- Asked by: Cathy Jamieson, MSP for Carrick, Cumnock and Doon Valley, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 22 July 2008
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Current Status:
Answered by Stewart Stevenson on 25 August 2008
To ask the Scottish Executive how many people in South Ayrshire have had applications for renewal of the Blue Badge parking permit refused since the introduction of new guidelines.
Answer
This is a matter for South Ayrshire Council. The information requested is not held centrally.
- Asked by: Cathy Jamieson, MSP for Carrick, Cumnock and Doon Valley, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Thursday, 26 June 2008
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Current Status:
Answered by Richard Lochhead on 25 July 2008
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it would recommend that Scots should consume less meat in order to reduce greenhouse gases.
Answer
The reduction of greenhouse gases is a complex issue. The 80% emissions reduction target set out in the recent public consultation on proposals for a Scottish Climate Change Bill will require action to be taken by all parts of society to contribute to the delivery of that target.
- Asked by: Cathy Jamieson, MSP for Carrick, Cumnock and Doon Valley, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Thursday, 26 June 2008
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Current Status:
Answered by Richard Lochhead on 25 July 2008
To ask the Scottish Executive whether, in formulating a national food policy and publishing advice to the public on ways to protect the environment, it has taken account of the view of the UN Food and Agriculture Organisation that “the livestock sector has such deep and wide ranging impacts that it should rank as one of the leading focuses for environmental policy”.
Answer
I refer the member to the question S3W-14564 answered on 25 July 2008. There are no specific plans to publish advice to the public at this stage.
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/webapp/wa.search.
- Asked by: Cathy Jamieson, MSP for Carrick, Cumnock and Doon Valley, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Thursday, 19 June 2008
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Current Status:
Answered by John Swinney on 22 July 2008
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will provide details of any services it has transferred from the public to the private sector since May 2007.
Answer
No services have been transferred by the Scottish Government since May 2007.
- Asked by: Cathy Jamieson, MSP for Carrick, Cumnock and Doon Valley, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Thursday, 03 July 2008
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Current Status:
Answered by Kenny MacAskill on 18 July 2008
To ask the Scottish Executive how many (a) premises were visited by police forces, (b) arrests were made and (c) women were recovered as part of Operation Pentameter 1, broken down by police force area.
Answer
Operation Pentameter 1 took place in 2006. The available information is set out in the following table.
| Police Force | No of Premises Visited | Arrests Made | No of Females Recovered | No of Confirmed Victims |
| Central Scotland | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dumfries and Galloway | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| Fife | N/K | N/K | N/K | 0 |
| Grampian | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lothian and Borders | N/K | N/K | N/K | 0 |
| Northern | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Strathclyde | 3 | 3 | 4 | 5* |
| Tayside | 20 | 3 | 6 | 0 |
| Totals | 25 | 12 | 10 | 5 |
Source: Serious Organised Crime Agency.
Notes:
N/K = Not known. Data not available.
*One victim in Strathclyde was recovered after reporting an assault.
- Asked by: Cathy Jamieson, MSP for Carrick, Cumnock and Doon Valley, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Thursday, 03 July 2008
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Current Status:
Answered by Kenny MacAskill on 18 July 2008
To ask the Scottish Executive what percentage of potential establishments were targeted as part of Operation Pentameter 1, broken down by police force area.
Answer
The percentage of potential premises that were targeted for Operation Pentameter 1 is subject to police operational/intelligence assessment and decision processes that need to remain confidential in order to avoid jeopardising effective law enforcement.
- Asked by: Cathy Jamieson, MSP for Carrick, Cumnock and Doon Valley, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Thursday, 19 June 2008
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Current Status:
Answered by Nicola Sturgeon on 14 July 2008
To ask the Scottish Executive how many people in the NHS Ayrshire and Arran area were screened for bowel cancer in (a) 2002, (b) 2003, (c) 2004, (d) 2005, (e) 2006 and (f) 2007.
Answer
NHS Ayrshire and Arran joined the Scottish Bowel Screening Programme in September 2007. Data on the number of people screened is not currently centrally held. Data on the programme will be published in due course on the Information Services Division (ISD) website
www.isdscotland.org.
- Asked by: Cathy Jamieson, MSP for Carrick, Cumnock and Doon Valley, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Thursday, 12 June 2008
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Current Status:
Answered by Stewart Stevenson on 1 July 2008
To ask the Scottish Executive what discussions have taken place with Strathclyde Partnership for Transport in relation to increasing the frequency of passenger rail services between Kilmarnock and Carlisle.
Answer
No meetings have been held with Strathclyde Partnership for Transport specifically to discuss increasing the frequency of passenger rail services between Kilmarnock and Carlisle.
- Asked by: Cathy Jamieson, MSP for Carrick, Cumnock and Doon Valley, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Thursday, 19 June 2008
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Current Status:
Answered by Nicola Sturgeon on 26 June 2008
To ask the Scottish Executive what discussions have taken place regarding the possibility of introducing a scheme to automatically offer screening tests to the immediate family of all patients diagnosed with bowel cancer.
Answer
No discussions have taken place regarding the possibility of introducing a scheme to automatically offer screening tests to the immediate family of all patients diagnosed with bowel cancer. The answer to question S3W-14381 on 26 June 2008 outlines the current guidance for individuals with inherited bowel cancer in their family.
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/webapp/wa.search.
- Asked by: Cathy Jamieson, MSP for Carrick, Cumnock and Doon Valley, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Thursday, 19 June 2008
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Current Status:
Answered by Nicola Sturgeon on 26 June 2008
To ask the Scottish Executive how many people in the NHS Ayrshire and Arran area died from bowel cancer in (a) 2002, (b) 2003, (c) 2004, (d) 2005, (e) 2006 and (f) 2007.
Answer
Data on the number of deaths from bowel (colorectal) cancers are available by NHS board and year (1980-2006) on the Information Services Division website at:
http://www.isdscotland.org/isd/files/cancer_colorectal_mort_m.xls.
The latest year for which mortality data are available is 2006.
