- Asked by: Linda Fabiani, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Tuesday, 07 May 2002
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Current Status:
Answered by Nicol Stephen on 23 August 2002
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it has made any representations to (a) the Home Office or (b) HM Chief Inspector of Prisons for England and Wales that (i) the Social Work Services Inspectorate and (ii) the Scottish Commission for the Regulation of Care be involved in the monitoring and inspection of Dungavel House Detention Centre.
Answer
The Home Office is responsible for the Immigration Detention Centre at Dungavel House, Strathavon under the Immigration and Asylum Act 1999. Her Majesty's Chief Inspector of Prisons for England and Wales is responsible for inspection. However, the Immigration Service have consulted with the host authority, South Lanarkshire Council and Social Work Services Inspectorate regarding the provision of services. It is anticipated that The Scottish Commission for the Regulation of Care will be consulted about arrangements for inspection.
- Asked by: Linda Fabiani, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Friday, 26 July 2002
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Current Status:
Answered by Lewis Macdonald on 23 August 2002
To ask the Scottish Executive what assessment it has made of its preparedness for dealing with any risk of contamination from nuclear accidents or incidents.
Answer
Over the past 11 months there has been a thorough re-assessment of our preparedness to deal with nuclear incidents. Our preparedness for such incidents is tested during our participation in the programmes of exercises undertaken by the Ministry of Defence and by civil nuclear establishments. In addition the Radiation Emergency Preparedness and Public Information Regulations 2001(REPPIR) came into force last year. These regulations implement the EURATOM Basic Safety Standards Directive (96/29) and replace the Public Information for Radiation Emergencies Regulations (PIRER) 1992.
- Asked by: Linda Fabiani, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Friday, 26 July 2002
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Current Status:
Answered by Allan Wilson on 23 August 2002
To ask the Scottish Executive, with regard to its news release SEen088/2002, whether it will make the Capercaillie Biodiversity Action Plan guidance on snare setting statutory.
Answer
I currently have no plans to make the guidance statutory.
- Asked by: Linda Fabiani, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Friday, 26 July 2002
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Current Status:
Answered by Malcolm Chisholm on 23 August 2002
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will publish details of (a) the membership of the Hospital-Acquired Infection Surveillance Steering Group and (b) the full remit of the group.
Answer
The membership of the HAI Surveillance Steering Group, as co-ordinated by the Scottish Centre for Infection and Environmental Health (SCIEH) is as follows:
| Dr David Old | Dr Ahilya Noone |
| Chairman | Consultant Epidemiologist, SCIEH |
| Dr Ian Auchterlonie | Dr Rosie Hague |
| Consultant Paediatrician | Consultant in Infectious Diseases |
| Dr Frank Bone | Dr Anne Eastaway |
| Consultant Microbiologist | Consultant Microbiologist |
| Dr Dilip Nathwani | Professor David Rowley |
| Infection & Immodeficiency Unit | Prof. of Trauma & Orthopaedics |
| Dr Jim Millar | Dr J D Browning |
| Consultant in Public Health | (Medical Directors) |
| Mr Andrew McMahan | Dr Peter Wallace |
| Consultant in Colorectal Surgeon | Consultant Intensive Care & Anaesthesia |
| Mr Richard Carey | Mr Alex Cumming |
| Chief Executive, Highlands | Chief Executive, Grampian |
| Dr Andrew Riley | Dr Marion Bain / Mr Graeme Mitchell |
| Director of Public Health, Borders | ISD (Information & Statistics Division) |
| Mr John MacKenzie | Dr Rosalind Skinner |
| Scottish Association | Principal Medical Officer |
| Health Councils | Scottish Executive |
| Ms Jackie Stewart | Mrs Mary Henry |
| Infection Control Nurse | Consultant Nurse Epidemiologist |
| Dr Stephanie Dancer | |
| Consultant Medical Microbiologist | |
| SCIEH | |
The remit of the group is "to oversee and advise on the implementation of a national system of surveillance of HAI in Scotland and to monitor and report on progress."
- Asked by: Linda Fabiani, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Friday, 26 July 2002
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Current Status:
Answered by Hugh Henry on 23 August 2002
To ask the Scottish Executive when local authorities were instructed by it to set up registers of interest for the board members of social inclusion partnerships.
Answer
March 2002.
- Asked by: Linda Fabiani, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Friday, 26 July 2002
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Current Status:
Answered by Allan Wilson on 23 August 2002
To ask the Scottish Executive, with regard to its news release SEen088/2002, whether it will outline what other protective measures it will undertake as part of the integrated national strategy to protect capercaillie.
Answer
The Scottish Executive is committed to safeguarding the capercaillie population in Scotland and a wide range of measures have already been applied to tackle the decline in capercaillie numbers. These include the implementation of actions set out in the Biodiversity Species Action Plan for Capercaillie. With funding from the Scottish Executive the Forestry Commission spent £700,000 from September 2001 to March 2002 on the removal and marking of deer fences in Scotland.The recent award of almost £2.5 million from the EU LIFE-Nature Fund supports a five year project directed at capercaillie conservation. An equal sum will be secured from a number of public and non public bodies including the Scottish Executive.
- Asked by: Linda Fabiani, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Friday, 26 July 2002
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Current Status:
Answered by Allan Wilson on 23 August 2002
To ask the Scottish Executive, with regard to its news release SEen088/2002, whether it will keep a central record of snaring in capercaillie habitats.
Answer
No. The use of snares to target pest species such as foxes and rabbits is a matter for individual landowners or their agents.
- Asked by: Linda Fabiani, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Friday, 26 July 2002
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Current Status:
Answered by Allan Wilson on 23 August 2002
To ask the Scottish Executive, with regard to its news release SEen088/2002, whether it will undertake an investigation into the problems of all types of snaring carried out in capercaillie habitats and adjacent areas, including the (a) number, (b) sex, (c) age, (d) circumstances and (e) cause of death of birds snared.
Answer
No. Guidance has been prepared by the Capercaillie Biodiversity Action Plan Steering Group, which aims to reduce the accidental snaring of capercaillie.
- Asked by: Linda Fabiani, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Friday, 26 July 2002
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Current Status:
Answered by Malcolm Chisholm on 23 August 2002
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it has ensured an adequate supply of iodine pills for use in any case of nuclear accident or incident and what constitutes an adequate supply of such pills.
Answer
Yes. The Scottish Executive has taken steps to ensure that a supply of stable iodine tablets adequate to satisfy potential needs following a nuclear accident or incident is in place. Potential needs arise only when the release contains radioactive iodine. Determination of adequacy has included assessment of the possible scale and spread of radioactive iodine emanating from such an accident or incident.
- Asked by: Linda Fabiani, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Friday, 26 July 2002
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Current Status:
Answered by Malcolm Chisholm on 23 August 2002
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will be inviting NHS staff organisations to participate in discussions on hospital-acquired infections; if so, which staff organisations will be invited, and what format such forums will follow.
Answer
NHS staff organisations were invited to attend the recent Healthcare Associated Infection (HAI) Convention in Glasgow. Arrangements for further discussion of the issues including staff, patient and public involvement will be incorporated in the action plan following from the convention. This will be published later this year.
