- Asked by: Helen Eadie, MSP for Dunfermline East, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Thursday, 27 February 2003
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Current Status:
Answered by Lewis Macdonald on 17 March 2003
To ask the Scottish Executive whether there are any signs displayed in Glasgow Queen Street Station advertising the rail service from that station to stations in Fife.
Answer
This is an operational issue for ScotRail.
- Asked by: Helen Eadie, MSP for Dunfermline East, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Thursday, 27 February 2003
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Current Status:
Answered by Lewis Macdonald on 17 March 2003
To ask the Scottish Executive whether tickets may be purchased on the platform at Glasgow Queen Street Station for passengers wishing to travel on the rail service to stations in Fife.
Answer
This is an operational matter for ScotRail.
- Asked by: Helen Eadie, MSP for Dunfermline East, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Thursday, 27 February 2003
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Current Status:
Answered by Lewis Macdonald on 17 March 2003
To ask the Scottish Executive whether, at times of congestion at the ticket office in Glasgow Queen Street Station, passengers may buy tickets for the rail service to stations in Fife on the train and what the reasons are for the position on this matter.
Answer
This is an operational matter for ScotRail.
- Asked by: Helen Eadie, MSP for Dunfermline East, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Thursday, 06 March 2003
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Current Status:
Answered by Des McNulty on 14 March 2003
To ask the Scottish Executive what measures it has taken to communicate information on the European Year of Disabled People 2003 to disability groups that were not represented on the Scottish Steering Group for the European Year of Disabled People.
Answer
A national newspaper supplement about the European Year of Disabled People was published on 23 January. Information about the year is also available on the Scottish Executive's website at
www.scotland.gov.uk/eydp. Steering group members have also disseminated information about the year across their own memberships and networks.
- Asked by: Helen Eadie, MSP for Dunfermline East, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Thursday, 06 March 2003
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Current Status:
Answered by Des McNulty on 14 March 2003
To ask the Scottish Executive what plans it has to consult the Scottish Society for Autism, the National Autistic Society and other autism groups regarding the European Year of Disabled People 2003.
Answer
Representatives from the disability sector have been fully involved in developing proposals to mark the European Year of Disabled People in Scotland. A steering group of disability organisations and others with an interest was established during 2002 and has agreed aims and objectives and a programme of activity for the year. The steering group's programme seeks to cover all types of disability, including autism, and seeks to ensure engagement across all sectors.The steering group has no plans specifically to consult with the Scottish Society for Autism, the National Autistic Society and other autism groups regarding the European Year of Disabled People.
- Asked by: Helen Eadie, MSP for Dunfermline East, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Thursday, 06 March 2003
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Current Status:
Answered by Des McNulty on 14 March 2003
To ask the Scottish Executive what autism groups have been allocated funds as part of the European Year of Disabled People 2003.
Answer
The funding programme for the European Year of Disabled People 2003 is a UK programme run by the Department for Work and Pensions and funded by the European Commission and the UK Government. There were no autism groups among the 22 organisations in Scotland which were successful in their applications for funding under this programme.
- Asked by: Helen Eadie, MSP for Dunfermline East, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 19 February 2003
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Current Status:
Answered by Lewis Macdonald on 27 February 2003
To ask the Scottish Executive what progress it has made in promoting sustainable transport.
Answer
We have made progress in many areas. This week alone, we have awarded over £3 million to 55 projects under the Rural Community Transport Initiative, and agreed a joint investment programme with the Strategic Rail Authority to build longer platforms at 23 Scottish railway stations, to accommodate longer trains.
- Asked by: Helen Eadie, MSP for Dunfermline East, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 12 February 2003
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Current Status:
Answered by Cathy Jamieson on 20 February 2003
To ask the Scottish Executive what plans it has to improve the provision of school meals.
Answer
I announced yesterday that all of the recommendations of the Expert Panel on School Meals have been accepted. We are making £57.5 million available over the next three years to implement these recommendations. In addition, we are setting up a scheme to provide free fruit to pupils in primaries 1 and 2. £2 million per annum will be provided each year over the next three years.
- Asked by: Helen Eadie, MSP for Dunfermline East, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 29 January 2003
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Current Status:
Answered by Lewis Macdonald on 6 February 2003
To ask the Scottish Executive what measures it is taking to combat speeding on roads.
Answer
The Scottish Executive is addressing the issue of inappropriate and excessive speed through a combination of engineering, enforcement and education.
- Asked by: Helen Eadie, MSP for Dunfermline East, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 15 January 2003
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Current Status:
Answered by Mary Mulligan on 23 January 2003
To ask the Scottish Executive what it is doing to improve audiology services.
Answer
A wide-ranging review of audiology service provision has just been completed and we are currently considering the review report before deciding on the best way forward.£750,000 was made available in April last year for the provision of hearing aids and for measures aimed at reducing waiting times. Last week a further £1.5 million was announced for the purchase of audiology equipment.
