- Asked by: Margaret Jamieson, MSP for Kilmarnock and Loudoun, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 08 March 2000
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Current Status:
Answered by Sarah Boyack on 22 March 2000
To ask the Scottish Executive whether proposed amendments to planning legislation on telecommunications masts will allow local authorities to ban their erection in specific locations.
Answer
No. The planning system exists to secure the efficient and effective development and use of land in the public interest. Refusal of planning permission or the imposition of conditions on planning permissions can be used to safeguard amenity and the environment. As far as masts are concerned, the present proposals for change will add refusal of prior approval regarding siting and design of permitted development to this list. However, these can all be appealed against and so these cannot be interpreted as mechanisms for banning development.
Planning legislation does not allow local authorities to ban development.
- Asked by: Margaret Jamieson, MSP for Kilmarnock and Loudoun, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Monday, 13 March 2000
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Current Status:
Answered by Donald Dewar on 16 March 2000
To ask the First Minister what steps are being taken to tackle heart disease, particularly amongst women, in Scotland.
Answer
In Scotland, we set up a Coronary Heart Disease Task Force in August 1998. Its remit includes equity of access to cardiac services, the assessment of Scottish needs, development of Managed Clinical Networks and a range of waiting list issues. Last year we allocated an additional £7 million to the NHS specifically to tackle coronary artery bypass grafts.The task force has been concerned throughout its work to identify and address any issues affecting women who have Coronary Heart Disease.
- Asked by: Margaret Jamieson, MSP for Kilmarnock and Loudoun, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Thursday, 17 February 2000
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Current Status:
Answered by Susan Deacon on 2 March 2000
To ask the Scottish Executive what consultations took place on the NHS self-insurance fund.
Answer
A cross-Service Review Group was convened to consider the need and potential for future risk pooling arrangements. Additionally, members of this Group consulted further with their respective Service representative Groups.The Service has been kept informed of the plans to introduce the new arrangement through Management Executive Letters and reports to the key interest groups.
- Asked by: Margaret Jamieson, MSP for Kilmarnock and Loudoun, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Thursday, 17 February 2000
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Current Status:
Answered by Susan Deacon on 2 March 2000
To ask the Scottish Executive what impact the new NHS self-insurance fund will have on staff and patients with claims against the National Health Service.
Answer
The primary purpose of the scheme is to enhance existing financial risk sharing arrangements and to improve risk management performance. The introduction from 1 April 2000 of the new financial risk sharing arrangements for clinical negligence awards and certain categories of non-clinical risk will not change the way in which staff and patients pursue claims against the National Health Service in Scotland.
- Asked by: Margaret Jamieson, MSP for Kilmarnock and Loudoun, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Thursday, 17 February 2000
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Current Status:
Answered by Susan Deacon on 2 March 2000
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will publish details of the new self-insurance arrangements for the National Health Service.
Answer
The National Health Service in Scotland has been kept informed of the development and arrangements for the new financial risk-sharing scheme for clinical negligence and certain categories of non-clinical risk. The most recent was Management Executive Letter (1999) 86 issued on 21 December.Fuller details will be provided by Regulations, which will be accompanied by the issue of a further Management Executive Letter in early April.
- Asked by: Margaret Jamieson, MSP for Kilmarnock and Loudoun, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Thursday, 17 February 2000
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Current Status:
Answered by Susan Deacon on 2 March 2000
To ask the Scottish Executive whether there will be a separate NHS self-insurance fund for Scotland.
Answer
The new financial risk sharing arrangements due for implementation on 1 April 2000 will be for Scotland only.Similar schemes are already operational in England and Wales and began on 1 April 1995 and 1 April 1996 respectively.
- Asked by: Margaret Jamieson, MSP for Kilmarnock and Loudoun, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 23 February 2000
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Current Status:
Answered by Jim Wallace on 2 March 2000
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will set out the legal position on the use of barbed and ra'or wire on the boundaries of residential properties.
Answer
There is no law which expressly governs the use of barbed wire or razor wire. Property owners have the right to take reasonable means to protect their property and prevent damage. This may include the building of walls and fences.However, the owner or person in control of property owes a duty of care even to trespassers if their presence is reasonably foreseeable. The owner may be liable to pay damages to people injured through his negligence.
- Asked by: Margaret Jamieson, MSP for Kilmarnock and Loudoun, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Wednesday, 25 August 1999
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Current Status:
Answered by Susan Deacon on 18 February 2000
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will publish by Health Board area the costs of the programme of immunisation against Meningococcal C Infection.
Answer
The costs of the Meningoccocal C immunisation programme, £14 million in the first year, £31 million over the 3 years to 2001-02, will be met by the Scottish Executive and will be broken down across Health Board area.
- Asked by: Margaret Jamieson, MSP for Kilmarnock and Loudoun, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Friday, 04 February 2000
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Current Status:
Answered by Frank McAveety on 18 February 2000
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it will clarify the powers available to various bodies to deal with dangerous trees.
Answer
There are likely to be numerous enabling powers available to various bodies to deal with dangerous trees, dependent on the nature of the problem. These include Section 91 of the Roads (Scotland) Act 1984 and Part III of the Environmental Protection Act 1990.
- Asked by: Margaret Jamieson, MSP for Kilmarnock and Loudoun, Scottish Labour
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Date lodged: Friday, 04 February 2000
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Current Status:
Answered by Frank McAveety on 18 February 2000
To ask the Scottish Executive whether it intends to review the law in respect of dangerous trees.
Answer
No, as we are not aware of any problems with the existing legislation governing dangerous trees.
