- Asked by: Fiona Hyslop, MSP for Lothians, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Thursday, 25 July 2002
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Current Status:
Answered by Richard Simpson on 22 August 2002
To ask the Scottish Executive when the working group considering fire brigade pensions will report and whether the report will be published at the same time.
Answer
The work of the group is continuing. It is not possible at this stage to be definitive about when the report will be submitted to ministers or published.
- Asked by: Fiona Hyslop, MSP for Lothians, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Thursday, 25 July 2002
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Answered by Margaret Curran on 22 August 2002
To ask the Scottish Executive what research it is currently undertaking on the impact of the Immigration and Asylum Act 1999 and when it expects the results of any such research to be available.
Answer
Earlier this year the Scottish Executive commissioned a research study to assess the impact of the Immigration and Asylum Act 1999 in its first eighteen months of operation in Scotland. The study involves in-depth interviews with key stakeholders, service providers, asylum seekers and local community organisations. It also includes elements to identify and assess good practice and to monitor media content and coverage of asylum seeker issues. Fieldwork will conclude in summer 2002 and the report will be published in autumn 2002.
- Asked by: Fiona Hyslop, MSP for Lothians, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Thursday, 25 July 2002
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Current Status:
Answered by Andy Kerr on 22 August 2002
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S1W-25676 by Mr Andy Kerr on 27 May 2002, whether the answer fully complies with the letter and spirit of the Code of Practice on Access to Scottish Executive Information.
Answer
I believe that the letter and spirit of the Code of Practice on Access to Scottish Executive Information has been complied with.
- Asked by: Fiona Hyslop, MSP for Lothians, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Thursday, 25 July 2002
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Current Status:
Answered by Margaret Curran on 22 August 2002
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S1W-14111 by Jackie Baillie on 26 March 2001, whether the pilot debtline in Fife has become operational and, if so, when; how it plans to analyse the efficacy of the pilot debtline, and whether any research on this matter has already been undertaken.
Answer
As indicated in the answer given to question S1W-24465 15 April 2002, the Fife pilot of the National Debtline project was launched by Iain Gray, then Social Justice Minister, on 22 March 2002. The Department of Trade and Industry plan to undertake an evaluation of all three pilots of the National Debtline in autumn 2002.
- Asked by: Fiona Hyslop, MSP for Lothians, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Thursday, 25 July 2002
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Current Status:
Answered by Andy Kerr on 22 August 2002
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S1W-25676 by Mr Andy Kerr on 27 May 2002, whether the Deputy Minister for Finance and Public Services did not intend to state to the Parliament that money was "flowing north of the border from south of the border" (Official Report, 23 January 2002, c. 5646-47) and, if so, whether he will clarify the position in the chamber of the Parliament.
Answer
I do not think that any clarification is necessary, taking into account the Deputy Minister's comments as a whole, and not just the words selected for quotation in question S1W-25676.
- Asked by: Fiona Hyslop, MSP for Lothians, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 24 July 2002
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Current Status:
Answered by Malcolm Chisholm on 21 August 2002
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S1W-27065 by Malcolm Chisholm on 16 July 2002, whether it will publish the national guidance on car parking charge practice issued to NHS trusts.
Answer
In accordance with standard practice, the national guidance on car parking charges was published in Management Executive Letter (MEL) (2000) 13, dated 17 March 2000, copies of which are available to the public through The Stationery Office. Should the guidance be revised following the current review, it will be published in a Health Department Letter (HDL) and made available in the same way.
- Asked by: Fiona Hyslop, MSP for Lothians, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 24 July 2002
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Current Status:
Answered by Malcolm Chisholm on 21 August 2002
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S1W-27064 by Malcolm Chisholm on 11 July 2002, whether there is a shortfall between the funding of #754 million allocated to Lothian NHS Board and projected expenditure by the board in 2002-03 and how much any such shortfall is, broken down by NHS trust and hospital.
Answer
Resources are allocated to NHS boards on the basis of need. Boards are held to account for managing within the allocations made to them and for achieving national and local targets.The Health Department will support boards to achieve these targets through regular monitoring and performance management.
- Asked by: Fiona Hyslop, MSP for Lothians, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 24 July 2002
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Current Status:
Answered by Andy Kerr on 21 August 2002
To ask the Scottish Executive how much it plans to spend on advertising, broken down by media type, in each department in the current financial year.
Answer
I refer the member to the answer given to question S1W-26486 on 20 June 2002.
- Asked by: Fiona Hyslop, MSP for Lothians, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 24 July 2002
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Current Status:
Answered by Malcolm Chisholm on 21 August 2002
To ask the Scottish Executive how many ambulance shifts were not covered in the Lothian NHS Board area in each of the last (a) three years and (b) seven months.
Answer
This information is not available for the Lothian NHS Board area for the periods in question. The manpower planning system used in other parts of Scotland to provide this detail has only recently been installed in this area.What we do know is that in recent weeks, in the Lothian NHS Board area, the number of uncovered shifts amounts to less than 1% of all rostered shifts.
- Asked by: Fiona Hyslop, MSP for Lothians, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 24 July 2002
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Current Status:
Answered by Malcolm Chisholm on 21 August 2002
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S1W-27063 by Malcolm Chisholm on 10 July 2002, whether it will provide additional funding to West Lothian Healthcare NHS Trust in order to assist the trust in addressing its funding deficit.
Answer
NHS Lothian has received its fair share of funding. In 2002-03 NHS Lothian will receive record investment of over £754 million, a 6.8% increase on 2001-02. Distribution of this allocation is a matter of local negotiation.As mentioned in the answer given to question S1W-27063, the Scottish Executive Health Department is constantly monitoring and reviewing West Lothian Healthcare Trust's financial position against the agreed recovery plan. The trust's financial position remains in line with the recovery plan. The Scottish Executive Health Department, NHS Lothian and the trust continue to work together to deliver the recovery plan.
