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Parliamentary questions can be asked by any MSP to the Scottish Government or the Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body. The questions provide a means for MSPs to get factual and statistical information.

Written questions must be answered within 10 working days (20 working days during recess)
Other questions such as Topical, Portfolio, General and First Minister's Question Times are taken in the Chamber

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Question reference: S1W-32884

Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Monday, 06 January 2003
Current Status: Answered by Andy Kerr on 16 January 2003

To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S1W-31558 by Mr Andy Kerr on 9 December 2002, by what process the delivery of results is judged in the performance management system operating in the senior civil service.

Question reference: S1W-32886

Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Monday, 06 January 2003
Current Status: Answered by Andy Kerr on 16 January 2003

To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S1W-31557 by Mr Andy Kerr on 6 December 2002, how many (a) top tranche performers were awarded 3% of their salary as opposed to the fixed sum of #3,000 and (b) middle tranche performers were awarded 3% of their salary as opposed to the fixed sum of #2,000 and what the total value of the payments were in each category.

Question reference: S1W-32883

Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Monday, 06 January 2003
Current Status: Answered by Andy Kerr on 16 January 2003

To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S1W-31558 by Mr Andy Kerr on 9 December 2002, what weight is attached to (a) delivery of results, (b) continuous improvement and (c) relative performance in the performance management of its senior civil servants.

Question reference: S1W-32900

Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Monday, 06 January 2003
Current Status: Answered by Iain Gray on 15 January 2003

To ask the Scottish Executive whether it has held any discussions with Her Majesty's Government with regard to amendments to the proposed European directive on consumer credit.

Question reference: S1W-32892

Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Monday, 06 January 2003
Current Status: Answered by Mary Mulligan on 14 January 2003

To ask the Scottish Executive when it intends to announce funding to improve service provision consistent with the Plan for Action on alcohol problems.

Question reference: S1W-32889

Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Monday, 06 January 2003
Current Status: Answered by Mary Mulligan on 14 January 2003

To ask the Scottish Executive whether it collects statistics on alcohol-related accidents from accident and emergency units.

Question reference: S1W-32890

Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Monday, 06 January 2003
Current Status: Answered by Mary Mulligan on 14 January 2003

To ask the Scottish Executive how it intends to take forward its campaign to raise awareness of the dangers of excess alcohol consumption, How much is too much?.

Question reference: S1W-32891

Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Monday, 06 January 2003
Current Status: Answered by Cathy Jamieson on 14 January 2003

To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will develop guidelines for alcohol education as part of the school curriculum to support the implementation of the Plan for Action on alcohol problems.

Alcohol education forms part of health education in schools, specifically within drug education. Guidelines already exist in the form of 5-14 Health Education Guidelines which were published in October 2000, together with a Guide for Teachers and Managers. These offer a framework within which education authorities should develop their health education programmes including alcohol education.The 2001-02 drug education survey published in October 2002 indicted that 99% of Scottish schools provide alcohol education.

Question reference: S1W-32888

Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Monday, 06 January 2003
Current Status: Answered by Mary Mulligan on 14 January 2003

To ask the Scottish Executive how it intends to deal with alcohol problems in (a) young people and (b) all other age groups.

The Plan for Action on alcohol problems, published in January last year, sets out a range of measures to reduce alcohol-related harm in Scotland. Action is grouped into the areas of culture change, prevention and education, providing support and treatment services, protection and controls for individuals and the wider community and delivery. The two key priorities of the plan are to reduce binge drinking and reduce harmful drinking by children and young people.In September last year we published an Alcohol Problems Support and Treatment Services Framework to provide guidance to those involved in planning, commissioning and managing services. This identified a range of ways in which services could respond to specific and more general needs.

Question reference: S1W-32893

Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
Date lodged: Monday, 06 January 2003
Current Status: Answered by Mary Mulligan on 14 January 2003

To ask the Scottish Executive how it will ensure that there is an adequate supply of trained alcohol counsellors to support the implementation of the Plan for Action on alcohol problems.