- Asked by: Linda Fabiani, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Monday, 05 February 2007
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Current Status:
Answered by Cathy Jamieson on 15 February 2007
To ask the Scottish Executive whether the Scottish Law Commission has accepted submissions from survivors’ groups during its consultation, Personal Injury Actions - Limitation and Prescribed Claims.
Answer
The commission has advised the Executive that it has not received any responses from survivors’ groups to its DiscussionPaper on Personal Injury Actions: Limitation and Prescribed Claims.
- Asked by: Linda Fabiani, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Monday, 22 January 2007
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Current Status:
Answered by Rhona Brankin on 15 February 2007
To ask the Scottish Executive whether any owners of domestic properties used by military personnel are required to ensure that these properties meet the same quality standards as those set for any public sector landlords.
Answer
We understand that servicefamilies accommodation in Scotland may be owned by the Ministry of Defence or may beprivately rented properties contractually provided to the Ministry. In neithercase would the Scottish Housing QualityStandard specifically applicable to Scottishsocial housing apply. Instead, theMinistry of Defence operates its own four-tier accommodation standard. Althoughthis is not directly comparable to the Scottish Housing Quality Standard, weunderstand that all or the vast majority of service families accommodationmeets the criteria defined in the Scottish Housing Quality Standard.
- Asked by: Linda Fabiani, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Monday, 22 January 2007
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Current Status:
Answered by Rhona Brankin on 15 February 2007
To ask the Scottish Executive whether the quality standard regulations it sets for public sector landlords in relation to domestic properties also apply to the Ministry of Defence (MoD) in respect of the houses it provides in Scotland for members of the armed services and, if so, what discussions it has had with the MoD about the improvement or replacement of such housing and what the outcome was of such discussions.
Answer
I refer the member to thequestion S2W-31267 answered on 15 February 2007. All answers to written parliamentaryquestions are available on the Parliament's website the search facility forwhich can be found at:
http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/webapp/wa.search.
- Asked by: Linda Fabiani, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Friday, 02 February 2007
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Current Status:
Answered by Andy Kerr on 14 February 2007
To ask the Scottish Executive what statistics are disregarded in the preparation of NHS waiting list data.
Answer
Statistics on patients oninpatient/day case and out-patient waiting lists are routinely published onISD’s website:
www.isdscotland.org/waiting_times.Statistics are published onthe total number of patients waiting, and on the subset of patients who aresubject to waiting times guarantees. ISD do not “disregard” any data inpublishing waiting list information on this site and aim to present what is ofutmost interest and validity. ISD review the range of statistics published toensure its continued relevance. Full details of the selection criteria forwaiting list analyses are included on the website.
Thestatistics are sourced from two schemes: the in-patient and day case census(SMR3) and the out-patient waiting list census.
Thepurpose of the in-patient and day case census is to collect data on allpatients waiting for inpatient or day case admission in any specialty in anyhospital in NHSScotland.
The out-patient waiting listcensus was set up in 2004 to monitor the out-patient waiting list guarantee. Thecensus has the facility to capture information on patients outwith the scope of the guarantee, but submissions of data on specialties not covered by theguarantee are very patchy and vary between NHS boards. Technical issues haveled to specific services being excluded from the census on grounds of dataquality. In particular, data from Edinburgh Dental Institute, and primary carespecialties in Fife have been excluded since the beginning of thecollection. Data from some specialties in South Glasgow are also missing from earlier censuses.Full details of coverage are published on ISD’s waiting times web pages www.isdscotland.org/waiting_times.
- Asked by: Linda Fabiani, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Friday, 26 January 2007
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Current Status:
Answered by Margaret Curran on 14 February 2007
To ask the Scottish Executive at which joint ministerial committee meetings it has been represented since January 2006; what the subject was of each meeting; which minister attended, and at which meetings it has not been represented.
Answer
I refer the member to the answer to question S2W-31268 on 5 February 2007. All answers to writtenparliamentary questions are available on the Parliament’s website the search facilityfor which can be found at
http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/webapp/wa.search.The position has not changedsince then.
- Asked by: Linda Fabiani, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Friday, 26 January 2007
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Current Status:
Answered by Cathy Jamieson on 14 February 2007
To ask the Scottish Executive how it defines “dangerous and persistent offenders”.
Answer
Defining “dangerous and persistentoffenders” depends on the circumstances of the individual cases and assessmentsof the risk posed. That is why the Executive has introduced internationally recognised tools for the agenciesinvolved in the assessment and management of offenders and trained them in theiruse. This ensures a consistent approach across the different agencies which canbe adapted to the needs of the individual and for the interests of public protection.
- Asked by: Linda Fabiani, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 31 January 2007
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Current Status:
Answered by Lewis Macdonald on 14 February 2007
To ask the Scottish Executive whether a review of the booklet, A Can of Worms, was considered to be necessary, as referred to in the minute of the Adult Survivors of Childhood Sexual Abuse Reference Group’s meeting on 17 March 2006 and, if so, when the review was carried out and what the result was.
Answer
It was considered that somecomments made about the booklet,
A Can of Worms, raised issues thatrequired further consideration. I instructed officials to convene a reviewgroup to consider those issues further. The booklet addresses an important needand the review group is considering whether changes are required to improve thebooklet and, if so, to agree what the changes should be.
The group met twice in 2006,on 13 October and on 11 December, and has agreed to take forward its work into2007.
- Asked by: Linda Fabiani, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 31 January 2007
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Current Status:
Answered by Lewis Macdonald on 14 February 2007
To ask the Scottish Executive whether the membership of the Adult Survivors of Childhood Sexual Abuse Reference Group has changed since its formation and, if so, who the current members are and which organisations they represent.
Answer
I refer the member to the answer to question S2W-31550 on 14 February 2007. All answers to writtenparliamentary questions are available on the Parliament’s website, the search facilityfor which can be found at
http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/webapp/wa.search.
- Asked by: Linda Fabiani, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 31 January 2007
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Current Status:
Answered by Lewis Macdonald on 14 February 2007
To ask the Scottish Executive what administration and expenses budget was allocated to the Adult Survivors of Childhood Sexual Abuse Reference Group and what has been spent under this budget since the group was formed.
Answer
The £2 million Survivors Fundis the total budget available to the Strategy. £60,007 has been spent to date onlead professional salaries, expenses (for example accommodation for service usersattending meetings), and setting up a website that will go live shortly. Thegroup has also taken time and care to devise the criteria for a Development Fund.Applications are currently being sought for new, innovative services as well as supporting existing fragile initiativesthrough demonstration projects. It is anticipatedthat these will absorb the bulk of the monies available. The fund was launched on26 January and closes on 31 March 2007. As yet, no applications have been receivedbut there is a keen interest as evidenced by requests for application forms.
There is no requirement thatan organisation has charitable status to be eligible for application to the SurvivorsFund, but there will need to be satisfactory evidence that the organisation meets the criteria aslaid out in the fund guidelines.
- Asked by: Linda Fabiani, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish National Party
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 31 January 2007
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Current Status:
Answered by Lewis Macdonald on 14 February 2007
To ask the Scottish Executive whether the network of survivors, practitioners and researchers that the Adult Survivors of Childhood Sexual Abuse Reference Group agreed at its meeting on 17 March 2006 should be set up has been set up.
Answer
I refer the member to the answerto question S2W-31550 on 14 February 2007. All answers to written parliamentaryquestions are available on the Parliament’s website, the search facility forwhich can be found at:
http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/webapp/wa.search.
