- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 17 July 2002
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Current Status:
Answered by Allan Wilson on 14 August 2002
To ask the Scottish Executive where responsibility lies for the erection of signage on beaches advising members of the public of bathing quality.
Answer
There is no statutory requirement on any party to erect signage on beaches advising of bathing water quality. However, under section 121(9) of the Civic Government (Scotland) Act 1982 a local authority may place notices on beaches to advise the public as to any danger or health hazard connected with those waters. A local authority may also erect signs on beaches to advise members of the public of bathing water quality, at its own discretion. The Scottish Executive has not issued guidance on this matter.
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 17 July 2002
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Current Status:
Answered by Allan Wilson on 14 August 2002
To ask the Scottish Executive whether local authorities should provide full information on water quality for beaches in their area.
Answer
I refer the member to the answer given to question S1W-27702.
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 17 July 2002
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Current Status:
Answered by Mary Mulligan on 14 August 2002
To ask the Scottish Executive whether active consideration is being given as part of the spending review to allocating increased funding to implement its Plan for Action on Alcohol Problems.
Answer
Consideration is being given to funding a range of initiatives as part of the spending review, the outcome of which will be announced later this year.
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 17 July 2002
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Current Status:
Answered by Allan Wilson on 14 August 2002
To ask the Scottish Executive what impact the revised European Directive on Bathing Waters will have and what action will be required by the Executive to meet its terms.
Answer
I refer the member to the answer given to question S1W-27699.
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 17 July 2002
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Current Status:
Answered by Mary Mulligan on 14 August 2002
To ask the Scottish Executive, further to the answer to question S1W-24451 by Mrs Mary Mulligan on 26 April 2002, what the timescale will be for consideration of increasing training grants to Alcohol Focus Scotland to meet the increased demand for counsellors arising from its Plan for Action on Alcohol Problems.
Answer
All applications for training grants under section 9 of the Social Work (Scotland) Act 1968 for funding in the financial year 2003-04 are to be received by 30 September 2002. Alcohol Focus Scotland will be advised of the outcome by 31 December 2002.
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 17 July 2002
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Current Status:
Answered by Allan Wilson on 14 August 2002
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it intends to designate more of Scotland's beaches as bathing beaches.
Answer
The European Commission has announced that it intends to revise the Bathing Waters Directive (76/160/EEC) but the proposals have not yet been published. Until the potential impact of the new directive can be assessed, it would be unwise to identify more bathing waters.
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 17 July 2002
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Current Status:
Answered by Mary Mulligan on 14 August 2002
To ask the Scottish Executive what funding is already in place to ensure implementation of its Plan for Action on Alcohol Problems.
Answer
We are providing new resources centrally to implement the Plan for Action's early priorities. This includes £1.5 million for a national alcohol problems communications strategy, increased funding to Alcohol Action Teams (AATs) of £1 million and £250,000 to develop a national alcohol information resource. AATs are currently examining how existing spending on alcohol problems can be redesigned to help implement the plan locally.
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 03 July 2002
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Current Status:
Answered by Lewis Macdonald on 8 August 2002
To ask the Scottish Executive further to the answer to question S1W-25239 by Lewis Macdonald on 21 May 2002, when interim information on the effectiveness of the A82 Route Accident Reduction Plan will be available.
Answer
The A82 Balloch to Tarbet Route Accident Reduction Plan was completed in 2001. At least three years' accident figures are required in order to see how well a route accident reduction plan is performing and it will be towards the end of 2004 before an assessment can be made.
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Monday, 01 July 2002
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Current Status:
Answered by Andy Kerr on 5 August 2002
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it has carried out a pay systems review to establish whether there is any gender pay gap in line with the Equal Opportunities Commission's Code of Practice on Equal Pay.
Answer
I refer the member to the answer given to question S1W-27237 on 29 July 2002.
- Asked by: Jackie Baillie, MSP for Dumbarton, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Monday, 01 July 2002
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Current Status:
Answered by Andy Kerr on 31 July 2002
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it has a single job evaluation system covering all employees to determine who is performing equal work.
Answer
The Scottish Executive has two job evaluation systems. Senior Civil Service posts are evaluated using Job Evaluation for Senior Posts (JESP) while Job Evaluation and Grading Support (JEGS) is used for all other posts. The purpose of both systems is to establish job weight of posts on a consistent basis. This ensures that all posts of comparable weight are placed in the same pay range. More detailed information about the two systems can be found on the Cabinet Office website at:http://www.cabinet-office.gov.uk/civilservice.
