliament on 14 November 2007.
- Asked by: Cathy Jamieson, MSP for Carrick, Cumnock and Doon Valley, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 24 October 2007
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Current Status:
Answered by Fergus Ewing on 30 October 2007
To ask the Scottish Executive when the Minister for Community Safety last met representatives of Nil by Mouth.
Answer
I last met Nil byMouth’s campaign director on 25 September 2007 at theartwork event which I hosted to recognise the achievements of young people whohad created a range of anti-sectarian images and slogans.
